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There may be many folk-influenced bands hailing from Finland
nowadays, but Turisas turn out to be the most diverse wild bunch,
daring to even incorporate quite unusual influences as well as
historic elements. “The songs recorded are all very pagan battle
metal, but we've never been afraid of taking our own path and
bending the line between different genres and music styles. After
all music should not be about genres, it's about creating
atmospheres”, explains the Warlord. Check out the modern loops or
retro Hammond organ sounds in “The Land Of Hope And Glory” which
splendidly mingle with its catchy, irresistible violins and the
archaic choirs.
The name:
Turisas is a war god worshipped especially in the Häme –region in
Finland before christianity. The problem with Finnish mythology is
that there are much less sources of written knowledge about it
compared with other cultures, which results in dissenting
information and uncertainty about facts. The name itself has
several writing appearances depending on the source (Tursas,
Turisas, Turilas and Turri) all meaning pretty much the same. The
etymology of the word is somewhat complex: Tursas refers to
mythological giants (as well as sea-creatures in modern Finnish
language), Iku-Turso is somekind of a sea-monster according to
folk poetry, while Meri-Tursas again appears in old spells as a
breeder of disease. The name Turisas stands also pretty near to
the Scandinavian, and better known, fellow-colleagues Týr and
Thor. Also the þurs-giants in Edda poetry are remarkably close in
pronounciation to Turisas.
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Taiston Tie,
The Battle Path
Demo - 1998 |
1.
Taiston Tie
2. Kohti Pohjoista
3. The Tale of the Blacksmith
4. Rae
The first recording which was done under the early band
name Köyliö |
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Promo
Demo - 1999 |
1.
Terra
Tavestorum
2. The Heart of Turisas
The promo was sent to two or three places, the main
purpose being to get gigs. |
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The Heart of
Turisas
EP -
2001 |
1. The Heart
of Turisas
2. Till the Last Man Falls
3. Those Were the Days |
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Battle Metal
2004 |
1. Victoriae &
Triumphi Dominus
2. As Torches Rise
3. Battle Metal
4. The Land Of Hope And Glory
5. The Messenger
6. One More
7. Midnight Sunrise
8. Among Ancestors
9. Sahti-Waari
10. Prologue Of R R R
11. Rexi Regi Rebellis
12. Katuman Kaiku |
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