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Biography
Finnish death metal legends Impaled Nazarene formed in 1990 originally consisting of brothers Mika and Kimmo Luttinen (vocals and drums, respectively) along with Mika Pääkkö (guitar), Ari Holappa (guitar), and Harri Halonen (bass). By 1992, the band had recorded a couple of demos and opened shows for bands like Sentenced, Amorphis, and Belial. The exposure attracted Finnish label Osmose Productions, who added them to their roster. After rearranging their lineup, replacing Holappa and Halonen with bassist Taneli Jarva and guitarist Jarno Anttila, Impaled Nazarene recorded their debut album Tol Cormpt Norz Norz Norz, which surprisingly hit number 40 on the Finnish charts. In 1993 they released their second album Ugra-Karma along with an EP entitled Satanic Masowhore. Suomi Finland Perkele, originally titled Hail to Finland, was released in 1994 and was banned by major chainstores due to lyrical content. During a 1995 recording session K. Luttinen quit the band and was replaced by Reima Kellokoski. After a European tour the band returned to the studio to record the album Latex Cult and the EP Motorpenis. At the end of the recordings Jarva left the band and was replaced by Jani Lehtosaari. In 1996 they toured Europe extensively, playing with Dark Tranquillity, Cannibal Corpse, Immolation, Angel Corpse, Gehennah, and Vader. Hare Krishnas slapped a lawsuit on the band and Osmose in 1997, claiming the cover art for Ugra-Karma was offensive. Osmose settled the case and re-released the album with a different cover. Their sixth release, Rapture, hit the stores in 1998 which they followed with extensive touring through Europe, the U.S., and Mexico. They went back to the studio in 1999 to record a split 7" with Driller Killer and the album Nihil, that features yet another lineup change with Alexi "Wild Child" Laiho replacing Mika Pääkkö on guitar. Osmose followed Nihil by releasing the compilation Decade of Decadence that includes demos, unreleased tracks, and the long out of print Goat Perversion EP.
History:
Impaled Nazarene is a Finnish black metal band that incorporates elements of grindcore in their sound and punk rock in their aesthetics. The band is currently signed to Osmose Productions of France.
When asked about the origin of their name, Mika Luttinen stated in an interview that he had read a pamphlet about Christ appearing to be a vampire. He got to thinking, so he did, on how impaling a vampire is one of the only ways to kill them, and thus, thought of the name "Impaled Nazarene"
The band was infamous for seeming to hate the Norwegian black metal scene back in the early 1990s however the band now seems to disassociate with such hatred. It has been ascertained that the origin of such "hate" was the fact that singer Mika Luttinen had been subjected to telephonic pranks by members of fellow Finnish metallers Beherit, which he interpreted as "attacks" from members of the Norwegian black metal scene. They also stopped wearing corpse paint in the mid 1990s due to it being "too trendy".
In 2003, guitarist Teemu Raimoranta died falling - or jumping - off a bridge on the ice below. Although officially stated to be caused by intoxication, Mika Luttinen speculated it was suicide.
Lyrical content
Impaled Nazarene have for most of their history displayed Finnish nationalism (for instance in their song Total War - Winter War about the Soviet-Finnish war in 1939 and 1940), and have been strongly anti-communistic as exemplified in their song Healers of the Red Plague on Rapture. Various samples and references to Nazism are made in their works, however in a 2006 interview singer Mika Luttinen stated that he does not consider himself as a nationalist or patriotic, and is not interested in politics at all.
Other lyrics revolve around war and all things Satanic, though many can be considered rather comical or tongue-in-cheek. The band has also stated that at least one song on every album is to have the word "Goat" in it somewhere (examples: "Goat Sodomy", "Goat Vomit and Gas Masks", "Sadogoat", etc).
Manifest was banned for sale in several nations in the European Union. Mika Luttinen stated as a reaction to this "it seems that basic freedoms such as freedom of publishing and freedom of speech, which are supposed to be supplied under the European union, are no longer available to us. Thanks for fucking deceiving everyone." The European Union did this due to the supposed Nazi association of the lyrics and Mika has stated again that the lyrics have no Nazi influences. Despite the ban, several of the countries who voted for it still allow active distribution of Impaled Nazarene albums. The only country that has enforced the ban so far is Germany.
Line-up
Current line-up
• Mika Luttinen, also known as Sluti666 and MikaakiM (1990-, Vocals)
• Tomi UG Ullgren (2007-, Guitar)
• Jarno Anttila (1992-, Guitar)
• Mikael Arnkil, also known as ArcBasstard (2000-, Bass)
• Reima Kellokoski, also known as Repe Misanthrope (1995-, Drums)
Former members
• Kimmo "Sir" Luttinen - Drums (1990-1995)
• Ari Holappa - Guitar (1990-1992)
• Mika Pääkkö - Guitar (1990-1992)
• Harri Halonen - Bass (1991-1992)
• Taneli Jarva - Bass (1992-1996)
• Jani Lehtosaari - Bass (1996-2001)
• Alexi Laiho - Guitar (1998-2000)
• Teemu Raimoranta (deceased) - Guitar (2001-2002)
• Tuomo "Tuomio" Louhio- Guitar (2003-2007)
Discography
• Shemhamforash (demo, 1991)
• Taog Eht Fo Htao Eht (demo, 1991)
• Goat Perversion (EP, 1991)
• Sadogoat (EP, 1992)
• Tol Cormpt Norz Norz Norz (1993)
• Satanic Masowhore (7", 1993)
• Ugra Karma (1993)
• Suomi Finland Perkele (1994)
• Latex Cult (1996)
• Motörpenis (EP, 1996)
• Rapture (1998)
• Split 7" w/Driller Killer (2000)
• Nihil (2000)
• Decade of Decadence (compilation, 2000)
• Absence of War Does Not Mean Peace (2001)
• All That You Fear (2003)
• Death Comes In 26 Carefully Selected Pieces (Live, 2005)
• Pro Patria Finlandia (2006)
• Manifest (2007)
Official page: http://www.campnazarene.com/
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