Battlelore
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This article is about the metal band. For the strategy board game, see BattleLore (board game).
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 Battlelore at Tuska Open Air 2008 |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Finland |
| Genres | Metal music |
| Years active | 1999 - present |
| Labels | Napalm Records |
| Website | http://www.battlelore.net |
| Members | |
| Kaisa Jouhki Tomi Mykkänen Jussi Rautio Jyri Vahvanen Timo Honkanen Maria Honkanen Henri Vahvanen |
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| Past members | |
| Miika Kokkola Patrik Mennander Tommi Havo Gorthaur |
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Battlelore is a metal band from Lappeenranta, Finland. All of Battlelore's lyrics concern J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth.
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[edit] Style
Battlelore mixes female vocals with harsh male growling in "beauty and the beast" duet,[1] backed by heavy guitar riffing and occasional keyboard interludes. The band's style takes elements from gothic metal, folk metal, power metal, and melodic death metal. Because of the ambiguity of Battlelore's music, different reviewers have labeled the band with each of these, as well as idiosyncratic terms such as "epic metal" or "fantasy metal".[2]
Battlelore's songs are all centered around J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. Tolkien inspiration also includes a distinctive stage pseudo-medieval dress and make-up.
[edit] Members
[edit] Current members
- Kaisa Jouhki – vocals
- Tomi Mykkänen – vocals
- Jussi Rautio – guitar
- Jyri Vahvanen – guitar
- Timo Honkanen – bass
- Henri Vahvanen – drums
- Maria Honkanen – keyboards, Flute
[edit] Former members
- Miika Kokkola – bass
- Patrik Mennander – vocals
- Tommi Havo – vocals, lead guitar
- Gorthaur – drums
[edit] Guest musicians
- Erik Zacharias – syntesizer
- Jyrki Myllärien – classical guitar
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio Albums
- ...Where the Shadows Lie (2002)
- Sword's Song (2003)
- Third Age of the Sun (2005)
- Evernight (2007)
- The Last Alliance (2008)
- Doombound (2011)
[edit] Promo albums
- Warrior's Tale (1999)
- Dark Fantasy (2000)
[edit] DVDs
- The Journey (2004)
[edit] Videos
- "Journey to Undying Lands" (2002)
- "Storm of the Blades" (2005)
- "House of Heroes" (2007)
- "Third Immortal" (2008)
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