In the
5th round, team
Twist/Shout picks
Stam1na (2005) by Stam1na in the
2003-2005 category.
I don't own that many metal albums (considering that I own hundreds of CD's), but for what ever reason, the first album by Stam1na (written that way to be more recognizable) kicked my ass the right way from the very beginning, and I still consider it to be a rather remarkable debut, especially considering the guys were all pretty young at that point (19-24 or something like that).
They quickly rose among the top metal bands in Finland (no small feat, considering the amount of competition we have here), and are already working on their fourth album.
- Ristiriita – 03:28 (säv. Olkkonen)
- Sananen lihasta – 03:38 (säv. Hyyrynen)
- Kadonneet kolme sanaa – 03:42 (säv. Olkkonen, sov. Stam1na ja Anssi Kippo)
- Väkivaltakunta – 03:06 (säv. Olkkonen)
- Erilaisen rakkauden todistaja (säv. Hyyrynen)
- Koe murha! – 02:45 (säv. Hyyrynen)
- Tuomittu, syyllinen – 03:46 (säv. Olkkonen)
- Peto rakasti sinua – 03:29 (säv. Olkkonen, sov. Stam1na ja Miitri Aaltonen)
- Koirapoika – 03:48 (säv. Olkkonen, sov. Stam1na ja Miitri Aaltonen)
- Kaikki kääntyy vielä parhain päin – 04:08 (säv. Hyyrynen)
- Paha arkkitehti – 04:00 (säv. Olkkonen)
The album is pretty much "All Killer No Filler", so I basicly picked some tracks that were on the tube-thing. Don't expect anything, metal bands singing in Finnish don't really waste their money on videos.
Ristiriita (literally "contradiction", all though it's a play on words, which could be also translated as something like "cross conflict")
Kadonneet kolme sanaa ("Missing three words", which would by the way be translated as "I hate you human")
Peto rakasti sinua ("Beast Loved You")
Sorry for being late. So tired. Felt like this was the right choice for my mood right now.