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Lappeenranta, Finland (1996 – present)
Mokoma is a five piece metal band from Lappeenranta, Finland, formed in 1996. The original lineup was MARKO ANNALA (vocals), Heikki Kärkkäinen (bass) and Janne Hynynen (drums). Their music derives from late 80’s, early 90’s Thrash and Death Metal, but Mokoma also mixes a lot of traditional Finnish melancholy in it’s music. Lyrics are in Finnish and the lyricist Marko Annala is currently considered to be one of the best Finnish lyric writers.
Mokoma’s story is one of the most inspiring in the history of Finnish Metal and music business. Past years of the band has celebrated their unbelievable rise from being the underdogs dropped by a major company to being the top dogs with their own label.
In the late 90’s Finland’s metal scene started booming with bands singing in Finnish. Previously English had been the one and only metal language. Then some bands combined metal guitars with Finnish lyrics. Successful acts were followed by copycats, and the main recipe was to churn out sluggish mid-tempo riffs accompanied by lyrics dwelling in ten different types of misery.
During those days Mokoma was signed to EMI, and Kuisma Aalto joined as a guitarist and Roope Laasonen in keyboards. The band released two albums “Valu” (1999) and “Mokoman 120 päivää” (2001). Before these albums the keyboard player Roope Laaksonen quitted Mokoma, and Tuomo Saikkonen joined as a second guitarist. At that time Mokoma’s sound was closer to grunge influenced rock, with some metal elements emerging occasionally.
Mokoma’s story is one of the most inspiring in the history of Finnish Metal and music business. Past years of the band has celebrated their unbelievable rise from being the underdogs dropped by a major company to being the top dogs with their own label.
In the late 90’s Finland’s metal scene started booming with bands singing in Finnish. Previously English had been the one and only metal language. Then some bands combined metal guitars with Finnish lyrics. Successful acts were followed by copycats, and the main recipe was to churn out sluggish mid-tempo riffs accompanied by lyrics dwelling in ten different types of misery.
During those days Mokoma was signed to EMI, and Kuisma Aalto joined as a guitarist and Roope Laasonen in keyboards. The band released two albums “Valu” (1999) and “Mokoman 120 päivää” (2001). Before these albums the keyboard player Roope Laaksonen quitted Mokoma, and Tuomo Saikkonen joined as a second guitarist. At that time Mokoma’s sound was closer to grunge influenced rock, with some metal elements emerging occasionally.
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Lemminkainenf wrote:
The band biography here is very good.perkins_o1@ is hard to do some good translations of Mokoma...
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medeis wrote:
Fantastic sound!
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babbunadine wrote:
Great! ;D
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Rimpitzki wrote:
iha selvää metallia, ei siihen etuliitteitä tarvita
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perkins_o1 wrote:
english translations....?
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rolle- wrote:
Elekää nyt viittikö. Mokoma sanoi itse tekemässäni haastattelussa että soittavat Rank Metallia aka rankkaa metallia, ja että heidän musiikkityylinsä ei ole lähelläkään trashia, vaikka tarkkakorvainen kuulija voi löytää musiikista monenlaisiakin vaikutteita. Lukekaa vaikka.
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Akkudrak wrote:
Now listening, great band, add to my favorites.
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Efide wrote:
i don't know why i've been listening so much to stam1na and never gave Mokoma a try, it's a nice band
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Jantza wrote:
Näinpä, vaikka siihen itse osallistuinkin.
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galbi wrote:
Turhin keskustelu ikinä.
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Gotrut wrote:
No kyllä itteä ainakin häiritsis se että esmes. My Chemical Romancen kuuntelijat väittäisivät kuuntelevasa Rässiä...
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Jantza wrote:
No sillä nyt ei ole paskankaan väliä mitä musiikkityyliä, varsinkin ruvetaan miettimään että joo, tämä on nyt postfolkgrooveblack metallia pienillä klassisen metallin vivahteilla. Että joo.
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Gotrut wrote:
Laskisin kyllä sen vahvasti enemmänkin johonki mokoman balladiosastoon, ja kyseessähä on loppupeleissä suhteellisen tekninen biisi. Jos Mokomalta rässiä etitään, niin Haudan Takaa on jo hyvin lähellä jollei täysin vanhanliiton rässiä, ja Punainen kukko taas tätä Uudempaa, enemmän Desctuctionin kaltaista, rässiä. Uusi Aatami, Uusi Eeva on enemmänkin jotakin post-thrashia/groovea.
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Lionheartattack wrote:
Njoo, se ei oo niinkään aggressiivista ku vaikka alku-Metallican ja Slayerin anti, mutta siinä on semmonen tappava yksinkertasuus joka tapauksessa mukana, siinä missä nykyään rässibändit tekee pääaatteessa tätä samaa, joskin monimutkaisemmilla jutuilla: pitemmät riffit, helvetisti monimutkasemmat biisien rakenteet ("kaikki yksinkertaiset on jo käytetty"?) ja teknisempi ote. Tää on semmosta vanhempaa, yksinkertaisempaa rässiä tää biisi. :) En väittänytkään, että Mokoma olisi muutoin thrashia.
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Gotrut wrote:
Lionheartattack, et todellakaan ole vanhan liiton rässiä ole kuullut jos Uusi Aatami ja Uusi Eeva sitä edustaa. Hyvä kappale, mutta ei rässiä, mutta eipä kyllä mokoma muutenkaan ole Rässiä.
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LuKastein wrote:
Koiruoho <3
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Lionheartattack wrote:
Mun mielestä Mokoman paras biisi on hieman yllättäenkin ehkä Tämän maailman ruhtinaan hovin vinyyli-bonus Uusi Aatami, uusi Eeva. Melodinen, asenteellinen ja tosi toimiva vanhan liiton rässipala. o/
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MrPaska wrote:
Niin saatana! : D
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Moxxxu wrote:
Sinä riität on kyllä paras, joku sanosen jo
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LuKastein wrote:
Humm... Song Punainen Kukko good...
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Pakkahuone, Tampere, Finland
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Club Teatria, Oulu, Finland
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9 Sep 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/mokomamusic
Mokoma is currently rehearsing and finalizing new material for their 7th studio album. Recording starts the end of September 2009.In the meantime, use your internet bandwith wisely, as Mokoma might b. …
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