KYPCK is a Finnish doom metal

Doom metal

Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...

 band formed in 2007.

They call themselves “Fast Russian Doom Metal From Finland”. Vocalist Erkki Seppänen speaks fluent Russian

Russian language

Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...

 and has worked in the embassy in Moscow

Moscow

Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

. Their debut album "Черно

Черно

Черно is the first studio album by Finnish doom metal band KYPCK. Released on March 12, 2008 by UHO Production.-Track listing:-Personnel:*E. Seppänen – vocals*S. S. Lopakka – guitar*J. T. Ylä-Rautio – bass guitar...

" (Cherno) was released on March 12, 2008 (in Finland) as jewelbox and digipack versions. There are cyrillic Russian lyrics and English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 translations in the booklet of the album. Transliterated sing-along versions of the lyrics are available exclusively at kypck-doom.com. They have finished recording their second album Ниже (Nizhe) in January 2010 and have released it on February 9, 2011.

Members

Erkki Seppänen - Vocals

Sami Lopakka

Sami Lopakka

Sami Lopakka is a Finnish guitarist. Lopakka was one of two guitarists for the band Sentenced until it disbanded. Lopakka was the band's main lyric writer and was also considered the spokesman for the band. Since 2007 he is once again active in KYPCK....

 - Guitar

Guitar

The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

J. T. Ylä-Rautio - Bass

Kai H. M. Hiilesmaa

Hiili Hiilesmaa

Kai "Hiili" Hiilesmaa is the vocalist of the rock band The Skreppers, drummer of doom metal band KYPCK, was the keyboardist of hard rock/sleaze/blues band Daniel Lioneye, as well as a respected producer from Finland...

 - Drums

Sami Kukkohovi

Sami Kukkohovi

Sami Kukkohovi is a Finnish musician, best known as the bassist of the Finnish metal band, Sentenced. He joined the band in 1996, replacing Taneli Jarva, and stayed with Sentenced up until they disbanded in 2005. Firstly, he was only a session member on gigs, but after that he joined the band...

- Live Guitar

External links

• http://www.KYPCK-DOOM.com
• http://www.myspace.com/kypck
• Interview with Sami Lopakka
• http://memori.ru/kypck/