The Scourger

Infobox musical artist
Name = The Scourger


Background = group_or_band
Origin = Helsinki, Finland
Genre = Thrash metal
Years_active = 2003–present
Label = Cyclone Records
Associated_acts = Gandalf, Suburban Tribe, Warmen
URL = [http://www.thescourger.net/ www.thescourger.net]
Current_members = Jari Hurskainen Seppo Tarvainen Kimmo Kammonen Jani Luttinen Antti Wirman
Past_members = Pekka Hämäläinen Timo Nyberg Harri Hytönen Alec Hirst-Gee Kirka Sainio

The Scourger is a thrash metalcite web | url = http://www.rockdetector.com/artist,54525.sm | title = The Scourger biography | work = Rockdetector | accessdate = 2008-07-09] cite web | url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=76389 | title = The Scourger: 'Never Bury the Hatchet' Single Enters Finnish Chart at No. 9 | date=2007-07-09 | work = Blabbermouth.net | accessdate = 2008-07-09] band from Helsinki, Finland that formed in 2003. The current line-up consists of Jari Hurskainen (vocals), Seppo Tarvainen (drums), Jani Luttinen and Antti Wirman (guitars), and Kimmo Kammonen (bass). All three of the band's singles have landed on the national Finnish charts: "Hatehead", which debuted at #1 in July 2005cite web | url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=57256 | title = The Scourger: 'Blind Date with Violence' Re-Release Track Listing Revealed | date=2006-08-28 | work = Blabbermouth.net | accessdate = 2008-07-09] ; "Maximum Intensity", which landed at #3 a year later and climbed to #2 the following week; and "Never Bury the Hatchet", which entered the charts at #9 in July 2007. The first two singles are found on the band's 2006 debut album, "Blind Date with Violence", while the third single is on the 2008 follow-up, "Dark Invitation to Armageddon".

Band members

Current members

*Jari Hurskainen – vocals
*Seppo Tarvainen – drums
*Jani Luttinen – guitars
*Antti Wirman – guitars
*Kimmo Kammonen – bass

Former members

*Pekka Hämäläinen – guitars
*Timo Nyberg – guitars
*Harri Hytönen – guitars

ession musicians

*Alec Hirst-Gee – bass
*Kirka Sainio – bass

Discography

EPs

*"To the Slayground" (2005)

tudio albums

*"Blind Date with Violence" (2006)
*"Dark Invitation to Armageddon" (2008)

References

External links

* [http://www.thescourger.net/ Official website]
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