---
title: "Kalmah"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/kalmah"
genre: "Melodic Death Metal"
country: "Finland"
formed: 1998
---

# Kalmah

**Kalmah** is a melodic death metal band, from Finland, active 1998 to present.

Kalmah is a Finnish melodic death metal band from Pudasjärvi that formed in 1998. In less than a year after its formation, Kalmah was signed by Spinefarm Records. The word "kalmah" is Karelian and could be translated as "to the grave" or "to the death".

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

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Kalmah |
| Genre | Melodic Death Metal |
| Parent genre | Death Metal |
| Origin | Oulu, Finland |
| Formed | 1998 |
| Releases in catalog | 9 |

## Genres

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

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Antti Kokko](https://themetalnet.com/musician/antti-kokko) |  | 1998 to present | Current |
| [Pekka Kokko](https://themetalnet.com/musician/pekka-kokko) |  | 1998 to present | Current |
| [Janne Kusmin](https://themetalnet.com/musician/janne-kusmin) |  | 2001 to present | Current |
| [Timo Lehtinen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/timo-lehtinen) |  | 2001 to present | Current |
| [Veli-Matti Kananen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/veli-matti-kananen) | Keyboard | 2012 to present | Current |
| [Petri Sankala](https://themetalnet.com/musician/petri-sankala) |  | 1998 to 2001 | Former |
| [Altti Veteläinen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/altti-vetelainen) |  | 1998 to 2001 | Former |
| [Antti-Matti Talala](https://themetalnet.com/musician/antti-matti-talala) |  | 1999 to 1999 | Former |
| [Marco Sneck](https://themetalnet.com/musician/marco-sneck) |  | 2004 to 2011 | Former |
| [Pasi Hiltula](https://themetalnet.com/musician/pasi-hiltula) |  | 1999 to 2003 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2000 | [Swamplord](https://themetalnet.com/album/7ef92ec1-64a8-3918-9cac-bc6bda10e969) | Album |
| 2002 | [They Will Return](https://themetalnet.com/album/06a0f420-4575-37db-8f95-4e6548cb9169) | Album |
| 2003 | [Swampsong](https://themetalnet.com/album/cc33adfc-4904-3bff-8436-02622d14c139) | Album |
| 2006 | [The Black Waltz](https://themetalnet.com/album/c6adaba4-3325-325c-b99f-be34e43fb1eb) | Album |
| 2008 | [For the Revolution](https://themetalnet.com/album/10284eca-c447-3400-ac98-f8f137beb737) | Album |
| 2010 | [12 Gauge](https://themetalnet.com/album/41265e1b-8cc1-4030-bc98-37871220eec4) | Album |
| 2013 | [Seventh Swamphony](https://themetalnet.com/album/1c16f98a-b848-4f0d-b005-be87823d1769) | Album |
| 2018 | [Palo](https://themetalnet.com/album/3f6eac7e-212c-4201-b82e-2895d80c42ea) | Album |
| 2023 | [Kalmah](https://themetalnet.com/album/c723e26c-1d92-4434-bcd3-82b2d3b3ccd8) | Album |

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- [Dark Tranquillity](https://themetalnet.com/band/dark-tranquillity) (listened together)
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- [In Flames](https://themetalnet.com/band/in-flames) (listened together)
- [Arch Enemy](https://themetalnet.com/band/arch-enemy) (listened together)
- [Insomnium](https://themetalnet.com/band/insomnium) (listened together)
- [Norther](https://themetalnet.com/band/norther) (listened together)
- [Ensiferum](https://themetalnet.com/band/ensiferum) (listened together)
- [Amorphis](https://themetalnet.com/band/amorphis) (listened together)
- [At the Gates](https://themetalnet.com/band/at-the-gates) (listened together)
- [Soilwork](https://themetalnet.com/band/soilwork) (listened together)
- [Hypocrisy](https://themetalnet.com/band/hypocrisy) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Kalmah/702
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kalmahofficial
- x: https://twitter.com/kalmahofficial
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Kalmahik
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/13110
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2YPVtFn6SsYNntkmrdDpGF
- bandcamp: https://kalmah.bandcamp.com/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/fi/artist/255252667
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kalmahofficial/

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