Катамения (группа)

Катамения
Катамения в Jalometalli 2008
Справочная информация
Источник	Улу , Финляндия
Жанры	Мелодичный блэк -метал , мелодичный дэт -метал
Годы активны	1995 - Present
Ярлыки	Резня
Members	Riku Hopeakoski Juha-Matti Perttunen Mikko Hepo-oja Toni Qvick Sauli Jauhiainen Jussi Sauvola
Past members	See: full listing
Website	catamenia.net

Катамения была финской блэк -металлической группой, основанной в 1995 году Рику Хоупикоски и Мика Тённинг в Оулу . Они были подписаны на рекорды с момента их первых полнометражных залов замороженного севера в 1998 году. По состоянию на 2010 год они выпустили девять альбомов, один EP и один DVD. Они известны частым использованием волков в их искусстве альбома, но группа названа в честь своего рода птицы. Катамения также означает «менструация», которую группа не знала, пока фанат не указал им на них после выпуска своего дебютного альбома.

История

Они выпустили свой первый демонстрационный альбом в своем первом активном году, просто под названием Demo '95 . Их вторая демонстрация, Winds, выпущенная в 1996 году, привела к контракту с четырьмя альбомом с Massacre Records в 1997 году. Их дебютные полнометражные альбомы замораживания замороженного севера были зарегистрированы в сфере коммерции, Бейндерсхайм , Германия , в 1997 году с Герхардом Магином ( Crematory , Mystic Circle ) и был выпущен в 1998 году. Год спустя они записали свой второй альбом Morning Crimson (1999) в Швеции, в Sunlight Studios с Томасом Скогсбергом ( Кататония , расчленение ). Третий альбом группы Eternal Winter был записан в их родной стране в 2000 году в Tico-Tico Studios с Ahti Kortelainen ( Калма , Вечные слезы печали , рассвет реликвии ). Их последний альбом для Massacre Records был под названием Eskhata , выпущенный в 2002 году, записанный в Улу , Финляндия, в Soundmix Studios с продюсером Микой Похджолой ( The Black League ). После выпуска и продвижения Eskhata Catamenia возобновила свой контракт с рекордами Massacre для еще трех альбомов, ссылаясь на хорошие рабочие отношения.

Catamenia faced many line-up changes during the rehearsal of their fifth album, but their line-up steadied and again were a six-piece for its release.

Catamenia recorded their fifth album Chaos Born at Neo Studio in Oulu, Finland with Kari Vähäkuopus and Immu Ilmarinen (Burning Point, Embraze, Afterworld, Sentenced). ChaosBorn combines melodics and aggressive metal. After praise from media and their fans for ChaosBorn, Winternight Tragedies was stated as their sixth studio release, again with Mastervox Studios and producers Kakke Vähäkuopus and Immu Ilmarinen.

While working on Winternight Tragedies, the band encountered problems with collaboration, distance and lack of practice. As a result, line-up changes were made. Vocalist Mika and bassist Timo were replaced by new vocalist O.J. Mustonen and bassist Mikko Hepo-oja.

The album features raw, aggressive and angry songs while still keeping the melodious background intact.

In 2006, their seventh album, Location:COLD was released. Later that year, a DVD entitled, Bringing the Cold to Poland, was released featuring live recordings at the Stodola Club in Warsaw, Poland.

Drummer Veikko Jumisko departed from Catamenia in Spring 2007 because he was not able to join the tour anymore.

The US tour was postponed until 2008, because of promotion problems. A short Canadian tour called Brothers of Cold took place in May 2008.

In May 2008, Olli Mustonen left the band for undisclosed reasons. It is believed since he missed the Canadian tour, he was deemed unreliable. Ari Nissilä will take over lead vocals from now on.

In December 2009 Catamenia started the recording of their upcoming album called Cavalcade. It was released via Massacre Records on 26 February 2010.

