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 Ensiferum (Latin: , n adj., meaning "sword bearing") is a Finnish folk metal band from Helsinki. The members of the band label themselves as "melodic folk metal". History Formation, demos and ''Ensiferum'' (1995−2002) ''Ensiferum'' was foun ...

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 Espoo (, ; ) is a city in Finland. It is located to the west of the capital, Helsinki, in southern Uusimaa. The population is approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. Espoo is part of the Helsi ...

. At 14 years old, he began to play the guitar. In 1996, he founded the

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 heavines ...

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

band Norther with drummer Toni Hallio. In 2004, he joined 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

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

*''

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'' (2000) – Demo *'' Released'' (2002) – CD Single *'' Dreams of Endless War'' (2002) – CD *'' Unleash Hell'' (2003) – CD Single *'' Mirror of Madness'' (2003) – CD *'' Spreading Death'' (2004) – CD/DVD Single *'' Death Unlimited'' (2004) – CD *''Solution 7'' EP (2005) – Mini CD *'' Scream'' (2006) – CD Single *''

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 inc ...

'' (2006) – CD *'' No Way Back'' (2007) – EP *'' N (2008)

With Ensiferum

*'' Dragonheads'' (2006) EP *'' One More Magic Potion'' (2007) CD Single *'' Victory Songs'' (2007) CD *'' From Afar'' (2009) CD *'' Unsung Heroes'' (2012) CD *'' One Man Army'' (2015) CD *'' Two Paths'' (2017) CD *''

Thalassic ''Thalassic'' is the eighth studio album by Finnish folk metal band Ensiferum. It was released on 10 July 2020 through Metal Blade Records. It is the first Ensiferum album to feature new keyboardist and clean vocalist Pekka Montin, who joined th ...

'' (2020) CD *''

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'' (2024) CD

With Warmen

*'' Here for None'' (2023) CD

References

External links

Last Functional Wayback Machine Cache of Official Norther website NORTHER – the Finnish Breeze fansite -Official Ensiferum website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindroos, Petri 1980 births Living people Finnish heavy metal musicians Finnish heavy metal guitarists Finnish heavy metal singers Musicians from Espoo 21st-century Finnish singers 21st-century Finnish guitarists Ensiferum members Norther members