Kivimetsän Druidi

Infobox musical artist
Name = Kivimetsän Druidi


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Origin = Finland
Genre = Symphonic metal
Folk metal
Fantasy metal
Years_active = 2002 - present
Label = Century Media
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URL = http://www.kivimetsandruidi.com/
Current_members = Joni Koskinen
Antti Koskinen
Antti Rinkinen
Simo Lehtonen
Atte Marttinen
Leeni-Maria Hovila
Past_members = Ville Ryöti
Joni Rämä
Jouni Riihelä
Annika Laaksonen
Lukas Pearsall
Jenni Onishko
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Kivimetsän Druidi is a band from Kouvola, Finland. 'Kivimetsän Druidi' is Finnish for "druid of the stone forest".
Their lyrics are based on the fantasy novel Joni Koskinen is writing. The novel tells a story from The Land of the Crystal Mountain and Stone Forest.'KmD' originally started as a two man project by the Koskinen brothers. Their biggest influence has been Moonsorrow.
After releasing numerous demos and EPs, Kivimetsän Druidi finally signed a record deal with Century Media in 2008. The debut album titled "Shadowheart" will be released in October.

Members

Current members

* Leeni-Maria Hovila - Female vocals (2008-)
* Joni Koskinen - Male vocals, Lead guitar (2002-)
* Antti Koskinen - keyboards (2002-)
* Antti Rinkinen - Guitar (2004-)
* Simo Lehtonen - Bass guitar (2007-)
* Atte Marttinen - drums (2007-)

Former members

* Ville Ryöti - Drums (2005-2007)
* Jani Rämä - Drums (2004-2005) (became a technician for the band)
* Jouni Riihelä - Bass (2004-2006)
* Annika Laaksonen - Female Vocals (2004-2006)
* Lukas Pearsall - Synth (2004-2007)
* Jenni Onishko - Female Vocals (2006-2008)

Discography

tudio albums

* "Shadowheart" (2008)

Demo albums

* "Kristallivuoren Maa" (2003)
* "Taival" (2004)
* "Mustan Valtikan Aika" (2006)
* "The New Chapter" (2007)
* "Taottu" (2008)

External links

* [http://www.kivimetsandruidi.com/ Official website]
* [http://myspace.com/kivimetsandruidi Official Myspace page]