10 MILES AWAY


3RD ROOM


A CRIME CALLED...


A MEMORABLE DAY


AARON'S AGONY


ACRYLATE


ALBACADUCA


ALCOHOLIC ATTITUDE


ALLISON FLOWER


ALTEREGO


ALTRE DI B


AN HANDFUL OF DUST


ANIMAL FARM PROJECT


ANOMALA VITIS


ARES


ARHYTHMIA


ARSEA


ARTIFICIAL WISH


ASTARTE SYRIACA


ATHENA


ATHWART


BAD STUFF


BIOSCRAPE


BreakThru


BROKEN MELODY


CARNIVAL ENDS


CARPET BEAT'RS


CARTON


CENTURY OF LUXOR


CHAOS CORE


CHEAP VOODOO


CHOUKRA


CIEMENTIFICIO


CINDERELLA'S REVENGE


CIRCLE


COLLISION COURSE


CRAMM


CROWDING OUT EFFECT


CRYSALYS


DEAFLOCK


DEATHRIDERS


DEEP SAMADHI


DELIRIA


DER GEIST


DEVIAZIONE


DEVICE:ORGANIC


DISCLOSE


DISTURBATI DALLA CUIETE


DIVINE LUST


DRIVHELL


DYVE


EAT ME CLOWN


ECLETTICA


ECLIPSE


ENEMA


EPHEMERIS


ES


ESCAPEINOUT


ETHEREAL BLUE


ETHEREAL FAUN


EVERGLADE


EVERSIN


EXUMED


EXXON VALDEZ


EYERING


FACE THE DAGGER


FARCRY


FEVER


FLOG


FOOLISH WIVES


FUN NEVER ENDS


GRENOUER


GUILTYS LAW


HEMOGLOBINA


HIJACKERS ON THE HIP


HOLYLAND


HOPE LEAVES


HUMAN TANGA


HUMANOALIENO


HYBAN DRACO


HYBRIDA


HYPNOTIC WALTZ


IBRIDO_xN


ILID


IN5OMNIA


INBRED


INDIGO AGE


INNER LOGIC


INSANITY ARISE


INSOONER


INVAIN


JOLENE


KALEVALA


KEET'EM MURT


KEROSENE


KLL


KNIFE


KOMATOURA


Kuroi


KUTFACES


KYU


LA CASA NEL SILENZIO


LAND OF MORDOR


LAST GLANCE


LAST MISTAKE


LAST ONE DAMAGE


LEVANIA


LIFEND


LIGHTLESS MOOR


LITTLE PAPERS


LOST BREATH


LUCIFER AGAINST HIS DEMONS


Malkävian


MALLEFICARUM


MARPLOTS


MARY BRAIN


MESCALINA


MIDNIGHTSTORM


MIND THE GAP


MISCELLANEA


MONDAYISH


MOTORCYCLEIRENE


MOUSE ON MY SHOULDER


Moyà vinà


MUSTYWIG


MY BURNING WINGS


MY DISTANCE


MY HIDDEN PHOBIA


NACOM


NAMELESS CRIME


NECROMID


NEFESH


NEURAL NOISE


NEUROTICC.O.L


NEVER ALONE


NEVER2LATE


NINIVE


NO MORE FEAR


NO REASON


NOSER


NOVADEAF


NTH


OCTOPUS COCKTAIL


ODIO SU TELA


OLD LEGEND


OLLIE


ONELEGMAN


OPEN FIRE


OPHIURA


OPPOSITE SELF


OSAKA FIRE DRAGSTER


PART OF ME


PERRO MALO


PHILOSOPHY OF WATERMELON


POINT BREAK


PRAY AFTER DEATH


PRIMALINEA


PROPHEXY


RADIAZIONE


RAISE THE HUMAN


RANDOM


RANDY WATSON


REAL ILLUSION


REFLECTIONS


REMEMBRANCES


REPSEL


RESANDO


RESINGA


REVOLUTION OF DARKNESS


RIVELARDES


ROCK N' ROLL PUSHERS


ROLLING GANGSTERS


RUINTHRONE


SAID


SANGREAL


SCHIZOPHONIC


SERCATI


SEVEN STORY AIRLINES


SEVENTY REASONS


SINISTRI INCONTRI


SLIVER


SOUL


SOUND STORM


SOUNDCHECK


SOVVERSIVO


SPREADIN FEAR


STAR CROSSED


STILLBORN


STONED MACHINE


STORM OF DAMNATION


Story Of Jade


SWEET VENDETTA


SWORDFISH PROJECT


TalismanStone


TEMPESTA


TERMINAL SICK


TERZO LIVELLO


THE ANTHEM


THE BLACKLIES


THE BOH!!!


