Teemu (Somnium) Raimoranta (19 May 1977 – 16 March 2003) was a

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musician. He was the founding guitarist of Finnish folk metal 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, ...

along with vocalist Jan "Katla" Jämsen. He was active in Finntroll as a guitarist until his death in 2003. He also played in

Thy Serpent Thy Serpent is a Finnish black metal band from Espoo. It started out as a solo project by Sami Tenetz in 1992. A full lineup was acquired in 1995. History After two demos, he signed a record deal with Spinefarm Records. Azhemin, Agathon and ...

Barathrum Barathrum is a Finnish black-doom metal band, formed in 1990. The band's name is Latin for ''pit'' or ''abyss''. The first letters of their eight full-length albums spell "HEIL SOVA" - referring to the band's frontman, Demonos Sova, who is the ...

, and Impaled Nazarene. Raimoranta died on 16 March 2003 after falling from the Kaisaniemi bridge in

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while intoxicated. His death occurred shortly after his involvement in Finntroll's completion of ''

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 ...

'', which was dedicated to his memory.

Discography

Thy Serpent

* ''Into Everlasting Fire'' Demo (1995)

Barathrum

* ''Saatana'' (1999) * ''Okkult'' (2000)

Finntroll

* ''Rivfader'' Demo (1998) * ''

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 ...

'' (1999) * ''

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 ...

'' (2001) * ''

'' (2003)

Impaled Nazarene

* '' Absence of War Does Not Mean Peace'' (2001)

References

1977 births 2003 deaths Finnish heavy metal guitarists Finnish heavy metal musicians Musicians from Helsinki Black metal guitarists 20th-century guitarists Accidental deaths in Finland Accidental deaths from falls Alcohol-related deaths in Finland {{guitarist-stub