Stormheit

History

Formed by Stormheit (Ylöjärvi, Finland) during the early months of 2005. Later that year A.O. joined the band as a session member playing drums and handling the recording process. The first demonstration tape 'Calling the Spirits of Hate' was recorded at the end of the year 2005 and released early 2006 by Storming Death Music.

The debut full-length album was recorded during Spring 2006, released as 'Awakening of the Conqueror' tape LP by Storming Death Music and later re-released with 2 more songs as 'Caelic Weold Finnum' cd 2009 by Descending Towards Damnation.

The second full-length album, 'Kvenland', is based on the mythic tale of ancient Finland, was recorded during summer 2008 after almost 2 years of working with the songs. By this the drummer A.O. was not considered anymore as session member, but another working part of this entity. 'Kvenland' was released in spring 2009 by legendary label Darker Than Black and Totenkopf Propaganda. Stormheit joined The Pagan Front during 2009 while supporting the finnish organization Furore Finnum as well.

Third full-length 'Chronicon Finlandiae' has been in the works since autumn 2009 and is soon to be finished and released late 2010/early 2011. Album is based on the poem "Tarina Suuresta Tammesta" by Eino Leino and is the first one to be sung entirely in Stormheit's native language Finnish. 10 songs and 75 minutes of epic pagan metal dwelling in the deepest national romantic emotions of Finnish mindscape.

(source: Stormheit, July 2010)