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The story of Kalmah begun in 1991 when Pekka Kokko(v, g) and Petri Sankala founded Ancestor. After 2 demos Antti Kokko joined the band to handle the position of lead guitarist. In 1998 after all in all 5 melodic trash/speed/death metal demos and 5 different bass players it was time to clear the table. Acenstor was buried and refounded as Kalmah. The Line-up was completed by keyboard player Pasi Hiltula.
With new enthusiasm Kalmah started to write new songs for the praised promo CD. With raging melodic death/trash/speed/black metal promo 'Svieri Obraza' the band had finally done the breakthrough and reached a contract with Spikefarm Records. The band wasted no time and headed to Tico-Tico studios with line-up Pekka Kokko(v, g), Antti Kokko(g), Petri Sankala(d), Pasi Hiltula(k) and Altti Veteläinen(b). The story of Swamplord begun..
"Swamplord" was unleashed to the world in the winter of 2000. The album immediately gathered tons of raving reviews and no wonder, the power and intensity of Kalmah's metal is simply breathtaking, to say the least. The band did dozens of interviews and the praise from the scene kept flooding the Spikefarm office and the band's website. They also played a few shows in Finland before heading back to the rehearsal-swamp to write the follow-up to "Swamplord".
By November 2001, the band was back at Tico-Tico Studios recording "They Will Return". The line-up had changed a bit due to the departure of Altti and Petri. They were promptly replaced by Timo Lehtinen (from Catamenia) on bass and Janne Kusmin behind the drumkit. "They Will Return" is an album displaying all the aspects that make Kalmah such an incredible band: from the stunning execution and rich melodies to the huge intensity and overall finesse of Kalmah's music, there was no question that Kalmah had great things ahead of them.
In summer 2002 Kalmah played couple of gigs in Finland and gig at Wacken, which was a success. In autumn the band started to write new material for the next studio album. After heavy practising and rehearsal sessions swamplords were back at Tico-Tico again in February 2003 with 10 new killer songs. The new album was titled 'Swampsong'. Heavy guitar driven melodic swamp metal masterpiece was finalized at Finnvox studios. It was time for The third, the magical..
"Swampsong" was a great follower after the highly acclaimed "they will return"-album by fans and media. Some gigs were played, also abroad, and everything was developing in the right direction until in 2004 keymaster Pasi Hiltula decided to pull back and go on with his other duties. The band started thinking then if a new keyboarder was needed but after one rehearsals with Marco Sneck (Poisonblack ) auditioning, it was all clear. A new quintet was born.
With new blood in veins the five Swamplords started to prepair the material for the fourth album. In november 2005 the band entered Tico-Tico studio to record a true swampmetal masterpiece, "The black waltz". All in all 11 new Kalmah songs were recorded and mixed. With the final mastering touch of Mika Jussila from Finnvox the Waltz was ready. The dance has begun.
"The Groan of Wind"
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Member Since: 10/15/2006
Band Website: kalmah.com
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Discography:
For the Revolution (2008)

Order here - Tilaa tästä
1. For the Revolution
2. Dead Man's Shadow
3. Holy Symphony of War
4. Wings of Blackening
5. Ready for Salvation
6. Towards the Sky
7. Outremer
8. Coward
9. Like a Slave

The Black Waltz (2006)

Order here - Tilaa tästä
1. Defeat
2. Bitter Metalli Side
3. Time Takes Us All
4. To the Gallows
5. Svieri Doroga
6. The Black Waltz
7. With Terminal Intensity
8. Man of the King
9. The Groan of Wind
10. Mindrust
11. One From The Stands

Swampsong (2003)

Order here - Tilaa tästä
1. Heroes to Us
2. Burbot..s Revenge
3. Cloned Insanity
4. The Third, The Magical
5. Bird of Ill Omen
6. Doubtful about it All
7. Tordah
8. Man with Mystery
9. Moon of My Nights

They Will Return (2002)

Order here - Tilaa tästä
1. Hollow Heart
2. Swamphell
3. Principle Hero
4. Human Fates
5. They Will Return
6. Kill the Idealist
7. The Blind Leader
8. My Nation
9. Skin O..My Teeth

Swamplord (2000)
They Will Return (2002)

Order here - Tilaa tästä
CD1:
01. Evil in You
02. Withering Away
03. Heritance of Berija
04. The Black Roija
05. Dance of the Water
06. Hades
07. Alteration
08. Using the Word
CD2:
01. Hollow Heart
02. Swamphell
03. Principle Hero
04. Human Fates
05. They Will Return
06. Kill the Idealist
07. The Blind Leader
08. My Nation
09. Skin O..My Teeth

Record Label: Spikefarm Records
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Ennakkokuuntelu PSK

Perjantaina 18.4. järjestetään 'For the Revolution' -ennakkokuuntelu ravintola PSK Kaupunnissa. Kuuntelusessiot klo 20.00 ja 22.00. Paikalla poppoosta ainakin Antti ja Kuisma. Tervetuloa!...
Posted by Kalmah on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:52:00 PST

Release date confirmed

The release date of ’For the Revolution’ is 23.4.2008. It was April 2, but changes were made for the release on the first date on the upcoming tour. Get your tickets here:Ticketmaster...
Posted by Kalmah on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:08:00 PST

Cover art, 'For the Revolution'

Cover artwork revealed. Cover art artist is former Sentenced drummer Vesa Ranta who also did the artwork for previous Kalmah album ’The Black Waltz’. Check it here »...
Posted by Kalmah on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:44:00 PST

Radio premiere and tracklist

Recording dust has settled and we are now working with the booklet. The album cover will be revealed next week. "For the Revolution" was mastered at Cutting Room, Sweden. The complete tracklist is: ...
Posted by Kalmah on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:34:00 PST

More gigs confirmed

Two Finnish festival gigs confirmed. Tuska 27.-29.6 Jalometalli 15.-16.8...
Posted by Kalmah on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:45:00 PST

For the Revolution 2.4.2008

New Kalmah album is now mixed. Mastering will take place in the near future in Sweden. The album title is "For the Revolution" and will be released 2.4.2008. Track titles and album cover will be revel...
Posted by Kalmah on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:03:00 PST

Diary of the Revolution - Mixing ended

Mixing is now done and album is ready for mastering. All in all the process was painless as usual. We recorded 3-4 weeks and mixed 1-2 weeks. Thanks for Ahti and Tico-Tico again! He did a great job as...
Posted by Kalmah on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:08:00 PST

For the Revolution Tour

Kalmah is proud to announce the very first tour outside Finland! Get ready for the revolution tour in Canada! The dates are: 23.4 Toronto 24.4 Hamilton 25.4 Sudbury 26.4 Rouyn 27.4...
Posted by Kalmah on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:23:00 PST

Diary of the Revolution - Mixing

After holidays the mixing has started and we are pretty far at this point. The main sound has been set for almost every song. I feel pretty damn pleased at this point. The sound is just amazing! Now a...
Posted by Kalmah on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:22:00 PST

Merry Christmas metalheads!

Greetings from the studio. ...
Posted by Kalmah on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 03:31:00 PST