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The Finnish band Ajattara is the sound of primordial nightmare. Attempting to describe their music in less abstract terms, one could always mention it is predominantly mid-tempo, riff-heavy black metal with distant, astral synths. Yet that is just a lame scratch on the surface when dealing with such a true enigma as Ajattara undoubtedly are.

As those fortunate enough to have heard the obscure demos the main man Ruoja (guitar, vocals) created in his lone cabin in the woods during late nineties know, the Ajattara sound has been decidedly constant. Ruoja is Pasi Koskinen, the singer of Amorphis until their second newest album “Far from the Sun”. The line-up was finally completed with Malakias I (drums) and Atoni (bass) in preparation for the recording of the first album “Itse” (“self”). The album made a remarkable impact on the public with its brutal, yet crystal-clear sound and the sheer strength of the material itself.

Special heed must be given to Ajattara’s lyrics, remarkable for being cliché-free and poetic, yet disturbing and haunting as only a bad dream arising from deep dank soil of the local woodlands can be. Blood-feud, murder, moons rising crimson… to begin with. As with those who partake of the flesh of gods, the listeners of Ajattara will never be quite the same again.

The release of “Itse” also brought Ajattara out as a live-band, complete with additional three live-session musicians for maximum impact.

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Coivisto wrote:
Thursday afternoon

SIKA!

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Ozz1_M wrote:
last week

Cityhipit ja Ajattara erikseen jookos. All hail Dionysus!

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Slammer4000 wrote:
17 days ago

splendid band, like them much

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decorer wrote:
21 days ago

never have a bad song <3

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ElectricFlower wrote:
23 days ago

Ахрененны мужики! Доставляют)

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dmdrummer wrote:
last month

Noitumaa on kyllä pettymys:(. ei oikein tuo akustinen soundi iske -_-

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metalegghead wrote:
last month

@Legioona: Harsh. But who am I to argue, I have to imagine you would know pretentiousness when you see it.

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nayamii wrote:
last month

Olis kiva kuulla perusteluja noihin. Omasta mielestäni ihan suht hyvin onnistunut kokeilu.

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Legioona wrote:
last month

Noitumaa is fuckin' pretentious, cheap and laughable dark metal from depths of the minds of a bunch over ridiculously overvalued cityhippies. And no, the lyrics are not, and never were, "cliché-free" or "poetic" in any way.

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Lahiri wrote:
last month

I love both Amorphis with the new singer and Ajattara with Pasi Koskinen. Finland has some very good bands (but a very bad one: Sonata Arctica XD)

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Annoctatio wrote:
last month

Oli häiritsevää huomata, että Ruoja on leikannut hiuksensa...

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Ozz1_M wrote:
last month

Noitumaa is fuckin' aggressive, dark, ritualistic and shamanic dark metal from the depths of the darkness of the world.

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Amaru_Cheetox wrote:
last month

Only got their first album, but it's excellent! Always room in my heart for slower black metal!

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JessicaPower wrote:
last month

One of the best bands from Finland <3 /m/

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darkmetal017 wrote:
last month

Awesome

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henu95 wrote:
last month

noitumaa on hienolla tavalla hämärä levy

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Coldblessed wrote:
last month

grreat band!

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Gonduska wrote:
last month

Nice band I wanna see they live show once

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derek_trash wrote:
last month

if you'd like their lyrics in english you shouldn;t fkng listen to this band

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_peikko_ wrote:
September 2009

@fundevogel - So did I, but then I found Finnish Metal / Rock. Thus a whole new enthusiasm was born.

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