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Finland / Location: Oulu
Genre:
Melodic Death Metal
Bio:
Kalmah is a melodic death metal band from Oulu, Finland that formed in 1998. In less than a year after its formation, Kalmah was signed by Spinefarm Records. The word "kalmah" is Karelian and could be translated as "to the grave" or "to the death.In 1991, Pekka Kokko and Petri Sankala founded the metal band Ancestor. After Ancestor had recorded two demos, Antti Kokko joined the band as lead guitarist. In 1998, after five demos, Ancestor disbanded. Later in the same year, Kalmah formed. The new band consisted of Pekka Kokko performing vocals and guitar, Antti Kokko on lead guitar, Pasi Hiltula on keyboards, Altti Veteläinen on bass, and Petri Sankala on drums.Kalmah began to write songs for a promotional CD entitled Svieri Obraza. With this demo, they acquired a recording contract with Spinefarm Records and headed to Tico-Tico Studios to record their debut album, Swamplord.By November 2001, they returned to Tico-Tico Studios to record their second studio album, They Will Return. By this time, Veteläinen and Sankala were replaced by Timo Lehtinen on bass and Janne Kusmin on drums, respectively. In 2002, Kalmah played shows in Finland and at Wacken Open Air. In February 2003, they recorded their third studio album, Swampsong. In 2004, keyboardist Pasi Hiltula left and was replaced by Marco Sneck. The band released The Black Waltz in 2006 and For the Revolution in 2008. Kalmah toured in Canada and Finland to promote the latter album.
12 Gauge. Main article: 12 Gauge (Kalmah album) Kalmah's sixth studio album was released in Japan on February 24, 2010, Canada on March 2, Europe on March 3, and North America on April 6.Recording and mixing took place from May to August at Tico-Tico Studios in Finland,[9] and mastering for the disc took place at the Cutting Room in Sweden.The track "Bullets Are Blind" was released in December 2009 on a 2-CD collection included with the 35th anniversary issue of Soundi magazine.In March 2010, 12 Gauge became the first Kalmah album to be released on vinyl. The album was mastered for vinyl by Joona Lukala, Noise for Fiction, and released by Svart Records in a limited run of 500 copies.
Seventh Swamphony:
In 2012, Kalmah finished filming a new music video for their upcoming album, due to be released in 2013. The band have kept fans up to date with their process via social networking website Facebook by uploading different photos, as well as a short behind the scenes video from the day of filming their video. They also announced that they currently have 6 songs finished, and they plan to enter the studio in January 2013.The artwork for their seventh studio album will be created by artist Juha Vuorma, the man also behind the art of Kalmahs first 3 albums.In April 2013, it was announced that the band will release their seventh studio album, Seventh Swamphony, on June 17
Line Up:
Antti Kokko Guitars (lead) (1998-present) - See also: ex-Ancestor, ex-Eternal Tears of Sorrow, ex-Remains
Pekka Kokko Guitars, Vocals (1998-present) - See also: ex-Ancestor
Timo Lehtinen Bass (2001-present) - See also: ex-Mythos, ex-Catamenia, ex-End of You, ex-Impish
Janne Kusmin Drums (2001-present) - See also: Wrathage, ex-Catamenia, ex-Mental Voice
Veli-Matti Kananen Keyboards (2012-present) - See also: Tacere, One Morning Left
Discography:
Svieri Obraza Demo 1999
Swamplord Full-length 2000
They Will Return Full-length 2002
Swampsong Full-length 2003
The Black Waltz Full-length 2006
For the Revolution Full-length 2008
12 Gauge Full-length 2010
Seventh Swamphony Single 2013
Seventh Swamphony Full-length 2013
Kalmah - Seventh Swamphony (Digipak) (2013)
Year : 2013
Style : Melodic Death Metal
Country : Finland
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 130 mb
Tracklist:
1. Seventh Swamphony 05:10
2. Deadfall 03:52
3. Pikemaster 05:04
4. Hollo 07:20
5. Windlake Tale 04:28
6. Wolves on the Throne 04:36
7. Black Marten's Trace 04:45
8. The Trapper 06:02
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