THE CAMP HOURS


THE CONFLITTO


THE LOTUS


THE REST SIDE


THE SKELTER


THE VIOLET SHEEP


THE.MAIN.ATTRACTION


THOUSAND ONE CORE


THY SIN


TIJUANA CAB COMPANY


TO A SKYLARK


UMA


UNDERWELL


UNITED MIND CLUB


USHAS


VALIUM


VANDERLEI


VAUDEVILLE & BAD OMENS


VEINS OF SORROW


VETRORETINA


VOLCANO HEAT


VZ69


WALLCRUSH


WEEPING SILENCE


WOOD OF LIGHT


WORST EVIL


ZERO LAB STATION


ZIRKUS DER ZEIT

The "Kalevala" is Finland's national epic; it translates to "land of Kaleva" ("Kaleva-la") or "land of heroes"... and anyway we liked the sound of it!
The "Kalevala" was first told in song. Its songs take us back to a world where the shaman uttered spells for everything from the preparation for war, to the fermentation of beer. The spells were sung and the tradition was handed down, epic and agriculture moved on the same level, asceticism and orgiastic rites were two faces of the same god. For centuries the “Kalevala” was handed down orally, first sung by the shamans, and then by bards who accompanied themselves with traditional instruments (Kantele). This is why it would be futile to expect clear and organic images or any coeherence in the plot; the world of the “Kalevala” was born from the poetic imagination of the people - it has the indefiniteness of a fairy tale. Rather than an epic poem, the “Kalevala” is an epic of magic.
All this is the "Kalevala".

The shaman, the medicine man, the bard or the wizard, all speak to the Gods and to the Fathers - they preserve the tradition and free primeval instincts of war, orgies and dance... we call this Rock'n'Roll. We took this as our initial inspiration in 1995, gathering together musicians that came from different paths, but were, however, united by the passion for the elementary physicalness of Rock and by the fascination for ancient music (medieval, celtic folk, ethnic, tribal or whatever!). We always tried to avoid being orthodox or standard, but to follow the path wherever it might have lead us.
Many people have come and gone over the years, although the basic group has remained the same. Everyone has left a precious contribution and each individual has been difficult to replace. We want to be free from the confinements that many “labels” want us to have, if our style had to be defined it would be HARD ROCK... “with celtic influences” if there was the space!
In 1998 we recorded a demo, “Fall”, which contained four tracks, three for three years of effort and a cover of a song by Glenn Danzig to satisfy our dark side. Than join the band miss Eleanor Jones with whom we explored more folky paths. We wrote new songs, performed live and won a few competitions - we were too metal for some and too folk for others. We started to create “Worlds' End Inn”, which contained songs written by us and a traditional ballad sung for us by Edera (DOMINA NOCTIS); “Worlds' End Inn” is due out in year 2003. Eleanor left us to return to Albion but... someone else is already here! Our guitarist also plays with Anchise Bolchi, a famous country rock fiddler; he also took part in a tour in Mexico as a touring musician. Our singer has founded a Misfits cover band, and play King Herod in “Jesus Christ Superstar”. These are all experiences that enrich Kalèvala.
All the musicians that have worked with us on a temporary basis have given us something special - Enomys (DARK LUNACY) who played keyboards in our first gig, Helder Stefanini (RAW POWER, LIGABUE), Giorgio Cremonesini who recorded our drums for us, Michele Luppi (GLENN HUGES / VISION DIVINE) who sang our backing vocals, mr Alan Jones who provided us with the violin recordings, and last, but by no means least, Fausto Tinello (WYVERN) has just always been there to lend a helping hand!
All this is Kalèvala.