Ancara is a
heavy metal band from
Kerava
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Ancara was founded in 1985 as Metal Circus. It later changed its name to MC, then Resistance in 1992, and then Ancara in 1996.
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The band didn't record its debut, however, until 2006, by which time only drummer Timo Rajala remained from the original lineup of Metal Circus. Their debut album, sung in
English
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, was a success in Finland, and soon after the group released the single "The World", which reached No. 2 in that country.
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Members
*Sammy Salminen - vocals (1996-)
*Juha Wahlsten - guitar, vocals (2001-)
*Toni Laroma – guitar (2016–)
*Jarkko Ahonen – bass (2017–)
*Tom Rask – drums (2017–)
Former members
*Timo Kytölä – guitar (1996–2003)
*Samuel Hjelt – guitar, vocals (2003–2008)
*Timo Rajala – drums (1996–2015)
*Rale Tiiainen – drums (2015–2017)
*Mika Rajala – bass (1996–2015)
*Toni Hintikka – bass (2015–2017)
*Tuomas Keskinen – guitar, vocals (2009–2016)
Discography
*''The Dawn'' (2006) FIN No. 27[Album Search for Ancara]
, Finnishcharts.com
*''Beyond the Dark'' (2007) FIN No. 9[
*''Chasing Shadows'' (2009) FIN No. 32][
*''Garden of Chains'' (2017)][
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References
External links
* https://myspace.com/ancara/music/songs
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Finnish heavy metal musical groups