---
title: "Catamenia"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/catamenia"
genre: "Melodic Black Metal"
country: "Finland"
formed: 1995
---

# Catamenia

**Catamenia** is a melodic black metal band, from Finland, active 1995 to present.

Catamenia are a Finnish black metal band founded in 1995 by Riku Hopeakoski and Mika Tönning in Oulu. They have been signed to Massacre Records since their first full-length release Halls of Frozen North in 1998. As of 2012, they have released ten albums, one EP, and one DVD. They are known for frequent usage of wolves in their album art, but the band is named after a kind of bird. Catamenia also means "menstruation", which the band did not know until a fan pointed it out to them after the release of their debut album.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catamenia_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Catamenia |
| Genre | Melodic Black Metal |
| Parent genre | Black Metal |
| Origin | Oulu, Finland |
| Formed | 1995 |
| Releases in catalog | 9 |

## Genres

[Melodic Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-black) · [Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal) · [Gothic Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/gothic-metal) · [Melodic Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-death)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mika Tönning](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mika-tonning) |  |  | Current |
| [Riku Hopeakoski](https://themetalnet.com/musician/riku-hopeakoski) |  |  | Current |
| [Heidi Riihinen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/heidi-riihinen) | Keyboard | 1995 to 2000 | Former |
| [Ari Nissilä](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ari-nissila) | Background vocals, Guitar, Lead vocals | 2000 to 2010 | Former |
| [Sampo Ukkola](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sampo-ukkola) | Guitar | 1995 to 1999 | Former |
| [Tony Tervo](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tony-tervo) | Drums (drum set) | 1995 to 1999 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1998 | [Halls of Frozen North](https://themetalnet.com/album/52d00c96-31cb-32aa-8c3a-4a8d93cc9803) | Album |
| 1999 | [Morning Crimson](https://themetalnet.com/album/c3283b8a-e62c-30c0-8fa4-b0ed922ac4d7) | Album |
| 2000 | [Eternal Winter's Prophecy](https://themetalnet.com/album/e19c3430-1d02-3952-ae4e-717167b3a2a8) | Album |
| 2002 | [Eskhata](https://themetalnet.com/album/218ba431-01c2-3908-b825-a9bd4369a54d) | Album |
| 2003 | [Chaos Born](https://themetalnet.com/album/5f6d551a-b263-3924-a8f3-d12fa9e1bf27) | Album |
| 2005 | [Winternight Tragedies](https://themetalnet.com/album/f5b0fb47-80c8-3a2c-958d-97ddcaad5855) | Album |
| 2006 | [Location:COLD](https://themetalnet.com/album/ce1ad35b-6e56-30fe-95e8-11bd0b78bda3) | Album |
| 2008 | [VIII: The Time Unchained](https://themetalnet.com/album/d4269133-d63e-3b8d-a6d0-8892cddac9fc) | Album |
| 2010 | [Cavalcade](https://themetalnet.com/album/8b8a684c-ee5c-4b47-987b-696e3d040b9b) | Album |

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- [Norther](https://themetalnet.com/band/norther) (listened together)
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- [Insomnium](https://themetalnet.com/band/insomnium) (listened together)
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## Official and external links

- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CatameniaOfficial
- x: https://twitter.com/catameniaband
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Catamenia/557
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/catameniaband
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/97283
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5UViluSWA46D6qQcUFmWzT
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catameniaofficial/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/fi/artist/125547703

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/catamenia](https://themetalnet.com/band/catamenia). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt