Sarcofagus was one of the first
heavy metal bands from
Finland . With the album ''Moottorilinnut'', released under the moniker Kimmo Kuusniemi Band, they became the first metal band to sing in Finnish.
Sarcofagus ( Sarcophagus LTD ) was founded in 1977. The band's front-man Kimmo Kuusniemi stated in the documentary film ''Promised Land Of Heavy Metal'' that Finland in the early 1980s was not prepared for heavy metal. For ''Moottorilinnut'' the band was forced to use the name Kimmo Kuusniemi Band, because they were not allowed to use the name Sarcophagus.
After Sarcofagus broke up, Kimmo started to work as a professional filmmaker. He has produced and directed hundreds of international films from TV commercials to
music videos, from
Vader to
Madonna
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. He also composed
movie soundtracks.
Discography
* ''Cycle of Life'' (1980, JP-Music)
* ''Envoy of Death'' (1980, JP-Music)
* ''Moottorilinnut'' (1982, published in the name of Kimmo Kuusniemi Band below)
* ''Motorbirds Web Edition'' (2004, self-released)
* ''Core Values'' (2007, Rockadillo)
References
Finnish musical groups
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