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Moonsorrow
Moonsorrow is a Finnish pagan metal band formed in Helsinki in 1995. Musically, the band incorporates elements of black metal and folk metal in their sound. The band call their sound "epic heathen metal" and try to distance themselves from the term "Viking metal". They have distanced themselves from other folk metal bands, emphasising that their music is pagan and spiritual and is challenging for its listeners, rather than happy or danceable. The band members have varying levels of pagan belief but they draw on pagan spirituality for lyrics and inspiration. History The group's earliest formation consisted of cousins Ville Sorvali (vocals and bass) and Henri Sorvali (guitar and keyboards; also keyboards for Finntroll, Barathrum, and session member of Ensiferum) who released various demos that were much more characteristic of melodic black metal than future releases. Their debut album, ''Suden Uni'', recorded in early 2000, was released in early 2001, along with ''Tämä Ikuine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonsorrow Party
Moonsorrow is a Finnish pagan metal band formed in Helsinki in 1995. Musically, the band incorporates elements of black metal and folk metal in their sound. The band call their sound "epic heathen metal" and try to distance themselves from the term "Viking metal". They have distanced themselves from other folk metal bands, emphasising that their music is pagan and spiritual and is challenging for its listeners, rather than happy or danceable. The band members have varying levels of pagan belief but they draw on pagan spirituality for lyrics and inspiration. History The group's earliest formation consisted of cousins Ville Sorvali (vocals and bass) and Henri Sorvali (guitar and keyboards; also keyboards for Finntroll, Barathrum, and session member of Ensiferum) who released various demos that were much more characteristic of melodic black metal than future releases. Their debut album, ''Suden Uni'', recorded in early 2000, was released in early 2001, along with '' Tämä Iku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Metal
Folk metal is a fusion genre of heavy metal music and traditional folk music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. It is characterised by the widespread use of folk instruments and, to a lesser extent, traditional singing styles (for example, Dutch Heidevolk, Danish Sylvatica and Spanish Stone of Erech). It also sometimes features soft instrumentation influenced by folk rock. The earliest folk metal bands were Skyclad from England and Cruachan from Ireland. Skyclad's debut album '' The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth'' was released in 1991 and would be considered a thrash metal album with some folk influences, unlike Cruachan’s early work which embraced the folk element as a defining part of their sound. It was not until 1994 and 1995 that other early contributors in the genre began to emerge from different regions of Europe and beyond. Among these early groups, the German band Subway to Sally spearheaded a different regional variation that over time became known as medie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Metal
Folk metal is a fusion genre of heavy metal music and traditional folk music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. It is characterised by the widespread use of folk instruments and, to a lesser extent, traditional singing styles (for example, Dutch Heidevolk, Danish Sylvatica and Spanish Stone of Erech). It also sometimes features soft instrumentation influenced by folk rock. The earliest folk metal bands were Skyclad from England and Cruachan from Ireland. Skyclad's debut album '' The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth'' was released in 1991 and would be considered a thrash metal album with some folk influences, unlike Cruachan’s early work which embraced the folk element as a defining part of their sound. It was not until 1994 and 1995 that other early contributors in the genre began to emerge from different regions of Europe and beyond. Among these early groups, the German band Subway to Sally spearheaded a different regional variation that over time became known as medie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pagan Metal
