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For|the evil female spirit|AjatarInfobox musical artist | name = Ajattara| image =| caption = Ajattara's current line-up| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Helsinki , Finland | genre = atmospheric Black metal , Avant-garde metal , Acoustic music|acoustic | years_active = 1996–present| label = Spinefarm Records | associated_acts = Amorphis Mannhai Shape of Despair Deathchain Shade Empire Trollheim's Grott Waltari Kylähullut To/Die/For#Band history|Mary-Ann Am I Blood Kansan Uutiset (band)|Kansan Uutiset Anima (Finnish band)|Anima Verenpisara HateFrame Northern Discipline Havana Black Road Crew (Finnish band)|Road Crew | website = http://www.ajattara.fi/ www.ajattara.fi| current_members = Itse Ruoja Suruntuoja Kalmos Tohtori Kuolio Tartunta Malakias VI| past_members = Samuel Lempo Ismonster Akir Kalmo Ikkala Orpo Atoni Malakias I Malakias II Malakias III Irstas Raajat Malakias IV Ajattara is a five-piece atmospheric black metal band from Helsinki , Finland . They formed in 1996 and are still active. They are signed to Spinefarm Records and have released six albums, their most recent being Murhat , which was released in early 2011.
Overview
Brief history
Ajattara formed in 1996 as a side project of Amorphis singer Pasi Koskinen .Rivadavia, Eduardo "Allmusic|class=artist|id=p645293/biography|pure_url=yes Ajattara Biography", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation Their first release was a demo tape entitled Helvetissä On Syntisen Taivas which was released in 1998. The band then signed to Spikefarm Records and went on to release three albums - Itse in 2001, Kuolema (album)|Kuolema in 2003 and Tyhjyys . These albums were met with largely good reviews.Citation needed|date=October 2008 Ajattara then went onto release a "Christmas Single" in the Novembers of 2004 and 2005, which is a tradition they have done for the last three years. They were entitled Ilon Juhla (2004) and Joulu (single)|Joulu (2005). The band then went onto release another album in 2006, entitled Äpäre , which was met with similar reviews as their last three albums.Citation needed|date=January 2011 The band continued with the Christmas single tradition of 2004 and 2005 by releasing a single entitled Sika (single)|Sika in 2006.
At the end of 2006 Ajattara's long time group broke up, when Pasi Koskinen made neo-Nazi salutes and other related political statements during a concert.Citation needed|date=May 2010 Ajattara then reformed with a new line up some time during 2007. The band entered the studio on June 1, 2007 to begin recording on the album Kalmanto which was released on September 5, 2007. However, this album was not met with such good reviews as Ajattara's other albums, as some critics said the album sounded chaotic and forced.Citation needed|date=January 2011 In April 2009 Ajattara released their 6th album entitled Noitumaa , this time being an all-acoustic album, which received clearly better reviews than the previous release. http://metalzine.synthasite.com/ajattara---noitumma-review.php http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showreview.php? id=13743& lang=en
Ajattara announced their 7th album to be released on February 2, 2011, named Murhat ( murders in English).
Musical style
Ajattara combine elements of black metal that play a style of black metal not dissimilar to Celtic Frost and to a lesser extent Samael (band)|Samael . The combined use of synthesisers and heavy guitar sounds give Ajattara a distinct "grimey" sound. The lyrical themes of Ajattara usually deal with death, evil and paganism .
Members
Current members
Itse Ruoja Suruntuoja ( Pasi Koskinen ) - vocals, guitar, keyboards (1996-)
Kalmos ( Vesa Wahlroos ) - guitar, backing vocals (2007-)
Tartunta ( Mynni Luukkainen ) - guitar (2010-)
Tohtori Kuolio ( Juha Harju ) - bass, backing vocals (2007-)
Malakias I ( Pekka Sauvolainen ) - drums (1996–2003)
Malakias II ( Jan Rechberger ) - drums (2003–2004)
Malakias III ( Atte Sarkima ) - drums (2004–2007)
Irstas ( Kalle Sundström ) - keyboards (2004–2007)
Raajat ( Janne Immonen (musician)|Janne Immonen ) - keyboards (2007–2010)
Malakias IV ( Tonmi Lillman ) - drums (2007–2010)
Discography
Albums
Itse (March 23, 2001)
Kuolema (album)|Kuolema (March 24, 2003)
Tyhjyys (October 13, 2004)
Äpäre (March 22, 2006)
Kalmanto (September 5, 2007)
Noitumaa (April 22, 2009)
Murhat (February 2, 2011)
Demos
Helvetissä On Syntisen Taivas (October 23, 1998)
Singles
Ilon Juhla (November 24, 2004)
Joulu (Single)|Joulu (November 23, 2005)
Sika (Single)|Sika (November 15, 2006)
Tulppaani (November 28, 2007)
Best of/Compilations
Joululevy (November 25, 2009)
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.ajattara.fi/ Ajattara's official website
http://www.spinefarm.fi/showband.php? id=7 Ajattara's page on Spinefarm Records
http://www.myspace.com/ajattara Ajattara's page on MySpace
http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php? id=2052 Ajattara's page on the Encyclopedia Metallum
http://www.last.fm/music/Ajattara Ajattara's page at Last.fm
http://www.metalfromfinland.com/Ajattara Ajattara at Metal From Finland
DEFAULTSORT:Ajattara Category:Finnish black metal musical groups Category:Musical groups from Helsinki Category:Musical groups established in 1996 Category:Musical quintets
