Battlelore
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| Battlelore | |
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 Left to right: Jyri Vahvanen, Henri Vahvanen, Kaisa Jouhki, Jussi Rautio, Maria, Tomi Mykkänen, Timo Honkanen |
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| Country | Finland |
| Years active | 1999 - present |
| Genres | Epic metal, Heavy metal |
| Labels | Napalm Records |
| Members | Kaisa Jouhki, Tomi Mykkänen, Jussi Rautio, Jyri Vahvanen, Timo Honkanen, Maria, Henri Vahvanen |
| Past members | Miika Kokkola, Patrik Mennander, Tommi Havo, Gorthaur |
- This page is about Battlelore the metal band. For the stragegy board game, see BattleLore (board game).
Battlelore is an Epic Metal band from Lappeenranta, Finland. All of Battlelore's lyrics specifically revolve around people and events in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth.
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[edit] Discography
- Warriors Tale - Promo CD (1999)
- Dark Fantasy - Promo CD (2000)
- ...Where the Shadows Lie - CD (2002)
- Sword's Song - CD (2003)
- The Journey - DVD (2004)
- Third Age of the Sun - CD (2005)
[edit] Line-up
- Kaisa Jouhki - vocals
- Tomi Mykkänen - vocals
- Jussi Rautio - lead guitars
- Jyri Vahvanen - guitars
- Maria - keyboards & flute
- Timo Honkanen - bass
- Henri Vahvanen - drums
Past Members
- Miika Kokkola - Bass
- Patrik Mennander - Vocals
- Tommi Havo - Vocals, Lead guitars
- Gorthaur - Drums
Guest Musicians
- Erik Zacharias - additional synthesizer
- Jyrki Myllärinen - classical guitars
[edit] Background
Jyri Vahvanen and Miika Kokkola founded Battlelore in 1999. The same year their first promo CD "Warrior's Tale" was out to be reviewed by label companies. "Warrior's Tale" failed but the band didn't give up - instead Battlelore strengthened their unique style and pushed harder on forward. In the year 2000 Battlelore had a complete set of new songs and they recorded "Dark Fantasy", their second promotional CD at Music-Bros Studios, Imatra, and made it with time and care. The result was much better than what could be said about "Warrior's Tale". “Dark Fantasy” brought up very nice feedback and Napalm Records asked Battlelore to make one more promotional show out. An untitled three-track promo CD was made in a very little time and it won the hearts of the people at Napalm Records. The recording deal became reality.
