Turisas
Sign in to saveTurisas 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.
Key facts
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- Turisas
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- Turisas performing at Metal Frenzy 2018
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- Hämeenlinna, Finland
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- Folk metal, symphonic metal, Viking metal, power metal
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- 1997–2022 (on hiatus)
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- Century Media
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- Mathias NygårdJussi WickströmOlli VänskäJaakko JakkuJesper Anastasiadis
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- See former member section
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- musical group
- Named after
- Iku-Turso
- Genre
- symphonic metal
- Country of origin
- Finland
- Record label
- Century Media Records
- Official website
- www.turisas.com
- Image
- Turisas John Smith 2019 (4) (cropped).jpg
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- Turisas
- inception
- 1997-00-00
- topic has template
- Template:Turisas
- start of work period
- 1997-00-00
- location of formation
- Hämeenlinna
- social media followers
- 27600
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Turisas” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.