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No Way Back (Norther EP)
Norther was a Finnish melodic death metal band from Espoo that was formed in 1996 and broke up in 2012. They released six studio albums. History Norther formed under the name Requiem (Lindroos, Korpas, Hallio) in 1996 after various early stage band formations. The band's debut effort was the album ''Dreams of Endless War'', released through Spinefarm Records in 2002. It entered the Finnish charts at number 17. At the time, Norther was playing shows only in and around the Helsinki area. That changed when the album ''Mirror of Madness'' came out in early 2003 (entering the Finnish charts at number 11). The group toured with Dimmu Borgir and Hypocrisy in late 2003. In early 2004, Norther released its third full-length album, ''Death Unlimited'', which reached 17 on the Finnish charts. Norther played several shows in 2005 and then recorded an EP, ''Solution 7'' (recorded at Astia Studio). It placed at number 5 on the Finnish charts. Norther added Kristian Ranta's vocals afterward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wacken Open Air
Wacken Open Air (, abbreviated as W:O:A) is a Heavy metal music, heavy metal music festival, held annually since 1990 on the first weekend of August in the village of Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Almost all styles and subgenres of hard rock and heavy metal music, metal are represented and hosted. It is now one of the largest heavy metal festivals in the world and one of the largest open-air festivals in Germany. Between 2011 and 2018, the number of attendees was around 85,000, 75,000 of whom were paying visitors. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were no 2020 and 2021 editions of Wacken Open Air. History Background The idea for Wacken Open Air was conceived in 1989 when Thomas Jensen and Holger Hübner visited a restaurant together. Both lived in Wacken and were friends, Jensen played the electric bass with Rock music, rock cover band Skyline. From its beginnings until 1992, the band was composed of Ines Jeske from Vaale (vocals), Tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Till Death Unites Us
''Till Death Unites Us'' is the fourth full-length studio album by the Finnish melodic death metal band Norther (band), Norther. It was released on 25 January 2006 through Spinefarm Records. This release marks their first studio album to not include a cover song. The song "Scream (Norther song), Scream" was released as a CD single. Track listing (These tracks are taken from ''Solution 7''.) Personel Norther * Petri Lindroos − vocals, guitar * Kristian Ranta − guitar, vocals (on tracks 6, 9, 11) * Toni Hallio − drums * Jukka Koskinen − bass * Tuomas Planman − keyboards, synthesizers Production * Recorded and mixed at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg from July to September 2005 * Mastered at Cutting Room Studios, Stockholm in September 2005 by Björn Engelmann * Design and illustrations by Killustrations.com Charts References External links * Information on the recording studio found in an {{Authority control 2006 albums Norther albums Albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Power Metal Musical Groups
Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also * Finish (other) * Finland (other) * Suomi (other) Suomi means ''Finland'' in Finnish. Suomi may also refer to: *Finnish language Finnish (endonym: or ) is a Finnic languages, Finnic language of the Uralic languages, Uralic language family, spoken by the majority of the population in Finla ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Freyberg
Daniel Freyberg (born 4 February 1982) is a Swedish-born Finnish heavy metal guitarist, best known as a former guitarist for Finnish melodic death metal bands Children of Bodom and Bodom After Midnight. He is the former vocalist and guitarist of Naildown. He is also a former guitarist for Norther. He is the guitarist of Finnish band Crownshift. Discography With Naildown *''Eyes Wide Open'' (single – 2005) *''World Domination'' (2005) *''Judgement Ride'' (e-single – 2007) *''Dreamcrusher'' (2007) With Norther *'' Circle Regenerated'' (2011) With Children of Bodom *'' Hexed'' (2019) With Bodom After Midnight *''Paint the Sky with Blood ''Paint the Sky with Blood'' is the only EP by Finnish melodic death metal band Bodom After Midnight, the short-lived follow-up project to Children of Bodom, released on 23 April 2021 through Napalm Records. The EP consists of three songs re ...'' (2021) With Crownshift *''Crownshift'' (2024) External linksOfficial Norther websi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Growl
The death growl, or simply growl, is an extended vocal technique usually employed in extreme styles of music, particularly in death metal and other Extreme metal, extreme Heavy metal genres, subgenres of heavy metal music. Sometimes death growl vocals are criticized for their "ugliness" and inability to be understood without an accompanying lyric sheet, but the presentation of gruff vocals contributes to death metal's abrasive style and often dark and obscene subject matter.Sharpe-Young, Garry. ''Death Metal'', Definition Death metal, in particular, is associated with growled vocals; it tends to be lyrically and thematically darker and more morbid than other forms of metal, and features vocals which attempt to evoke chaos, death, and misery by being "usually very deep, guttural, and unintelligible". Natalie Purcell notes, "Although the vast majority of death metal bands use very low, beast-like, almost indiscernible growls as vocals, many also have high and screechy or operat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jukka Koskinen
