---
title: "Twilight Ophera"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/twilight-ophera"
genre: "Melodic Black Metal"
country: "Finland"
formed: 1996
disbanded: 2008
---

# Twilight Ophera

**Twilight Ophera** is a melodic black metal band, from Finland, active 1996 to 2008.

Twilight Ophera is a symphonic black metal band from Finland. The band formed in 1996, and signed with British label Cacophonous the following year. This label folded in 2000, and the group went through lineup changes before signing with Crash Music in the United States in 2003.

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

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Twilight Ophera |
| Genre | Melodic Black Metal |
| Parent genre | Black Metal |
| Origin | Vantaa, Finland |
| Formed | 1996 |
| Disbanded | 2008 |
| Releases in catalog | 4 |

## Genres

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

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mikko Kaipainen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mikko-kaipainen) | Guitar | 1996 to 2003 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1997 | [Shadows Embrace the Dark](https://themetalnet.com/album/74631f4b-f45a-33bd-b59a-d4f0c9e521f8) | Album |
| 1998 | [Midnight Horror](https://themetalnet.com/album/82c953b5-d75e-3969-963d-88a507ff9675) | Album |
| 2003 | [The End of Halcyon Age](https://themetalnet.com/album/b3fe4ed1-1c4f-3a7b-ac48-85f45a1bc237) | Album |
| 2006 | [Descension](https://themetalnet.com/album/e8a9e30d-3ea4-3e77-8008-1a1d77316c1c) | Album |

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- [Marduk](https://themetalnet.com/band/marduk) (listened together)
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- [Opera IX](https://themetalnet.com/band/opera-ix) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Twilight_Ophera/6129

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