Wintersun

Country of origin:: Finland
Location:: Helsinki
Status:: Active
Formed in:: 2003

Genre:: Symphonic Melodic Death Metal
Lyrical themes:: Winter, Emotions, Space, Dreams, Death, Time, Nature
Current label:: Nuclear Blast

Years active:: 2003-present

Formed by Jari Mäenpää as a side project when he was in Ensiferum. When the sessions booked for the recording of the first album clashed with an Ensiferum tour, Jari left Ensiferum. The first album was recorded entirely by Jari, apart from the drums which were played by Kai Hahto.

Former Ensiferum drummer Oliver Fokin briefly preceded Teemu Mäntysaari as the second guitarist but left before ...

Complete lineup
Current lineup
Past members
Live musicians

Current
Jari Mäenpää	Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards (2003-present), Bass (2004)
See also: ex-Tuska20, ex-Ensiferum, ex-Arthemesia, ex-Immemorial, ex-Lost Alone
Kai Hahto	Drums (2004-present)
See also: Nightwish (live), ex-Cartilage, ex-Trees of Eternity, ex-Tuska20, ex-Vomiturition, ex-Wings, ex-Rotten Sound, ex-Swallow the Sun, ex-Agressor (live), ex-Arthemesia, ex-Enochian Crescent
Teemu Mäntysaari	Guitars, Vocals (backing) (2004-present)
See also: ex-Imperanon, ex-Tuska20, ex-Induction
Jukka Koskinen	Bass, Vocals (backing) (2005-present)
See also: Naildown, ex-Norther, ex-Amberian Dawn, ex-Cain's Offering, ex-Medieval Art, ex-Whamgraal
Asim Searah	Guitars, Vocals (backing) (2017-present)
See also: Cantilena, Damnation Plan, Selfblind, Killer Kachina, ex-Kiuas, ex-The Nibiruan
Past
Oliver Fokin	Guitars (2004)
See also: ex-Ensiferum, ex-Arthemesia, ex-Immemorial
Current (Live)
Rolf Pilve	Drums (2017-present)
See also: Essence of Sorrow, Megiddon, Random Eyes, Reversion, Status Minor, Stratovarius, The Hypothesis, Samuli Federley (live), The Dark Element (live), Division of the Spoils, Solution .45, ex-Beyond the Dream, ex-Full Scale Conflict, Harri Kauppinen, Nordjärvi, The Magnificent, ex-Amoth, ex-Code for Silence, ex-Dreamtale, ex-Miseration, ex-Sightless
Heikki Saari	Drums (2017-present)
See also: Finntroll, Naildown, Whorion, Tuoni (live), ex-Exsecratus, ex-Norther, ex-Atheme One, ex-Amberian Dawn, ex-Force Majeure, ex-Virtuocity
Past (Live)
Timo Häkkinen	Drums (2015-2016, 2017)
See also: Aeon, ex-Funeris Nocturnum, ex-Sotajumala, ex-Where Victims Lie, ex-Crippler, ex-Serocs, ex-Kataplexia (live), ex-Vile (live), ex-Atakhama, ex-Estrangulados

Jari Mäenpää	Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards (2003-present), Bass (2004)
See also: ex-Tuska20, ex-Ensiferum, ex-Arthemesia, ex-Immemorial, ex-Lost Alone
Kai Hahto	Drums (2004-present)
See also: Nightwish (live), ex-Cartilage, ex-Trees of Eternity, ex-Tuska20, ex-Vomiturition, ex-Wings, ex-Rotten Sound, ex-Swallow the Sun, ex-Agressor (live), ex-Arthemesia, ex-Enochian Crescent
Teemu Mäntysaari	Guitars, Vocals (backing) (2004-present)
See also: ex-Imperanon, ex-Tuska20, ex-Induction
Jukka Koskinen	Bass, Vocals (backing) (2005-present)
See also: Naildown, ex-Norther, ex-Amberian Dawn, ex-Cain's Offering, ex-Medieval Art, ex-Whamgraal
Asim Searah	Guitars, Vocals (backing) (2017-present)
See also: Cantilena, Damnation Plan, Selfblind, Killer Kachina, ex-Kiuas, ex-The Nibiruan

Oliver Fokin	Guitars (2004)
See also: ex-Ensiferum, ex-Arthemesia, ex-Immemorial

Current
Rolf Pilve	Drums (2017-present)
See also: Essence of Sorrow, Megiddon, Random Eyes, Reversion, Status Minor, Stratovarius, The Hypothesis, Samuli Federley (live), The Dark Element (live), Division of the Spoils, Solution .45, ex-Beyond the Dream, ex-Full Scale Conflict, Harri Kauppinen, Nordjärvi, The Magnificent, ex-Amoth, ex-Code for Silence, ex-Dreamtale, ex-Miseration, ex-Sightless
Heikki Saari	Drums (2017-present)
See also: Finntroll, Naildown, Whorion, Tuoni (live), ex-Exsecratus, ex-Norther, ex-Atheme One, ex-Amberian Dawn, ex-Force Majeure, ex-Virtuocity
Past
Timo Häkkinen	Drums (2015-2016, 2017)
See also: Aeon, ex-Funeris Nocturnum, ex-Sotajumala, ex-Where Victims Lie, ex-Crippler, ex-Serocs, ex-Kataplexia (live), ex-Vile (live), ex-Atakhama, ex-Estrangulados

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