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Moonsorrow is a pagan metal band formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 1995. Musically, the band incorporates elements of black metal and folkmetal in their sound. The band call their sound "epic heathen metal" and try to distance themselves from the term "Viking metal". They havedistanced themselves from other folk metal bands, emphasizing that their music is pagan and spiritual and is challenging for its listeners,rather than happy or danceable.The group's earliest formation consisted of cousins Ville Sorvali (vocals and bass) and Henri Sorvali (guitar and keyboards; also keyboardsfor Finntroll, B ...read more
Moonsorrow is a pagan metal band formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 1995. Musically, the band incorporates elements of black metal and folkmetal in their sound. The band call their sound "epic heathen metal" and try to distance themselves from the term "Viking metal". They havedistanced themselves from other folk metal bands, emphasizing that their music is pagan and spiritual and is challenging for its listeners,rather than happy or danceable.The group's earliest formation consisted of cousins Ville Sorvali (vocals and bass) and Henri Sorvali (guitar and keyboards; also keyboardsfor Finntroll, Barathrum, and session member of Ensiferum) who released various demos that were much more characteristic of melodicblack metal than future releases.Their debut album, Suden Uni, recorded in early 2000, was released in 2001, along with Tämä Ikuinen Talvi ("This Everlasting Winter"), a re-release of a 1999 demo. Suden Uni ("A Wolf's Dream") combined Finnish paganism and folk elements. After recruiting Mitja Harvilahti andMarkus Eurén, Moonsorrow started playing live, releasing Voimasta Ja Kunniasta ("Of Strength and Honour") in late 2001. However, the realtakeoff for the band is generally held to be their 2003 release, Kivenkantaja ("Stonebearer"). In 2005 the band followed it up with their fourthfull-length album, Verisäkeet ("Blood Verses").On March 7, 2006, Moonsorrow announced a 2-album contract with Spinefarm Records, and that their next album was slated for release inlate 2006. On June 19 it was revealed that the upcoming album would feature guest vocals by Thomas Väänänen, the former vocalist ofThyrfing; Viides Luku - Hävitetty ("Chapter five - Ravaged") was released in January 2007. The album contained only two tracks anddisplayed more overt influence from progressive rock.An EP called Tulimyrsky was released in 2008. The EP is over one hour long and contains one new song (the title track), two remakes of oldsongs, and two cover songs.In Fall 2010, Moonsorrow entered the studio to record their sixth full-length studio album, Varjoina kuljemme kuolleiden maassa ("AsShadows We Walk In The Land of The Dead"). The album was released on February 21, 2011 through Spinefarm Records.In April of 2012 Moonsorrow announced on their official website that they have signed a deal with Century Media Records.In June 2013, the band announced a vinyl box set of its collected works to be released through Blood Music. At a projected 13 LPs, it is beingadvertised as the largest metal box set in history.(Taken from Wikepedia) « hide |
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