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Birth name
  
Jan Jämsen

Instruments
  
Vocals, keyboards

Associated acts
  
Finntroll

Music group
  
Finntroll (1997 – 2003)

Occupation(s)
  
Musician, songwriter

Years active
  
1997–2003

Website
  
www.finntroll.net


Genres
  
Folk metal, Black metal, Viking metal

Albums
  
Jaktens tid, Midnattens widunder, Visor om slutet, Rivfader

Similar
  
Teemu Raimoranta, Sami Uusitalo, Samu Ruotsalainen, Tapio Wilska, Samuli Ponsimaa

Katla was a Finnish singer, most notable for co-founding and singing in the folk metal band Finntroll.

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Finntroll

In 1997, Katla and Somnium (the future guitarist of Finntroll) founded a band. Later they recruited four more members to form the first Finntroll line-up. In 1998, they recorded the demo Rivfader and in 1999 their debut album.

In 2001, Finntroll recorded their second album, Jaktens Tid. Before they went in to record their third album, guitarist and co-founder Somnium died by falling from a bridge, but they continued and recorded Visor om Slutet. The album is unique because it is Humppa only, with acoustic guitars instead of electric guitars.

Tumor

On Visor om Slutet, Katla shared vocal duties with Tapio Wilska. After the album he a developed a tumor in his vocal folds and quit singing entirely.

Returning

After Visor Om Slutet, Katla's involvement with Finntroll seemed to have ended. However, after Tapio Wilska was fired from the band in 2006, it was announced that Katla would be writing the lyrics for the Ur Jordens Djup album, continuing the band's mythology and the story of the Rivfader. He has since written lyrics for the band's later albums, Nifelvind and Blodsvept.

Demos

  • Rivfader
  • Studio albums

  • Midnattens Widunder
  • Jaktens Tid
  • Visor Om Slutet
  • As lyricist

  • Ur Jordens Djup
  • Nifelvind
  • Blodsvept
  • Songs

    Jaktens tidJaktens tid · 2001
    RivFaderMidnattens widunder · 1999
    Svart djupVisor om slutet · 2003

    References

    Jan Jämsen Wikipedia