In September 2010, Ari Nissilä, Toni Kansanoja, Mikko Nevanlahti and Kari Vähäkuopus decided to leave the band, but already in early October, there were new members attached to the band – bassist Mikko Hepo-oja, drummer Tony Qvick and guitarist Sauli Jauhiainen. Later on the band attached new singer Juha-Matti Perttunen and keyboardist Jussi Sauvola to the band.

Their most recent album, The Rewritten Chapters was released on 27 April 2012.

Band members

Current

• Juha-Matti Perttunen – harsh vocals (2010–present)
• Riku Hopeakoski − lead guitar, backing vocals (1995–present), keyboards (2001–2002)
• Sauli Jauhiainen – rhythm guitar (2010–present)
• Mikko Hepo-oja – bass, backing vocals (2005–2006, 2010–present)
• Jussi Sauvola – keyboards (2011–present)
• Toni Qvick – drums, clean vocals (2010–present)

Former

• Ari Nissilä – guitar (2000–2010), harsh vocals (2008–2010), clean vocals (2002)
• Mikko Nevanlahti – drums (2008–2010)
• Toni Kansanoja – bass, low grunts (2006–2010)
• Kakke Vähäkuopus – clean vocals (2006–2010), rhythm guitar (2010)
• Olli-Jukka Mustonen − harsh vocals (2005–2008)
• Mika Tönning − harsh vocals (1995–2003)
• Sampo Ukkola − guitars (1997–1999)
• Timo Lehtinen − bass (1995–2003) (Kalmah)
• Heidi Riihinen − keyboards (1995–2000)
• Tero Nevala − keyboards, backing (2003–2006)
• Toni Tervo − drums (1995–1999)
• Kimmo 'Sir' Luttinen – drums (1999–2001) (The Black League, Impaled Nazarene)
• Veikko Jumisko − drums (2003–2007)
• Janne Kuzmin – drums (2001–2002)
• Pietu – drums (2002–2003)
• Mikko Nevanlahti - drums (2007–2010)

Guest and session musicians

• Antti Haapsamo − harsh vocals on Location: COLD
• Sir Luttinen − drums on Eternal Winter's Prophecy
• Janne Kusmin − drums on Eskhata

Timeline

Discography

Albums

• Halls of Frozen North (1998)
• Morning Crimson (1999)
• Eternal Winter's Prophecy (2000)
• Eskhata (2002)
• Chaos Born (2003)
• Winternight Tragedies (2005)
• Location: COLD (2006)
• VIII – The Time Unchained (2008)
• Cavalcade (2010)
• The Rewritten Chapters (2012)

Demos/EPs

• Demo '95 (1995)
• Winds (1996)
• Shape Edition (1999)

Compilations

• Massacre's Classix Shape Edition (1999)
• The Best of Catamenia (2013)

Videography

• "Morning Crimson" (music video) (1999)
• "Kuolon Tanssi" (music video) (2003)
• "Tuhat Vuotta" (music video) (2006)
• Bringing the Cold to Poland (DVD) (2006)
• "Location: COLD" (music video) (2006)
• "Cavalcade" (music video) (2010)

Cover songs

• "Fuel for Hatred" (Satyricon) − on Winternight Tragedies
• "I Wanna Be Somebody" (W.A.S.P.) − on Location: COLD
• "From Out of Nowhere" (Faith No More) – on VIII – The Time Unchained
• "Viivakoodit" (Apulanta) – on VIII – The Time Unchained
• "Synti Voittaa" (Shitter Limited) – on VIII – The Time Unchained
• "Angry Again" (Megadeth) – on Cavalcade
• "Farewell" (Sentenced) – on Cavalcade
• "Born to Be My Baby" (Bon Jovi) – on The Rewritten Chapters

Внешние ссылки

• Официальный сайт
• Катамения в Allmusic
• Катамения в рекордах Massacre
• Катамения на металфромфинленде.com