Jan Mikael Jämsen, better known as Katla, is a Finnish songwriter, former singer, and co-founder and singer in the

folk metal Folk metal is a fusion genre of heavy metal music and traditional folk music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. It is characterised by the widespread use of folk instruments and, to a lesser extent, traditional singing styles (for example ...

band

Finntroll Finntroll is a Finnish folk metal band from Helsinki. They combine elements of black metal and death metal with a type of Finnish folk music called humppa. Finntroll's lyrics are mostly in Swedish, the only exception being the song "Madon Laulu" ...

Finntroll

In 1997, Katla and Somnium (the future guitarist of Finntroll) founded a band. Later they recruited four more members to form the first

line-up. In 1998, they recorded the demo ''Rivfader'' and in 1999 their debut album. In 2001, Finntroll recorded their second album, '' Jaktens Tid''. Before they went in to record their third album, guitarist and co-founder Somnium died by falling from a bridge, but they continued and recorded ''

Visor om Slutet ''Visor om slutet'' () is an acoustic EP by the Finnish folk metal 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 into ...

''. The album is unique because it is

Humppa Humppa is a type of music from Finland. It is related to jazz and fast foxtrot, played two beats to a bar ( or ) at around 110 to 130 beats per minute. Humppa is also the name of a few social dances done to humppa music. All dances involve a bo ...

only, with acoustic guitars instead of electric guitars.

Tumor

On ''

'', Katla shared vocal duties with

Tapio Wilska Tapio Wilska (born 19 September 1969) is the main vocalist of the heavy metal band Sethian. He is also the ex-lead vocalist for the band Finntroll and is the current vocalist of Canadian band Obscene Eulogy. He gets his inspiration from bands ...

. After the album he developed a tumor in his vocal folds and quit singing entirely.

Returning

After ''Visor Om Slutet'', Katla's involvement with Finntroll seemed to have ended. However, after Tapio Wilska was fired from the band in 2006, it was announced that Katla would be writing the lyrics for the '' Ur Jordens Djup'' album, continuing the band's mythology and the story of the Rivfader. He has since written lyrics for the band's later albums, ''

Nifelvind ''Nifelvind'' () is the fifth full-length album by the Finnish folk metal Folk metal is a fusion genre of heavy metal music and traditional folk music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. It is characterised by the widespread use of folk ...

'' and ''

Blodsvept ''Blodsvept'' (English: Shrouded in Blood) is the sixth studio album by Finnish folk metal band Finntroll Finntroll is a Finnish folk metal band from Helsinki. They combine elements of black metal and death metal with a type of Finnish folk mu ...

''.

Discography

Demos

*''Rivfader''

Studio albums

*'' Midnattens Widunder'' *'' Jaktens Tid'' *''

Visor Om Slutet ''Visor om slutet'' () is an acoustic EP by the Finnish folk metal 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 into ...

As lyricist

*'' Ur Jordens Djup'' *''

'' *''

References

External links

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