For a band so closely associated with the legendary Children of Bodom, Norther has managed to craft their own unique brand of Finnish power metal. Featuring the same keyboard and guitar virtuocity topped with vicious vocals that many of their predecessors had refined, Norther secures their own voice by emphasizing a cold atmosphere with a steady melody. Since forming (originally named Requiem) back in 1996, the metal scene has embraced them as the next forerunners of Scandinavian metal. Their blend of old-school power metal and modern blackened melodic instrumental work has produced a f ...read more
For a band so closely associated with the legendary Children of Bodom, Norther has managed to craft their own unique brand of Finnish power metal. Featuring the same keyboard and guitar virtuocity topped with vicious vocals that many of their predecessors had refined, Norther secures their own voice by emphasizing a cold atmosphere with a steady melody. Since forming (originally named Requiem) back in 1996, the metal scene has embraced them as the next forerunners of Scandinavian metal. Their blend of old-school power metal and modern blackened melodic instrumental work has produced a fresh, memorable sound. Mirror of MAdness was the pinnacle of a classic sound while Death Unlimited saw the band expanding further and playing a harsher, heavier style of metal. With 2006's Till Death Unites Us finalized and released to the masses, only the highest hopes are held for Norther's future.
