Cadacross
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Cadacross was a Finnish
heavy metal
band formed in 1997. They went through a major line-up change after their debut album So Pale Is the Light
. Georg Laakso, guitarist and vocalist, was the only remaining member from the previous lineup. By Cadacross' second album Corona Borealis
, their sound had become more distinctive and had more in common with such bands as Turisas
and other Finnish viking
and folk metal
bands.
On October 28, 2005, Laakso was injured badly in a motoring accident suffering injuries to his spinal cord
, and set the end of Cadacross and the career of Laakso as guitarist of Turisas
.
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...
heavy metal
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 formed in 1997. They went through a major line-up change after their debut album So Pale Is the Light
So Pale Is the Light
So Pale is the Light is the first studio release by folk metal band Cadacross. It was released in 2001.-Track listing:-Credits:*Georg Laakso - Guitar/Vocals*Tommi Saari - Guitar*Jarkko Lemmetty - Bass*Mathias Nygård - Keyboards...
. Georg Laakso, guitarist and vocalist, was the only remaining member from the previous lineup. By Cadacross' second album Corona Borealis
Corona Borealis (album)
Corona Borealis is the second full-length album by the Finnish melodic death metal band Cadacross. It was released in November 2002 by Low Frequency Records.-Track listing:-Credits:*Sami Aarnio - vocals*Georg Laakso - guitar...
, their sound had become more distinctive and had more in common with such bands as Turisas
Turisas
Turisas is a Finnish folk metal band from Hämeenlinna. It was founded in 1997 by Mathias Nygård and Jussi Wickström and named after an ancient Finnish God of war....
and other Finnish viking
Viking metal
Viking metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its galloping pace, keyboard-rich anthemic sound, bleakness and dramatic emphasis on lyrical themes of Norse mythology, Norse paganism, and the Viking Age...
and folk metal
Folk metal
Folk metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. As the name suggests, the genre is a fusion of heavy metal with traditional folk music...
bands.
On October 28, 2005, Laakso was injured badly in a motoring accident suffering injuries to his spinal cord
Spinal cord
The spinal cord is a long, thin, tubular bundle of nervous tissue and support cells that extends from the brain . The brain and spinal cord together make up the central nervous system...
, and set the end of Cadacross and the career of Laakso as guitarist of Turisas
Turisas
Turisas is a Finnish folk metal band from Hämeenlinna. It was founded in 1997 by Mathias Nygård and Jussi Wickström and named after an ancient Finnish God of war....
.
Albums
- So Pale Is the LightSo Pale Is the LightSo Pale is the Light is the first studio release by folk metal band Cadacross. It was released in 2001.-Track listing:-Credits:*Georg Laakso - Guitar/Vocals*Tommi Saari - Guitar*Jarkko Lemmetty - Bass*Mathias Nygård - Keyboards...
(2001) - Corona BorealisCorona Borealis (album)Corona Borealis is the second full-length album by the Finnish melodic death metal band Cadacross. It was released in November 2002 by Low Frequency Records.-Track listing:-Credits:*Sami Aarnio - vocals*Georg Laakso - guitar...
(2002)
Current
- Sami Aarnio - vocals (see also TurisasTurisasTurisas is a Finnish folk metal band from Hämeenlinna. It was founded in 1997 by Mathias Nygård and Jussi Wickström and named after an ancient Finnish God of war....
) - Georg Laakso - guitar/vocals (see also TurisasTurisasTurisas is a Finnish folk metal band from Hämeenlinna. It was founded in 1997 by Mathias Nygård and Jussi Wickström and named after an ancient Finnish God of war....
) - Tino Ahola - guitar
- Jukka-Pekka Miettinen - bass (see also ArthemesiaArthemesiaArthemesia was a Finnish black metal/melodic black metal band active between 1994 and 2010. The band derives their name from Artemisia absinthium, Latin for wormwood, thought to have many spiritual qualities...
) - Antti Ventola - keyboard (see also TurisasTurisasTurisas is a Finnish folk metal band from Hämeenlinna. It was founded in 1997 by Mathias Nygård and Jussi Wickström and named after an ancient Finnish God of war....
) - Nina Laakso - backing vocals
- Kimmo Miettinen - drums (see also ArthemesiaArthemesiaArthemesia was a Finnish black metal/melodic black metal band active between 1994 and 2010. The band derives their name from Artemisia absinthium, Latin for wormwood, thought to have many spiritual qualities...
)
Past members
- Tommi Saari - guitar
- Jarkko Lemmetty - bass
- Mathias NygårdMathias NygårdMathias Nygård, also known as his stage name Warlord Nygård, is one of the founders of Finnish Viking metal/folk metal band Turisas, along with Jussi Wickström, in 1997. He is the main vocalist of the band, but also deals with programming and playing keyboards/orchestral elements when performing in...
- keyboards - Janne Salo - drums