---
title: "Celesty"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/celesty"
genre: "Power Metal"
country: "Finland"
formed: 1998
---

# Celesty

**Celesty** is a power metal band, from Finland, active 1998 to present.

Celesty was a Finnish power metal band from Seinäjoki, active from 1998 to 2012 and releasing four full-length albums. Their final album, Vendetta, peaked at 30th on the Official Finnish Charts in 2009. They briefly reformed in 2015 and 2016, notably playing a show at the Nummirock festival in 2016.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celesty

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Celesty |
| Genre | Power Metal |
| Parent genre | Power Metal |
| Origin | Finland |
| Formed | 1998 |
| Releases in catalog | 6 |

## Genres

[Power Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/power-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [J. P. Alanen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/j-p-alanen) |  |  | Current |
| [Ari Katajamäki](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ari-katajamaki) | Bass guitar | 1998 to 2016 | Former |
| [Jere Luokkamäki](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jere-luokkamaki) | Drums (drum set) | 1998 to 2016 | Former |
| [Juha Mäenpää](https://themetalnet.com/musician/juha-maenpaa) | Keyboard | 2001 to 2016 | Former |
| [Tapani Kangas](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tapani-kangas) | Guitar |  | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2001 | [Time Before the Ice](https://themetalnet.com/album/c5fd583d-f9dd-3d26-b6e1-22d84e999817) | EP |
| 2001 | [Warrior of Ice](https://themetalnet.com/album/6407d061-51cc-3e9e-a92c-5e7db064def8) | EP |
| 2002 | [Reign of Elements](https://themetalnet.com/album/8da893d5-68c1-3296-ae2b-4e4770d4e51d) | Album |
| 2004 | [Legacy of Hate](https://themetalnet.com/album/c81702a3-3966-3f3c-a28b-355cf5c13cdb) | Album |
| 2006 | [Mortal Mind Creation](https://themetalnet.com/album/81636b17-00fb-3782-a3b5-86b82b99d402) | Album |
| 2009 | [Vendetta](https://themetalnet.com/album/539e1479-ee1e-3915-ab75-f9f6d1b94f49) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Stratovarius](https://themetalnet.com/band/stratovarius) (listened together)
- [Dragonland](https://themetalnet.com/band/dragonland) (listened together)
- [Dark Moor](https://themetalnet.com/band/dark-moor) (listened together)
- [Falconer](https://themetalnet.com/band/falconer) (listened together)
- [Dreamtale](https://themetalnet.com/band/dreamtale) (listened together)
- [Elvenking](https://themetalnet.com/band/elvenking) (listened together)
- [Freedom Call](https://themetalnet.com/band/freedom-call) (listened together)
- [Power Quest](https://themetalnet.com/band/power-quest) (listened together)
- [Angra](https://themetalnet.com/band/angra) (listened together)
- [DragonForce](https://themetalnet.com/band/dragonforce) (listened together)
- [Derdian](https://themetalnet.com/band/derdian) (listened together)
- [Fairyland](https://themetalnet.com/band/fairyland) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6XJqHE5BkDjsB6KAPmDosK
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Celesty/2697

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