Once Upon A Time About A Band...

On December 23 in the year 1977 in...


...Finland, born this man...


name Jari Maenpaa (pronouns: Ya-Ri Ma-En-Paa). His cool with...

...his long hair and his axe until...

...he enter Finland's Compulsory Military Service which make him like ... err... old man?

But, in 1996, he joined...

... and with them, they produced the first album which is...

...their self-title.

But, when their second album which is...

...Iron, he have to leave his band due to his commitment on his side-project called:

...and produce a great masterpiece in 2004;

WINTERSUN! Now I'm still waiting for their...

2nd album! TIME! Now its already 6 years of production... still not finish...

If you thing he is a rocker, he may be a rocker. But in Finland with all the long hair for some of them, the metal is the one. Not like the Metallica, but more agressive with harsh and growling voice is a must.

How I know them? Through my best friend! The KB-ian! Wintersun music is about the life and death in the winter and night. Ensiferum? All hell about the Kalavela, Finland folk tales and the might of their medieval warrior...