Oranssi Pazuzu is a Finnish
psychedelic black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, a shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, raw (lo-fi) recording, unconventional song structures, and an emph ...
band formed in 2007. The band originally consisted of vocalist and guitarist Juho "Jun-His" Vanhanen, drummer Jarkko "Korjak" Salo, guitarist Moit, keyboardist and percussionist Ville "Evil" Leppilahti, and bassist Toni "Ontto" Hietamäki. Moit left the band in 2016 and was replaced by Niko "Ikon" Lehdontie.
The band takes its name from "oranssi", the Finnish word for "orange", and
Pazuzu
In ancient Mesopotamian religion, Pazuzu ( akk, , translit=pà.zu.zu; also called Fazuzu or Pazuza) was a personification of the southwestern wind, and held kingship over the lilu wind demons.
As an apotropaic entity, he was considered as bo ...
, a wind demon from
Babylonian mythology.
History
The band recorded their debut album, ''Muukalainen puhuu'' in 2008 in Korjak's family cabin. It was released via Violent Journey Records in 2009 and followed in 2010 by a split LP with Candy Cane. Their second full-length album, ''Kosmonument'', was released in 2011 through Spinefarm. In 2013, Svart issued the follow-up, ''Valonielu'' which was produced and engineered by London-based producer Jaime Gomez Arellano. The band's album ''Värähtelijä'' was released in 2016
and received positive reviews from music outlets such as
AllMusic
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,
Pitchfork
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and ''
Spin''. In 2017, the band released the two-track EP ''Kevät / Värimyrsky.''
AllMusic's James Christopher Monger described the band's music as a combination of black metal,
psychedelic rock,
space rock
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, and
progressive metal
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.
Two members of Oranssi Pazuzu and two members of
Dark Buddha Rising have formed band
Atomikylä. Oranssi Pazuzu is also part of the
Wastement collective.
Members
Current
* Jarkko "Korjak" Salo – drums
* Ville "Evil" Leppilahti – percussion, keyboards, vocals
* Toni "Ontto" Hietamäki – bass guitar, vocals
* Juho "Jun-His" Vanhanen – vocals, guitars
* Niko "Ikon" Lehdontie – guitars
Former
* Moit – guitars
Discography
;Studio albums
* ''Muukalainen puhuu'' (2009)
* ''Kosmonument'' (2011)
* ''Valonielu'' (2013)
* ''Värähtelijä'' (2016)
* ''Mestarin kynsi'' (2020)
;EPs
* ''Kevät / Värimyrsky'' (2017)
;Splits
* ''Candy Cane'' / ''Oranssi Pazuzu'' (2010)
;Compilations
* "Tasapaino", included in ''Rabbit Ilsn Records Compilation Vol. 1'' (2010)
* "Reikä Maisemassa", included in ''Space Rock: an Interstellar Traveler's Guide'' (2016)
References
External links
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Musical groups established in 2007
Finnish black metal musical groups
Musical quintets
Avant-garde metal musical groups
Finnish psychedelic rock music groups
Finnish doom metal musical groups