Kiuas
Kiuas were a heavy metal band from Espoo, Finland. Their music included influences from power metal, folk metal and different styles of extreme metal. Influences from progressive metal can also be heard in some songs.
History
Before the formation of Kiuas, three musicians (Markku Näreneva, Teemu Tuominen and Ilja Jalkanen) played in a band known as Iconofear, which plays a genre of music known as dark heavy metal. Iconofear had formed after the break-up of a blackened death metal band known as Agonia. They released a single EP before those three musicians left the band to concentrate on Kiuas. Kiuas was formed in 2000 when the four original members (Mikko Salovaara, Markku Näreneva, Teemu Tuominen and Atte Tanskanen) found a lead singer, Ilja Jalkanen.
In 2002, funded only by themselves, they released their first demo known as The Discipline of Steel, that featured four songs, and was rooted deep in the mysticism and importance of steel, and its effect on Finnish culture.
In 2003, they successfully released Born Under the Northern Lights, and soon had many offers for record deals. With fans on their side, and a deal from Rage of Achilles, they signed the contract.
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- Greatest Hits released: 2011
- Lustdriven released: 2010
- The New Dark Age released: 2008
- Reformation released: 2006
- The Spirit of Ukko released: 2005
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Towards The Hidden Sanctum
by: KiuasOne cold black winter night the night spirit appeared to
me
He told me where I must go to truly learn how to see, to
hear and to feel
Though the road gets darker ahead I know I can't look
behind
I must pursue this pure yet diabolical vision of mine
Towards the hidden sanctum, just a couple of steps from
the stars
We're led by the voice and vision, towards the hidden
sanctum we ride.
Beaten and bleeding but still going strong, we're riders
on the storm
So close to reaching what we have been searching for
since we were born
The road to Hell is paved with good intentions or so I
have read
Well, the road to dark illumination - decorated with
darkness and death
Towards the hidden sanctum, just a couple of steps from
the stars
We're led by the voice and vision, towards the hidden
sanctum we ride.