Unholy (band)

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Unholy
Unholy
Unholy
Background information
Origin Imatra
Genre(s) Doom metal
Years active 1988 - 2002
Label(s) Avantgarde Music

Unholy was a Finnish avant-garde [1] doom metal band. Formed in 1988, it was one of the first doom metal groups in their home country.

Unholy originally started as a black/doom hybrid under the name Holy Hell. After recording its first demo, "Kill Jesus", they changed their name to Unholy. The band achieved underground popularity with its next demo and the 1991 EP Trip to Depressive Autumn, and signed with Lethal Records, an Austrian record label that released the band's first album, From the Shadows, in 1993. Unholy then signed with Avantgarde Music for the next album, The Second Ring of Power, but disbanded soon after its release in 1994. However, they re-formed only two years later. [2]

Unholy released their last two albums, Rapture and Gracefallen, also through Avantgarde Music. The band announced they were splitting up on March 25, 2002. [3]

Contents

[edit] Final line-up

  • Pasi Äijö – vocals and bass guitar
  • Ismo Toivonen – guitars
  • Jade Vanhala – guitars
  • Jan Kuhanen – drums
  • Veera Muhli – vocals and keyboards (The Mist and the Morning Dew, ex-Korpiklaani)

[edit] Former members

  • Jarkko Toivonen – guitars

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • From the Shadows (1993)
  • The Second Ring of Power (1994)
  • Rapture (1998)
  • Gracefallen (1999)

[edit] EPs

  • Trip to Depressive Autumn (1991)

[edit] Demos

  • Kill Jesus (1989)
  • Procession of Black Doom (1990)
  • Demo 11.90 (1990)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Tartarean Desire - Unholy biography
  2. ^ All Music Guide - Unholy biography
  3. ^ Doom-metal.com - Interview with Ismo Toivonen

[edit] External links

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