Stam1na (pronounced ) is a Finnish heavy metal musical group native of

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. Their music is arguably best described as

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with some

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and

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influences, and is sung in the

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. The band mainly uses

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s on all albums except the first one where they used six-strings, and a few songs were composed for

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on the eighth album '' Taival''.

Name

The band chose to use a '1' in their name to represent the 'I' in the word ' Stamina' to make them more distinct, primarily making the band easier to find in

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Background

The band originally started as a three-piece in 1996, but it was only after several demo recordings that they got signed late in 2004 by

Sakara Records Sakara Records is an independent Finnish metal/rock record label. It was found in 2003 by the Finnish metal group Mokoma. Since then the label has added the Finnish bands Stam1na, Rytmihäiriö, Black Bile, Diablo and YUP. Mokoma was formed in ...

, a label founded and headed by the fellow South Karelian band

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. The founding trio are Antti Hyyrynen on vocals and guitar, Pekka Olkkonen on lead guitar and Teppo Velin on drums. Bassist Kai-Pekka Kangasmäki was added to the lineup in 2005, and keyboardist Emil Lähteenmäki joined in 2009. Stam1na's self-titled debut album, released on 2 March 2005, reached No. 13 on the Finnish album charts. Their second album, '' Uudet kymmenen käskyä'', was released on 10 May 2006 and did even better on the charts, reaching No. 3 on its first week. Claiming critical acclaim by heavy touring and winning several awards in Finland, and making their debut in Germany by touring with

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in the autumn of 2007, they proceeded to release their third album ''

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'' in February, 2008, which went straight to No. 1 on the Finnish album chart in the first week. 10 February 2010, Stam1na released their fourth album titled Viimeinen Atlantis, which translates as "The Last Atlantis", which also went straight to first place on the Finnish album chart, topping among others HIM's new release, and was certified gold by ÄKT in its first week of sales. In 2012 Stam1na released their fifth album entitled Nocebo, produced by

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. Nocebo topped the Finnish album chart and was certified gold on the day of its release. Their sixth album, SLK, was released in February 2014. Stam1na made a historical series of performances in summer 2015 by playing the Provinssirock festival on four consecutive days, playing a different album from their discography in its entirety on each day. Their seventh studio album Elokuutio was released on 16 March 2016. Since then, they have been gradually touring outside of Finland, appearing on the 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise in 2017 and as part of the "Arctic Circle Alliance" with

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and

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(2017-2018). Stam1na released their eighth studio album Taival in 2018.

Lineup

Stam1na Rockharz 2019 13.jpg, Antti ”Hyrde” Hyyrynen

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(1996–) Stam1na Rockharz 2019 15.jpg, Kai-Pekka ”Kaikka” Kangasmäki

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(2005–) Stam1na Rockharz 2019 14.jpg, Emil ”Hippi” Lähteenmäki

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(2009–) Stam1na Rockharz 2019 19.jpg, Pekka ”Pexi” Olkkonen

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(1996–) Stam1na Rockharz 2019 04.jpg, Teppo ”Kake” Velin

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(1996–)

Discography

Albums

Compilation albums

Singles

;Joint singles Mokoma / Rytmihäiriö / Stam1na *2007: Sakara Tour 2006 Nosturi (FIN #7) *2007: Sakara Tour 2006 Työnkulma (FIN #8) *2007: Sakara Tour 2006 Rytmikorjaamo (FIN #9) *2007: Sakara Tour 2006 Tivoli (FIN #11) *2007: Sakara Tour 2006 Teatria (FIN #12) *2007: Sakara Tour 2006 Lutakko (FIN #14) *2007: Sakara Tour 2006 Sibeliustalo (FIN #16)

Music videos

* ''Erilaisen rakkauden todistaja'' (Witness of a Different Kind of Love) (2003) * ''Kadonneet kolme sanaa'' (The Lost Three Words) (2005) * ''Ristiriita'' (Conflict/Cross Argument) (2005) * ''Paha arkkitehti'' (An Evil Architect) (2005) * ''Edessäni'' (In Front of Me) (2006) * ''Likainen parketti'' (Dirty Parquet) (2006) * ''Lääke'' (Medicine) (2008) * ''Muistipalapelit'' (Memorypuzzles) (2008) * ''Pakkolasku'' (Emergency landing/A Must-pay Bill) (2010) * ''Rikkipää'' (Sulfur Head / Brokenhead) (2010) * ''Yhdeksän tien päät'' (The Ends of Nine Roads) (2010) * ''Valtiaan uudet vaateet'' (Ruler's New Demands) (2012) * ''Puolikas ihminen'' (Half a Man) (2012) * ''Panzerfaust'' (Iron Fist) (2014) * ''Kuoliaaksi ruoskitut hevoset'' (Flogging Dead Horses) (2014) * ''Vapaa on sana'' (Free Is a Word) (2014) * ''Kuudet raamit'' (Six Frames) (2016) * ''Elokuutio'' (Eloquence/The Living Cube) (2016) * ''Enkelinmurskain'' (Angelcrusher) (2018) * ''Kannoin sinut läpi hiljaisen huoneen'' (I Carried You Through a Silent Room) (2020) * Memento Mori (ateistin kiitos) (parentheses: an atheist's commendation) (2021)

DVDs

* ''Sakara Tour 2006'' (2007) * ''K13V'' (2009)

References

External links

Official site

Sakara Records

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