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{{distinguish|Almah (band)}}
{{Short description|finnish melodic death metal band}}
{{Short description|Finnish melodic death metal band}}
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| name = Kalmah
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| origin = [[Pudasjärvi]], Finland<!-- Web sites claiming Pudasjärvi as their hometown are spreading incorrect information -->
| background = group_or_band
| origin = [[Oulu]], Finland<!-- Web sites claiming Pudasjärvi as their hometown are spreading incorrect information -->
| genre = [[Melodic death metal]], [[power metal]]
| genre = [[Melodic death metal]], [[power metal]]
| years_active = 1991–present
| years_active = 1991–present
| label = [[Spinefarm Records|Spinefarm]], [[Century Media]]
| label = [[Spinefarm Records|Spinefarm]], [[Century Media]]
| website = {{url|kalmah.com}}
| associated_acts = [[Eternal Tears of Sorrow]], [[Children of Bodom]], [[Catamenia (band)|Catamenia]], [[Nothnegal]], [[End of You]], [[Poisonblack]]
| website = [http://www.kalmah.com kalmah.com]
| current_members = Pekka Kokko <br /> Antti Kokko <br /> Timo Lehtinen <br /> Janne Kusmin <br /> Veli-Matti Kananen
| current_members = Pekka Kokko <br /> Antti Kokko <br /> Timo Lehtinen <br /> Janne Kusmin <br /> Veli-Matti Kananen
| past_members = Altti Veteläinen<br /> Petri Sankala <br /> Pasi Hiltula <br /> Anssi Seppänen <br /> Marco Sneck
| past_members = Altti Veteläinen<br /> Petri Sankala <br /> Pasi Hiltula <br /> Anssi Seppänen <br /> Marco Sneck
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'''Kalmah''' is a Finnish [[melodic death metal]]<ref name="metalreviewmelodeth">{{cite web |author=Sweeney, Brian |title=Antti Kokko of Kalmah |date=19 April 2008 |url=http://www.metalreview.com/Interviews/30160/Antti-Kokko-of-Kalmah.aspx |publisher=Metal Review |access-date=2010-01-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613222510/http://metalreview.com/Interviews/30160/Antti-Kokko-of-Kalmah.aspx |archive-date=13 June 2010 }}</ref><ref name="metalcrypt">{{cite web |url=http://www.metalcrypt.com/pages/interviews.php?intid=11 |title=Interview with guitarist Antti Kokko |author=Renner, Christian |date=3 November 2001 |publisher=The Metal Crypt |access-date=2010-01-05}}</ref> band from [[Oulu]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tartareandesire.com/bands/Kalmah/878/ |title=Band biography |publisher=Tartarean Desire |access-date=2010-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418153900/http://www.tartareandesire.com/bands/Kalmah/878/ |archive-date=18 April 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://metalreview.com/2728/Kalmah-The-Black-Waltz.aspx |title="The Black Waltz" Album Review |author=Pigeon, Tim |date=22 February 2006 |publisher=Metal Review |access-date=2010-01-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820200209/http://www.metalreview.com/2728/Kalmah-The-Black-Waltz.aspx |archive-date=20 August 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/bands/details.cfm?bandid=1734|title=Kalmah|work=metalunderground.com|access-date=10 January 2017}}</ref> that formed in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kalmah.com/bio.html|title=Kalmah - Swamp Metal|last=Kalmah|work=kalmah.com|access-date=10 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206044139/http://www.kalmah.com/bio.html|archive-date=6 December 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://kingdesi.com/ |title=Kalmah – For the Revolution (Advance) |date= 28 April 2008 |publisher=Releaselog |access-date=2010-01-05}}</ref> In less than a year after its formation, Kalmah was signed by [[Spinefarm Records]].{{citation needed|date=March 2014}} The word "kalmah" is [[Karelian language|Karelian]] and could be translated as "to the grave" or "to the death".<ref name="metalcrypt"/>
'''Kalmah''' is a Finnish [[melodic death metal]]<ref name="metalreviewmelodeth">{{cite web |author=Sweeney, Brian |title=Antti Kokko of Kalmah |date=19 April 2008 |url=http://www.metalreview.com/Interviews/30160/Antti-Kokko-of-Kalmah.aspx |publisher=Metal Review |access-date=5 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613222510/http://metalreview.com/Interviews/30160/Antti-Kokko-of-Kalmah.aspx |archive-date=13 June 2010 }}</ref> band from [[Pudasjärvi]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tartareandesire.com/bands/Kalmah/878/ |title=Band biography |publisher=Tartarean Desire |access-date=5 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418153900/http://www.tartareandesire.com/bands/Kalmah/878/ |archive-date=18 April 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://metalreview.com/2728/Kalmah-The-Black-Waltz.aspx |title="The Black Waltz" Album Review |author=Pigeon, Tim |date=22 February 2006 |publisher=Metal Review |access-date=5 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820200209/http://www.metalreview.com/2728/Kalmah-The-Black-Waltz.aspx |archive-date=20 August 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/bands/details.cfm?bandid=1734|title=Kalmah|work=metalunderground.com|access-date=10 January 2017}}</ref> that formed in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kalmah.com/bio.html|title=Kalmah - Swamp Metal|last=Kalmah|work=kalmah.com|access-date=10 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206044139/http://www.kalmah.com/bio.html|archive-date=6 December 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://kingdesi.com/ |title=Kalmah – For the Revolution (Advance) |date= 28 April 2008 |publisher=Releaselog |access-date=5 January 2010}}</ref> In less than a year after its formation, Kalmah was signed by [[Spinefarm Records]]. The word "kalmah" is [[Karelian language|Karelian]] and could be translated as "to the grave" or "to the death".<ref name="metalcrypt">{{cite web |author=Renner, Christian |date=3 November 2001 |title=Interview with guitarist Antti Kokko |url=http://www.metalcrypt.com/pages/interviews.php?intid=11 |access-date=5 January 2010 |publisher=The Metal Crypt}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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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.
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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Artist Profile: Kalmah|url=https://eventseeker.com/artist/3016-kalmah|website=eventseeker.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Artist Profile: Kalmah|url=https://eventseeker.com/artist/3016-kalmah|website=eventseeker.com|language=en|access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref>


