Biography
Villieläin are a symphonic/power metal band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2006, releasing a demo the same year. They released their first studio album Julma Satu on August 19, 2009. The group is currently on indefinite hiatus.
The band used female coloratura vocals and industrial styled metal, and were signed to Universal Music in 2008, changing their drummer around this time.
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Their first single, Kaiverrettu Hiekkaan was a download only release, and appeared on the Soundi 2009 compilation album, while their second single, Voittamatton remained on the Finnish top 20 singles charts at position 12 for a week, and their album peaked at #27 on the Finnish Top 40 charts for one week.
In October 2009, the band’s official website was suddenly taken down, and the group's Metal Archives page listed them as having split-up.
In 2013, Nemilia gave an interview where she said that the group had "taken a break" and were working on their own projects, as they were disheartened with how low the album sales were (and also due to financial difficulties) Holli now plays keyboards for several other groups, Niemistö is now playing guitar in the progressive metal group Anthriel, and Dmitri and Hakamies are working on private projects. Nemilia runs the company "Altissimo", where she offers vocal performances at various events. She also performs concerts with pianist Matthew Carter, and is taking singing lessons with opera singer and professor Seppo Ruohonen.
When asked if there was any chance of the band reuniting, Rantasalo replied that there could be a possibility, but there were no plans for the foreseeable future.
It was speculated that Nemilia would be the new vocalist for symphonic metal group Amberian Dawn, but Capri Virkkunen was chosen instead.
Last known lineup:
Emilia "Nemilia" Rantasalo - Vocals
Jani "Jay" Hölli - Keyboards
Timo "Tinke" Niemistö - Guitar
Dimitri "Dimmu" Martinov - Bass
Mikael "Miguel" Hakamies - Drums
Previous members:
Janne Juutinen (2006–2008) - Drums.
Kirsi Hanelle Siren (2007–2008) - Backing Vocals
Guest musicians:
Capri Virkkunen (Amberian Dawn) - backing vocals
Aksu Hanttu (Entwine) - backing vocals
Jaakko Teittinen - growls on Voittamaton
Mika Tauriainen (Entwine, ShamRain) - male vocals on Kuoleman Suudelma
Janne Juutinen (Masterstroke) - drums
Petri Alanko - flute
Piritta Lumous (Manzana) - lyrics on all songs on Julma Satu-album
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.