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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 as | The Grinder, Dr. K.H., Caer Hallam Generis, K |
| Born | 31 December 1973 Vaasa, Finland |
| Genres | Melodic death metal, folk metal, power metal, grindcore |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, percussion |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Website | www |
Kai Hahto (born 31 December 1973) is a Finnish musician, best known as the drummer of Wintersun and Nightwish.
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]
| Band | Year of release | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cartilage | 1992 | Split album w/ Altar | Drowned Productions |
| Vomiturition | 1995 | A Leftover | Invasion Records |
| Wings | 1995 | Diatribe | Woodcut Records |
| Rotten Sound | 1995 | Sick Bastard | Genet Records |
| Rotten Sound | 1995 | Psychotic Veterinarian | S.O.A. Records |
| Rotten Sound | 1996 | Loosin' Face | Anomie Records |
| Enochian Crescent | 1997 | Telocvovim | Woodcut Records |
| Rotten Sound | 1997 | Spitted Alive | I.D.S. Records |
| Rotten Sound | 1997 | Under Pressure | Repulse Records |
| Rotten Sound | 1998 | Drain | Repulse Records |
| Rotten Sound | 2000 | Still Psycho | Necropolis Records |
| Max on the Rox | 2000 | Voodoo | Kråklund Records |
| Rotten Sound | 2001 | 8 Hours of Lobotomy | M.C.R. Records |
| Rotten Sound | 2002 | Murderworks | Necropolis Records |
| Max on the Rox | 2002 | Rox II | Kråklund Records |
| Rotten Sound | 2003 | Seeds of Hate | Cudgel Agency |
| Rotten Sound | 2003 | From Crust 'Til Grind | Century Media Records |
| Wintersun | 2004 | Wintersun | Nuclear Blast |
| Max on the Rox | 2004 | Rhythmic Songs from a Mysterious Red House | Kråklund Records |
| Rotten Sound | 2005 | Exit | Spinefarm Records |
| Swallow the Sun | 2009 | New Moon | Spinefarm Records |
| Swallow the Sun | 2012 | Emerald Forest and the Blackbird | Spinefarm Records |
| Wintersun | 2012 | Time I | Nuclear Blast |
| Nightwish | 2015 | Endless Forms Most Beautiful | Nuclear Blast |
| Trees of Eternity | 2016 | Hour of the Nightingale | Svart Records |
| Nightwish | 2020 | Human. :II: Nature. | Nuclear Blast |
| Auri | 2021 | II – Those We Don't Speak Of | Nuclear Blast |
| Darkwoods My Betrothed | Angel of Carnage Unleashed | Napalm Records | |
| Nightwish | 2024 | Yesterwynde | Nuclear Blast |
| Wintersun | 2024 | Time II | Nuclear Blast |
Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee. The band was formed in 1996 by lead songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former lead singer Tarja Turunen. The band soon picked up drummer Jukka Nevalainen, and then bassist Sami Vänskä after the release of their debut album, Angels Fall First (1997). In 2001, Vänskä was replaced by Marko Hietala, who also took over the male vocalist role previously filled by Holopainen or guest singers. Although Nightwish have been prominent in their home country since Angels Fall First, they did not achieve wider success until the release of the albums Oceanborn (1998), Wishmaster (2000) and Century Child (2002).
Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen is a Finnish musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the primary songwriter, keyboardist, and founding member of symphonic metal band Nightwish. He has stated that his songwriting is influenced by harmonic film music.
Jukka Antero "Julius" Nevalainen is the former drummer of the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish.
Wintersun is a Finnish heavy metal band from Helsinki originally formed as the side project of Jari Mäenpää, then-vocalist and guitarist of folk metal band Ensiferum.
Darkwoods My Betrothed are a Finnish black metal band from Kitee.
"Sacrament of Wilderness" is the second single by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, released as the first single from their album Oceanborn, and a split-single with Eternal Tears of Sorrow and Darkwoods My Betrothed.
End of Innocence is the second official DVD release of Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. It features numerous clips of the band performing livetracks, including a recording of the band performing one of their first songs, "Beauty and the Beast", with bassist Marko Hietala performing the male vocal part.
"While Your Lips Are Still Red" is a 2007 song written by Tuomas Holopainen and Marko Hietala of the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. It was performed by Holopainen, Hietala, and Jukka Nevalainen for the Finnish film The Matriarch, which was written and directed by renowned Finnish director Markku Pölönen; the film premiered in Finland in September 2007. The song is included on Nightwish's "Amaranth" single, which was released on 22 August 2007 as the second single of their sixth studio album, Dark Passion Play. It was also released on their live / compilation EP Made in Hong Kong in 2009.
Imaginaerum is the seventh studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. It was released on 30 November 2011 by Scene Nation Oy and Sony Music in Finland, then on 2 December in Nuclear Blast in the rest of Europe and Roadrunner Records worldwide. According to Nightwish songwriter Tuomas Holopainen, the album is a concept album that tells the story of an old composer who is reminiscing of his youth on his deathbed. The album was produced alongside the movie of the same name, directed by Stobe Harju, who previously directed Nightwish's "The Islander" music video, and the album and the film share the same themes and general story. It is their second and last album with vocalist Anette Olzon, as well as the last with drummer Jukka Nevalainen.
Endless Forms Most Beautiful is the eighth studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. It was released on 25 March 2015 in Japan, 27 March in Argentina and most of Europe, 30 March in the UK and 31 March in the US. The album is the band's first featuring singer Floor Jansen and the first with Troy Donockley as a full-time member. It was also the first without drummer Jukka Nevalainen, who took a break from the band due to severe insomnia. Drumming was by Kai Hahto of Wintersun and Swallow the Sun. The album includes only five Nightwish members, despite its being their first album release as a sextet.
"Élan" is a single by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, the first from their eighth album Endless Forms Most Beautiful. The song marks the first Nightwish song to feature its newest frontwoman, Dutch singer Floor Jansen, on vocals, and also the first to feature Troy Donockley as a full-time member and Kai Hahto as a temporary replacement for Jukka Nevalainen.
The Endless Forms Most Beautiful World Tour was a concert tour by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, in support of their eighth studio album, Endless Forms Most Beautiful.
Decades is the seventh compilation album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, and contains remastered versions of the original material. It was released on March 9, 2018, which is the same day that they began touring for the Decades: World Tour. The track listing is presented in reverse chronological order.
Decades: Live in Buenos Aires is a video and audio release from the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, which was recorded during the Latin American leg of the Decades: World Tour. It was released on December 6, 2019.
The Human. :II: Nature. World Tour was a concert tour by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, in support of their ninth studio album, Human. :II: Nature.
Human. :II: Nature. is the ninth studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, released on 10 April 2020 by Nuclear Blast. It is the band's first double album, with the second CD complete with orchestral music rather than metal.
"Noise" is a single by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, the first from their ninth album Human. :II: Nature.. It was released with an accompanying video on February 7, 2020. The single is the band's first published song to feature the drummer Kai Hahto as a full-time member, following the departure of Jukka Nevalainen in July 2019.
Yesterwynde is the tenth studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, and was released on 20 September 2024 by Nuclear Blast.
"Perfume of the Timeless" is a single by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, the first from their tenth studio album Yesterwynde. It was released on 21 May 2024. The single is the band's first published song to feature Jukka Koskinen on bass, replacing Marko Hietala. Pre-release, it had been described by Tuomas Holopainen to be an eight and a half minute long song, with the chorus coming in at 3:30 in the track.
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