Battlelore

Infobox musical artist
Name = Battlelore


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Origin = Finland
Genre = Power metal
Melodic death metal
Folk metal
Years_active = 1999 - present
Label = Napalm Records
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URL = http://www.battlelore.net
Current_members = Kaisa Jouhki
Tomi Mykkänen
Jussi Rautio
Jyri Vahvanen
Timo Honkanen
Maria
Henri Vahvanen
Past_members = Miika Kokkola
Patrik Mennander
Tommi Havo
Gorthaur
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Battlelore is a band from Lappeenranta, Finland. Their style takes elements from gothic metal, power metal, folk metal, death metal, and, to a lesser extent, industrial music. All of Battlelore's lyrics concern J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth.

Members

Current members

* Kaisa Jouhki - Female vocals
* Tomi Mykkänen - Male vocals
* Jussi Rautio - Lead guitar
* Jyri Vahvanen - Rhythm guitar
* Maria - keyboards, Flute
* Timo Honkanen - Bass guitar
* Henri Vahvanen - drums, percussion

Former members

* Miika Kokkola - Bass
* Patrik Mennander - Vocals
* Tommi Havo - Vocals, Lead guitars
* Gorthaur - Drums

Guest musicians

* Erik Zacharias - additional synthesizer
* Jyrki Myllärinen - classical guitars

Discography

tudio albums

* "...Where the Shadows Lie" (2002)
* "Sword's Song" (2003)
* "Third Age of the Sun" (2005)
* "Evernight" (2007)
* "The Last Alliance" (2008)

Promo albums

* "Warriors Tale" (1999)
* "Dark Fantasy" (2000)

DVDs

* "The Journey" (2004)

Videos

*"Journey to Undying Lands" (2002)
*"Storm of the Blades" (2005)
*"House of Heroes" (2007)

References

* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=BATTLELORE&sql=11:wzfwxqe0ldhe~T0 Battlelore] at Allmusic

External links

* [http://www.battlelore.net Official website]
* [http://myspace.com/battleloremusic Official Myspace page]
* [http://www.napalmrecords.com/promo/battlelorep.html Battlelore] at Napalm Records