Winterlong

about

Winterlong is a Swedish power/progressive metal band formed in the beginning of 1998. Before that, in 1995, Hussni Mörsare and Erik Tornberg decided to start playing guitar. And, as the interest in playing guitar grew, they met Thorbjörn Englund and thought that he was the coolest guitarist in their hometown. Thorbjorn was playing bass at the time with a band called Endomorph, formed by a guitarist named Per Kankanranta. Later on he decided to quit the band and start doing music with Hussni and Erik. Without a permanent drummer Hussni were forced into the drum position, as well as guitar and performing all vocals. Suddenly they remembered an old friend who played drums in another band, his name was Mikael Pekkonen. When Mikael entered the band they came up with the name Winterlong from an old rocker who once had a dream. Mikael played with the band for about one year, and then he left... ...The main reason was school. Winterlong now had to find a new drummer, and the only drummer capable of performing WL´s music, and the only one who came to meet their heavy demands was Toni Erkkilä, former drummer with Thorbjörn when they did Endomorph. This was the beginning of a new era for the band... Toni and Thorbjörn already knew each other since the schooldays, The band practiced like they were possessed and rehursed like crazy, then they took the music on the road for a few shows. The metal scene in the area in which they were living was not big though, so realized

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Valley of the Lost

Metal/Technology

The Second Coming

Winterlong

Longing for Winter

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Absolute Power Metal Vol 2

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Absolute Power Metal Vol 2-The

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Valey Of The Lost

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Blackmore's Castle - A Tribute To Deep Purple And Rainbow

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Metal Technology

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Embrace the Sun - Lion Music Japan Benefit Album

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The Spirit Lives On - the Music of Jimi Hendrix Revisited vol II

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