The Black League
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The Black League is a metal
band from Finland
. They were formed in 1998 by Taneli Jarva, three years after his departure from Finnish
metal heavyweights Sentenced. The Black League's first two full-lengths carry on the spirit from Taneli's work with his former band, seasoning their metal with elements of traditional rock 'n' roll
. On their third release, Man's Ruin Revisited, these influences take an even more prominent role in their sound.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band from Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. They were formed in 1998 by Taneli Jarva, three years after his departure from Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
metal heavyweights Sentenced. The Black League's first two full-lengths carry on the spirit from Taneli's work with his former band, seasoning their metal with elements of traditional rock 'n' roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
. On their third release, Man's Ruin Revisited, these influences take an even more prominent role in their sound.
Band members (as of May 2005)
- Taneli JarvaTaneli JarvaTaneli Jarva is a Finnish musician. Currently, he is the vocalist for The Black League, which he formed in 1998. He is best known as vocalist/bassist in Sentenced, which he left in 1995 because he did not like the melodic direction the band were heading into, and therefore decided to move on to...
- vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Maike Valanne - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
& back vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Heavy Hiltunen - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Ilkka Tanska - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Rale Tiiainen - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Previous members
- Alexi Ranta - lead guitar (1998 - 2005)
- Mikko Laurila (aka Florida) - bass guitar (1998 - 2005)
- Kimmo Luttinen (aka Sir Luttinen) - drums (1998 - 2005)
Albums
- Ichor (2000)
- Utopia A.D.Utopia A.D.Utopia A.D. is The Black League's second full-length album, released in 2001 by Spinefarm Records. A music video was made of the song Rex Talionis.-Track listing:#"Transit Gloria Mundi" - 2:41#"Empiria" - 4:59...
(2001) - Man's Ruin RevisitedMan's Ruin RevisitedMan's Ruin Revisited is The Black League's third full-length album, released in 2004 by Spinefarm Records.-Track listing:#"Old World Monkey" - 3:17#"Alive & Dead" - 3:17...
(2004) - A Place Called BadA Place Called BadA Place Called Bad is The Black League's fourth full-length album, released in 2005 by Wolfgang Records. A music video was made of the song Same Ol' Fuckery.-Track listing:# "Same Ol Fuckery" — 2:36# "Ball 'n' Chain Woman" — 3:16...
(2005) - Ghost Brothel (2009)
Videography
- Winter Winds Sing (2000)
- Rex Talionis (2002)
- Same Ol' Fuckery (2005)
- The Pusher (2007)
- The Beast Is A Riddle (2009)