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Finland (1997 – present)
Finntroll is a finnish troll metal band that combines black metal and Finnish polka, called Humppa. Although they are from Finland, Finntroll’s lyrics are in Swedish (the country’s second official language), because Swedish sounds “damn trollish”, according to the band’s first vocalist, Katla (whose native language is Swedish).
History
Finntroll was founded in 1997, by Teemu “Somnium” Raimoranta (R.I.P. March 16th 2003), guitarist of Impaled Nazarene, and Jan “Katla” Jämsen. Their first demo, Rivfader, was recorded about a year later, in 1998. After the demo recording, the other members of the band, Samu Ruotsalainen (from Barathrum, Shape of Despair and Rapture), Samuli Ponsimaa, Henri Sorvali (from Moonsorrow) and Sami Uusitalo joined the band. The record label Spinefarm got interested in the band then, and made a contract, yielding the album Midnattens Widunder (English: The Beast of Midnight) (1999) as a result.
The next step for Finntroll was the album Jaktens Tid (English: The time of the Hunt), which was released in 2001. This album managed to climb to rank 20 of the Finnish album charts, exceeding expectation of band and publisher alike. The following wave of popularity attracted the attention of Century Media, which began promoting Finntroll for the rest of the world. The following summer, the band had their first time playing on open air festivals in Finland and other countries.
History
Finntroll was founded in 1997, by Teemu “Somnium” Raimoranta (R.I.P. March 16th 2003), guitarist of Impaled Nazarene, and Jan “Katla” Jämsen. Their first demo, Rivfader, was recorded about a year later, in 1998. After the demo recording, the other members of the band, Samu Ruotsalainen (from Barathrum, Shape of Despair and Rapture), Samuli Ponsimaa, Henri Sorvali (from Moonsorrow) and Sami Uusitalo joined the band. The record label Spinefarm got interested in the band then, and made a contract, yielding the album Midnattens Widunder (English: The Beast of Midnight) (1999) as a result.
The next step for Finntroll was the album Jaktens Tid (English: The time of the Hunt), which was released in 2001. This album managed to climb to rank 20 of the Finnish album charts, exceeding expectation of band and publisher alike. The following wave of popularity attracted the attention of Century Media, which began promoting Finntroll for the rest of the world. The following summer, the band had their first time playing on open air festivals in Finland and other countries.
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Jaktens Tid
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Nattfödd
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Midnattens Widunder
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Ur Jordens Djup
Finntroll Buy- Download Album
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Fiskarens Fiende
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Ursvamp
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Kitteldags
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Grottans Barn
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Försvinn Du Som Lyser
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Bakom Varje Fura
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Korpens Saga
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Shoutbox
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mysterious_rage wrote:
Jaktens tid is fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucking awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [3]
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os_teriyaki wrote:
why do all good bands come from Suomi? [2]
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missmetal86 wrote:
<3
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Mosco666 wrote:
why do all good bands come from Suomi?
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San_Gia wrote:
Jaktens tid is fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucking awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [2]
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Dr-metal wrote:
Trollhammaren är allt man behöver säga ! Jag älskar det svenska språket på grund av dom här :D !
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Scevericorp wrote:
Best be Finntrollin'
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Ganon_Master wrote:
@ChemikerArzt I don't think anyone actually has the album yet. you can listen to one of their new songs on their myspace. http://www.myspace.com/officialfinntroll
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ChemikerArzt wrote:
How do people already have the new album?? because it hasnt been leaked and i doubt the band themselves make up the 9 different listeners that have the new album on last.fm.... -_-
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cuddies wrote:
New song is awesomeeeeeeeee! I love how they add comedy touches to the music :) And the new images are great :D
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rider_bass wrote:
Jaktens tid is fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucking awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Kate_rocklover wrote:
wow great!
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MidnightClub wrote:
the new song is soo awesome -absolutely amazing !! love it!!
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marobs wrote:
cold and fog outside, jaktens tid on air: it's officially christmas
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MidoriKame wrote:
You need to play close to me. D: You guys are epic either way though. :D
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oBITCHuary wrote:
Soo excited for the new album. And i'll be seeing them live april 7th in Philly, can't wait!
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stitches115 wrote:
Can't wait for the new album. Finntroll, moonsorrow, swallow the sun april 12 in toronto its going to be awesome.
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Noise_Memories wrote:
folk/ambient project influenced by egyptian and norse mythology - www.last.fm/music/hathorus
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mazathemonster wrote:
The new song is AMAZING!!! I can't wait for the new album =D
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lucanhmaggot wrote:
great band, the album "Nattfödd" is awesome \m/
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Events
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Feb
12
Finntroll
Barbi, Tel Aviv,Israel, Israel
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Feb
18
Finntroll
Nosturi, Helsinki, Finland
6 shouts
| 37 attendees
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Feb
19
PaganFest 2010
Z7, Pratteln, Germany
7 shouts
| 19 attendees
News
Finntroll signs to Century Media and King Foo Entertainment
4 Sep 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/officialfinntroll
FINNTROLL, Century Media Records and
King Foo Entertainment announce the signing of a worldwide deal to unleash the
next three FINNTROLL albums.
Jens Prueter, Head Of A&R at
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10 Jul 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/officialfinntroll -
29 Apr 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/officialfinntroll
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AstridRevenant, Maria_Niccals, arawigum and 3 other people added Finntroll to their libraries. 13 minutes ago
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nix_nickname wrote about Finntroll – Ur Jordens Djup in CD-Sammlung. 4 hours ago
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