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Before forming Wintersun, Mäenpää was best known for his time in the viking/folk metal band Ensiferum, which he joined in 1996 after leaving his prior band named Immemorial.
Jari quotes: "IMMEMORIAL was just a couple of teenagers playing guitar (me and Oliver Fokin) and trying to make songs. We did some demos using a drummachine - nothing special really. Oliver (and METALLICA) actually inspired me to start playing the guitar. Then we were always jamming together. Lots of times we went to play in this local youthclub and there were drums. Both of us wanted to beat the shit out of the them, so we took turns on guitar and drums. It turned out that Oliver was much better on that drums than me (and later in 1998 he joined ENSIFERUM as a drummer). But I guess during those times was the start in my musical career. I also started to make my own songs and demos very early and around that time I also started singing. Then in 1996 I joined ENSIFERUM as a vocalist/guitarist… and I think you know the rest."
This demo includes the songs:
1. A Chance to live again
2. Fly into the Sky (This song is included in the split demo cd by Ensiferum / Wintersun during 1997.)
3. Fading Miracles
4. Sadness and Hate
5. When the Rain ends
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