Kalmah's Influences

[kalmah42090]

Throughout their career thus far Kalmah has had many different styles present in there music, what kind of bands do you guys think they draw influence from?

I hear a Megadeth influence occaisonally, but that was mainly on They Will Return. Songs like The Blind Leader, and They Will Return.

Any thoughts?

 

[Darth Grimby]

Iron Maiden's imprint is all over Kalmah; whether they were a direct or indirect influence I don't know but it's certainly there.

 

[eternalswamplord]

great question! It says on their website who their influences are. Pekka and Antti (guitarists) say Death, Judas Priest, and Megadeth. Janne(drummer) says Nile, Slayer, Dimmu Borgir for their drummers. Thats awesome because all those drummers are amazing and techinical. Marco (keyboardist) says he is influenced by Rhapsody and Dream Theatre. I am thrilled he is influenced by Alex Staropoli (keyboardist from Rhapsody) because he is one of my favorite keyboardist along with Marco. This is why The Black Waltz and For the Revolution sound greatly symphonic and epic. Timo (bassist) says his influences are Death and The Amenta. Overall, I'd say Kalmah has mixed styles perfectly and is one of the most prominent and dominant bands that has ever come out of Europe, and for that matter, the World!

 

[ahmedkokko]

i think kalmah have thier own style diffrent from any death or even melodic death althought kalmah and norther cob r influenced by the same bands but kalmah have thier own style it is not depend on wat they inluenced by but i think they have thier own style but they take some stuff from here and there

 

[kalmah42090]

great question! It says on their website who their influences are. Pekka and Antti (guitarists) say Death, Judas Priest, and Megadeth. Janne(drummer) says Nile, Slayer, Dimmu Borgir for their drummers. Thats awesome because all those drummers are amazing and techinical. Marco (keyboardist) says he is influenced by Rhapsody and Dream Theatre. I am thrilled he is influenced by Alex Staropoli (keyboardist from Rhapsody) because he is one of my favorite keyboardist along with Marco. This is why The Black Waltz and For the Revolution sound greatly symphonic and epic. Timo (bassist) says his influences are Death and The Amenta. Overall, I'd say Kalmah has mixed styles perfectly and is one of the most prominent and dominant bands that has ever come out of Europe, and for that matter, the World!

thanks eternal swamplord, guess I should look on the offical website more often

 

[eternalswamplord]

^^^ youre welcome Kalmah42090. Although it makes sense their influences are those bands, (because they grew up listening to those bands) but kalmah plays completely different music than those bands of course!

 

[Hadesbreeder]

I am about to see Megadeth, But I would much rather see Kalmah :/

 

[eternalswamplord]

^^^ I am also going to see Megadeth along with CoB and Inflames....but i agree with you HadesBreeder. Going to a Kalmah show would be magnificent!!

 

[versionfiv]

most definitely Megadeth... I hear Mustane's influence throughout Kalmah's work.