Moonsorrow

Moonsorrow is a pagan/fowk metal baund formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 1995. The baund caw thair soond "epic heathen metal" an try tae distance themselves frae the term "viking metal" as much as possible, as the vast majority o thair leerics dae no concern Vikings, syne thay ar Finnish, nae Norse.

Leerics

Moonsorrow's leerics draw inspiration frae Finnish mythology, legends an poetry; syne Tämä Ikuinen Talvi thay hae been written exclusively in Finnish. For instance, the sang "Sankaritarina" frae Voimasta Ja Kunniasta features leerics directly translated frae Hávamál.

Politics

In Aprile 2008, Moonsorrow an ither performers on the fowk metal festival Paganfest wur accuised o bein Nazis, racists, an fascists frae the German organisations Antifa an BIFF (Berliner Institut für Faschismusforschung). Ville Sorvali o Moonsorrow an Heri Joensen o Týr issued a jynt video statement tae refute thir accusations, notin that the baunds ar in nae wey connectit tae fascist groups an actually ar against fascism. Guitarist Mitja Harvilahti told the German Feindesland webzine that the baund haes nane ava' tae dae wi fascism, an Mitja personally "strangly despises racists an Nazis."

Members

• Henri Sorvali – guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Ville Sorvali – bass guitar, vocals
• Mitja Harvilahti – guitar, backing vocals
• Markus Eurén – keyboards
• Marko Tarvonen – drums, backing vocals

Guests

• Thomas Väänänen (Thyrfing) – guest vocals on Viides Luku - Hävitetty
• Hittavainen (Korpiklaani) – fiddle, jouhikko, recorder
• Janne Perttilä (Rytmihäiriö) – guitar (live), backing vocals

Discography

Studio albums

• Suden Uni (2001)
• Voimasta Ja Kunniasta (2001)
• Kivenkantaja (2003)
• Verisäkeet (2005)
• Viides Luku – Hävitetty (2007)
• Varjoina kuljemme kuolleiden maassa (2011)
• Jumalten aika (2016)

EPs

• Tulimyrsky (2008)

Demos

• Thorns of Ice (1996, unreleased)
• Promo (1997, unreleased)
• Metsä (1997)
• Tämä Ikuinen Talvi (1999)