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Hadiann
12+ albums
black metalmetalsymphonic metalfinnishmelodic black metal
about
The Finnish extreme metal band Hadiann was born in the spring of 2002 from the ruins of two Saarijärvi-based extreme metal bands, Blind Beholder and Moonblade (the latter of which was previously known as Afterdawn). The remaining members of Moonblade; drummer Matias Kolari, bassist Timo Perälä, keyboardist Kari Perälä and violinist Henrik Mujunen joined their forces with Blind Beholder-guitarist Toni Reinikka, thus forming the first known line-up of Hadiann. The name Hadiann, which was discovered by Timo, has no specific meaning, but it derives from the word "hades". The line-up began to work on new material and some cover songs (including Dimmu Borgir's In Death's Embrace and Covenant's Bringer of the Sixth Sun). Because Hadiann didn't have a vocalist at that time, Timo took the position and continued playing bass. During the late summer of 2002 Hadiann recorded their first demo using Kari's computer. The songs recorded were The Ancient, Anthem for Murder And Massacre (the only remaining Moonblade song) and Riding on Horse of Hades (including an intro called Into Oblivion). Though the selftitled demo features a drum machine, a buzzsaw guitar and literaly no bass, the tracks (written mostly by then 15-year-old Kari) create a quite unique dark and oppressive atmosphere. The early Hadiann songs are downloadable here. The next winter brought changes that affected the band's ability to practice in it's entirety for almost three years. The then Saarijärvi-based line-up split aro