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.
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===
===''12 Gauge''===
{{Main|12 Gauge (Kalmah album)}}
{{Main|12 Gauge (Kalmah album)}}
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.<ref name=last>{{cite web |url=http://www.last.fm/music/Kalmah/+videos/+1--mrkUIORZDw |title=Kalmah – One of Fail |publisher=Last.fm |access-date=23 February 2010}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
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.<ref name=last>{{cite web |url=http://www.last.fm/music/Kalmah/+videos/+1--mrkUIORZDw |title=Kalmah – One of Fail |publisher=Last.fm |access-date=23 February 2010}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>


Recording and mixing took place from May to August at Tico-Tico Studios in Finland,<ref name=diary>{{cite web |url=http://www.kalmah.com/fans_diary12.html |title=Kalmah – Web Gauge (studio diary) |publisher=Kalmah.com |access-date=16 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713132924/http://www.kalmah.com/fans_diary12.html |archive-date=13 July 2011 }}</ref> and mastering for the disc took place at the Cutting Room in Sweden.<ref name="sixthalbum">{{cite web|url=http://www.kalmah.com/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427033921/http://www.kalmah.com/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 April 2006|title=Kalmah - Swamp Metal|last=Kalmah|work=kalmah.com|access-date=10 January 2017}}</ref>
Recording and mixing took place from May to August at Tico-Tico Studios in Finland,<ref name=diary>{{cite web |url=http://www.kalmah.com/fans_diary12.html |title=Kalmah – Web Gauge (studio diary) |publisher=Kalmah.com |access-date=16 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713132924/http://www.kalmah.com/fans_diary12.html |archive-date=13 July 2011 }}</ref> and mastering for the disc took place at the Cutting Room in Sweden.<ref name="sixthalbum">{{cite web|url=http://www.kalmah.com/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427033921/http://www.kalmah.com/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 April 2006|title=Kalmah - Swamp Metal|last=Kalmah|work=kalmah.com|access-date=10 January 2017}}</ref>


