Unholy (band)

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Name = Unholy


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Origin = Imatra, Finland
Genre = Doom metal
Black doom (early)
Years_active = 1988 - 2002
Label = Avantgarde Music
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Unholy was a Finnish avant-garde doom metal [ [http://www.tartareandesire.com/bands/unholy.html Tartarean Desire - Unholy biography] ] band. Formed in 1988, they were one of the first doom metal groups in their home country.

Unholy originally started as a black metal/doom metal hybrid under the name Holy Hell. After recording its first demo, "Kill Jesus", they changed their name to Unholy. The band achieved underground popularity with its next demo and the 1991 EP "Trip to Depressive Autumn", and signed with Lethal Records, an Austrian record label that released the band's first album, "From the Shadows", in 1993. Unholy then signed with Avantgarde Music for the next album, "The Second Ring of Power", but disbanded soon after its release in 1994. However, they re-formed only two years later. [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:9bjxlfwejcqr~T1 All Music Guide - Unholy biography] ]

Unholy released their last two albums, "Rapture" and "Gracefallen", also through Avantgarde Music. The band announced they were splitting up on March 25, 2002. [ [http://www.doom-metal.com/interview.php?id=11 Doom-metal.com - Interview with Ismo Toivonen] ]

Final line-up

* Pasi Äijö – vocals and bass guitar
* Ismo Toivonen – guitars
* Jade Vanhala – guitars
* Jan Kuhanen – drums
* Veera Muhli – vocals and keyboards (The Mist and the Morning Dew, ex-Korpiklaani)

Former members

* Jarkko Toivonen – guitars

Discography

Albums

* "From the Shadows" (1993)
* "The Second Ring of Power" (1994)
* "Rapture" (1998)
* "Gracefallen" (1999)

EPs

* "Trip to Depressive Autumn" (1991)

Demos

* "Kill Jesus" (1989)
* "Procession of Black Doom" (1990)
* "Demo 11.90" (1990)

References

External links

* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:rlkviklkbb69 Unholy] at Allmusic
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Unholy Unholy] at Discogs
* [http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=3533 Unholy] at Encyclopaedia Metallum
* [http://www.last.fm/music/Unholy Unholy] at Last.fm
* [http://www.rockdetector.com/artist,9689.sm Unholy] at Rockdetector