Kai Hahto

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Kai Hahto
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Kai with Wintersun at the 2013 Tuska Open Air Metal Festival
Background information
Also known asThe Grinder, Dr. K.H., Caer Hallam Generis, K
Born (1973-12-31) 31 December 1973 (age 51)
Vaasa, Finland
Genres Melodic death metal, folk metal, power metal, grindcore
Occupation Musician
Instrument(s) Drums, percussion
Years active1993–present

Kai Hahto (born 31 December 1973) is a Finnish musician, best known as the drummer of Wintersun and Nightwish.

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Career

In 2002, Hahto went to New York to study jazz drumming. [1]

Hahto was a member of the grindcore band Rotten Sound. [2]

In 2004 Hahto became one of the founders of the band Wintersun [2] and left Rotten Sound later in 2005. In 2009-2012 Kai Hahto played about 300 shows with doom-death-metal band Swallow the Sun as a tour drummer.

Hahto has an endorsement relationship with Sihi cymbals, Pearl drums and hardware, Balbex drumsticks, Roland V-Drums and Finfonic earphones. [ citation needed ]

On 6 August 2014, it was announced that Hahto would play drums on the Nightwish studio album, Endless Forms Most Beautiful, replacing Jukka Nevalainen who went on hiatus from the band due to insomnia, [3] and Hahto performed on all live shows since that date. On 15 July 2019, Hahto became Nightwish's permanent drummer following Nevalainen's decision not to return to the band. [4]

In December 2020, it was announced that Hahto would be the drummer for the new lineup in Finnish black metal band Darkwoods My Betrothed, who had become active again. [5] [6]

Discography

BandYear of releaseTitleLabel
Cartilage1992Split album w/ AltarDrowned Productions
Vomiturition1995A LeftoverInvasion Records
Wings1995DiatribeWoodcut Records
Rotten Sound 1995Sick BastardGenet Records
Rotten Sound1995Psychotic VeterinarianS.O.A. Records
Rotten Sound1996Loosin' FaceAnomie Records
Enochian Crescent1997TelocvovimWoodcut Records
Rotten Sound1997Spitted AliveI.D.S. Records
Rotten Sound1997Under PressureRepulse Records
Rotten Sound1998DrainRepulse Records
Rotten Sound2000Still Psycho Necropolis Records
Max on the Rox2000VoodooKråklund Records
Rotten Sound20018 Hours of LobotomyM.C.R. Records
Rotten Sound2002 Murderworks Necropolis Records
Max on the Rox2002Rox IIKråklund Records
Rotten Sound2003Seeds of HateCudgel Agency
Rotten Sound2003From Crust 'Til Grind Century Media Records
Wintersun 2004 Wintersun Nuclear Blast
Max on the Rox2004Rhythmic Songs from a Mysterious Red HouseKråklund Records
Rotten Sound2005 Exit Spinefarm Records
Swallow the Sun 2009 New Moon Spinefarm Records
Swallow the Sun 2012 Emerald Forest and the Blackbird Spinefarm Records
Wintersun2012 Time I Nuclear Blast
Nightwish 2015 Endless Forms Most Beautiful Nuclear Blast
Trees of Eternity 2016Hour of the NightingaleSvart Records
Nightwish 2020 Human. :II: Nature. Nuclear Blast
Auri 2021II – Those We Don't Speak OfNuclear Blast
Darkwoods My Betrothed Angel of Carnage UnleashedNapalm Records
Wintersun2024Time IINuclear Blast
Nightwish2024 Yesterwynde Nuclear Blast

References

  1. ↑ Kapanen, Marika (26 March 2024). "Haastattelussa Kai Hahto - "Jos joku ajattelee, että osaat soittaa jazzia, niin automaattisesti osaat soittaa metallia - ei todellakaan pidä paikkaansa!"". Metalliluola (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Biography: Wintersun". AllMusic . Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "Nightwish Drummer Jukka Nevalainen Forced To Take Break From Band Due To Health Issues". Blabbermouth.net . 6 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "NIGHTWISH's JUKKA NEVALAINEN Officially Exits Band; KAI HAHTO Named Permanent Drummer". Blabbermouth. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  5. ↑ Isoaho, Timo (25 December 2020). "Metallipioneeri Darkwoods My Betrothed palaa pitkältä levytystauolta - Tuomas Holopainen on nyt mukana vakiojäsenenä". Soundi (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Darkwoods My Betrothedin paluu on todellisuutta - kokoonpanossa mukana myös Nightwish-maestro Tuomas Holopainen". Inferno.fi (in Finnish). 26 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.

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