Some finnish music - Amorphis

[SirArtturi]

I don't actually listen or like much of metal music, even though we finns are widely respected in metal music field and therefore I as a finn should be a big time fan of this field.

However - since you are not interested of hearing my classical or progressive music affection - I decided to introduce you one band that Ive always liked.

It's very melodic and bombastic progressive/folk metal:

They frequently use the Kalevala, the Epic Poem of Finland, as a source for their lyrics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXvf2UMk4AA

Sampo is a magical artifact from finnish mythology that gives you good fortune and knowledge. However there still hasn't been found consensus among the researches of folklore studies of what this object really was or what it really meant.


Here is a painting of Sampo forging by Akseli Gallen Kallela

And heres something a bit different:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lahqVxP3hTg

Kantele is a traditional finnish string instrument.

[knorke]

Good band. Favorites song would be black winter day and the orphane.

[Wombat]

Godsmack <3

nice song, i like finn and swedish metal, got character, not like most of usa boring crap

[Sausage]

not bad

spotify has it all too

[Satirik]

the sound quality is really bad

[Licho]

Many their songs are nice.
Linked higher quality:

http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/s/Sampo/2Bv3yd
http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/s/My+Kantele/2oZnyV

http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/s/Brother+Slayer/ib6zV
http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/s/Alone/2C3fUX

[Licho]

But of course when you talk about Finnish bands - my favorite is Nightwisth

http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/s/Sleeping+Sun/1dznqR

[Panda]

Good band. Thanks.

[Satirik]

do you have to look mean when you make music in finland ?

[Licho]

Oh those are cute.. compared to this Finnish band

[Sausage]

do you have to look mean when you make music in finland ?

That guy on the right is trying so hard to look mean

[SirArtturi]

I think that they try to look more cool than mean...

[Satirik]

I think that they try to look more cool than mean...

that's what happens when you don't see the sun for too long

[Das Bruce]

Personal favourite http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf-9MVv_iWo

[KaiserJ]

nice song... but i REALLY like the painting in the OP

also i personally would be interested in hearing some of the progressive music you listen to

[JohannesH]

Godsmack <3

nice song, i like finn and swedish metal, got character, not like most of usa boring crap

Pff, most of the mainstream "modern metal" is just as derivative boring crap as in rest of the world.

And I dont see why finns should be big time fans of heavy metal just because some crap mediocre bands make it big in the rest of the world. Not aimed at Amorphis though

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDH0yl1luk0

[Coresair]

Dont hate, JohannesH. Finnish metal is just....better.

I have been listening to quite a few Finnish bands lately, including korpiklaani, Turisas, Finntroll, Altaria, GladenFold, and most of the bands in this Video.

[Forboding Angel]

Pretty good, they've definitely god some pretty awesome talent. Unfortunately imo, their music is pretty forgettable, in the fact that there isn't much catchyness to it; nothing that really makes me want to listen to them over and over again. Sampo is really pretty, but other than that there isn't much to it. My favorite part of the song was actually the bridge in the middle of it, nothing particularly special, but it did stick out.

In an odd way they reminded me of symphony x : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYm3h_8iNeA : (minus the gawdawful singer - If only he would jsut shut up lol).

[clumsy_culhane]

Thanks for mentioning this band, I think I quite like them :)

I would just like to stick up for American Metal.. I admit some bands are really quite bad, untalented and uninspired. But some are actually quite good.

Between the Buried and Me :
(Long song, very awesome though)
Swim to the Moon - The Great Misdirect
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_6Dybf024A

and an beautiful quiet interlude between tracks:
Viridian - Colors
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jiclPmM0RM

Another band that is pretty awesome and original is Porcupine Tree. Look them up if your into prog metal/rock.

EDIT: I forgot Isis, an awesome metal/post-metal/progmetal whatever you want to call them band :)

[Forboding Angel]

I admit some bands are really quite bad, untalented and uninspired. But some are actually quite good.

Imo you're gonna get this everywhere. Nationality has little to do with it.