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Turisas

Turisas is a Finnish metal band from Hämeenlinna. They were founded in 1997 by Mathias Nygård and Jussi Wickström, and named after an ancient Finnish god of war.

Turisas are a folk metal band, incorporating elements of power metal and symphonic metal along with frequent harsh vocals. Turisas is known to play most of their solos on electric violin, as opposed to traditional guitar solos.

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Artist details

Type
Group
Area
Finland
Founded
1997
Genres
Labels
Century Media
Victor
Howling Bull Records
SB Productions
Last updated: July 11th, 2013

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