Wolfheart (band)

This article is about the band. For the Moonspell album, see Wolfheart.

Wolfheart
Wolfheart in 2022
Background information
Origin	Lahti, Finland
Genres	Melodic death metal
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Reigning Phoenix Spinefarm Napalm
Members	Tuomas Saukkonen Lauri Silvonen Joonas Kauppinen Vagelis Karzis
Past members	Esa Uusimaa Mika Lammassaari

Wolfheart is a Finnish melodic death metal band formed in 2013.

The band's vocalist Tuomas Saukkonen was also the founder and vocalist of the melodic death metal band Before the Dawn.

In 2014, Wolfheart signed a recording contract with Spinefarm Records, before moving to Napalm Records in 2018 and Reigning Phoenix Music in 2023. ^[1]

They have released seven studio albums, the most recent being Draconian Darkness in 2024. ^{[2] [3]}

In November 2024, they became the first European heavy metal band to perform live in Saudi Arabia. ^[4]

Members

Current

• Tuomas Saukkonen – bass, drums (2013–2014), vocals, guitar (2013–)
• Lauri Silvonen – bass, backing vocals (2014–)
• Joonas Kauppinen – drums (2014–)
• Vagelis Karzis – guitar, clean vocals (2020–)

Past

• Esa Uusimaa – bass (2013–2014)
• Mika Lammassaari – guitar (2014–2019)

Discography

Albums

• Winterborn (2013)
• Shadow World (2015)
• Tyhjyys (2017)
• Constellation of the Black Light (2018)
• Wolves of Karelia (2020)
• King of the North (2022)
• Draconian Darkness (2024)

EPs

• Skull Soldiers (2021)

Singles

• "The Hunt" (2013)
• "Fire and Ice" (2015)
• "Boneyard" (2016)
• "The Flood" (2017)
• "World On Fire" (2017)
• "The Black Light" (2017)
• "Breakwater" (2018)
• "The Saw" (2018)
• "Ashes" (2020)
• "Hail of Steel" (2020)
• "The Hammer" (2020)
• "Ancestor" (2022)
• "Grave" (2024)

References

1. "Wolfheart levyttää Spinefarmille". Sue.fi. Suezine Oy. 23 October 2014. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
2. Arto Mäenpää (7 June 2024). "Wolfheart julkaisee uuden albumin ja kiertää Suomea syksyllä". KaaosZine (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
3. "The many faces of melodic death metal – review of Wolfheart's "Draconian Darkness"". chaoszine.net. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
4. "Wolfheart to Have the Dubious Honor of Being the First European Metal Band to Play in Saudi Arabia". MetalSucks . 28 November 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.