Alamaailman Vasarat

Alamaailman Vasarat
Alamaailman Vasarat at Roskilde Festival 2009
Background information
Origin	Finland
Genres	World music, avant-garde, progressive metal, klezmer
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Laskeuma Records, Nordic Notes, Wolfgang Records, Johanna Kustannus Oy
Members	Jarno Sarkula Jarkko Niemelä Miikka Huttunen Tuukka Helminen Marko Manninen Santeri Saksala
Past members	Teemu Hänninen Erno Haukkala

Alamaailman Vasarat (translated: "The Hammers of the Underworld"^[1]) is an avant-garde Finnish musical group formed in 1997.^[2] Their music is influenced by European folk, klezmer, jazz and metal.^[3]

Band members

The names of the band members are taken from various sources.^[4][1]

• Jarno Sarkula (sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor and bass saxophones, clarinet, contrabass clarinet, various ethnic woodwind instruments)
• Jarkko Niemelä (trumpet, alto horn)
• Miikka Huttunen (pump organ, grand piano, keyboards, melodica)
• Tuukka Helminen (cello)
• Marko Manninen (cello, theremin)
• Santeri Saksala (drums, percussion)

Discography

The info for the following discography is taken from various sources.^[5][6][1]

• Vasaraasia (2000)
• Käärmelautakunta (2003)
• Kinaporin Kalifaatti (with Tuomari Nurmio) (2005)
• Palataan Aasiaan (2005, DVD)
• Maahan (2007)
• Huuro Kolkko (2009)
• Haudasta lomilla, DVD (2010)
• Valta (2012)

References

1. Orens, Geoff. "Alamaailman Vasarat - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
2. "ALAMAAILMAN VASARAT Huuro Kolkko music review by justaguy". Progarchives.com. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
3. Patrick Saad, Valta album review, Lebmetal.com, retrieved 2012-09-22
4. "» MEMBERS Alamaailman Vasarat Home Page". Vasarat.com. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
5. "Alamaailman Vasarat Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
6. "ALAMAAILMAN VASARAT music, discography, MP3, videos and reviews". Progarchives.com. Retrieved 2013-02-05.

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