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Toni Hallio is the former drummer for and one of the founding members of melodic death metal band Norther . He left the band in October 2005 to pursue other interests . However , he still recorded the drums for Norther ' s Till Death Unites Us instead of the band ' s current drummer Heikki Saari . Marching percussion instruments are specially designed to be played while moving . This is achieved by attaching the drum ( s ) to a special harness ( also called a carrier or rack ) worn by the drummer , although not all marching bands use such harnesses and instead use traditional baldrics to sling their drums ( the ___MASK83___ Armed Forces , for instance , still use the old style of slung drums ). The drums are designed and tuned for maximum articulation and projection of sound , as marching activities are almost always outdoors or in large interior spaces . Articulation is paramount to producing a " clean " sound from all the drummers in the line . These instruments are used by marching bands , drum and bugle corps , indoor percussion ensembles , and pipe bands . A marching percussion ensemble is frequently known as a drumline or battery . Swedish death metal is a death metal music scene developed in ___MASK16___ . Many Swedish death metal bands are associated with the melodic death metal movement , thus giving Swedish death metal a different sound from other variations of death metal . Unlike ___MASK67___ death metal groups , the first Swedish bands were rooted in punk rock . Although Norway is known for its quantity of black metal , Gothenburg in ___MASK16___ has a large melodic death metal scene , while Stockholm is known for its more raw death metal scene . Disarmonia Mundi is a melodic death metal band from Avigliana , ___MASK35___ that started out as a progressive death metal band . After Benny Bianco Chinto left the band it featured Soilwork ' s vocalist Björn " Speed " Strid for two albums . After releasing two albums under Scarlet Records , they have signed to ___MASK35___ - based Coroner Records . ___MASK65___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK65___ , is a sovereign state in Northern Europe . A peninsula with the Gulf of ___MASK65___ to the south and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west , the country has land borders with Sweden to the northwest , Norway to the north , and Russia to the east . Estonia is south of the country across the Gulf of ___MASK65___ . ___MASK65___ is a Nordic country situated in the geographical region of Fennoscandia , which also includes Scandinavia . ___MASK65___ ' s population is 5 . 5 million ( 2014 ), staying roughly on the same level over the past two decades . The majority of the population is concentrated in the southern region . In terms of area , it is the eighth largest country in Europe and the most sparsely populated country in the European Union . Espoo is the second largest city and municipality in ___MASK65___ . The population of the city of Espoo was 269 , 802 . It is part of the Finnish Capital Region , and most of its population lives in the inner urban core of the Helsinki metropolitan area , along with the cities of Helsinki , Vantaa , and Kauniainen . Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa , while enclosing Kauniainen . The city is on the shore of the Gulf of ___MASK65___ , in the region of Uusimaa . Rotten Sound is a grindcore band from Vaasa , ___MASK65___ , formed in 1993 . The band comprises vocalist Keijo Niinimaa , guitarist Mika Aalto , bassist Kristian Toivainen and drummer Sami Latva . The band has released eight studio albums and " earned a reputation for being one of the most intense bands on the Scandinavian death metal / grindcore scene ". Norther was a Finnish melodic death metal band from Espoo , ___MASK65___ . The band broke up in 2012 . Jazz is a music genre that originated amongst African Americans in New Orleans , United States , in the late 19th and early 20th centuries . Since the 1920s jazz age , jazz has become recognized as a major form of musical expression . It emerged in the form of independent traditional and popular musical styles , all linked by the common bonds of African ___MASK67___ and European ___MASK67___ musical parentage with a performance orientation . Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes , call and response vocals , polyrhythms and improvisation . Jazz has roots in West African cultural and musical expression , and in African - ___MASK67___ music traditions including blues and ragtime , as well as European military band music . Although the foundation of jazz is deeply rooted within the Black experience of the United States , different cultures have contributed their own experience and styles to the art form as well . Intellectuals around the world have hailed jazz as " one of America ' s original art forms ". Gothenburg is the second - largest city in ___MASK16___ and the fifth - largest in the Nordic countries . Situated by the Kattegat , on the west coast of ___MASK16___ , the city has a population of approximately 550 , 000 in the urban area and 990 , 000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area . A drummer is a musician who plays drums , which includes a drum kit (" drum set " or " trap set ", including cymbals ) and accessory - based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms , marching percussion or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a wide assortment of musical genres . The term percussionist applies to a musician who performs struck musical instruments of numerous diverse shapes , sizes and applications . Most contemporary western ensembles bands for rock , pop , jazz , R & B etc . include a drummer for purposes including timekeeping and embellishing the musical timbre . Most drummers of this particular designation work within the context of a larger contingent ( a . k . a . rhythm section ) that may also include , keyboard ( a percussion instrument ) or guitar , auxiliary percussion ( often of non western origin ) and bass ( bass viol or electric ). Said ensembles may also include melodic based mallet percussion including : vibraphone , marimba or xylophone . The rhythm section , being the core metronomic foundation with which other melodic instruments , including voices , may present the harmonic / melodic portion of the material . Finntroll is a folk metal band from Helsinki , ___MASK65___ . They combine elements of black metal and folk metal . Finntroll ' s lyrics are mostly in Swedish , the only exception being the song " Madon Laulu " on " Visor Om Slutet ". Finntroll ' s original singer , Katla , decided to use Swedish over Finnish since he was part of a Swedish - speaking minority in ___MASK65___ and the sound of the language seemed to better suit the band ' s " trollish " outfit . Despite several vocalist changes , this tradition has continued . In Flames is a Swedish heavy metal band , which was formed by guitarist Jesper Strömblad in 1990 in Gothenburg , ___MASK16___ . Along with the bands At the Gates and Dark Tranquillity , In Flames was originally a metal band responsible for developing the genre now known as melodic death metal . Melodic death metal ( also referred to as melodeath or MDM ) is a subgenre death metal that employs highly melodic guitar riffs , often borrowing from traditional heavy metal . The style originated and developed in ___MASK16___ ( pioneered by At the Gates , Dark Tranquillity and In Flames ) and the United Kingdom ( pioneered by Carcass ) during the early and mid - 1990s . The Swedish death metal scene did much to popularize the style , soon centering in the " Gothenburg metal " scene . Wintersun is a metal band from Helsinki , ___MASK65___ and was originally created by guitarist , keyboardist , bassist , songwriter and vocalist Jari Mäenpää as a side project to folk metal band Ensiferum for whom he was lead singer and guitarist . In 2003 , Mäenpää began pulling together songs that he had been working on since 1995 . These songs followed specific themes described by Mäenpää as majestic , " spacy ", and melodic . Wintersun is known for creative folk harmonies , fast tempos and both harsh and clean vocals . While Mäenpää planned to perform and record each instrument for the first album himself , he still required a drummer . He sent demos to Kai Hahto , former member of Rotten Sound , who agreed to perform the drums . Veteli is a municipality of ___MASK65___ . It is located in the province of Western ___MASK65___ and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region . The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water . The population density is Dream Theater is an ___MASK67___ progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci , John Myung , and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Boston , Massachusetts . They subsequently dropped out of their studies to concentrate further on the band that would ultimately become Dream Theater . Though a number of lineup changes followed , the three original members remained together along with James LaBrie and Jordan Rudess until September 8 , 2010 , when Portnoy left the band . In October 2010 , the band held auditions for a drummer to replace Portnoy . Mike Mangini was announced as the new permanent drummer on April 29 , 2011 . Sevendust is an ___MASK67___ alternative metal band from Atlanta , Georgia , formed in 1994 by bassist Vince Hornsby , drummer Morgan Rose and guitarist John Connolly . After their first demo , lead vocalist Lajon Witherspoon and guitarist Clint Lowery joined the group . Following a few name changes , the members settled on the name Sevendust and released their self - titled debut album on April 15 , 1997 . They have attained success with three consecutive RIAA gold certified albums and have sold millions of albums worldwide . Deathchain ( originally named " Winterwolf ") is a death / thrash metal band from Kuopio , ___MASK65___ . The band is signed to Dynamic Arts Records and toured Europe with Candlemass and Destruction in late 2005 . At the Gates is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg , ___MASK16___ and a major progenitor of the Gothenburg sound . Heikki Saari ( alias " Mörkö ", " kermis " or " kmn ") ( born on 8 September 1984 and originating from Veteli , ___MASK65___ ) is the current drummer for Whorion and Finntroll . He is also the live drummer for Tuoni and former drummer of Norther and Amberian Dawn . He started playing drums around 1987 and influences include Scarve , Opeth , Soilwork , Ensiferum , Disarmonia Mundi , Dream Theater , Meshuggah , Annihilator , Deathchain , Hate Eternal , Rotten Sound , Rytmihäiriö , Sevendust , and Wintersun .