Titus Hjelm (born 15 October 1974) is an academic and musician from

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city ...

, Finland.

Academics

Hjelm is a Doctor of Theology and an Associate Professor in the Study of Religion at the

University of Helsinki The University of Helsinki ( fi, Helsingin yliopisto, sv, Helsingfors universitet, abbreviated UH) is a public research university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but founded in the city of Turku (in Swedish ''Åbo'') in 1640 as the ...

, Finland. Previously he was a Reader in Sociology and a lecturer of Finnish Society and Culture at the

School of Slavonic and East European Studies The UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES ) is a school of University College London (UCL) specializing in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, Russia and Eurasia. It teaches a range of subjects, including the history ...

, a part of

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(UCL), where he teaches culture,

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, and literature courses. Titus Hjelm
Orc-ID. He studied Comparative Religion, History and Sociology at The University of Helsinki and has written several books concerning perspectives of popular culture and social attitudes towards religion.

Selected publications

* ''Religion and Social Problems'' (2010) * ''Perspectives on Social Constructionism'' (2010) * ''Uusien Uskonnollisten Liikkeiden Tutkimus Ajankohtaista'' (2001)

Music

Hjelm currently plays bass guitar in the Finnish

power metal Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in contra ...

band Thunderstone, which formed in 2000. Previously, he played with the Incredible Brainshells and

thrash metal Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and often fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, 2007, . ...

band

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. He states his influences as

Kiss A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, ...

Whitesnake Whitesnake are an English hard rock band formed in London in 1978. The group was originally put together as the backing band for singer David Coverdale, who had recently left Deep Purple. Though the band quickly developed into their own en ...

and

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. His favourite Thunderstone song is "Weak." Hjelm entered the Eurovision Song Contest as a part of Thunderstone in 2007 with the song "Forevermore." The band came second in the Finnish pre-selection final "Euroviisut" of that year.

Discography

*'' Thunderstone'', Thunderstone (2002) *'' The Burning'', Thunderstone (2004) *'' Tools of Destruction'', Thunderstone (2005) *'' Evolution 4.0'', Thunderstone (2007) *'' Dirt Metal'', Thunderstone (2009)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hjelm, Titus 1974 births Living people Finnish bass guitarists Academics of University College London Academics of the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies 21st-century bass guitarists Thunderstone (band) members