Deuteronomium (band)

Deuteronomium
Deuteronomium live at Immortal Metal Fest 2009
Deuteronomium live at Immortal Metal Fest 2009
Background information
OriginJyväskylä, Finland
GenresDeath metal, death 'n' roll,[1][2] melodic death metal[2][3]
Years active1993–2001, 2006–present
LabelsLittle Rose, Bullroser
MembersManu Lehtinen
Miika Partala
Kalle Paju
Janne-Jussi Kontoniemi
Past membersJarno Lehtinen
Tapio Laakso
Jari Mantour
Johnny Pesonen

Deuteronomium is a Christian death metal band formed in 1993, Jyväskylä, Finland, one of Finland's earliest and most influential groups in that genre.[4]

Deuteronomium are together with Immortal Souls the only remaining bands of the first wave of Finnish Christian extreme metal that are currently active.[4] Their first EP Tribal Eagle is, according to Ristillinen magazine, the first Finnish Christian metal CD.[4] Tribal Eagle and debut album Street Corner Queen are also noted as pieces of Christian metal history. Bassist Manu Lehtinen and guitarist/vocalist Miika Partala - also known for the bands Stoner Kings, Icon Clan, No Man's Band and Feiled, established the record label Little Rose Productions that signed bands such as Immortal Souls.[3] During the peak of their career before the band split up for six years in 2001, Deuteronomium became an internationally known group: at one point they headlined foreign festivals such as Seaside festival in Norway with Narnia and Newsboys as support acts.[5] It is also notable that Deuteronomium was previously sponsored by Dr Pepper.[6][7] Deuteronomium began influencing later bands such as the Ukrainian folk metallers Holy Blood. In June 2006 the band played a comeback concert as the headliner at the biggest non-alcoholic Mid Summer festival in Finland, OHM-Fest. Deuteronomium shot a DVD, Spelled Alive, of the comeback concert. In December 2006 the band officially reformed and soon headlined the biggest Christian metal festival in Finland, Immortal Metal Fest.

In August 2008, the band released its third album titled From the Midst of the Battle, which on August 20, peaked at No. 11 on the Official Finnish Top 40 Album Chart.[8]

  1. ^ Gatto, Chris (2019-12-11). "DEUTERONOMIUM: Tribal Eagle (reissue)". Heaven's Metal Magazine. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  2. ^ a b Jonsson, Johannes. "Album Reviews D - Deuteronomium". Album Reviews D. Metal for Jesus!. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  3. ^ a b Jonsson, Johannes. "Christian Metal History". The Metal For Jesus Page!. MetalForJesus.org. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  4. ^ a b c Ruisku, Riqu. "Suomi metal -spesiaali". Ristillinen No. 7. Pages 13-17. An exclusive 22 page article about the history of Finnish secular and Christian metal in the Finnish Christian metal fanzine Ristillinen. Deuteronomium is given a notable space in the article. Published April 2007.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gig History was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Tollbooth99 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Miscellaneous Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Dr Pepper Endorcement is mentioned under the picture of Deuteronomium Winampskin. Deuteronomium.net
  8. ^ Deuteronomium - From the Midst of the Battle Archived 2008-09-16 at the Wayback Machine. Suomen virallinen lista.