The track "Bullets Are Blind" was released in December 2009 on a 2-CD collection included with the 35th anniversary issue of ''Soundi'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soundi.fi/node/10108 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-05-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916100308/http://soundi.fi/node/10108 |archive-date=2010-09-16 }}</ref>
The track "Bullets Are Blind" was released in December 2009 on a two-CD collection included with the 35th anniversary issue of ''Soundi'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soundi.fi/node/10108 |title=Soundi.fi 35 vuotta – 36 biisiä |access-date=2 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916100308/http://soundi.fi/node/10108 |archive-date=16 September 2010 }}</ref>


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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.svartrecords.com/shoppe/product.php?id_product%3D76 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-05-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716171019/http://www.svartrecords.com/shoppe/product.php?id_product=76 |archive-date=2011-07-16 }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.svartrecords.com/shoppe/product.php?id_product%3D76 |title=Kalmah: 12 Gauge LP - Svart Records |access-date=2 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716171019/http://www.svartrecords.com/shoppe/product.php?id_product=76 |archive-date=16 July 2011 }}</ref>


===Seventh Swamphony===
===''Seventh Swamphony''===
{{Main|Seventh Swamphony}}
{{Main|Seventh Swamphony}}
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 6 songs finished, and they plan to enter the studio in January 2013.
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.<ref name="sixthalbum"/>
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.<ref name="sixthalbum"/>
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In April 2013, it was announced that the band will release their seventh studio album, ''Seventh Swamphony'', on 17 June.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/kalmah-to-release-seventh-swamphony-in-june/|title=KALMAH To Release 'Seventh Swamphony' In June|last=Blabbermouth|date=3 April 2013|work=blabbermouth.net|access-date=10 January 2017}}</ref>
In April 2013, it was announced that the band will release their seventh studio album, ''Seventh Swamphony'', on 17 June.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/kalmah-to-release-seventh-swamphony-in-june/|title=KALMAH To Release 'Seventh Swamphony' In June|last=Blabbermouth|date=3 April 2013|work=blabbermouth.net|access-date=10 January 2017}}</ref>


===Palo===
===''Palo''===
Kalmah's eighth album, ''Palo'', was released on April 6, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Men Ruined Melodic Death Metal for Me But Kalmah Saved It|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9kg3p5/men-ruined-melodic-death-metal-for-me-but-kalmah-saved-it|last=Kelly|first=Kim|date=3 April 2018|website=Vice|language=en|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref> A single from the album, "Evil Kin" was released on February 9, 2018.
Kalmah's eighth album, ''Palo'', was released on 6 April 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Men Ruined Melodic Death Metal for Me But Kalmah Saved It|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9kg3p5/men-ruined-melodic-death-metal-for-me-but-kalmah-saved-it|last=Kelly|first=Kim|date=3 April 2018|website=Vice|language=en|access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bravewords.com/news/kalmah-announce-self-titled-album-new-single-out-friday|title=KALMAH Announce Self-Titled Album; New Single Out Friday|magazine=[[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles]]|access-date=22 March 2023|date=20 March 2023}}</ref>


== Musical style ==
== Musical style ==
The band's musical style is primarily classified as [[melodic death metal]] with their sound including strong influences of [[power metal]], [[thrash metal]] and [[black metal]]. Musically, the band has been compared to fellow Finnish metal acts [[Children of Bodom]], [[Norther]] and [[Wintersun]].
The band's musical style is primarily classified as [[melodic death metal]] with their sound including strong influences of [[power metal]], [[thrash metal]] and [[black metal]]. Musically, the band has been compared to fellow Finnish metal acts [[Children of Bodom]], [[Norther (band)|Norther]] and [[Wintersun]].

