Moonsorrow
Sign in to savethumb|Mitja Harvilahti at 2017 thumb|Janne Perttilä (live guitarist) at Party.San 2017 Moonsorrow is a Finnish pagan metal band formed in Helsinki in 1995. Musically, the band incorporates elements of black metal and folk metal in their sound. The band call their sound "epic heathen metal" and try to distance themselves from the term "Viking metal". They have distanced themselves from other folk metal bands, emphasising that their music is pagan and spiritual and is challenging for its listeners, rather than happy or danceable. The band members have varying levels of pagan belief but they draw
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- Moonsorrow performing in 2024
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- Helsinki, Finland
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- Folk metal, pagan metal, black metal, progressive metal
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- 1995–present
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- Sagittarius Productions, Plasmatica Records, Spinefarm, Century Media
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- Amoral, Barathrum, Finntroll, Barren Earth
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- www.moonsorrow.com
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- Ville SorvaliHenri SorvaliMitja HarvilahtiMarkus EurénMarko Tarvonen
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- www.moonsorrow.com
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- 1995-00-00
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- 1995-00-00
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- 6090
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- History
- Relationship with right-wing extremism
- Lyrics
- Band members
- Guests
- Timeline
- Discography
- Side project: Lakupaavi
- References
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thumb|Mitja Harvilahti at 2017 thumb|Janne Perttilä (live guitarist) at Party.San 2017 Moonsorrow is a Finnish pagan metal band formed in Helsinki in 1995. Musically, the band incorporates elements of black metal and folk metal in their sound. The band call their sound "epic heathen metal" and try to distance themselves from the term "Viking metal". They have distanced themselves from other folk metal bands, emphasising that their music is pagan and spiritual and is challenging for its listeners, rather than happy or danceable. The band members have varying levels of pagan belief but they draw on pagan spirituality for lyrics and inspiration.
==History== The group's earliest formation consisted of cousins Ville Sorvali (vocals and bass) and Henri Sorvali (guitar and keyboards; also keyboards for Finntroll, Barathrum, and session member of Ensiferum) who released various demos that were much more characteristic of melodic black metal than future releases.