Pagan metal is a genre of heavy metal music which fuses extreme metal with " the pre-Christian traditions of a specific culture or region" through thematic concept, rustic melodies, unusual instruments or archaic languages, Wiederhorn 2009, p. 62. usually referring to folk metal or black metal. The Norwegian band In the Woods... was one of the first bands commonly viewed as pagan metal. ''Metal Hammer'' author Marc Halupczok wrote that Primordial's song "To Enter Pagan" from the band's demo " Dark Romanticism" contributed to defining the genre. Characteristics Pagan metal is "more of an idea than a genre" and consequently bands tend to be "wildly different" from one another. Bassist Jarkko Aaltonen of the band Korpiklaani notes that bands singing about "Vikings or other ancient tribes of people are all labelled as pagan", regardless of whether they use folk instruments.Jarkko Aaltonen of Korpiklaani, quoted in Wiederhorn 2009, p. 63 Heri Joensen expressed a similar descript ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Sorvali
Henri "Trollhorn" Sorvali, born 19 October 1978 in Finland, is the guitarist and keyboardist of the pagan metal band Moonsorrow, and keyboardist for Finntroll. He also played keyboards on a few occasional gigs with The Rasmus in the late 1990s. Besides he was the leader of the folk/ambient project Lunar Womb, which in the end in 1999 was a solo project. He has also played in bands called Thunderdogs and Lakupaavi (a side project done as a joke by members of Moonsorrow), and played as a session musician on Ensiferum's self-titled debut album and Glittertind's mini-album Til Dovre Faller. He currently works as a music producer for Rovio Entertainment. Sorvali gets inspiration from bands like Anthrax, Bal-Sagoth, Bathory, Cannibal Corpse, Darkthrone, Helheim, Maze of Torment, Merciless and Thyrfing. His idols are Frank Zappa, Danny Elfman, and Jeremy Soule. He is the cousin of Ville Sorvali, frontman of Moonsorrow. He has also worked as a music teacher in the Sibelius Jean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verisäkeet
''Verisäkeet'' (''"Blood Verses"'') is the fourth full-length album by Finnish metal band Moonsorrow. It was released on 23 February 2005 through Spinefarm Records. The album comes in a full-black shining case with golden Moonsorrow logo, with the original booklet inside. The United States release of the album, through Season of Mist, however, is packaged in a clear jewel case displaying the album's artwork. Track listing Personnel * Ville Sorvali - vocals, bass * Marko Tarvonen - drums, percussion, guitars, vocals (backing) * Lord Eurén - keyboards, vocals (backing) * Mitja Harvilahti - guitars, vocals (backing) * Henri Sorvali - keyboards, guitars, mouth harp, accordion, vocals, tin whistle, recorder Guest musicians * Blastmor - backing vocals * Frostheim - kantele * Hittavainen - fiddle, jouhikko The ''jouhikko'' (Finnish: jou̯hikːo is a traditional, two- or three-stringed bowed lyre, from Finland and Karelia. Its strings are traditionally of horsehair. The p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viking Metal
Viking metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by a lyrical and thematic focus on Norse mythology, Norse paganism, and the Viking Age. Viking metal is quite diverse as a musical style, to the point where some consider it more a cross-genre term than a genre, but it is typically seen as black metal with influences from Nordic folk music. Common traits include a slow-paced and heavy riffing style, anthemic choruses, use of both sung and harsh vocals, a reliance on folk instrumentation, and often the use of keyboards for atmospheric effect. Viking metal emerged from black metal during the late 1980s and early 1990s, sharing with black metal an opposition to Christianity, but rejecting Satanism and occult themes in favor of the Vikings and paganism. It is similar, in lyrics, sound, and thematic imagery, to pagan metal, but pagan metal has a broader mythological focus and uses folk instrumentation more extensively. Most Viking metal bands originate from the Nordic coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tämä Ikuinen Talvi
