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Turisas is a Finnish folk 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 combine elements of folk metal and power metal, with strong influences from symphonic metal as well. The album title Battle Metal has given rise to the term “battle metal” being used as a description of folk metal (as stated by Metal Hammer magazine) but it may not be a canonical metal subgenre.
On October 28, 2005, the guitarist Georg Laakso was badly injured in a car accident and due to the extent of his spinal cord injuries, on July 12, 2006 issued a statement of his permanent resignation from the band on the official website. Nevertheless, the band continued to work on their second album, titled The Varangian Way, which was released in early 2007. Jussi Wickström recorded all guitars on the album.
Mathias Nygård revealed in the January 2007 edition of Terrorizer magazine that the touring musicians Hannes Horma, Olli Vänskä, Janne Mäkinen and Antti Laurila had been added to the band as full-time members, taking them up to an 8-piece act. It later turned out that of the two accordion players, only Mäkinen had become an official member. Laurila is no longer a touring musician fo...
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Top 10 Turisas Songs
Rasputin
Battle Metal
Stand Up And Fight
To Holmgard And Beyond
The March Of The Varangian Guard
Hunting Pirates
A Portage To The Unknown
Take The Day!
As Torches Rise
One More
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Top 10 Turisas Albums
Battle Metal
Stand Up and Fight
The Varangian Way
Turisas2013
Rasputin (Single)
Rasputin
The Heart of Turisas
To Holmgard And Beyond
Stand Up And Fight (Incl. Bonustrack)
Battle Metal (Deluxe Edition)
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