Verjnuarmu

Infobox musical artist
Name = Verjnuarmu

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Img_capt = Verjnuarmu at Tuska music festival 2006.
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Origin = Kuopio, Finland
Genre = Death metal
Folk metal
Doom metal
Black metal
Years_active = 2002 – present
Label = Universal Music
Dynamic Arts Records
URL = [http://www.verjnuarmu.net/ verjnuarmu.net]
Current_members = Puijon Perkele
Ruato
Viitakemies
Woema
Musta Savo

Verjnuarmu is a Finnish band playing a style of melodic death metal [http://www.metal-archives.com] they call "Savo metal". In proper Finnish, name would be "Verinaarmu" (Bloodscratch).

Savo metal is not a proper heavy metal subgenre; the term refers to the fact that the music of Verjnuarmu is metal with the lyrics written in Savo, an East Finnish dialect. The usage of Savo can be considered as the gimmick of Verjnuarmu, since most Finnish heavy metal groups write their lyrics in English, and it is very exceptional that Finnish language lyrics in any style of music are recognizable as a specific dialect. In the spirit of typical Savonian humour, some people boast that Verjnuarmu is the first and only musical group in the world playing Savo metal.

According to Viitakemies, one of the guitarists of the band, their greatest influences musically are death metal, traditional heavy metal and traditional folk music [http://www.imperiumi.net/int_2.php?id=699] .Their full-length debut album "Muanpiällinen Helevetti" was released on January 25, 2006 under Universal Music Finland.

It was announced on April 7, 2008, via the bands official website, that Verjnuarmu has signed to the Finnish metal label [http://www.dynamicartsrecords.com/ Dynamic Arts Records] .

Members

*Puijon Perkele (Lead vocals)
*Savon Surma (Guitar and death grunts)
*Viitakemies (Guitar)
*Woema (Bass)
*Musta Savo (Drums and death grunts)

Albums

"Muanpiällinen Helevetti" ('Hell On Earth', 2006)

*Track listing and English translations
#"Kurjuuvven valssi" ('Waltz of Misery')
#"Vihankylyväjä" ('Hate-Sower')
#"Noetavaeno" ('Witch-Hunt')
#"Jäläkeläenen" ('Descendant')
#"Tuljmyrskyt" ('Firestorms')
#"Itkuvirsj´" ('Dirge')
#"Kuuvven sylen syvvyyvessä" ('Six Fathom Deep')
#"Kalaman kalapee" ('Deathly Pale')
#"Laalavat jouset" ('Singing Bows')
#"Kärähtäny kylä" ('Charred Village')

"Ruatokansan Uamunkoetto" ('Dawn Of The Dead', 2008)

#"Tulesta pimmeyvven" ('From the Fire of Darkness')
#"Kuu paestaa, kuollu ajjaa" ('Moon Shines, The Dead Rides')
#"Mustan virran silta" ('Bridge of Black River')
#"Luita ja hampaeta" ('Bones and Teeth')
#"Surmatun säkkeet" ('Phrases of the Slain')
#"Huaskalinnut" ('Vultures')
#"Kuhtumattomat vieraat" ('Uninvited Guests')
#"Kirkkomuan kansoo" ('People of the Churchground')
#"Räähähenki" ('Poltergeist')
#"Kalamavesj´" ('Deadly Water')

Demos and singles

*"Verjnuarmu" (Demo, 2002)
*"Verta, woemoo ja viitakkeita" (Demo, 2002)
*"Laalavat jouset" (Demo, 2004)
*"Kurjuuvven valssi" (Single, 2005)
*"Itkuvirsj´" (Single, 2006)

External links

*fi icon [http://www.myspace.com/verjnuarmu Verjnuarmu - official MySpace]
*fi icon [http://www.verjnuarmu.net Official site]
*fi icon [http://www.universalmusic.fi Universal Music Finland]
*fi icon [http://www.mikseri.net/artists/?id=31235 Verjnuarmu at mikseri.net]
*en icon [http://www.dynamicartsrecords.com/artists.php?Verjnuarmu Verjnuarmu @ Dynamic Arts Records]