Antony Hämäläinen (born August 28, 1980) is a Finnish metal vocalist living in the United States.

Biography

In the early 1990s, he started playing bass, drums, and singing for multiple bands based both in the US and Finland. September 2007, Hämäläinen joined the Gothenburg based

melodic death metal Melodic death metal (also referred to as melodeath) is a subgenre of death metal that employs highly melodic guitar riffs, often borrowing from traditional heavy metal (including New Wave of British Heavy Metal). The genre features the heavi ...

band

Nightrage Nightrage is a Greek/Swedish melodic death metal band originally from Thessaloniki. They later re-located to Gothenburg, Sweden. History Formation and ''Sweet Vengeance'' (2000–2003) Nightrage was founded by Marios Iliopoulos and his c ...

. In March 2015,

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, a Swedish melodic death metal band led by former

Arch Enemy Arch Enemy is a Swedish melodic death metal band, originally a supergroup from Halmstad, formed in 1995. Its members were in bands such as Carcass, Armageddon, Carnage, Mercyful Fate, Spiritual Beggars, The Agonist, Nevermore, and Eucha ...

guitarist Christopher Amott, announced him as their permanent vocalist. In February 2022, on the Rock Talks podcast it was revealed he had auditioned to be the new vocalist for the

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. He occasionally provides guest vocals for bands ranging in all genres of extreme metal both live, and in studio.

Style

In reference to his work on the Nightrage album '' Wearing A Martyr's Crown'',

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wrote "''Hämäläinen, from Finland, who has a lot of vocal similarities to Tomas Lindberg, which brings back a resemblance to their original sound from their first two albums". Added to his clean vocals "he can still maintain a melodic edge, but he only does it every now and again within the album; he only does it for the purpose of giving some of the songs a musical edge so the listener doesn't fall asleep thinking that the only new addition of style is just a higher use of acoustic guitars.''"

Live session

Amaranthe Amaranthe is a Swedish metal band originally known as Avalanche. The band is notable for their blend of various metal genres and having three lead vocalists. History Formed by Olof Mörck ( Dragonland, Nightrage) and Joacim "Jake E" Lund ...

- vocals, live (September 14, 2012, at ProgPower USA XIII,

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)

Recording appearances

* ''

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'' (2008) by

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- guest vocals on "Bled to Oblivion" * ''The Essence of Decay'' (2009) by Rising Pain - guest vocals on "Feel Less Alive" and "Am I Awake" * ''Self Destruct Syndrome'' (2011) by Neverborne - guest vocals on "Mechanical Ruin" * ''Apathy's Throne EP'' (2011) by Nervosia - all vocals * ''Of Unsound Minds'' (2012) by AfterBlood (feat.

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) - guest vocals on "The More I Lie" * ''The Darkest of Angels'' (2016) by

Dead by Wednesday Dead by Wednesday is an American heavy metal band from New Haven, Connecticut, formed in 2006.

- all vocals on "Defining Fire" * ''The Outsider'' (2016) by The Outsider - all vocals on "The Race That Failed" * ''Lakewind Whispers EP'' (2017) by Nordjärvi - all vocals * ''No Longer the Sun Rise'' (2018) by Earthward (feat.

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) - all vocals * ''Autumnus EP'' (2021) by Ancient Settlers - all vocals * ''Sense of Noise'' (2021) by Sense Of Noise - guest vocals on "Rage of Existence" * ''Our Last Eclipse'' (2022) by Ancient Settlers - all vocals * ''Autumnus Live Sessions'' (2022) by Ancient Settlers - all vocals

Compilation

* ''Holier Than Thou'' by

for

Metal Hammer ''Metal Hammer'' is a heavy metal music magazine and website founded in 1983, published in the United Kingdom by Future, with other language editions available in numerous other countries. ''Metal Hammer'' features news, reviews and long-form ...

Magazine, Greece (on "And Coverz for All - A Greek Tribute to

Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instru ...

") - vocals

Discography

With
Nightrage Nightrage is a Greek/Swedish melodic death metal band originally from Thessaloniki. They later re-located to Gothenburg, Sweden. History Formation and ''Sweet Vengeance'' (2000–2003) Nightrage was founded by Marios Iliopoulos and his c ...

* '' Wearing A Martyr's Crown'' (2009) * '' Vengeance Descending'' (2010) * ''Macabre Apparitions EP'' (2011) * '' Insidious'' (2011)

With Meridian Dawn

* '' The Mixtape EP'' (2014) * ''The Fever Syndrome'' (2020) * ''Dissolving Bonds EP'' (2021) * ''The Pagan Poetry EP'' (2021)

With
Armageddon According to the Book of Revelation in the New Testament of the Christian Bible, Armageddon (, from grc, Ἁρμαγεδών ''Harmagedōn'', Late Latin: , from Hebrew: ''Har Məgīddō'') is the prophesied location of a gathering of armies ...

*'' Armageddon It! LIVE in Japan'' (2015) *''

Crossing the Rubicon (Revisited) ''Crossing the Rubicon (Revisited)'' is the re-recording of the debut album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Armageddon, and released by Listenable Records. This is the first album with the band to feature ex- Nightrage vocalist Antony H� ...

'' (2016)

With Crystal Tears

* ''Ghostdance'' (2019) * ''Nosi Balasi (Filipino version)'' (2019) * ''Crawl Into Your Grave'' (2022)

References

External links

Antony Hämäläinen Official Facebook
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamalainen, Antony 1980 births Living people People from Hämeenlinna Finnish heavy metal singers 21st-century Finnish male singers Finnish expatriates in the United States Nightrage members