Verjnuarmu

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Verjnuarmu is a Finnish band playing a style of melodic death metal[1] they call Savo metal. In proper Finnish, name would be "Verinaarmu" (Bloodscratch).

Savo metal is not a proper heavy metal subgenre; the term refers to the fact that the music of Verjnuarmu is metal with the lyrics written in Savo, an East Finnish dialect. The usage of Savo can be considered as the gimmick of Verjnuarmu, since most Finnish heavy metal groups write their lyrics in English, and it is very exceptional that Finnish language lyrics in any style of music are recognizable as a specific dialect. In the spirit of typical Savonian humour, some people boast that Verjnuarmu is the first and only musical group in the world playing Savo metal.

According to Viitakemies, one of the guitarists of the band, their greatest influences musically are death metal, traditional heavy metal and traditional folk music [2]. Their full-length debut album Muanpiällinen Helevetti was released on January 25, 2006 under Universal Music Finland.

It was announced on April 7, 2008, via the bands official website, that Verjnuarmu has signed to the Finnish metal label Dynamic Arts Records.

Contents 1 Members 2 Albums 3 Demos and singles 4 External links

[edit] Members

• Puijon Perkele (Lead vocals)
• Savon Surma (Guitar and death grunts)
• Viitakemies (Guitar)
• Woema (Bass)
• Musta Savo (Drums and death grunts)

[edit] Albums

Muanpiällinen Helevetti (2006)

• Track listing and English translations

1. "Kurjuuvven valssi" ('Waltz of Misery')
2. "Vihankylyväjä" ('Hate-Sower')
3. "Noetavaeno" ('Witch-Hunt')
4. "Jäläkeläenen" ('Descendant')
5. "Tuljmyrskyt" ('Firestorms')
6. "Itkuvirsj´" ('Dirge')
7. "Kuuvven sylen syvvyyvessä" ('Six Fathom Deep')
8. "Kalaman kalapee" ('Deathly Pale')
9. "Laalavat jouset" ('Singing Bows')
10. "Kärähtäny kylä" ('Charred Village')

Ruatokansan Uamunkoetto (2008)

1. "Tulesta pimmeyvven"
2. "Kuu paestaa, kuollu ajjaa"
3. "Mustan virran silta"
4. "Luita ja hampaeta"
5. "Surmatun säkkeet"
6. "Huaskalinnut"
7. "Kuhtumattomat vieraat"
8. "Kirkkomuan kansoo"
9. "Räähähenki"
10. "Kalamavesj´"

[edit] Demos and singles

• Verjnuarmu (Demo, 2002)
• Verta, woemoo ja viitakkeita (Demo, 2002)
• Laalavat jouset (Demo, 2004)
• "Kurjuuvven valssi" (Single, 2005)
• "Itkuvirsj´" (Single, 2006)

[edit] External links

• (Finnish) Verjnuarmu - official MySpace
• (Finnish) Official site
• (Finnish) Universal Music Finland
• (Finnish) Verjnuarmu at mikseri.net
• (English) Verjnuarmu @ Dynamic Arts Records