Dolorian

Dolorian
Origin	Oulu, Finland
Genres	Doom metal, avant-garde metal
Years active	1997–present (on hold since 2006)
Label	Wounded Love Records
Website	Official website

Dolorian is a doom metal band from Oulu, Finland, founded in mid-1997 as a duo consisting of A. Haapapuro and A. Kukkohovi. Their combination of varied songs, structures and melodies, several vocal styles, and obscure spiritual lyrics set the band apart from many others in their genre.

Dolorian recorded their first demos at Tico-Tico Studios with temporary keyboard player H. Riihinen. They were subsequently signed with Wounded Love Records. In April 1998 the band, along with their new keyboard player J. Ontero, recorded the debut album When All the Laughter Has Gone. The album was released in 1999. The following year, the band recorded their second album, entitled simply Dolorian. Chronicles of Chaos rated the album nine out of ten, calling it a "remarkable achievement by Dolorian."

In 2002, Dolorian recorded songs for a split release with Shining, but record label problems delayed its release until 2004. In 2006, the band released their third album, Voidwards. The band has been on hold since then. All of its members are involved in dark ambient projects, which has likely shifted their concentration away from Dolorian.

Members

• Anti Ittna Haapapuro – vocals, electric guitar (1997–present)
• Ari Kukkohovi – bass guitar, drums, electric guitar (1997–present)
• Jussi Ontero – keyboard (1998–present)

Discography

• 1999 – When All the Laughter Has Gone
• 2001 – Dolorian
• 2006 – Voidwards

External links

• Dolorian official website
• Dolorian on Encyclopaedia Metallum
• Dolorian on Last.fm (includes music samples)
• Helixes musical collective