Group

Finntroll

Finnish folk metal band

From: Helsinki, Finland
Since: 1997–present
Rating: ★ 3.5 (4 votes)
Releases: 16

folk metal
metal
black metal

About

Finntroll is a Finnish folk metal band from Helsinki. They combine black metal with a type of Finnish folk music called humppa. Finntroll's lyrics are mostly in Swedish, except the song "Madon Laulu" on Visor om slutet. Finntroll's original singer, Katla, used Swedish over Finnish because he was part of a Swedish-speaking minority in Finland, and the language seemed to suit the band's "trollish" outfit. Despite several vocalist changes, this tradition has continued.

The band has released seven full-length albums, a live album and three EPs. Their latest studio album, Vredesvävd, was released in 2020.

From Finntroll on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

Samuli Ponsimaa 1998–now guitar
Henri Sorvali 1998–now guitar, keyboard
Sami Uusitalo 1998–now bass guitar
Mikael Karlbom 2003–now guitar
Mathias Lillmåns 2006–now lead vocals
Aleksi Virta 2009–now keyboard
Heikki Saari 2014–now drums (drum set)
Tomi Ullgrén 1997–1998 · former guitar
Jan Jämsen 1997–1998, 1997–2003 · original member · former keyboard, lead vocals
Teemu Raimoranta 1997–2003 · former guitar
Samu Ruotsalainen 1998–2014 · former drums (drum set)
Tapio Wilska 2003–2006 · former lead vocals