== Discography ==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}

;Studio albums
* ''[[Swamplord]]'' (2000)
* ''[[They Will Return]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Swampsong]]'' (2003)
* ''[[The Black Waltz]]'' (2006)
* ''[[For the Revolution]]'' (2008)
* ''[[12 Gauge (Kalmah album)|12 Gauge]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Seventh Swamphony]]'' (2013)
* ''Palo'' (2018)

{{col-3}}

;Demos and EPs
::As Ancestor
* ''Ethereal Devotion'' (1992)
* ''Material World God'' (1993)
* ''With No Strings Attached'' (1995)
* ''Tomorrow'' (1997)
* ''Under the Burbot's Nest'' (1998)
::As Kalmah
* ''Svieri Obraza'' (1999) − promo
* ''Demo 2004'' (2004)

{{col-3}}

;Videos
* ''Withering Away'' (2000)
* ''The Groan of Wind'' (2006)
* ''12 Gauge'' studio diary in seven parts (2009)<ref name=kalmahik>{{YouTube|user = Kalmahik|Kalmahik's Channel}}</ref>
* ''[[12 Gauge (Kalmah album)#"12 Gauge" music video|12 Gauge]]'' (2010) (music video)
* ''Seventh Swamphony'' (2013)
* ''Evil Kin'' (2018)
* ''Blood Ran Cold'' (2018)
* ''Take Me Away'' (2018){{col-end}}


== Band members ==
== Band members ==
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;<big>Current members</big>
;<big>Current members</big>
* Pekka Kokko – rhythm guitar, vocals <small>(1998–present)</small>
* Pekka Kokko – vocals, rhythm guitar (1998–present)
* Antti Kokko – lead guitar <small>(1998–present)</small>
* Antti Kokko – lead guitar (1998–present)
* Timo Lehtinen – bass <small>(2001–present)</small>
* Timo Lehtinen – bass (2001–present)
* Janne Kusmin – drums <small>(2001–present)</small>
* Janne Kusmin – drums (2001–present)
* Veli-Matti Kananen – keyboards <small>(2012–present)</small>
* Veli-Matti Kananen – keyboards (2012–present)
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
;<big>Former members</big>
;<big>Former members</big>
* Altti Veteläinen – bass guitar <small>(1998–2001)</small>
* Altti Veteläinen – bass guitar (1998–2001)
* Petri Sankala – drums <small>(1998–2001)</small>
* Petri Sankala – drums (1998–2001)
* Antti-Matti Talala – keyboards <small>(1999)</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metalfromfinland.com/people/209/Antti-Matti+'Antza'+Talala |title=Antti-Matti "Antza" Talala Biography |publisher=Metal from Finland |access-date=2010-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114212008/http://metalfromfinland.com/people/209/Antti-Matti+'Antza'+Talala |archive-date=14 January 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* Antti-Matti Talala – keyboards (1999)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metalfromfinland.com/people/209/Antti-Matti+'Antza'+Talala |title=Antti-Matti "Antza" Talala Biography |publisher=Metal from Finland |access-date=2 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114212008/http://metalfromfinland.com/people/209/Antti-Matti+'Antza'+Talala |archive-date=14 January 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Pasi Hiltula – keyboards <small>(1999–2004)</small>
* Pasi Hiltula – keyboards (1999–2004)
* Marco Sneck – keyboards<small>(2004–2011)</small>
* Marco Sneck – keyboards (2004–2011)
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== Discography ==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}

'''Studio albums'''
* ''[[Swamplord]]'' (2000)
* ''[[They Will Return]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Swampsong]]'' (2003)
* ''[[The Black Waltz]]'' (2006)
* ''[[For the Revolution]]'' (2008)
* ''[[12 Gauge (Kalmah album)|12 Gauge]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Seventh Swamphony]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Palo (album)|Palo]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Kalmah (album)|Kalmah]]'' (2023)

{{col-3}}

'''Demos and EPs'''
::As Ancestor
* ''Ethereal Devotion'' (1992)
* ''Material World God'' (1993)
* ''With No Strings Attached'' (1995)
* ''Tomorrow'' (1997)
* ''Under the Burbot's Nest'' (1998)
::As Kalmah
* ''Svieri Obraza'' (1999) − promo
* ''Demo 2004'' (2004)

