Amaran

Guitarists Kari Kainulainen and Ronnie Backlund started writing some music together and decided to form a band. They found the rest of the band members: bass player Mikael Andersson, vocalist Johanna DePierre , and drummer Robin Bergh . All the members came from different musical backgrounds and were eager to put together some good music. Split up on December 28th 2005, after struggling to find a replacement for Johanna DePierre. Esa Orjatsalo played for Amaran live in 2004, replacing Ronnie Backlund while he was recovering from an arm fracture. Compilation appearances: - "Faith Healer" on Hard Rock #64 ‎(Hard Rock, 2002) - "Katharssi" on Hell Awaits CD Sampler N° 28 (Hell Awaits, 2004) - "Atropine" on KnuckleTracks LXXVIII (Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, 2004) - "Atropine" on Lollipop Magazine Issue 66 MP3 CD (Lollipop, 2004) - "Coming Home" on Sirens (Sonic Cathedral, 2005) - "Katharsis" on Listenable Records Sampler (Unknown date) - "Inflict" on A Sangre Y Fuego VCD ( GOI Music )