Kalmah

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Kalmah
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Kalmah performing at Jalometalli Metal Music Festival in 2008
Background information
Also known asAncestor (1991–1998)
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OriginPudasjärvi, Finland
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Years active1991–present
LabelTemplate:Pluralize from textSpinefarm, Century Media
MembersPekka Kokko
Antti Kokko
Timo Lehtinen
Janne Kusmin
Veli-Matti Kananen
Past membersAltti Veteläinen
Petri Sankala
Pasi Hiltula
Anssi Seppänen
Marco Sneck
Websitekalmah.com

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Kalmah is a Finnish melodic death metal band from Pudasjärvi[1] that formed in 1998.[2] In less than a year after its formation, Kalmah was signed by Spinefarm Records. The word "kalmah" is Karelian and could be translated as "to the grave" or "to the death".[3]

History

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Kalmah at Party.San 2017

In 1991, Pekka Kokko and Petri Sankala founded the metal band Ancestor. After Ancestor had recorded two demos, Antti Kokko joined the band as lead guitarist. In 1998, after five demos, Ancestor disbanded and Kalmah formed. The new band consisted of Pekka Kokko performing vocals and guitar, Antti Kokko on lead guitar, Pasi Hiltula on keyboards, Altti Veteläinen on bass, and Petri Sankala on drums.

Kalmah began to write songs for a promotional CD entitled Svieri Obraza. With this demo, they acquired a recording contract with Spinefarm Records and headed to Tico-Tico Studios to record their debut album, Swamplord which was released in 2000.[4]

By November 2001, they returned to Tico-Tico Studios to record their second studio album, They Will Return. By this time, Veteläinen and Sankala were replaced by Timo Lehtinen on bass and Janne Kusmin on drums, respectively. In 2002, Kalmah played shows in Finland and at Wacken Open Air. In February 2003, they recorded their third studio album, Swampsong. In 2004, keyboardist Pasi Hiltula left and was replaced by Marco Sneck. The band released The Black Waltz in 2006 and For the Revolution in 2008. Kalmah toured in Canada and Finland to promote the latter album.

12 Gauge

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Kalmah's sixth studio album was released in Japan on 24 February 2010, Canada on 2 March, Europe on 3 March and North America on 6 April.[5]

Recording and mixing took place from May to August at Tico-Tico Studios in Finland,[6] and mastering for the disc took place at the Cutting Room in Sweden.[7]

The track "Bullets Are Blind" was released in December 2009 on a two-CD collection included with the 35th anniversary issue of Soundi magazine.[8]

In March 2010, 12 Gauge became the first Kalmah album to be released on vinyl. The album was mastered for vinyl by Joona Lukala, Noise for Fiction, and released by Svart Records in a limited run of 500 copies.[9]

Seventh Swamphony

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". In 2012, Kalmah finished filming a new music video for their upcoming album, due to be released in 2013. The band have kept fans up to date with their process via social networking website Facebook by uploading different photos, as well as a short behind the scenes video from the day of filming their video. They also announced that they currently have six songs finished, and they plan to enter the studio in January 2013.

The artwork for their seventh studio album will be created by artist Juha Vuorma, the man also behind the art of Kalmah's first 3 albums.[7]

In April 2013, it was announced that the band will release their seventh studio album, Seventh Swamphony, on 17 June.[10]

Palo

Kalmah's eighth album, Palo, was released on 6 April 2018.[11] A single from the album, "Evil Kin" was released on 9 February 2018.

Kalmah

In March 2023, the band announced their self-titled ninth album would be released on 26 May.[12]

Musical style

Kalmah was described as a melodic death metal and power metal hybrid, similar to bands like Children of Bodom, Norther and Wintersun.[13][14][15]

Band members

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Current lineup
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Pekka Kokko
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Antti Kokko
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Timo Lehtinen
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Janne Kusmin
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Veli-Matti Kananen

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Timeline

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Discography

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References

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  1. ^ Multiple sources:
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  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Renner, Christian (3 November 2001). "Interview with guitarist Antti Kokko". The Metal Crypt. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Artist Profile: Kalmah". eventseeker.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kalmah – One of Fail". Last.fm. Retrieved 23 February 2010. [dead link]
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kalmah – Web Gauge (studio diary)". Kalmah.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  7. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kalmah. "Kalmah - Swamp Metal". kalmah.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Soundi.fi 35 vuotta – 36 biisiä". Archived from the original on 16 September 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kalmah: 12 Gauge LP - Svart Records". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Blabbermouth (3 April 2013). "KALMAH To Release 'Seventh Swamphony' In June". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kelly, Kim (3 April 2018). "Men Ruined Melodic Death Metal for Me But Kalmah Saved It". Vice. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KALMAH Announce Self-Titled Album; New Single Out Friday". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Tok, Korhan (17 June 2023). "Kalmah – Kalmah". Metalperver (in Türkçe). Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sweeney, Brian (19 April 2008). "Antti Kokko of Kalmah". Metal Review. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KALMAH revela detalles de su nuevo álbum". METALROCK CLUB. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Antti-Matti "Antza" Talala Biography". Metal from Finland. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  17. ^ Kalmahik's Channel's channel on YouTube

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