Kalevala (ita)

Members :
Daniele Zoncheddu - Guitar, choir
Simone Casula - Vocals
Emiliano Occhi - Bass
Dario Caradente - Flute, whistle
Arjuna Iacci - Accordion, mandolin, percussion
Tommy Celletti - Drums

Bio :
Kalevala is a Folk Metal/Celtic band from Italy born in 1995. Do not mess up with the Kalevala one from Russia.

Quote:

All this is the "Kalevala".

The shaman, the medicine man, the bard or the wizard, all speak to the Gods and to the Fathers,they preserve the tradition and free primeval instincts of war, orgies and dance... we call this Rock'n'Roll.
Epic and harvest moved on the same level, asceticism and orgiastic rites were two faces of the same god.
We took this as our initial inspiration in 1995.

lol! nice view.^^

When I discovered them, I thought they were Celtic Folk and no wonder since they are pretty inspired by Celtic music, legends & culture but then, by the time, I noticed some metal appeared in their music. Black Sabbath & Skyclad are some of their influences as well. From their website's written "hard rock with celtic elements", but after some talks with them, & according to my ears, we rather considered Kalevala as a Folk Metal band. And btw like they say themselves "we were too metal for some and too folk for others" So I think "Folk Metal" fits fine. Viking

Discography :
1998: Fall (4 tracks demo)
2003: Worlds End Inn EP [ review ]
2004: Quinze Marins
2008: Quinze Marins – Remasters
2008: Rigmarole – Promo
2010: Musicanti di Brema

You'll find here their website (click on Kalevala logo) & their myspace.
Concerts page on Sword Chant

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Some philosophy lessons are needed for anyone :

Artist is the one that creates art to be seen/heard for free and people gives whatever money if they want to or not.
Craftsman is the one that creates art to be sold.

Musicanti di Brema is delayed to the next year.

by the way, nobody listened to them ?

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Some philosophy lessons are needed for anyone :

Artist is the one that creates art to be seen/heard for free and people gives whatever money if they want to or not.
Craftsman is the one that creates art to be sold.

"Musicanti di Brema"? "Bremer Stadtmusikanten"? It's a German tale taking place in the city of Bremen. Quite popular. Am curious about what they'll do with it! :]

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Musicanti di Brema will be released next month!

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Some philosophy lessons are needed for anyone :

Artist is the one that creates art to be seen/heard for free and people gives whatever money if they want to or not.
Craftsman is the one that creates art to be sold.

Dragonhead wrote:

Musicanti di Brema will be released next month!

Nope... I found that new on their website but its wrong...
After some talks with them, I learnt their album will be released in april/may...

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Some philosophy lessons are needed for anyone :

Artist is the one that creates art to be seen/heard for free and people gives whatever money if they want to or not.
Craftsman is the one that creates art to be sold.

New official webaddress : www.kalevalahms.com
the other one is dead.

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Some philosophy lessons are needed for anyone :

Artist is the one that creates art to be seen/heard for free and people gives whatever money if they want to or not.
Craftsman is the one that creates art to be sold.