Embraze

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Name = Embraze


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Origin = Finland (Kiiminki)
Genre = Heavy metal
Years_active = 1994 – present
Label = Verikauha Records
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Current_members = Lauri Tuohimaa
Ilkka Leskelä
Heidi Määttä
Olli-Pekka Karvonen
Sami Siekkinen
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Embraze is a group from Kiiminki, Finland. Their music can be described as a combination of traditional metal and dark/gothic elements. The band's latest album "The Last Embrace" was released on 16 August 2006. One of the tracks, "Branded", is available at the [http://www.embraze.net/branded.htm band's homepage] .

Line-up

Current members

* Lauri Tuohimaa — Vocal, Guitars (see Charon, For My Pain...)
* Ilkka Leskelä — Drums (see Maple Cross)
* Heidi Määttä — Keyboards
* Olli-Pekka Karvonen — Bass
* Sami Siekkinen — Guitar (see Maple Cross)

Former members

* Petri Henell — Bass (1994 – 1997)
* Mikko Aaltonen — Guitar (1994 – 1995)
* Juha Rytkönen — Guitar (1995 – 1997)
* Janne Regelin — Guitar (1997 – 1999)
* Janne Räsänen — Bass (1997 – 1999)
* Markus Uusitalo — Guitar (1999 – 2000)
* Toni Kaisto — Bass (1999 – 2000)

Discography

*"Laeh" (1998)
*"Intense" (1999)
*"Endless Journey" (2001)
*"Katharsis" (2002)
*"The Last Embrace" (2006)

See also

Related genres:
*doom metal
*heavy metal
*gothic metalSimilar bands:
* Charon
* Eternal Tears of Sorrow
* Sentenced
* For My Pain...
* Poisonblack
* Reflexion
* Entwine
* To/Die/For

External links

* [http://www.embraze.net Official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/frozenswan Embraze's page at MySpace]
* [http://www.embraze.cjb.net/ Russian fansite]
* [http://www.sweethate.tk3.net/ Spanish fansite]
* [http://www.crimsondawn.narod.ru/embraze/ Russian fansite - a part of Crimson Dawn portal]