Norther
Norther performing live at Wacken
Background information
Origin	Espoo, Finland
Genre(s)	Melodic death metal
Years active	1996–present
Label(s)	Century Media Marquee Avalon Spinefarm
Associated acts	Ensiferum Wintersun Children of Bodom
Website	www.norther.net
Members
Petri Lindroos Kristian Ranta Heikki Saari Jukka Koskinen Tuomas Planman
Former members
Toni Hallio Tuomas 'Stubu' Roni Korpas Sebastian Knight Joakim Ekroos

Norther is a melodic death metal band from Espoo and Helsinki, Finland whose style incorporates elements of heavy metal and power metal. Espoo (ˈespoː Esbo ( in Swedish) is the second largest city of Finland, with a population of approximately 240000 Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Melodic death metal (also referred to as melodeath) is a Subgenre of Death metal which combines the melody of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Century Media Records (CMR is an independent rock Record label with offices in the United States, Brazil, Germany, Spinefarm Records is a Finland -based Record label focusing mainly on heavy metal artists Ensiferum (Latin ensĭfĕrum (neuter adjective meaning "sword bearing" is a heavy metal Wintersun is a Finnish metal band founded by ex- Ensiferum frontman Jari Mäenpää. Children of Bodom is a Finnish Melodic death metal band from Espoo, Finland formed in 1993 Petri 'Pete' Lindroos is the Guitarist / vocalist for and founding member of the Melodic death metal band Norther, and more recently he has Kristian Ranta, also known as Kride, is one of two guitarists for the Finnish Melodic death metal band Norther Heikki Saari(Alias "kermis" or "kmn" is the current drummer for the Finnish bands Norther, Tuoni Jukka Koskinen is the Bassist for the Finnish Melodic death metal bands Norther and Wintersun. Tuomas Planman is the keyboardist for the Finnish Melodic death metal band Norther; he also played in the black metal Toni Hallio is the former Drummer for and one of the founding members of Melodic death metal band Norther. Melodic death metal (also referred to as melodeath) is a Subgenre of Death metal which combines the melody of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal Espoo (ˈespoː Esbo ( in Swedish) is the second largest city of Finland, with a population of approximately 240000 Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Power metal is a style of Heavy metal music combining characteristics of traditional metal with Thrash metal or Speed metal, often within Many critics often compare Norther's sound (particularly of their first album) to that of Children of Bodom. Children of Bodom is a Finnish Melodic death metal band from Espoo, Finland formed in 1993

Contents 1 Biography 2 Other notes 3 Band line-up 3.1 Current members 3.2 Former members 4 Discography 4.1 Studio albums 4.2 Demos and EPs 4.3 Singles 5 Videography 6 Covers 7 References 8 External links

Biography

The band began in early 1996 under the name of Requiem, and was assembled by guitarist Petri Lindroos and drummer Toni Hallio, accompanied by two other musicians. In the beginning, the band suffered from the lack of a proper rehearsal place, but in late 1997, guitarist Alexander Kuoppala (ex-Children of Bodom) found a suitable place for them to practice at Lepakko; around this time the band decided to change their name from Requiem to Decayed. Alexander Kuoppala (born April 11 1974) was the rhythm guitarist from the band Children of Bodom from 1995 to 2003 Lepakko or Lepakkoluola was a place for independent youth culture in Helsinki, Finland, functioning from 1979 to 1999. Their luck was short-lived, however, as their new rehearsal place was soon to be demolished. The musicians who played with Lindroos and Hallio soon lost their motivation and quit Requiem.

After a few months, the band managed to find another rehearsal place, and began looking for members to complete their line-up. After quite a few auditions, they were unable to find musicians that they deemed fit to play with them, and thus went on a hiatus, which lasted until the beginning of 2000, when they met guitarist Kristian Ranta. Kristian Ranta, also known as Kride, is one of two guitarists for the Finnish Melodic death metal band Norther The band became active once more, and with the help of two guys who were friends of Ranta - Sebastian Knight and Joakim Ekroos - the band recorded their first demo in November 2000 entitled Warlord, for the first time using the name "Norther". A demo version or demo of a song (shortened from the word "demonstration" is one recorded for reference rather than for release A promising demo led them to signing a deal with Spinefarm Records. Spinefarm Records is a Finland -based Record label focusing mainly on heavy metal artists ^[1]

Due to internal problems, Ekroos and Knight left the band; this lead Norther into finding its first stable formation when bassist Jukka Koskinen and keyboardist Tuomas Planman joined the band.

