| Turisas |
| Genre(s) |
| Folk/Symphonic Metal |
| Lyrical theme(s) |
| Battles, Journeys, Glory, Mythology, History |
| Origin |
Formed in |
Current label |
Status |
|
Finland
(Hämeenlinna) |
1997 |
Century Media |
Active |
| Current line-up |
Mathias D.G. "Warlord" Nygård - Vocals, Keyboards, Programming (1997-) (Cadacross)
Jussi Wickström - Guitar (1997-)
Hannes "Hannu" Horma - Bass (2004-)
Tuomas "Tude" Lehtonen - Drums, Percussion (1997-)
Olli Vänskä - Violin (2004-)
Netta Skog - Accordion (2008-) | | Former/past member(s) |
Guitar:
Ari Kärkkäinen (1997-1999)
Georg Laakso (1999-2006) (Cadacross)
Bass:
Mikko Törmikoski (1997-2004)
Tino Ahola (2000-2001) (Cadacross)
Keyboards:
Antti Ventola (1997-2007) (Cadacross)
Accordion:
Janne "Lisko" Mäkinen (2007-2008) |
| Additional notes |
Left to right: Wickström, Horma, Nygård, Vänskä, Lehtonen
Formed under the name Köyliö in 1997, the band's name was changed to Turisas between 1998 and 1999. Turisas (Iku-Turso) is the name of a sea monster in Finnish mythlogy, sometimes considered a god of war.
In July 2004, Georg Laakso was stabbed six times in the back after getting in a fight with a stranger, but suffered no serious injuries. On the morning of October 29th 2005 Georg was in a severe car [...]
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| Runehammer | August 18th, 2002 |
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