Ajattara

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Ajattara is a five-piece Black Metal band from Helsinki, Finland. They formed in 1996 and are still active. They are signed to Spikefarm Records and have released five albums, their most recent being Kalmanto which was released in September 5, 2007.

Ajattarra formed in 1996. Their first release was a demo tape entitled Helvetissä On Syntisen Taivas which was released in 1998. The band then signed to Spikefarm Records and went on to release three albums - Itse in 2001, Kuolema in 2003 and Tyhjyys. These albums were met with largely good reviews. Ajattara then went onto release a "Christmas Single" in the November's of 2004 and 2005, which is a tradition they have done for the last three years. They were entitled Llon Juhla (2004) and Joulu (2005). The band then went onto release another album in 2006, entitled Äpäre, which was met with similar reviews as their last three albums. The band continued with the christmass single tradition of 2004 and 2005 by releasing a single entitled Sika in 2006. However, at the end of 2006 Ajattara's long time group broke up, when Pasi Koskinen made neo-nazi salutes and other same related political statements during a concert. Ajattara then reformated with a new line up some time during 2007. The band entered the studio on June 1, 2007 to begin recording on the album Kalmanto which was released in September 5, 2007. However, this