Mokoma

Mokoma
Mokoma at Myötätuulirock 2011
Mokoma at Myötätuulirock 2011
Background information
OriginLappeenranta, Finland
GenresThrash metal, death metal
Years active1996–present
LabelsSakara, EMI (former)[1]
MembersMarko Annala
Tuomo Saikkonen
Kuisma Aalto
Janne Hyrkäs
Santtu Hämäläinen
Past membersHeikki Kärkkäinen
Janne Hynynen
Roope Laasonen
Juhana Rantala
Raikko Törönen
Mikko Ruokonen
Websitewww.mokoma.com
Santtu Hämäläinen and Marko Annala
Kuisma Aalto and Tuomo Saikkonen

Mokoma is a Finnish thrash metal band formed in Lappeenranta, Finland, in 1996. Their music also has grindcore and death metal influences with traditional Finnish melancholy.[2]

Mokoma started out as a creation of Marko Annala, who is the band's lead singer, and has been the band's only original remaining band member. The name comes from Annala's former girlfriends' Karelian grandmother, who said "Voi siuta mokomaa". That means "Oh gosh, you and your tricks", basically in simple words when put into English. Mokoma is similar but slightly more gracious word to "damned" or "accursed". Through the years several members have come and gone, but only Annala has remained constant.

The band started out as a more traditional rock band with their first two albums "Valu" and "Mokoman 120 päivää". However, both albums sold badly and they were eventually dropped when they suggested to their record company (EMI), that they wanted to play something closer to their hearts, thrash metal.[1] The group moved on and created their own record company, called Sakara Records, and released their third album "Kurimus", which is sometimes regarded as the first thrash metal album sung in Finnish.[1] That was the first release of the members' independent record company Sakara Records. Since then they have released seven more albums and an EP called "Viides vuodenaika", which reached number one in the Finnish albums chart.[3] Their latest album release is Ihmissokkelo.

  1. ^ a b c "Mokoma at Metal from Finland". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  2. ^ "RockBox - Torrent Details". Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  3. ^ "YleX". Areena.yle.fi. Retrieved 16 October 2020.