Jukka Koskinen is a Finnish musician who is the bassist for the metal bands Wintersun, Nightwish and Crownshift. He was also the bassist for Norther from 2000 until their disbandment in 2012, for Amberian Dawn from 2010 until 2013, for Cain's Offering from 2009 until 2014 and for Dark Sarah in 2014. In May 2021, he was revealed as Nightwish Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee. The band was formed in 1996 by lead songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former lead singer Tarja Turunen. The band soon picked up drummer Jukka Neval ...'s session bass player for the band's virtual performances and for their Human. :II: Nature. World Tour in 2021 and 2022, and later joined the band as their new permanent bass player in August 2022. References External links * * - an interview to Chaoszine 1981 births Living people People from Riihimäki Finnish heavy metal bass guitarists Amberian Dawn members Nightwish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuomas Planman
Tuomas Planman was the keyboardist for the Finnish Melodic death metal band Norther, until their break up in 2012; he also played in the black metal band Gramary. Personal information *''Date of Birth:'' 17 March 1980 *''From:'' Espoo, Finland *''Instrument:'' Keyboards *''Influences:'' Cradle of Filth, Pantera, and Yngwie Malmsteen Yngwie Johan Malmsteen (; born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, on 30 June 1963) is a Swedish-American guitarist. He first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical metal, neoclassical playing style in heavy metal music, heavy metal, and has ... to name a few. *''Started Playing:'' 1988 Equipment *Korg Triton Studio Pro 76-Key Workstation. *Korg M3 73-Key Workstation External linksOfficial Norther website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brutal Assault
Brutal Assault is an Open-air concert, open-air extreme metal rock festival, festival that takes place in the 18th-century army fortress Josefov Fortress, Josefov, located in Jaroměř, Czechia. It is held each August early in the month from Wednesday until Saturday. The festival started in 1996, originally focused on grindcore. For many years, it was a small event with mainly Czech and Slovak bands performing. It changed location several times and grew into a large event by 2006, when over 7,000 people attended the festival in Svojšice (Pardubice District), Svojšice. After moving to Josefov, attendances grew further to 15,000 in 2012 and the festival has operated two alternating main stages since. Currently, Brutal Assault features artists that perform all forms of extreme metal, including some of the genre's most prominent figures, as well as artists with dark and intense styles from genres outside of heavy metal music, heavy metal such as punk rock, experimental rock and elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circle Regenerated
''Circle Regenerated'' is the sixth and final full-length studio album by Finnish melodic death metal band Norther. The album was released through Century Media Records on 30 March in Japan, on 13 April in Finland, on 15 April in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Norway, and on 18 April in the rest of Europe. The United States release followed on 19 April, and Australia and New Zealand on 22 April. The track "Break Myself Away" was previously released through their website as a free digital download. The album charted at number five on the Official Finnish Chart. This is the band's only album to feature Aleksi Sihvonen and Daniel Freyberg as full-members of the band. Track listing Credits Band members * Aleksi Sihvonen − lead vocals * Kristian Ranta − guitar, clean vocals * Daniel Freyberg − guitar, backing vocals * Heikki Saari − drums * Jukka Koskinen − bass, backing vocals * Tuomas Planman − keyboards, programming Production * Recorded and produced b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petri Lindroos
Petri Lindroos (born 10 January 1980) is a Finnish heavy metal musician. He has been the lead vocalist/ harsh vocalist and a guitarist for Ensiferum since 2004. In 2023, he joined Warmen in the same role. He was also a founding member of Norther, playing with them from 1996 to 2009. Biography Petri (also known as "Pete") Lindroos was born in Espoo. At 14 years old, he began to play the guitar. In 1996, he founded the melodic death metal/power metal band Norther with drummer Toni Hallio. In 2004, he joined the folk metal band Ensiferum as lead vocalist and continued to perform and record with Norther until March 2009, when Norther's website announced his departure from the band to focus more on his duties with Ensiferum. Lindroos said later in an interview that he did not want to quit the band, and on the contrary, the band members forced him to. Discography With Norther *''Warlord'' (2000) – Demo *'' Released'' (2002) – CD Single *'' Dreams of Endless War'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N (album)
''N'' is the fifth full-length studio album by Finnish melodic death metal band Norther (band), Norther. The album was released through Century Media Records on 13 February 2008 in Finland, and other dates in February for other parts of Europe. The track "Frozen Angel" from their previous Extended play, EP, ''No Way Back (Norther EP), No Way Back'', was re-recorded for the album. "We Rock" and "Frozen Angel" have been made into music videos. This is also the last Norther album to have founding member Petri Lindroos on vocal and guitar duties. Track listing All songs written by Kristian Ranta, except where noted. Credits Band members * Petri Lindroos − lead vocals, guitar * Kristian Ranta − guitar, vocals (on tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 15) * Heikki Saari − drums * Jukka Koskinen − bass, death growls * Tuomas Planman − keyboards, programming Production * Recorded and produced by Anssi Kippo at Astia Studios * Mixed by Fredrik Nordström at Studio Fredman in Sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
