Norther
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Norther is a melodic death metal band from Finland.
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Biography
The band begun in early 1996 under the name of Requiem, and was assembled by guitarist Petri Lindroos and drummer Toni Hallio, who were 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. 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 couple of 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 an hiatus, which lasted until the beginning of 2000, when they met guitarist Kristian Ranta. The band became active once more, and with the help of two brothers who were friends of Ranta - Sebastian and Joakim Ekroos - the band recorded their first demo, using for the first time the name Norther. The promising demo led them into receiving a deal with Spinefarm Records.
Due to internal problems, the Ekroos brothers quit the band, but that lead Norther into finding its first stable formation when bassist Jukka Koskinen and keyboardist Tuomas Planman were incorporated into the band.
The album Dreams of Endless War was then recorded. Norther was positively crictisised by the specialized press and began playing gigs in the Helsinki area.
Following, the band released the albums Mirror of Madness and Death Unlimited.
Line-up
- Petri Lindroos - Vocals and guitar
- Kristian Ranta - Guitar
- Toni Hallio - Drums
- Jukka Koskinen - Bass
- Tuomas Planman - Keyboards and Synthesizers
Discography
Albums
- Dreams of Endless War (2002)
- Mirror of Madness (2003)
- Death Unlimited (2004)
Singles
- Released (2002)
- Unleash Hell (2003)
- Spreading Death (2003)
- Spreadin Death DVD (Mini DVD, 2004)
- Solution7 (EP, 2005)
External links
- Norther's official website (http://www.norther.net)
- An extensive fanpage (http://www.endlesswar.net)fi:Norther