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

His musical career started when he was in bands like Lyijykomppania, Stray Toasters and Nattvindens Gråt with
Sami Vänskä Sami Vänskä (born 26 September 1976) is the former bassist of Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. Background Vänskä started playing bass when he attended music school when he was nine years old. Rush, Faith No More, Red Hot Chili Pep ...
and
Tuomas Holopainen Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen (born 25 December 1976) is a Finnish musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the primary songwriter, keyboardist, and founding member of symphonic metal band Nightwish. He has stated that his son ...
(both from the then yet to be founded
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 ...
) in the middle of the 1990s. He even helped Nightwish to get a record deal with Spinefarm. When Nightwish became an established name, Wilska moved on to stage technical work during their tours. His job included working on microphones, the bass and drums, and some security. When Nightwish released their 1998 album ''
Oceanborn ''Oceanborn'' is the second studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. It was released in Finland by Spinefarm Records on 7 December 1998 and in the spring of 1999 worldwide. It was released by Drakkar Entertainment in the rest of E ...
'', Wilska was asked to do the male vocals on the tracks "Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean" and "The Pharaoh Sails to Orion". After his appearance on Oceanborn, Wilska also performed on the song "10th Man Down" on '' Over the Hills and Far Away'' in 2001 and once again with "The Pharaoh Sails to Orion" on Nightwish's DVD '' From Wishes to Eternity''. After this, Wilska quit working as a roadie and started working on his own project, entitled Sethian. Once again, he got a lot of help from Nightwish, mainly Tuomas and Jukka, the latter of whom had even decided to play drums for the band. In 2003 the album Into The Silence was released. During May 2002 Tapio was featured on the album track "Farewell" by Finnish-based doom metal band Rapture reciting lyrics for the song. In late 2002, however, vocalist Jan "Katla" Jämsen left the 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" ...
because of a virus-based growth on his vocal cords. Wilska was asked to be the new singer, and he accepted. In 2004, he released his first full album with Finntroll called ''
Nattfödd ''Nattfödd'' () is the third studio album by the Finnish folk metal band Finntroll. It was released on 19 April 2004 by Spinefarm Records in Finland and by Century Media outside. ''Nattfödd'' marks a change in the musical direction of Finntrol ...
''. In early 2006 Wilska was fired from Finntroll due to personal differences. Very soon afterwards he joined Finnish pagan metal band Soulgrind as a bassist, and also started a new metal band Blood Royal. He has been also bassist for Survivors Zero, a Finnish
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band since 2007.


Discography

All of the albums Wilska appears on: * Lyijykomppania – ''Uimakoulu'' (1993) * Nattvindens Gråt – ''A Bard's Tale'' (1994) * Nattvindens Gråt – ''Chaos Without Theory'' (1997) *Wizzard – ''Devilmusick'' (1999) *Wizzard – ''Songs of Sin and Damnation'' (2000) *
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 ...
– ''
Oceanborn ''Oceanborn'' is the second studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. It was released in Finland by Spinefarm Records on 7 December 1998 and in the spring of 1999 worldwide. It was released by Drakkar Entertainment in the rest of E ...
'' (1998) *
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 ...
– '' From Wishes to Eternity'' (2001) *
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 ...
– '' Over The Hills And Far Away'' (2001) *Sethian – ''Into the Silence'' (2003) *
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" ...
– ''
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 ...
'' (2003) *
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" ...
– ''
Nattfödd ''Nattfödd'' () is the third studio album by the Finnish folk metal band Finntroll. It was released on 19 April 2004 by Spinefarm Records in Finland and by Century Media outside. ''Nattfödd'' marks a change in the musical direction of Finntrol ...
'' (2004) * Kylähullut – '' Lisää persettä rättipäille'' (2007) * Soulgrind – ''
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'' (2007) * Survivors Zero – '' CMXCIX'' (2007)


References


External links


Nightwish Official WebsiteFinntroll Official WebsiteSethian Official WebsiteSurvivors Zero Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilska, Tapio 1969 births Living people Finnish heavy metal singers Finntroll members 20th-century Finnish male singers People from Savonlinna Swedish-speaking Finns 21st-century Finnish male singers