Babylon Whores is a deathrock

Deathrock

Deathrock is a term used to identify a sub-genre of punk rock incorporating horror elements and spooky atmospherics, that emerged on the West Coast of the United States in 1979.-Characteristics:...

 and metal band from Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

, founded in 1994 by Ike Vil

Ike Vil

Ike Vil is the keyboardist and singer of the Finnish deathrock band Babylon Whores, which he has been a part of since its founding in 1994.He made a guest appearance on the Nightwish song, "The Kinslayer".- References :...

 and Ewo Meichem. As of 2006, the band has released two singles, three EPs and three albums. Throughout the years, the band's music has evolved from a raw, punk-ish style to a more massive sound with complex guitar melodies, often compared to such bands as Danzig

Danzig (band)

Danzig is an American heavy metal band, formed in 1987 in Lodi, New Jersey. The band serves as a musical outlet for the singer/songwriter Glenn Danzig. Danzig can be seen as the third stage in Glenn Danzig's musical career, preceded by the horror punk bands The Misfits and Samhain...

 and Mana Mana

Mana Mana

Mana Mana was a rock band from Joensuu, Finland. It was formed in 1986 by singer-songwriter-guitarist Jouni Mömmö and lead guitarist Otra Romppanen...

. The Whores' lyrics have always been in the field of mysticism

Mysticism

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 and occultism.

Ewo Pohjola is currently the manager of Finnish symphonic metal

Symphonic metal

Symphonic metal is a term used to describe heavy metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that are either borrowed from classical music or, as with progressive rock music, create a style reminiscent of it, e.g...

 band Nightwish

Nightwish

Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee, Finland. Formed in 1996 by songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former vocalist Tarja Turunen, Nightwish's current line-up has five members, although Tarja has been replaced by Anette Olzon and the...

.

As of 2006, the band is on hiatus. On March 31, 2007, the band held a surprise concert under the alias Babylon Horse in Helsinki, Finland.http://meteli.net/event.php?id=84297

Current

• Mr. Boa – guitar
  Guitar
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• Petri Mukkala (aka Pete Liha) – drums
  Drum kit
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• Antti Litmanen
  Antti Litmanen
  Antti Litmanen is a Finnish musician. He plays guitar in the band Babylon Whores. He has also played as a rhythm guitarist in the now defunct band Mana Mana. He wrote the lyrics for the black metal band Thy Serpent.-References:...
  
   – guitar
• Taneli Nyholm (aka Daniel Stuka) – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Ike Vil
  Ike Vil
  Ike Vil is the keyboardist and singer of the Finnish deathrock band Babylon Whores, which he has been a part of since its founding in 1994.He made a guest appearance on the Nightwish song, "The Kinslayer".- References :...
  
   – vocals
  Singing
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Previous

• Jake Babylon (1994–1999) – bass
• Jussi Konttinen (1994–1995) – guitar
• Timo Koutala (aka Kouta) (1995–1998) – drums
• Jouni "Ewo" Pohjola (aka Ewo Meichem) (1994–1999) – guitar
• M. Ways (1994) – bass

Albums

• Cold Heaven (1997)
• King Fear
  King Fear
  King Fear is the Babylon Whores' second full-length album. It was released on CD in 1999 by Spinefarm Records in Finland and internationally by Necropolis Records.-Track listing:#"Errata Stigmata" – 3:35...
  
  (1999)
• Death of the West
  Death of the West (Babylon Whores album)
  Death of the West is Babylon Whores' third full-length album released by Spinefarm Records in 2002.-Track listing:#"Life Fades Away" – 4:23#*Paul Cairo — backing vocals#*Jasse Hybrid — backing vocals#*Taneli Jarva — backing vocals...
  
  (2002)

External links

• Babylon Whores in the Encyclopedia Metallum