Mors Principium Est
There are certainly no shortage of melodic death metal
bands out there, though Finland has produced fewer than
other countries (such as, obviously, Sweden).
Mors Principium Est came together in 1999 and have released
two albums, with the 2003 debut
Inhumanity reviewed
here.
The band has been compared to fellow Finns such as
Omnium Gatherum
and
Children Of Bodom,
both valid reference points though MPE is at least trying
not to clone the melodic death genre.
Keyboards are using sparingly but effectively, giving the
group a slightly darker tone to blend with the speedy
riffing and typically harsh vocals.
As with many bands, they are neither blatant copyists
nor blindingly original, relegating them (for now) to
up-and-coming status.
Current Members
Ville Viljanen
vocals
Teemu Heinola
bass (Depressed Mode)
Mikko Sipola
drums
Former Members/Guests
Jori Haukio
guitars (ex-Depressed Mode)
Karri Kuisma
guitars
Jarkko Kokko
guitars
Andy Gillion
guitars
Andhe Chandler
guitars
Kevin Verlay
guitars (Agressor)
Toni Nummelin
keyboards
Joona Kukkola
keyboards
Discography
Inhumanity
2003
Listenable
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- Another Creation
- Eternity's Child
- In My Words
- Inhumanity
- D.I.B.
- The Lust Called Knowledge
- Oblivion
- Life in Black
- Last Apprentice
- Into Illusion
- Hijo de la Luna (japanese bonus)
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-
Ville Viljanen
-
Jori Haukio
-
Jarkko Kokko
-
Teemu Heinola
-
Toni Nummelin
-
Mikko Sipola
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The Unborn
2005
Listenable
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- Pure
- The Harmony Remains
- Parasites of Paradise
- Two Steps Away
- Altered State of Consciousness
- Spirit-Conception
- The Unborn
- Fragile Flesh
- Pressure
- The Glass Womb
- Blood of Heroes (digipack bonus)
- No More (digipack bonus)
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-
Ville Viljanen
-
Jori Haukio
-
Jarkko Kokko
-
Teemu Heinola
-
Joona Kukkola
-
Mikko Sipola
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Liberation = Termination
2007
Listenable
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- Orsus
- The Oppressed Will Rise
- The Animal Within
- Finality
- Cleansing Rain
- Forgotten
- Sinners Defeat
- The Distance Between
- It Is Done
- Terminal Liberation
- Lost Beyond Retrieval
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-
Ville Viljanen
-
Karri Kuisma
-
Jarkko Kokko
-
Teemu Heinola
-
Joona Kukkola
-
Mikko Sipola
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... And Death Said Live
2012
AFM
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- The Awakening
- Departure
- I Will Return
- Birth of the Starchild
- Bringer of Light
- Ascension
- ...and Death Said Live
- Destroyer of All
- What the Future Holds?
- The Meadows of Asphodel
- Dead Winds of Hope
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-
Ville Viljanen
-
Andy Gillion
-
Andhe Chandler
-
Teemu Heinola
-
Mikko Sipola
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Dawn Of The 5th Era
2014
AFM
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- Enter the Asylum
- God Has Fallen
- Leader of the Titans
- We Are the Sleep
- Innocence Lost
- I Am War
- Monster in Me
- Apricity
- Wrath of Indra
- The Journey
- The Forsaken
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-
Ville Viljanen
-
Andy Gillion
-
Kevin Verlay
-
Teemu Heinola
-
Mikko Sipola
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2014 Readers' Album
#84
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Embers Of A Dying World
2017
AFM
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- Genesis
- Reclaim the Sun
- Masquerade
- Into the Dark
- The Drowning
- Death Is the Beginning
- The Ghost
- In Torment
- Agnus Dei
- The Colours of the Cosmos
- Apprentice of Death
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-
Ville Viljanen
-
Andy Gillion
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Seven
2020
AFM
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- A Day for Redemption
- Lost in a Starless Aeon
- In Frozen Fields
- March to War
- Rebirth
- Reverence
- Master of the Dead
- The Everlong Night
- At the Shores of Silver Sand
- My Home, My Grave
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Liberate The Unborn Inhumanity
2022
AFM
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- Cleansing Rain
- Eternity's Child
- The Unborn
- The Lust Called Knowledge
- Valley of Sacrifice, Part 1
- Finality
- Two Steps Away
- Inhumanity
- Pure
- The Animal Within
- Life in Black
- Fragile Flesh
- Valley of Sacrifice, Part 2
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