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KORPIKLAANI BIOGRAPHY
Korpiklaani (which translates to "Woodland Clan" in English) is a folk metal band from Finland. Korpiklaani is the new name of the band previously called Shaman, that was formed by Jonne Järvelä who still remains the mastermind of Korpiklaani. In contrast to Shaman that recorded songs in the original Sami language, Korpiklaani record most songs in English.
The music of Korpiklaani ranges from the violin-and-guitar paean to the Finnish god of fermentation Pellonpekko, to the "typical" trollish metal Wooden Pints, to Crows Bring The Spring, which is strongly reminiscent of "Ride the Lightning" era of Metallica.
There has been some amount of collaboration between Korpiklaani and Finntroll, as Järvelä provided the yoiking for the title track of their album Jaktens Tid.
In the year 2007 Korpiklaani left Napalm Records to sign with Nuclear Blast Records.
Albums:
Spirit of the Forest (Napalm 2003)
Voice of Wilderness (Napalm 2005)
Tales Along This Road (Napalm 2006)
Tervaskanto (Napalm 2007)
Current Line Up:
Jonne Järvelä - (vocals / guitar)
Kalle "Cane" Savijärvi - (guitar)
Jarkko Aaltonen - (bass)
Jaakko "Hittavainen" Lemmetty - (violin)
Juho "JuhoKusti" Kauppinen - (accordion)
Matti "Matson" Johansson - (drums)
KORPIKLAANI GENRES Folk Metal
KORPIKLAANI LYRICAL THEMES Mythical stories, nature, drinking
KORPIKLAANI ORIGIN Finland (Lahti), formed in 2003
KORPIKLAANI CURRENT RECORD LABEL Nuclear Blast
KORPIKLAANI STATUS Active
KORPIKLAANI CURRENT LINE-UP Jonne Järvelä - vocals, guitar (Shaman (Fin))
Cane - guitar (ex-Supreme Court)
Jarkko Aaltonen - bass
Matti "Matson" Johansson - drums (ex-Crystalic, Falchion, ex-Depravity (Fin), Psychopathic Terror)
Hittavainen - violin, jouhikko, bagpipes, flute (ex-Astral (Fin), Pimentola, Poropetra, The Mist and the Morning Dew)
Juho Kauppinen - accordion (Demonic Cremation, Falchion)
Virva Holtiton (Juha Jyrkäs) - guest kantele, vocals (Poropetra)
KORPIKLAANI PREVIOUS LINE-UP Ali Määttä - drums (2003-2005)
Toni Honkanen - guitar (2003-2005)
Arto Tissari - bass (2003-2005) (Crystalic, ex-Masterstroke (Fin))
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