See all 29 pictures

Play Moonsorrow Radio

Moonsorrow

3,057,114 plays (87,224 listeners)
In your library (0 plays)

1,879 shouts

Add to my Library Share

Helsinki, Finland (1995 – present)

Moonsorrow is a folk metal band formed in Helsinki, Finland in 1995. The group’s earliest formation consisted of cousins Ville Sorvali (vocals and bass) and Henri Sorvali (guitar and keyboards) who released various demos that were much more characteristic as being symphonic black metal, musically, than future releases.

Their debut album, Suden Uni, recorded in the early 2000, was released in 2001, along with Tämä Ikuinen Talvi (This Everlasting Winter), a re-release of the 1999 demo. Suden Uni (translated as “A Wolf’s Dream”) was acclaimed by the fans and the reviews with its epic combination of Finnish paganism and folk elements.

After recruiting Mitja Harvilahti, Marko ‘Baron’ Tarvonen and Markus ‘Lord’ Eurén, Moonsorrow started their first shows, releasing Voimasta ja kunniasta (Of Strength and Honour) in the late 2001.

But the real takeoff for the band was the 2003 release Kivenkantaja (Stonebearer). In 2005 the band released their fifth album, Verisäkeet (Blood Verses) and it’s stated to be their darkest album yet.

Their latest effort was released in January 2007 and it is known by the name of Viides Luku - Hävitetty (Fifth Chapter: Ravaged). The album contains only 2 tracks, but with both having lengths of over 25 minutes each.

Come 2008, Moonsorrow has now completed an EP called Tulimyrsky (Firestorm), released on April 30. It features two covers, an original song, and two remakes of older (pre-Suden Uni) material.

Tagged as:

folk metal, viking metal, pagan metal, black metal, finnish
See more…

Similar Artists

Top Albums

Voimasta ja kunniasta
Moonsorrow
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $9.49
- 7digital $4.00
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $28.98
- eBay Search
Kivenkantaja
Moonsorrow
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon $28.98
- eBay Search
Suden Uni
Moonsorrow
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
Verisäkeet
Moonsorrow
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search

Top Tracks

1	Sankarihauta full track	547
2	Tyven full track	528
3	Pakanajuhla full track	461
4	Raunioilla	460
5	Kylän päässä full track	443
6	Unohduksen lapsi	427
7	Aurinko ja Kuu full track	426
7	Kivenkantaja	426
9	Ukkosenjumalan poika full track	411
10	Matkan lopussa	391
11	Sankaritarina full track	357
12	Haaska	350
13	Karhunkynsi	343
14	Jotunheim	328
15	Kuin ikuinen full track	298

Shoutbox

Leave a comment. Log in to Last.fm or sign up (it’s free).

Wintersun89 wrote:
2 hours ago

http://www.normalisr.com/ [2] this thing is pretty neat ! makes me smile as i see my TRUE statistics =) http://pickhost.eu/images/0002/6950/trvelastfmstats.jpg

View Profile | Leave Wintersun89 a shout
Mal0ney wrote:
2 hours ago

you have Kataklysm. Be satisfied! XD

View Profile | Leave Mal0ney a shout
Northernwaste wrote:
6 hours ago

You Scandinavians can't complain about metal gigs. Us Canadians have it so fucking bad over here.

View Profile | Leave Northernwaste a shout
Northernwaste wrote:
6 hours ago

"A tour in April in USA and Canada...lucky people over there!" NO ALBERTA GIGS?? FFUUUUUU

View Profile | Leave Northernwaste a shout
metalegghead wrote:
yesterday afternoon

The part @2:32 and @6:10 in Unohduksen Lapsi... that's as good as it gets. Not just Moonsorrow, but in all of music. It's not possible for music to be any better than that.

View Profile | Leave metalegghead a shout
Miku250 wrote:
yesterday morning

I fancy Sankaritarina quite much. A longer version of it, combined a little influence from Tulimyrsky would be quite nice, wouldn't it?

View Profile | Leave Miku250 a shout
Calmatory wrote:
Thursday evening

Just what Northernwaste said. Next album should be just one song. :p Well frankly 2 or 3 epics lasting 20 mins would be great. Something between Verisäkeet and Tulimyrsky.

View Profile | Leave Calmatory a shout
Miku250 wrote:
Thursday afternoon

Why don't they throw a gig in Finland, for example at Nosturi? =/ I'd like to see them finally... Well next summer they've got to be somewhere in Finland, and I'm going to be there!

View Profile | Leave Miku250 a shout
Mal0ney wrote:
Thursday morning

A tour in April in USA and Canada...lucky people over there!

View Profile | Leave Mal0ney a shout
Hardstone666 wrote:
Wednesday evening

: )

View Profile | Leave Hardstone666 a shout
cosmoretro wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

I prefer Tulimyrsky and Verisäkeet as favs.

View Profile | Leave cosmoretro a shout
Mal0ney wrote:
Wednesday morning

Oh yes this link is useful. lastfm should work like this.. =( maybe once..

View Profile | Leave Mal0ney a shout
Aimr wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

http://www.normalisr.com/

View Profile | Leave Aimr a shout
Cassandra-Leo wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

The three thirty-minute songs are definitely their strongest statements for me. Though I pretty much enjoy everything they've released to some extent.

View Profile | Leave Cassandra-Leo a shout
Sinathor wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

Personally I like V: Hävitetty most because the scale of the album is just mindblowing. I also love Verisäkeet and Kivenkantaja very much. Voimasta ja Kunniasta is also very good but as a whole album gets behind for me, and Suden Uni, well... I don't know why but I just can't get into that album that much. I should really see them live again... It's been ages since I saw them last time, like... On Kivenkantaja tour ._.

View Profile | Leave Sinathor a shout
Miku250 wrote:
Tuesday morning

I like the previous albums more. In my opinion Suden Uni, Voimasta ja Kunniasta and Kivenkantaja are the best =) But that doesn't mean I wouldn't like the other =)

View Profile | Leave Miku250 a shout
egnops wrote:
Monday evening

I'm all for what they've stated to be doing. It'll have been 5 years since their last album of "standard length songs" - if you can call an average of 14 minutes "standard length" ... And that remains their best work in my opinion. Tulimyrsky is their most powerful, but Verisäkeet wins as a whole album. Kivenkantaja is great but the keyboards get a bit too cheesy at times.

View Profile | Leave egnops a shout
Miku250 wrote:
Monday evening

@Kirikami: Just meant that doing Moonsorrow's music isn't easy and it takes time. He would have had to start doing it allready if they'd intend to release it next year.

View Profile | Leave Miku250 a shout
ratts36 wrote:
Monday evening

That'll simply jeopardise their success among scrobbling enthusiasts, tbh.

View Profile | Leave ratts36 a shout
Northernwaste wrote:
Monday morning

Their next album should be just one 60 minute epic song.

View Profile | Leave Northernwaste a shout

See all 1,879 shouts

Videos

Events

Apr 7 Finnish Metal Trocadero Theatre, Philadelphia PA, United States
Add shout | 5 attendees
Apr 8 Finnish Metal Blender Theater at Gramercy, New York, NY, United States
3 shouts | 10 attendees
Apr 9 Finntroll The Palladium, Worcester MA, United States
4 shouts | 10 attendees

Add event See more

News

Moonsorrow forced to cancel the show in Sofia!

9 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/moonsorrowofficial

.................... MOONSORROW's show in Bulgaria cancelled!! .. .. We are very sorry to announce that we had to cancel our show in Sofia on November 14th. Our bassist/vocalist Ville So...

Add comment