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
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-Ensiferum, ex-Arthemesia, ex-Immemorial, ex-Lost Alone
Kai Hahto	Drums (2004-present)
See also: Trees of Eternity, Nightwish (live), ex-Cartilage, 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: Martin Beck's Induction, ex-Imperanon
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-The Nibiruan, ex-Kiuas
Past
Oliver Fokin	Guitars (2004)
See also: ex-Ensiferum, ex-Arthemesia, ex-Immemorial
Current (Live)
Timo Häkkinen	Drums (2015-2016, 2017-present)
See also: Crippler, Serocs, Kataplexia (live), Vile (live), Where Victims Lie, ex-Funeris Nocturnum, ex-Sotajumala, ex-Atakhama, ex-Estrangulados

Jari Mäenpää	Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards (2003-present), Bass (2004)
See also: ex-Ensiferum, ex-Arthemesia, ex-Immemorial, ex-Lost Alone
Kai Hahto	Drums (2004-present)
See also: Trees of Eternity, Nightwish (live), ex-Cartilage, 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: Martin Beck's Induction, ex-Imperanon
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-The Nibiruan, ex-Kiuas

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

Current
Timo Häkkinen	Drums (2015-2016, 2017-present)
See also: Crippler, Serocs, Kataplexia (live), Vile (live), Where Victims Lie, ex-Funeris Nocturnum, ex-Sotajumala, ex-Atakhama, ex-Estrangulados

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Added on: 2004-07-31 06:03:51	Last modified on: 2017-06-11 04:27:47