Jan Jämsen, better known as Katla, is a Finnish songwriter, former singer, and co-founder and singer in the

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 exampl ...

band

Finntroll Finntroll is a Finnish metal band from Helsinki that combines elements of black metal and folk metal. Finntroll's lyrics are mostly in Swedish, the only exception being the song "Madon Laulu" on ''Visor om slutet''. Finntroll's original singer, ...

Finntroll

In 1997, Katla and Somnium (the future guitarist of Finntroll) founded a band. Later they recruited four more members to form the first

line-up. In 1998, they recorded the demo ''Rivfader'' and in 1999 their debut album. In 2001, Finntroll recorded their second album, ''

Jaktens Tid ''Jaktens tid'' ( en, "Time of the Hunt") is the second studio album by the Finnish folk metal band Finntroll, released on 18 September 2001 through Spinefarm Records. Track listing *All lyrics are written by Katla (except track 9: traditional ...

''. Before they went in to record their

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, guitarist and co-founder Somnium died by falling from a bridge, but they continued and recorded ''

Visor om Slutet ''Visor om slutet'' () is an all-acoustic folk metal EP by the Finnish band Finntroll. It was released in 2003 by Spinefarm. It was the first album to feature Tapio Wilska on vocals, and the last to feature Jan "Katla" Jämsen, who was forced in ...

''. The album is unique because it is

Humppa Humppa is a type of music from Finland. It is related to jazz and very fast foxtrot, played two beats to a bar ( or ). Typical speed is about 220 to 260 beats per minute. Humppa is also the name of a few social dances danced to humppa music. A ...

only, with acoustic guitars instead of electric guitars.

Tumor

On ''

'', Katla shared vocal duties with

Tapio Wilska Tapio may refer to: *Tapio (given name), a Finnish male given name *Tapio (surname), a Finnish surname *Tapio (spirit), a god or spirit in Eastern Finnish mythology *Tapiola, one of the major urban centres within the city of Espoo, outside of Helsi ...

. After the album he developed a tumor in his vocal folds and quit singing entirely.

Returning

After ''Visor Om Slutet'', Katla's involvement with Finntroll seemed to have ended. However, after Tapio Wilska was fired from the band in 2006, it was announced that Katla would be writing the lyrics for the ''

Ur Jordens Djup ''Ur jordens djup'' ( en, From the Depths of the Earth) is the fourth full-length Finntroll album. It was released on March 28, 2007. The album is the first to feature vocalist Mathias Lillmåns, who replaced Tapio Wilska in 2006. Unlike in ''Natt ...

'' album, continuing the band's mythology and the story of the Rivfader. He has since written lyrics for the band's later albums, '' Nifelvind'' and '' Blodsvept''.

Discography

Demos

*''Rivfader''

Studio albums

*''

Midnattens Widunder ''Midnattens Widunder'' ( en, Midnight Beasts) is the debut studio album by Finnish folk metal band Finntroll. It was released in Finland in 1999 by Spinefarm. Concept The lyrical content of the album follows the story of the legendary Rivfader ...

'' *''

Visor Om Slutet ''Visor om slutet'' () is an all-acoustic folk metal EP by the Finnish band Finntroll. It was released in 2003 by Spinefarm. It was the first album to feature Tapio Wilska on vocals, and the last to feature Jan "Katla" Jämsen, who was forced in ...

As lyricist

*''

'' *'' Nifelvind'' *'' Blodsvept''

References

External links

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