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Kalmah

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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
Genres
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 band from Pudasjärvi[1] formed in 1998.[2] Less than a year after its formation, Kalmah signed to 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 metal band Ancestor. After Ancestor had recorded two demos, lead guitarist Antti Kokko joined the band. 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 wrote songs for the promotional CD Svieri Obraza. With this demo, they signed with Spinefarm Records and headed to Tico-Tico Studios to record their debut album, Swamplord, 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 with bassist Timo Lehtinen and drummer Janne Kusmin, 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 with Marco Sneck. The band released The Black Waltz in 2006 and For the Revolution in 2008. Kalmah toured Canada and Finland to promote the latter album.

12 Gauge

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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 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

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In 2012, Kalmah finished filming a new music video for their upcoming album, to be released in 2013. The band kept fans up to date with their process via Facebook by uploading different photos, as well as a short behind-the-scenes video from the day of filming their video. They announced that they had six songs finished, and they planned to enter the studio in January 2013.

The artwork for their seventh studio album was created by Juha Vuorma, the artist behind the art of Kalmah's first three albums.[7]

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

Palo

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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

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

Musical style

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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
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. ↑ Multiple sources:
    • "Band biography". Tartarean Desire. Archived from the original on 18 April 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
    • Pigeon, Tim (22 February 2006). "'The Black Waltz' Album Review". Metal Review. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
    • "Kalmah". metalunderground.com. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Multiple sources:
  3. ↑ Renner, Christian (3 November 2001). "Interview with guitarist Antti Kokko". The Metal Crypt. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  4. ↑ "Artist Profile: Kalmah". eventseeker.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Kalmah – One of Fail". Last.fm. Retrieved 23 February 2010. [dead link]
  6. ↑ "Kalmah – Web Gauge (studio diary)". Kalmah.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  7. 1 2 Kalmah. "Kalmah - Swamp Metal". kalmah.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "Soundi.fi 35 vuotta – 36 biisiä". Archived from the original on 16 September 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  9. ↑ "Kalmah: 12 Gauge LP - Svart Records". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  10. ↑ Blabbermouth (3 April 2013). "KALMAH To Release 'Seventh Swamphony' In June". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  11. ↑ Kelly, Kim (3 April 2018). "Men Ruined Melodic Death Metal for Me But Kalmah Saved It". Vice. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  12. ↑ "KALMAH Announce Self-Titled Album; New Single Out Friday". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  13. ↑ Tok, Korhan (17 June 2023). "Kalmah – Kalmah". Metalperver (in Turkish). Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  14. ↑ Sweeney, Brian (19 April 2008). "Antti Kokko of Kalmah". Metal Review. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  15. ↑ "KALMAH revela detalles de su nuevo álbum". METALROCK CLUB. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  16. ↑ "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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