When the album Dreams of Endless War was recorded and released in 2002, Norther received a positive response from the specialized press and began playing gigs in the Helsinki area. Dreams of Endless War is the debut Album by the Finnish Melodic death metal band Norther. Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. Following this, the band maintained a prolific release schedule, releasing the albums Mirror of Madness (2003), Death Unlimited (2004), Till Death Unites Us (2006), and N (2008) as well as the singles Released (2002), Unleash Hell (2003), Spreading Death (2003), and Scream (2006), the Mini-DVD single Spreading Death, and the EPs Solution 7 (2005), and No Way Back (2007). Mirror of Madness is the second full-length Studio album by the Finnish Melodic death metal band Norther, released on Aug Death Unlimited (with Faux Cyrillic and Capitals DEДTH UИLІMITED) is the third full-length Studio album by the Finnish Melodic death Till Death Unites Us is the fourth full-length Studio album by the Finnish Melodic death metal band Norther. N is the fifth full-length Studio album by Finnish Melodic death metal band Norther. " Released " is the first single by the Finnish Melodic death metal band Norther, released on July 1, 2002 by " Unleash Hell " is the second single by the Finnish Melodic death metal band Norther, released on March 17, 2003 Spreading Death was released on both DVD single and CD single " Scream " is the fourth single by the Finnish Melodic death metal band Norther, released on January 11, 2006 Spreading Death was released on both DVD single and CD single Solution 7 is the first EP ( MCD) by the Finnish Melodic death metal band Norther. No Way Back is the second EP by the Finnish Melodic death metal band Norther.

In October of 2005, drummer Toni Hallio left the band, leaving guitarist/vocalist Lindroos as the only remaining original member. Hallio was replaced by Heikki Saari, drummer of Virtuocity.

Norther entered Astia Studios in Lappeenranta, Finland in August/September to record their next full length album. ^[2] The follow-up to 2006's "Till Death Unites Us" will be produced by Anssi Kippo. The new album N has been set for a March 2008 release. On November 21, 2007, Norther announced they had signed a new record deal with Century Media Records, while Marquee Avalon will distribute albums in Japan. Century Media Records (CMR is an independent rock Record label with offices in the United States, Brazil, Germany, ^[3] The video for "We Rock" produced by Tunne Productions of Helsinki was released and is available for viewing. ^[4]

Norther has so far played tours with Dimmu Borgir, Finntroll, Amoral and Turisas.

Other notes

Petri is also a part time guitarist/vocalist of folk metal band Ensiferum, taking the place of former vocalist Jari Mäenpää who left to work on Wintersun. Folk metal is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music that developed in Europe during the 1990s Ensiferum (Latin ensĭfĕrum (neuter adjective meaning "sword bearing" is a heavy metal Jari Mäenpää (born December 23, 1977 in Finland) is the founder of the band Wintersun in which he performs Vocals and plays Wintersun is a Finnish metal band founded by ex- Ensiferum frontman Jari Mäenpää. Jukka Koskinen is also the bass player of Finnish Metal band Wintersun. Wintersun is a Finnish metal band founded by ex- Ensiferum frontman Jari Mäenpää.

Band line-up

Current members

• Petri Lindroos − vocals, guitar (1996−present)
• Kristian Ranta − guitar, clean vocals (2000−present)
• Heikki Saari − drums (2005−present)
• Jukka Koskinen − bass (2000−present)
• Tuomas Planman − keyboards, synthesizers (2000−present)

Former members

• Toni Hallio − drums (1996−2005)
• Tuomas (Stubu) − bass (1996−1997)
• Roni Korpas − guitar (1996−1999)
• Sebastian Knight − keyboard (2000)
• Joakim Ekroos − bass (2000)

Discography

Studio albums

• Dreams of Endless War (2002)
• Mirror of Madness (2003)
• Death Unlimited (2004)
• Till Death Unites Us (2006)
• N (2008)

Demos and EPs

• Warlord (2000)
• Solution 7 (2005)
• No Way Back (2007)

Singles

• Released (2002)
• Unleash Hell (2003)
• Spreading Death (2004)
• Spreading Death (DVD) (2004)
• Scream (2006)

Videography

Video	Album	Length
Released	Dreams of Endless War	4:12
Mirror of Madness	Mirror of Madness	4:32
Death Unlimited	Death Unlimited	4:55
Frozen Angel	No Way Back	4:07
We Rock	N	3:57

Covers

• "Youth Gone Wild" (Skid Row) − found on Dreams of Endless War, Released (CD single) and Warlord (Demo)
• "Final Countdown" (Europe) − found on Dreams of Endless War
• "Smash" (The Offspring) − found on Mirror of Madness and Unleash Hell (CD single)
• "Tornado of Souls" (Megadeth) − found on Death Unlimited and Spreading Death (CD single)
• "Sabotage" (Beastie Boys) − found on N (Japanese version)

References

External links

• Norther's official website
• Russian Norther's site
• Bulgarian Norther website
• Norther at MySpace
• Norther Finnish Fansite
• Norther discography at MusicBrainz
• Norther at Last.fm
• Norther at Discogs
• An interview with Jukka and Petri @ ME Metalhour

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