芬兰旋律/民谣金乐团Viikate,成立于1996年,至今已发行过8张全长专辑,以及大量的EP与单曲~~以黑暗民谣旋律金属为他们专辑的基调,他们忧郁的歌词常常形容冬季漫长寒冷,死亡,饥饿和霜冻~~创作的灵感来源于50年代芬兰浪漫电影以及歌曲,听他们的音乐就像听在一个小木屋古老的留声机,慢慢的喝着烈性酒~~
by Adam Greenberg
Stemming from Finland's doom metal scene, brothers Kaarle and Simeoni Viikate formed a band ostensibly to fill a void in the scene following the second breakup of the band Lijiykomppania. Though playing and occasionally recording from 1996 onward, the band really gained traction with the addition in 2001 of Arvo and Ervo Viikate on guitar and bass, respectively. Hits have come cyclically with Ei ole ketaan kelle soittaa in 2002, Leimu in 2003 and Pohjoista viljaa in 2005, though the band is prodigious in output with roughly one original album per year, as well as collections comprising their works on Longplay and Spinefarm Records, and numerous EPs and singles each year. Though the band hails from the ultra-heavy Finnish metal scene, the lyrical content draws heavily from 1950's Finnish art films and more folksy, domestic singers in the vein of Reino Helismaa -- a bit of an odd juxtaposition compared to the rest of the scene.