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OLYMPOS MONS BIOGRAPHY
Olympos is a Finnish symphonic power metal band that released its 1st album in 2004 ("Conquistador"). A 2nd album ("Medievil") is planned to be released soon.
Some further biographic information from their website (http://www.olymposmons.com/):
"It was neither the alcohol nor their similar band backgrounds which brought the guitarist Jari Sundström and singer Ian E. Highhill together on a concert evening in a small town in Finland in 2002. It was the passion for melodic, symphonic metal music and one which led the two experienced musicians to the important decision of founding a band with the name of OLYMPOS MONS (the highest mountain on Mars and the largest volcano in our own solar system). It was a decision which would make waves in the world of heavy metal. Thanks to their yearlong activities in various bands they certainly had the right stuff. Jari Sundström feels just as much at home in the world of classical music as he does in rock and metal, has been composing songs for many years and his aggressive style of playing guitar has made him a popular figure on the local scene. For his part, Ian E. Highhill has a voice of exceptional range and is known both as a composer and as the author of dark, romantic lyrics."
OLYMPOS MONS GENRES Power Metal
OLYMPOS MONS LYRICAL THEMES Fantasy, History, Mythology
OLYMPOS MONS ORIGIN Finland (Hanko), formed in 2002
OLYMPOS MONS CURRENT RECORD LABEL Scarlet Records
OLYMPOS MONS STATUS Active
OLYMPOS MONS CURRENT LINE-UP Ian E. Highhill - Vocals
Jari Sundström - Guitar
Krister Lundell - Bass
Mikko Sepponen - Drums (Adamantra, Craydawn)
Vili Ollila - Session synth (ex-Craydawn, TunnelVision, Ari Koivunen)
OLYMPOS MONS PREVIOUS LINE-UP Henrik Tuura - Bass
Raino Simoinen - Drums
Evgenij Voronin - Synth
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