Gramary is a black metal

Black metal

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 band from Helsinki

Helsinki

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, Finland

Finland

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 whose lyrics mainly consist of dark themes. Gramary is currently signed to Russia

Russia

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n record label Helvete.ru. The band was formed in 1997 and to date has only 1 full length album.

Current Band Line Up

Deil - vocals

Singing

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 & Lead Guitar

Lead guitar

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Khemenal - drums

Drum kit

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Vraust - Guitar

Guitar

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Mortifer - Bass

Bass guitar

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, acoustic guitars

Former Band Line Up

Thomas - Vocals, Guitar

Glen - Lead Guitars (Memoriam)

X-ter - Keyboards (Shape of Despair

Shape of Despair

Shape of Despair is an Atmospheric/Funeral Doom metal band from Finland that was formed in 1995 as Raven until 1998, when the band decided to change their name to the current one.-History:...

)

Tuoni - Bass

Herr Samael - Keyboards

Lauri Planman - Guitar & Vocals

Joel Mansnerus - Bass

Lauri Haapanen - Keyboards

Janne Vihonen - Lyrics

Saija Hautaniemi - Female Vocals

Tuomas Planman

Tuomas Planman

Tuomas Planman is the keyboardist for the Finnish Melodic death metal band Norther; he also played in the black metal band Gramary.-Personal information:*Date of Birth: 17 March, 1980*From: Espoo, Finland*Instrument: Keyboards...

 - Guitar & Vocals (Norther

Norther

Norther is a Finnish Melodic Death Metal band from Helsinki, Finland.-History:Norther was originally formed by Kristian Ranta, Jukka Koskinen, Tuomas Planman, Petri Lindroos and Toni Hallio in the year 1996 after various of early stage band formations. The band kicked into gear with its debut...

)

Jukka Planman - Drums

Demos

Dark Benedicite - 1998

Shadedance - 2000

Cold Hands of Death - 2004

As Blood Deepens the Silence - 2005

External links

• Gramary's official website
• http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=28935Gramary at Encyclopaedia Metallum
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• Gramary's official MySpace
• Helvete Record Label's website