Tomi Juhani Joutsen[1] (born 30 April 1975) is a Finnish musician, best known as the vocalist/frontman of the heavy metal band Amorphis (2005–),[2]. He is also a member of Corpse Molester Cult (2008-), as a guitarist and backing vocalist, and Hallatar (2017-), as a vocalist. He is the former lead vocalist of Käsi / Funeral Jacket (1995-1999) and Nevergreen / Sinisthra (2002-2008), as well as the former drummer of The Candles Burning Blue and Feelings.
Tomi Joutsen | |
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 Tomi Joutsen at Rockharz Open Air 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 30 April 1975 Lohja, Finland |
| Genres | Melodic death metal, gothic metal, death metal, progressive metal, folk metal |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, drums |
| Years active | 1995– |
| Labels | Nuclear Blast (with Amorphis) |
Joutsen performs both harsh and clean baritone vocals, a contrast to the traditional heavy metal and punk rock-style high-pitched vocals of previous Amorphis singer, Pasi Koskinen. Joutsen's vocal range has been compared to gothic metal vocalists Nick Holmes and Peter Steele.[3]
Discography edit
Käsi / Funeral Jacket edit
Käsi edit
- Käsi - Demo (1995)
- Käsi - EP (1997)
Funeral Jacket edit
- Rock You Vol 1. (1999)
Nevergreen /Sinisthra edit
Nevergreen edit
- Slowly Getting There (2002)
- Softly Whispering Mountains to Gravel (2002)
- Effortlessly Improving on Perfection (2003)
- Empty Banalities Adorned with Dashing Eloquence (2004)
Sinisthra edit
- Last of the Stories of Long Past Glories (2005)
- Sinisthra Promo 2008 (2008)
Amorphis edit
- Eclipse (2006)
- Silent Waters (2007)
- Skyforger (album) (2009)
- Forging the Land of Thousand Lakes (2010)
- Magic & Mayhem - Tales from the Early Years (2010)
- The Beginning of Times (2011)
- Circle (2013)
- Under the Red Cloud (2015)
- An Evening with Friends at Huvila (2017)
- Queen of Time (2018)
- Live at Helsinki Ice Hall (2021)
- Halo (2022)
Corpse Molester Cult edit
- The Untitled Corpse Molester Cult (2008)
- Benedictus Perverticus (2015)
Hallatar edit
- No Stars Upon The Bridge (2017)
Guest Vocalist edit
- Pretty White Dress - Marenne - (2007)
- Don't Fall Asleep (Horror Pt. 2) / Hope - Swallow the Sun - (2007)
- (Tracks 2, 5, 6, 10 & 11) - Carrion - Discard (2007)
- Spoknebone - Release Date - Waltari (2007)
- Star - Dirt Metal - Thunderstone (2009)
- The Plague of a Coming Age & Boiling Heart of the North - The Plague of a Coming Age - October Falls (2013)
- Meidänkaltaisillemme - Elokuutio - Stam1na (2016)
- Lost in Wars - Bringer of Pain - Battle Beast (2017)
- Needles and Kin - Verkligheten - Soilwork (2019)
References edit
- ^ "A NEW DAY". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ Blabbermouth (9 January 2005). "AMORPHIS Announce New Singer". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Artists :: Tomi Joutsen" (in French). Metalweb. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
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