Biography

Kiuas - supercharhed metal supremacy from Finland. Formed in the year 2000 by singer Ilja Jalkanen, guitarist Mikko Salovaara, keyboardist Atte Tanskanen, bassist Teemu Tuominen, and drummer Markku Näreneva. Kiuas is influenced by a myriad of heavy metal styles, including thrash, power, and even folk strains.
 Kiuas saga started with their debut album “The Spirit of Ukko”, an album paying homage to the Finnish Zeus: Ukko, the mightiest one! Springtime of 2005 saw the release of this melodic, aggressive and graceful debut that, not naming any influences, bore a streak of tantalizing resemblances to some good old metal bands. 
 The recordings of “Reformation” were begun at the Sonic Pump Studios in Winter 2006, in Helsinki. Reformation hit the 21st place on the official finnish Top40 chart.
 Kiuas´ third full-length album “The New Dark Age” was released on March 2008. The album hit the 10th place on the official finnish album chart. The song “Of Sacrifice, Loss and Reward” was also released as a SINGLE in Finland. The single hit the 1st place on the official finnish single chart.
 A 10-track affair ‘Lustdriven’ sees the Finnish five-piece further creating a signature style that draws from a broad range of influences; these include both power metal & prog, with death, symphonic & folk metal also playing a part, the whole thing topped off with a healthy sprinkling of myth & legend, plus the soul-stirring vocals of high-energy frontman Ilja Jalkanen. 
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