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Finland (1996 – present)

Mokoma is a five piece metal band from Lappeenranta, Finland, formed in 1996. The original lineup was MARKO ANNALA (vocals), Heikki Kärkkäinen (bass) and Janne Hynynen (drums). Their music derives from late 80’s, early 90’s Thrash and Death Metal, but Mokoma also mixes a lot of traditional Finnish melancholy in it’s music. Lyrics are in Finnish and the lyricist Marko Annala is currently considered to be one of the best Finnish lyric writers.

Mokoma’s story is one of the most inspiring in the history of Finnish Metal and music business. Past years of the band has celebrated their unbelievable rise from being the underdogs dropped by a major company to being the top dogs with their own label.

In the late 90’s Finland’s metal scene started booming with bands singing in Finnish. Previously English had been the one and only metal language. Then some bands combined metal guitars with Finnish lyrics. Successful acts were followed by copycats, and the main recipe was to churn out sluggish mid-tempo riffs accompanied by lyrics dwelling in ten different types of misery.

During those days Mokoma was signed to EMI, and Kuisma Aalto joined as a guitarist and Roope Laasonen in keyboards. The band released two albums “Valu” (1999) and “Mokoman 120 päivää” (2001). Before these albums the keyboard player Roope Laaksonen quitted Mokoma, and Tuomo Saikkonen joined as a second guitarist. At that time Mokoma’s sound was closer to grunge influenced rock, with some metal elements emerging occasionally.

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S_Jalo_niminen wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

Eikä mitään hyvää. Toisin sanoen mitäänsanomatonta, mikä on varmaan pahinta musiikissa.

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Valhettelija wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

no ei siinä kyllä mitään vikaakaan ole

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S_Jalo_niminen wrote:
8 days ago

Disco Ensemblehän on tosi hurja. Ei sitä ihan jokainen uskalla kuunnella.

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puska_ wrote:
10 days ago

tikkarikuninkaan emo disco ensemblet ja kumppanithan ne vasta hyviä onki ;(

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Schmusebaerchi wrote:
11 days ago

Join the FINNISH ROCK LEAGUE

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TheLollipopKing wrote:
11 days ago

paska

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wilburg1911 wrote:
12 days ago

Vaati kyllä useamman kuuntelukerran kyseinen yhtye jotta pääsi asian YTIMEEN, nääs nääs!

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Valhettelija wrote:
15 days ago

On muuten paras suomalainen bändi koskaan ja yks maailman parhaista bändeistä. Vaikka kuinka monta kertaa sanonu silti te ette tajuu =(((

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Valhettelija wrote:
15 days ago

Disposal, voit olla varma ettei taivu noin nimittäin biisin nimi on Haudan Takaa, ei Haudan Taa :D

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butcheress wrote:
16 days ago

i agree >.> one of the worst finnish bands

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bu-ali666 wrote:
17 days ago

pure shit.

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Disposal wrote:
18 days ago

Wanajassa aukes ainakan "Haudan taa´alla" (ei voi taipua noin), Ankassa missasin perkolaattori sentään...

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Purkaja wrote:
20 days ago

"Kuoleman laulukunnaat" on kuin punaviini, se nimittäin paranee vanhetessaan. Ostin levyn joskus keväällä ja vasta nyt alan saada parhaimmat kiksit, kiitos!

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NightwindK wrote:
20 days ago

Taitaapa olla Haudan Takaa.

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xigu wrote:
21 days ago

Olin kyl kuuntelees mut ei jääny mielee :s

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NightwindK wrote:
24 days ago

Siltä varalta että siellä olis ollu joku turistikin paikalla joka olis eksynyt tänne. ;)

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Valhettelija wrote:
24 days ago

miks se pitin enklanninkielellä kysyä? :D

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NightwindK wrote:
24 days ago

Anyone know what song Mokoma opened their set with in Ankkarock? Eli suomeksi, tietääkö kukaan millä biisillä Mokoma avasi settinsä Ankkarockissa?

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Valhettelija wrote:
27 days ago

Mulla iski kummatkin heti. En tajua mikä vika siinä Entistä... on, hyvä biisi.

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Maelkoch wrote:
27 days ago

Mulla kesti viisi-kuusi kuuntelua ennen kuin aloin jotenkuten pitämään Marraksesta. (Entistä ehompaa en siedä vieläkään...)

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