The Scourger is a thrash metal

Thrash metal

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 band from Helsinki

Helsinki

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, Finland

Finland

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 that formed in 2003. All three of the band's singles

Single (music)

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 have landed on the national Finnish charts: "Hatehead", which debuted at #1 in July 2005; "Maximum Intensity", which landed at #3 a year later and climbed to #2 the following week; and "Never Bury the Hatchet", which entered the charts at #9 in July 2007. The first two singles are found on the band's 2006 debut album, Blind Date with Violence

Blind Date with Violence

Blind Date with Violence is the debut album by thrash metal band The Scourger. It was released on January 4, 2006 and later re-released as an international version with bonus tracks on October 6, 2006 via Cyclone Records...

, while the third single is on the 2008 follow-up, Dark Invitation to Armageddon

Dark Invitation to Armageddon

Dark Invitation to Armageddon is the second album by thrash metal band The Scourger. It was released on January 30, 2008 and later re-released as an international version with bonus tracks on March 14, 2008 via Cyclone Records...

. On May 14, 2009, the band announced that it was splitting; vocalist

Singing

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 Jari Hurskainen retained The Scourger name, while drummer

Drummer

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 Seppo Tarvainen, bassist

Bassist

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 Kimmo Kammonen, and guitarists Jani Luttinen and Antti Wirman will form a new band which has not yet been officially announced. The reason for the split was not given. Hurskainen announced the addition of three new members the following year: Jani Hentilä and Tero Kemppainen on guitars and Jape Nummenpää on bass.

Current members

• Jari Hurskainen – vocals
• Jani Hentilä – guitars
• Tero Kemppainen – guitars
• Jape Nummenpää - bass

Former members

• Pekka Hämäläinen – guitars
• Timo Nyberg – guitars
• Harri Hytönen – guitars
• Seppo Tarvainen – drums
• Jani Luttinen – guitars
• Antti Wirman – guitars
• Kimmo Kammonen – bass

Studio albums

• Blind Date with Violence
  Blind Date with Violence
  Blind Date with Violence is the debut album by thrash metal band The Scourger. It was released on January 4, 2006 and later re-released as an international version with bonus tracks on October 6, 2006 via Cyclone Records...
  
  (2006)
• Dark Invitation to Armageddon
  Dark Invitation to Armageddon
  Dark Invitation to Armageddon is the second album by thrash metal band The Scourger. It was released on January 30, 2008 and later re-released as an international version with bonus tracks on March 14, 2008 via Cyclone Records...
  
  (2008)