Finnish melodic death powerhouses Kalmah bring their \’King of the Swamp\’ tour to Beijing. 90/120 RMB
The story of Kalmah begun in 1991 when Pekka Kokko (v, g) and Petri Sankala founded Ancestor. After 2 demos Antti Kokko joined the band to handle the po- sition of lead guitarist. In 1998 after all in all 5 melodic thrash/speed/death metal demos and 5 different bass players it was time to clear the table. Ancenstor was bur- ied and refounded as Kalmah. The line- up was completed by keyboard player Pasi Hiltula. Kalmah began to write songs for a pro- motional CD entitled Svieri Obraza. With this demo, they acquired a recording con- tract with Spinefarm Records and headed to Tico-Tico Studios to record their debut album, Swamplord. By November 2001, they returned to Tico-Tico Studios to record their sec- ond studio album, They Will Return. By this time, Veteläinen and Sankala were replaced by Timo Lehtinen on bass and Janne Kusmin on drums, respectively. In 2002, Kalmah played shows in Finland and at Wacken Open Air. In February 2003, they recorded their third studio al- bum, Swampsong. In 2004, keyboardist Pasi Hiltula left and was replaced by Marco Sneck. The band released The Black Waltz in 2006 and For the Revolution in 2008. Kalmah toured in Canada and Finland to promote the latter album. Kalmah\’s sixth studio album, 12 Gauge was released in Japan, Europe and North America, 2010. Year 2012 was time for changes. Marco step aside and Veli-Matti Kananen stepped in. The band released seventh studio al- bum, Seventh Swamphony 2013. 180/260 RMB
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