{{col-3}}

'''Videos'''
* ''Withering Away'' (2000)
* ''The Groan of Wind'' (2006)
* ''12 Gauge'' studio diary in seven parts (2009)<ref name=kalmahik>{{YouTube|user = Kalmahik|Kalmahik's Channel}}</ref>
* ''[[12 Gauge (Kalmah album)#"12 Gauge" music video|12 Gauge]]'' (2010) (music video)
* ''Seventh Swamphony'' (2013)
* ''Evil Kin'' (2018)
* ''Blood Ran Cold'' (2018)
* ''Take Me Away'' (2018)
{{col-end}}


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Commons category-inline|Kalmah}}
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|http://www.kalmah.com}}
* {{Official website|http://www.kalmah.com}}
*{{allmusic}}


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[[Category:Musical groups established in 1999]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1999]]
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Latest revision as of 07:53, 18 November 2024

Not to be confused with Almah (band).

Kalmah
Kalmah performing at Jalometalli Metal Music Festival in 2008
Kalmah performing at Jalometalli Metal Music Festival in 2008
Background information
Also known asAncestor (1991–1998)
OriginPudasjärvi, Finland
GenresMelodic death metal, power metal
Years active1991–present
LabelsSpinefarm, 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

Kalmah is a Finnish melodic death metal[1] band from Pudasjärvi[2][3][4] that formed in 1998.[5][6] 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".[7]

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.[8]

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

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Main article: 12 Gauge (Kalmah album)

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.[9]

Recording and mixing took place from May to August at Tico-Tico Studios in Finland,[10] and mastering for the disc took place at the Cutting Room in Sweden.[11]

The track "Bullets Are Blind" was released in December 2009 on a two-CD collection included with the 35th anniversary issue of Soundi magazine.[12]

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.[13]

Seventh Swamphony

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Main article: Seventh Swamphony

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.[11]

In April 2013, it was announced that the band will release their seventh studio album, Seventh Swamphony, on 17 June.[14]

Palo

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Kalmah's eighth album, Palo, was released on 6 April 2018.[15] A single from the album, "Evil Kin" was released on 9 February 2018.

Kalmah

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In March 2023, the band announced their self-titled ninth album would be released on 26 May.[16]

Musical style

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The band's musical style is primarily classified as melodic death metal with their sound including strong influences of power metal, thrash metal and black metal. Musically, the band has been compared to fellow Finnish metal acts Children of Bodom, Norther and Wintersun.

Band members

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

Timeline

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Discography

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References

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  1. ^ Sweeney, Brian (19 April 2008). "Antti Kokko of Kalmah". Metal Review. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Band biography". Tartarean Desire. Archived from the original on 18 April 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  3. ^ Pigeon, Tim (22 February 2006). ""The Black Waltz" Album Review". Metal Review. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Kalmah". metalunderground.com. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  5. ^ Kalmah. "Kalmah - Swamp Metal". kalmah.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Kalmah – For the Revolution (Advance)". Releaselog. 28 April 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  7. ^ Renner, Christian (3 November 2001). "Interview with guitarist Antti Kokko". The Metal Crypt. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  8. ^ "Artist Profile: Kalmah". eventseeker.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Kalmah – One of Fail". Last.fm. Retrieved 23 February 2010. [dead link‍]
  10. ^ "Kalmah – Web Gauge (studio diary)". Kalmah.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  11. ^ a b Kalmah. "Kalmah - Swamp Metal". kalmah.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Soundi.fi 35 vuotta – 36 biisiä". Archived from the original on 16 September 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  13. ^ "Kalmah: 12 Gauge LP - Svart Records". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  14. ^ Blabbermouth (3 April 2013). "KALMAH To Release 'Seventh Swamphony' In June". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  15. ^ Kelly, Kim (3 April 2018). "Men Ruined Melodic Death Metal for Me But Kalmah Saved It". Vice. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  16. ^ "KALMAH Announce Self-Titled Album; New Single Out Friday". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  17. ^ "Antti-Matti "Antza" Talala Biography". Metal from Finland. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  18. ^ Kalmahik's Channel's channel on YouTube
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