Post by macgirl on Oct 14, 2007 4:19:15 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]FINNTROLL[/glow]
Information Per Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finntroll
Finntroll is a folk metal band from Finland formed in 1997. They combine elements of extreme metal with Finnish polka, called humppa. Finntroll's lyrics are in Swedish, one of Finland's two national languages, because "Swedish just sounds damn trollish", according to the band's first vocalist, Katla (whose native language is Swedish). Finntroll means "Troll from Finland" or "a spotty troll" since the word for spot (acne) and a finnish person are the same in Swedish.
Line-up
Mathias "Vreth" Lillmåns – vocals (2006-)
Samuli "Skrymer" Ponsimaa – guitar (1998-)
Mikael "Routa" Karlbom – guitar (2003-)
Sami "Tundra" Uusitalo – bass guitar (1998-)
Samu "Beast Dominator" Ruotsalainen – drums (1998-)
Henri "Trollhorn" Sorvali – keyboards (1998-)
Former members
Tapio Wilska – vocals (2002–2006, left the band due to private reasons)
Jan "Katla" Jämsen – vocals (1997–2001, retired due to a throat tumor which made him unable to sing)
Teemu "Somnium" Raimoranta – guitar (1997–2003, died 2003 in a supposed alcohol-related falling accident, though Mika Luttinen, vocalist from Impaled Nazarene, has gone on the record saying that his death was a suicide, and that he only had the equivalent of three beers in his system at the time of death)
Tomi Ullgren – guitar (1997–1998)
Discography
Albums
Midnattens Widunder (1999) (The Monster of Midnight)
Jaktens Tid (2001) (Hunting Season)
Visor om Slutet (2003) (Songs about the End)
Nattfödd (2004) (Nightborn)
Ur Jordens Djup (2007) (From the Depths of the Earth)
EPs
Trollhammaren (2004) (The Troll Hammer)
Demos
Rivfader (1998) (Rivfader)
Trivia
The animated, heavy metal show Metalocalypse, originally on the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim line-up, featured a supermarket called Fintroll's in its premier episode.
I actually learned about this band from a cd I got in the Metal Hammer magazine. Can't remember the name of the song, but it was hillarious!!!