Mehida is a Finnish Christian

Christian metal

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 progressive melodic metal

Progressive metal

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 band formed by ex-Sonata Arctica

Sonata Arctica

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 keyboardist Mikko Härkin

Mikko Härkin

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. The band also consists of three members of Wingdom as well as Jani Stefanovic

Jani Stefanovic

Jani Stefanovic is a guitarist and drummer born 23, May 1979. Jani started playing around the age of 13–14 years old.-Current Bands:*Divinefire*Miseration*Essence of Sorrow *Mehida *The Few Against Many*The Weakening...

 (Essence of Sorrow, Divinefire

Divinefire

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, Miseration) and Thomas Vikström

Thomas Vikström

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 (Therion

Therion

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, Stormwind, ex-Candlemass

Candlemass

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). Mehida's first album, Blood & Water, was released in Finland on Aug. 22, 2007, in Europe on Aug. 31, 2007 and in the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2007 by Napalm Records.

During the week of August 27, 2007, Blood & Water hit #23 on Finland's top 40 charts.

Discography

• Blood & Water (2007)
• The Eminent Storm (2009)

External links

• Official Mehida Website
• Official Mehida Myspace
• Review of Blood&Water at ME Metalhour
• Interview with Mehida at ME Metalhour