Niko Hurme
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| Niko Hurme | |
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| Birth name | Niko Nurme |
| Also known as | Kalma |
| Origin | Finland |
| Genre(s) | Hard rock, heavy metal, progressive metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Bass Vocals |
| Years active | 2002 - present |
| Label(s) | Sony BMG |
| Associated acts | Lordi, SO |
| Website | Lordi.org |
Niko Hurme, whose stage name is Kalma (Finnish, poetic version of word death) was the bass player for the Finnish hard rock band Lordi between 2002 and 2005. He played on the albums The Monsterican Dream and The Arockalypse but was replaced by current bassist OX after his departure from the band for personal reasons. Kalma is known as a so-called "motorbike zombie".
Kalma has writing credits for only one Lordi song: 'Kalmageddon', which he co-wrote with Mr. Lordi. The song is the final track on The Monsterican Dream.
Kalma played all bass guitars and performed some backing vocals on The Arockalypse but was not featured on the cover of the album since he left the band before its release. His replacement, OX, is instead featured. Inversely, Kalma appears on the cover of Lordi's debut album, Get Heavy, even though he didn't play a note on the record, where all bass was recorded by his predecessor, Magnum. As a result of this, he currently has the peculiar distinction of being the only Lordi bassist who appeared on the cover of an album which he also played bass on. It also means he has played some role in all three of Lordi's current studio albums.
Since Kalma left the band he has made two surprise guest appearances by joining the current line-up of Lordi on stage at Nosturi and The Forum in 2006 during the last few encores.
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