Norther的歷史可以追溯到96年，當(dāng)時(shí)Toni Hallio和Petri Lindroos以Requiem的綽號(hào)一起與其他兩名成員組建樂(lè)隊(duì)。不久后這支樂(lè)隊(duì)便解散了，原先排練的地方也人去樓空了，但一些人留下了并拼湊成一個(gè)三人樂(lè)隊(duì)堅(jiān)持下來(lái)，樂(lè)隊(duì)找到了一切可以的地方進(jìn)行排練——在家里，在地下室里，在青年中心，甚至在Hallio祖母家的閣樓里……最后在97年年末，樂(lè)隊(duì)通過(guò)Children of Bodom的Alexander Kuoppala——他也是樂(lè)隊(duì)的一位好朋友，在著名的Lepakko找到了排練場(chǎng)所，當(dāng)然，這讓這群小伙子激動(dòng)地話也說(shuō)不出了，隨后樂(lè)隊(duì)開(kāi)始廣泛尋找新隊(duì)員，但收效不大。在這個(gè)時(shí)候Lepakko被Requiem掃地出門(mén)，樂(lè)隊(duì)陣容再次縮減為兩人——Hallio和Lindroos。樂(lè)隊(duì)經(jīng)過(guò)這次巨大震動(dòng)后，順利地在Nosturi訂到了一個(gè)新的排練場(chǎng)所，同時(shí)又開(kāi)始尋找新隊(duì)員，準(zhǔn)備組成新的樂(lè)隊(duì)，許多樂(lè)手滿懷信心地前去試音，但沒(méi)有一個(gè)讓樂(lè)隊(duì)覺(jué)得適合他們。然而在2000年年初，樂(lè)隊(duì)一行終于在Kristian Ranta找到了他們所滿意的吉他手。于是這新組成的三人樂(lè)隊(duì)開(kāi)始日以繼夜的排練，而命運(yùn)的天平也終于開(kāi)始向他們傾斜。Kristian有兩個(gè)弟兄—— Sebastian和Joakim Ekroos，雙雙加入了樂(lè)隊(duì)，而他們也順利錄制完成了第一張小樣。此時(shí)樂(lè)隊(duì)也改名為如今的Norther。這張小樣非常出色，也得以讓Norther與 Spinefarm唱片公司簽下合同，于是Norther正式踏上自己的演藝生涯的漫長(zhǎng)道路……然而由于某些原因Norther后來(lái)開(kāi)除了Ekroos兄弟，樂(lè)隊(duì)也再次回到了三人組合。但不久后Norther便找到了Jukka Koskinen和Tuomas Planman，這兩人的加入也最終確定下了Norther的固定陣容。隨后錄制完成的“Dreams of Endless War”讓Norther全面步入樂(lè)迷們的視野。經(jīng)過(guò)這樂(lè)隊(duì)首張專輯的發(fā)行，Norther前進(jìn)步伐更加為堅(jiān)定。人們總是習(xí)慣把Norther與 Children of Bodom拿來(lái)一起做比較，這讓樂(lè)隊(duì)頭疼不已，雖然如此，來(lái)自音樂(lè)媒體以及樂(lè)迷們的反映卻還是相當(dāng)一致的。Norther隨后開(kāi)始在赫爾辛基附近舉行演出，雖沒(méi)有做什么宣傳，但此消息之后就象野火般在全國(guó)傳播開(kāi)來(lái)，讓眾多樂(lè)隊(duì)的歌迷欣喜不已。Norther可以說(shuō)都是一群相當(dāng)擅長(zhǎng)創(chuàng)作的家伙，在樂(lè)隊(duì)首張專輯在世界范圍內(nèi)發(fā)行之前，他們新的音樂(lè)素材就已經(jīng)能做另一張專輯出來(lái)了。Norther的新專輯“Mirror of Madness”在非凡的制作人Anssi Kippo幫助下，完成于著名的Astia錄音棚。這張專輯相當(dāng)動(dòng)人，可以說(shuō)是樂(lè)隊(duì)前進(jìn)中堅(jiān)實(shí)的一步，延續(xù)著繼前一張專輯“Dreams of Endless War”所給歌迷們帶來(lái)的聽(tīng)覺(jué)沖擊。這張專輯通過(guò)與現(xiàn)代黑死音樂(lè)中猛烈極端之感的完美結(jié)合，發(fā)展了Norther原先的音樂(lè)風(fēng)格，成為一種富有包容性的金屬風(fēng)格。Norther音樂(lè)中狂暴的激情在這張“Mirror of Madness”中被表現(xiàn)得異常憤怒而徹底，聽(tīng)眾會(huì)不由自主地隨著那怒火噴射出的旋律——或者簡(jiǎn)單說(shuō)，就是蠻橫殘忍的節(jié)奏晃動(dòng)起自己的腦袋。相信 Norther一定會(huì)讓你無(wú)法自拔，而且會(huì)讓你立刻喜歡上他們。 Originally known as Requiem, the Finnish metal band Norther came together as a result of the collaboration of Toni Hallio and Petri Lindroos. After a spell working out the bugs, the pair were joined by Kristian Ranta on guitar and clean vocals, and Norther was born. The rhythm section was rounded out with the addition of Tuomas Planman, and for the odd flourish or two, keyboardist and synth-player Jukka Koskinen came on board. The band released their first album, Dreams of Endless War, in 2002. A top twenty hit in their home country, Dreams of Endless War led to studio time with Anssi Kippo, who manned the helm for their follow-up in 2003, Mirror of Madness. With Mirror almost breaking the top ten, Norther landed themselves a touring support slot with Dimmu Borgir and Hypocrisy later that year. While the third chapter of Norther, Death Unlimited, wasn't the hit the previous platter was, it led to more shows, and more noteriety. 2005, besides an EP release, found the band working with legendary metal producer Fredrik Nordström (producer of work by other metal legends such as At the Gates and Opeth) on their next opus, the January 2006 release, Till Death Unites Us. Before the release however, Hallio left Norther, and was replaced by Hikki Saari. The album was a huge hit in Finland, hitting number six, and the band spent the better part of the next year and half touring behind it. 2008 marked the band's first release for Century Media, simply titled N. 更多>>