Finntroll

Finntroll is a folk metal band from Finland. Their rather unique sound combines elements of both death metal and Finnish polka, called humppa. Although it is a Finnish band, Finntroll's lyrics are in Swedish, because Swedish ju

Finntroll is a folk metal band from Finland. Their rather unique sound combines elements of both death metal and Finnish polka, called humppa. Although it is a Finnish band, Finntroll's lyrics are in Swedish, because Swedish just sounds "damn trollish", according to the band's first vocalist, Katla (who speaks Swedish as a native language).

Finntroll was founded in 1997, by Teemu Raimoranta, guitarist of Impaled Nazarene, and J. Jämsen. Their first demo, Rivfader, was recorded about a year later, in 1998. After the demo recording, the other members of the band, Samu Ruotsalainen (from Barathrum and Rapture), Samuli Ponsimaa, Henri Sorvali (from Moonsorrow) and Sami Uusitalo joined the band. The record label Spinefarm got interested in the band then, and made a contract, yielding the album Midnattens Widunder (English: The Monster of Midnight) (1999) as a result.