To Separate the Flesh from the Bones were a Finnish
deathgrind
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band. The band can be considered a side project of three members of Finland's
metal
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and
rock
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scenes:
Pasi Koskinen
Pasi Koskinen (born January 1972) is a Finnish metal vocalist and musician, currently the vocalist and guitarist of the band Datura Nemesis (2013–), but he is perhaps best known as the vocalist of the band Amorphis (1995–2004).
Koskinen wa ...
(ex-
Amorphis, ex-
Shape of Despair
Shape of Despair is a funeral doom metal band from Finland.
History
The band was founded in 1995 as ''Raven'' by Jarno Salomaa (guitars, later also keyboards), Tomi Ullgrén (bass, later also guitars) and Toni "Otso" Mäensivu (drums, later als ...
,
Ajattara
Ajattara is a sextet black metal band from Helsinki, Finland led by Pasi Koskinen (ex Amorphis). They formed in 1996, split up in 2012, and reformed in 2016. They were signed to Spinefarm Records and have released eight albums, their most rece ...
),
Mika Karppinen
Mika Kristian Karppinen (born 8 February 1971), better known as Gas Lipstick, is a Swedish-Finnish musician, best known as the previous drummer of the Finnish gothic rock band HIM. He is also a drummer for other bands currently on hiatus, such ...
(ex-
HIM) and Niclas Etelävuori (ex-Amorphis, ex-
Moonspell).
Biography
The project began circa 2004 when three active members of Finland's metal scene decided to create a
grindcore
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and
brutal death side project. Pasi Koskinen and Niclas Etelävuori, ex-bandmates from Amorphis, joined Mika Karppinen (aka Gas) who is in the
gothic rock
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band HIM.
Though the band members are not anonymous, they want to keep their identities hidden by covering their faces in promo pictures and live concerts and by using pseudonyms instead of their real names: ''Herr Arschstein'' (Pasi Koskinen), ''Rot Wailer'' (Niclas Etelävuori) and ''Pus Sypope'' (Mika "Gas" Karppinen).
The band released their first EP in 2004, ''
For Those About to Rot'' (a play on
AC/DC
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's ''
For Those About to Rock We Salute You
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'').
In November 2004,
Spinefarm Records released the band's first album, ''
Utopia Sadistica''. The musical aesthetics are the same and Carcass'
Jeff Walker makes a guest appearance on the album.
Members
*
Herr Arschstein – vocals, guitar
*Rot Wailer (Niclas Etelävuori) – bass
*
Pus Sypope – drums
Discography
*''
For Those About to Rot'' (EP, 2004)
*''
Utopia Sadistica'' (album,
Spinefarm, 2004)
External links
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Finnish musical trios
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