Kivimetsän Druidi was a Finnish metal band from Kouvola. 'Kivimetsän Druidi' is Finnish for "druid of the stone forest".
Kivimetsän Druidi | |
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| Also known as | KmD |
| Origin | Kouvola, Finland |
| Genres | Symphonic metal Folk metal Black metal |
| Years active | 2002 – 2017 |
| Labels | Century Media |
| Past members | Joni Koskinen Antti Koskinen Antti Rinkinen Simo Lehtonen Atte Marttinen Leeni-Maria Hovila Ville Ryöti Jani Rämä Jouni Riihelä Annika Laaksonen Lukas Pearsall Jenni Onishko |
| Website | http://www.kivimetsandruidi.com/ |
Band history edit
Their lyrics are based on the fantasy novel Joni Koskinen's writing. The novel tells a story from The Land of the Crystal Mountain and Stone Forest.
'KmD' originally started as a two-man project by the Koskinen brothers. Joni Koskinen's biggest influence has been Moonsorrow. Yet each band member has their own personal influences.
After releasing numerous demos and EPs, Kivimetsän Druidi finally signed a record deal with Century Media in 2008. The debut album titled Shadowheart was released in October 2008. All the EPs and demos were self-released.
Members edit
Former members edit
- Leeni-Maria Hovila - female vocals (2008-2017)
- Joni Koskinen - male vocals, lead guitar (2002-2017)
- Antti Koskinen - keyboards (2002-2017)
- Antti Rinkinen - guitar (2004-2017)
- Simo Lehtonen - bass guitar (2007-2017)
- Atte Marttinen - drums (2007-2017)
- Ville Ryöti - drums (2005–2007)
- Jani Rämä - drums (2004–2005) (became a technician for the band)
- Jouni Riihelä - bass (2004–2006)
- Annika Laaksonen - female vocals (2004–2006)
- Lukas Pearsall - synth (2004–2007)
- Jenni Onishko - female vocals (2006–2008)
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
- Shadowheart (2008)
- Betrayal, Justice, Revenge (2010)
EPs edit
- Mustan valtikan aika (2006)
- Taottu (2008)
- The Lost Captains (2016)
Demos edit
- Kristallivuoren maa (2003)
- Taival (2004)
- The New Chapter (2007)