Active from 2004 | ||
Members Marco Hietala, Erkka Korhonen Record labels Spinefarm Records, Universal Music LLC Associated acts Marco Hietala, Jarkko Ahola, Kimmo Blom Albums Raskasta joulua, Raskaampaa joulua, Ragnarok Juletide, Raskasta Joulua 2, Raskasta Joulua ‑ Tulkoon J Similar Juha‑Pekka Leppäluoto, Ari Koivunen, Jarkko Ahola, Antony Parviainen, Ville Tuomi Profiles | ||
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Raskasta Joulua is a band from Finland who have recorded traditional Christmas carols and Christmas hits in a Heavy metal style. Raskasta Joulua is a term in Finnish which means "Heavy Christmas" in English. The concept was founded by guitarist Erkka Korhonen in 2004. "Raskasta Joulua" - albums and tours have featured appearances of many notable Finnish metal vocalists as Marco Hietala, Jarkko Ahola, Ari Koivunen, Juha-Pekka Leppaluoto and Tony Kakko.
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The band's first album, "Raskasta Joulua," contained performances by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and was produced by T2 productions. The album was released in December 2004.
The second album was released on the Warner label in 2006 after a promotional 3-concert tour in December 2005 increased the popularity of the project. This led to increased sales of the subsequent releases. Raskasta Joulua have toured every year since 2005 and the 3 concert tour has become an annual tradition.
In 2013 the band changed their record label for the second time and signed to Spinefarm Records. They also released their second self titled album, which achieved platinum status in Finland. In 2014, it was followed by two new albums, Raskasta Joulua 2 and Ragnarok Juletide, the latter of which is their first album recorded in the English Language. The other albums are in Finnish.