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Catamenia is one of Finland's best known melodic black metal bands, founded in 1995 by original members Riku Hopeakoski and Mika Tönning in Oulu, Finland. They released their first demo album in their first active year. Their second demo, 'Winds' in 1996, lead to a four-album contract with Massacre Records in 1997. Black metal is a musical genre which emerged in the early 1980s predating the great expansion of heavy metal extreme genres. ...
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Their first full-length album 'Halls of Frozen North' was recorded in Commusication Studios, Germany, in 1997 with Gerhard Magin (Crematory, Mystic Circle) and was released in 1998. A year later they recorded their second album, 'Morning Crimson' (1999) in Sweden, at Sunlight Studios with Thomas Skogsberg (Katatonia, Dismember). The band's third album 'Eternal Winter`s Prophecy' was recorded in their home country in 2000 at Tico-Tico Studios with Ahti Kortelainen (Kalmah, Eternal Tears of Sorrow, Dawn of Relic). Their last album for Massacre Records was entitled 'Eskhata', released in 2002, recorded in Oulu, Finland at SoundMix Studios with producer Mika Pohjola (The Black League). After the release and promotion of 'Eskhata' Catamenia renewed their contract with Massacre Records for three more albums, citing good working relations. Crematory is a gothic metal/death metal band formed in Westhofen, Germany in 1991. ...
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'Winternight Tragedies' was slated as their sixth studio release, again with Mastervox Studios and producers Kakke Vähäkuopus and Immu Ilmarinen. Image File history File links Cata_WnT.jpg Cover of Winternight Tragedies File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Image File history File links Cata_WnT.jpg Cover of Winternight Tragedies File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
While working on this album the band encountered problems with collaboration, distance and lack of practice. Line-up changes were made. Vocalist Mika and bassist Timo were replaced by new vocalist O.J. Mustonen and bassist Mikko Hepo-oja.
'Winternight Tragedies' features raw, aggressive and angry songs while still keeping the melodious background intact.
Discography
- Halls of Frozen North (1998)
- Morning Crimson (1999)
- Eternal Winter's Prophecy (2000)
- Eskhata (2002)
- Chaos Born (2003)
- Winternight Tragedies (2005)
1998(MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
1999(MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
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Current lineup - O.J. Mustonen - Vocals - O.J.'s MySpace site
- Riku Hopeakoski - Lead guitar, backing vocals - Riku's MySpace site
- Ari Nissilä - Rhythm guitar, backing vocals - Ari's MySpace site
- Veikko Jumisko - Drums - Veikko's MySpace site
- Tero Nevala - Keyboards, backing & clean vocals
- Mikko Hepo-oja - Bass
See also Related genres: Black metal is a musical genre which emerged in the early 1980s predating the great expansion of heavy metal extreme genres. ...
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