Norther

Norther的歷史可以追溯到96年，當(dāng)時Toni Hallio和Petri Lindroos以Requiem的綽號一起與其他兩名成員組建樂隊。不久后這支樂隊便解散了，原先排練的地方也人去樓空了，但一些人留下了并拼湊成一個三人樂隊堅持下來，樂隊找到了一切可以的地方進行排練——在家里，在地下室里，在青年中心，甚至在Hallio祖母家的閣樓里……最后在97年年末，樂隊通過Children of Bodom的Alexander Kuoppala——他也是樂隊的一位好朋友，在著名的Lepakko找到了排練場所，當(dāng)然，這讓這群小伙子激動地話也說不出了，隨后樂隊開始廣泛尋找新隊員，但收效不大。在這個時候Lepakko被Requiem掃地出門，樂隊陣容再次縮減為兩人——Hallio和Lindroos。樂隊經(jīng)過這次巨大震動后，順利地在Nosturi訂到了一個新的排練場所，同時又開始尋找新隊員，準備組成新的樂隊，許多樂手滿懷信心地前去試音，但沒有一個讓樂隊覺得適合他們。然而在2000年年初，樂隊一行終于在Kristian Ranta找到了他們所滿意的吉他手。于是這新組成的三人樂隊開始日以繼夜的排練，而命運的天平也終于開始向他們傾斜。Kristian有兩個弟兄—— Sebastian和Joakim Ekroos，雙雙加入了樂隊，而他們也順利錄制完成了第一張小樣。此時樂隊也改名為如今的Norther。這張小樣非常出色，也得以讓Norther與 Spinefarm唱片公司簽下合同，于是Norther正式踏上自己的演藝生涯的漫長道路……然而由于某些原因Norther后來開除了Ekroos兄弟，樂隊也再次回到了三人組合。但不久后Norther便找到了Jukka Koskinen和Tuomas Planman，這兩人的加入也最終確定下了Norther的固定陣容。隨后錄制完成的“Dreams of Endless War”讓Norther全面步入樂迷們的視野。經(jīng)過這樂隊首張專輯的發(fā)行，Norther前進步伐更加為堅定。人們總是習(xí)慣把Norther與 Children of Bodom拿來一起做比較，這讓樂隊頭疼不已，雖然如此，來自音樂媒體以及樂迷們的反映卻還是相當(dāng)一致的。Norther隨后開始在赫爾辛基附近舉行演出，雖沒有做什么宣傳，但此消息之后就象野火般在全國傳播開來，讓眾多樂隊的歌迷欣喜不已。Norther可以說都是一群相當(dāng)擅長創(chuàng)作的家伙，在樂隊首張專輯在世界范圍內(nèi)發(fā)行之前，他們新的音樂素材就已經(jīng)能做另一張專輯出來了。Norther的新專輯“Mirror of Madness”在非凡的制作人Anssi Kippo幫助下，完成于著名的Astia錄音棚。這張專輯相當(dāng)動人，可以說是樂隊前進中堅實的一步，延續(xù)著繼前一張專輯“Dreams of Endless War”所給歌迷們帶來的聽覺沖擊。這張專輯通過與現(xiàn)代黑死音樂中猛烈極端之感的完美結(jié)合，發(fā)展了Norther原先的音樂風(fēng)格，成為一種富有包容性的金屬風(fēng)格。Norther音樂中狂暴的激情在這張“Mirror of Madness”中被表現(xiàn)得異常憤怒而徹底，聽眾會不由自主地隨著那怒火噴射出的旋律——或者簡單說，就是蠻橫殘忍的節(jié)奏晃動起自己的腦袋。相信 Norther一定會讓你無法自拔，而且會讓你立刻喜歡上他們。 Originally known as Requiem, the Finnish metal band Norther came together as a result of the collaboration of Toni Hallio and Petri Lindroos. After a spell working out the bugs, the pair were joined by Kristian Ranta on guitar and clean vocals, and Norther was born. The rhythm section was rounded out with the addition of Tuomas Planman, and for the odd flourish or two, keyboardist and synth-player Jukka Koskinen came on board. The band released their first album, Dreams of Endless War, in 2002. A top twenty hit in their home country, Dreams of Endless War led to studio time with Anssi Kippo, who manned the helm for their follow-up in 2003, Mirror of Madness. With Mirror almost breaking the top ten, Norther landed themselves a touring support slot with Dimmu Borgir and Hypocrisy later that year. While the third chapter of Norther, Death Unlimited, wasn't the hit the previous platter was, it led to more shows, and more noteriety. 2005, besides an EP release, found the band working with legendary metal producer Fredrik Nordström (producer of work by other metal legends such as At the Gates and Opeth) on their next opus, the January 2006 release, Till Death Unites Us. Before the release however, Hallio left Norther, and was replaced by Hikki Saari. The album was a huge hit in Finland, hitting number six, and the band spent the better part of the next year and half touring behind it. 2008 marked the band's first release for Century Media, simply titled N. 更多>>