Turisas

Turisas is a Finnish metal band from Hämeenlinna. They were founded in 1997 by Mathias Nygård and Jussi Wickström, and named after an ancient Finnish god of war.

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Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.name: Turisas
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.image: Turisas Metal Frenzy 2018 60.jpg
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.caption: Turisas performing at Metal Frenzy 2018
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.landscape: Yes
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.background: group_or_band
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.origin: Hämeenlinna, Finland
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.genre: Folk metal, symphonic metal, Viking metal, power metal
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.years_active: 1997–2022 (on hiatus)
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.label: Century Media
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.current_members: Mathias NygårdJussi WickströmOlli VänskäJaakko JakkuJesper Anastasiadis
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.past_members: See former member section

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Official website: www.turisas.com
Image: Turisas John Smith 2019 (4) (cropped).jpg

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inception: 1997-00-00
start of work period: 1997-00-00
social media followers: 27600

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Contents

History
''Battle Metal'' (2004–2007)
''The Varangian Way'' (2007–2010)
''Stand Up and Fight'' (2011–2012)
''Turisas2013'' (2013–present)
Band members
Live and session
Timeline
Discography
Albums
Singles
DVDs
Demos
Videography
References
Literature
External links

Turisas is a Finnish metal band from Hämeenlinna. They were founded in 1997 by Mathias Nygård and Jussi Wickström, and named after an ancient Finnish god of war.

Turisas plays folk metal, incorporating elements of power metal and symphonic metal along with frequent harsh vocals. They are known to play most of their solos on electric violin, as opposed to traditional guitar solos.