''Tämä ikuinen talvi'' (''This Eternal Winter'') is the fourth demo album of the Finnish folk metal band Moonsorrow, released in the very beginning of 1999 by Meat Hook Productions. It was re-released on 28 August 2001 on CD by Sagittarius Productions, with significantly remastered music and vocals. Some vocal tracks were redone with different lyrics. Track listing # “Taistelu Pohjolasta” ''(The Battle for Pohjola)'' – 12:12 ## “Osa I – Luo veljien” ''(To Brothers)'' – 4:42 ## “Osa II – Punaisen lumen valtakunta” ''(The Realm of Red Snow)'' – 4:41 ## “Osa III – Jäisten järvien kimalteessa” ''(In the Glare of Icy Lakes)'' – 2:49 # “Vihreällä valtaistuimella” ''(On the Green Throne)'' – 8:47 # “Talvi” ''(Winter)'' – 8:41 # “Luopion veri” ''(Apostate's Blood)'' – 9:22 # “Kuun suru” ''(Moonsorrow)'' – 3:53 Credits *Henri Sorvali Henri "Trollhorn" Sorvali, born 19 October 1978 in Fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suden Uni
''Suden uni'' (''"Wolf's Dream"'') is the first full-length album by Finnish pagan metal band Moonsorrow. It was originally released in 2001, and then re-released in 2003 with one bonus track (a Finnish lyrics version of the traditional Swedish song "Kom nu gubbar"), different cover art, and a 40-minute DVD. Track listing Personnel * Ville Sorvali - vocals, bass, handclaps, choir * Marko Tarvonen - drums, timpani, 12-string, vocals (backing), handclaps, choir * Henri Sorvali - choir, guitars, keyboards, vocals (clean), accordion, mouth harp, handclaps Guest musicians * Robert Lejon - handclaps on "Tulkaapa äijät!" * Stefan Lejon - handclaps on "Tulkaapa äijät!" * Blastmor - handclaps * Avather - handclaps * Janne Perttilä - choir, handclaps Production * Mika Jussila - remastering * Ahti "Pirtu" Kortelainen - recording, mixing, mastering * Niklas Sundin Niklas Sundin (born 13 August 1974 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a musician of the band Mitochondrial Sun, but was best kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kivenkantaja
''Kivenkantaja'' (''"Stonebearer"'') is the third full-length album by Finnish pagan metal band Moonsorrow. It was released on 10 March 2003 through Spinefarm Records. Track listing Personnel * Mitja Harvilahti - guitars, backing vocals * Henri Sorvali - guitars, backing and lead vocals, choir, keyboards, harmonica, accordion * Lord Eurén - keyboards, choir, synthesizer * Ville Seponpoika Sorvali - bass, lead and backing vocals, choir * Marko Tarvonen - drums, backing vocals, choir, percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Ex ..., guitars Guest musicians * Stefan Lejon - choir * Janne Perttilä - choir * Hittavainen - fiddle * Petra Lindberg - vocals Production * Judas - layout, photography * Mika Jussila - mastering * Ahti "Mein Gott" Kortelainen - r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ville Sorvali
Ville Sorvali (born 13 April 1980 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish musician and music journalist. He is the vocalist, bass guitarist and lyricist for the Finnish pagan metal band Moonsorrow. His cousin Henri "Trollhorn" Sorvali is the guitarist and main songwriter. He is currently playing in the bands Daimonic, Human Death, and Lakupaavi. Other bands he has played in include Amoral and May Withers. His idols include Alan Averill of Irish band Primordial, and Thomas Väänänen of Swedish band Thyrfing Thyrfing is a viking metal band from Sweden. The band is named after the royal sword Tyrfing from Norse mythology. History Thyrfing was formed in 1995 by Patrik Lindgren (guitar), Jocke Kristensson (drums), Peter Löf (keyboard) and Kimmy Sj .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sorvali, Ville 1980 births Living people Finnish heavy metal bass guitarists Finnish journalists 21st-century Finnish male singers Musicians from Helsinki Male bass guitarists 21st-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markus Eurén
Markus Eurén (born 19 April 1978) is a keyboard musician, currently playing in the Finnish pagan metal band Moonsorrow. He is also featured in their grindcore side project, Lakupaavi. Markus plays using Korg Triton Extreme and N364 keyboards. His idols are singer Matti Kärki and 19th-century military leader C.G.E. Mannerheim, and favorite bands and albums include Vreid - '' Kraft'', Demoniac - '' The Fire and the Wind'', Satyricon - ''The Shadowthrone'', Dismember Dismemberment is the act of cutting, ripping, tearing, pulling, wrenching or otherwise disconnecting the limbs from a living or dead being. It has been practiced upon human beings as a form of capital punishment, especially in connection with ... - '' Death Metal.'' References Heavy metal keyboardists Finnish heavy metal keyboardists Living people 1978 births {{keyboardist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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