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A melodic death metal outfit designed and directed by prolific Finnish metal-maker
Tuomas Saukkonen,
Wolfheart came to be in 2013 after
Saukkonen officially closed the doors on his previous incarnations,
Before the Dawn,
Black Sun Aeon,
Dawn of Solace, and
RoutaSielu. Employing a melancholic blend of wintry acoustic Scandinavian metal and complex and melodic extreme metal, the group has released a string of strong, lauded efforts, including
Shadow World (2015) and
Wolves of Karelia (2020).
Saukkonen went the one-man band route for the project's first outing, 2013's Spinefarm Records-issued
Winterborn, but the following year saw
Wolfheart grow into a proper band with the arrival of guitarist
Mika Lammassaari (
Eternal Tears of Sorrow,
Mors Subita), bassist
Lauri Silvonen (
Bloodred Hourglass), and drummer
Joonas Kauppinen (Disease of the Nation). That ensemble was responsible for 2015's critically acclaimed
Shadow World, as well as 2017's atmospheric
Tyhjyys. Fully embracing the newly minted genre of winter metal, the band released their icy and majestic fourth full-length outing,
Wolves of Karelia, in 2020. ~ James Christopher Monger