Metallitotuus
Encyclopedia
Metallitotuus is the debut album by Finnish
heavy metal
band Teräsbetoni
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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...
heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Teräsbetoni
Teräsbetoni
Teräsbetoni is a Finnish heavy metal band. Their first album, Metallitotuus was released in 2005 and has so far sold more than 32,000 copies. Teräsbetoni has been strongly influenced by bands such as Manowar...
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Track listing
- Teräsbetoni – 5:54 ('Reinforced Concrete'. The might and superiority of the Brotherhood.)
- Älä kerro meille – 3:29 ('Don't Tell Us'. The resolve and bloody life of the Brotherhood.)
- Taivas lyö tulta – 3:21 ('Sky Strikes Fire'. Praise of the Brotherhood; exuberant almost to the point of incoherence.)
- Vahva kuin metalli – 3:02 ('Strong as Metal'. The resolve, bloody life and divine favor of the Brotherhood.)
- Silmä silmästä – 3:41 ('Eye for an Eye'. Betrayal and vengeance.)
- Metallisydän – 5:27 ('Metal Heart'. The solitude and resolve of a lone warrior.)
- Orjatar – 3:11 ('Slavewoman'. The pleasure slaveSexual slaverySexual slavery is when unwilling people are coerced into slavery for sexual exploitation. The incidence of sexual slavery by country has been studied and tabulated by UNESCO, with the cooperation of various international agencies...
of a warrior.) - Tuonelaan – 3:33 ('To the Underworld'. AssassinationAssassinationTo carry out an assassination is "to murder by a sudden and/or secret attack, often for political reasons." Alternatively, assassination may be defined as "the act of deliberately killing someone, especially a public figure, usually for hire or for political reasons."An assassination may be...
and post-mortem vengeance.) - Metallitotuus – 4:30 ('Metal Truth'. The values and conquests of the Brotherhood.)
- Voittamaton – 3:50 ('Invincible'. The might and perseverance of the Brotherhood.)
- Teräksen varjo – 4:32 ('Shadow of Steel'. Riding into battle.)
- Maljanne nostakaa – 6:05 ('Raise Your Toasts'. Rest and reflection after a battle.)
Personnel
- Jarkko Ahola - lead vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Arto Järvinen - guitarGuitarThe 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...
, vocals - Viljo Rantanen - guitarGuitarThe 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...
- Jari Kuokkanen - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....