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HB live at Uusi Alku, Lempäälä, Finland 2010 |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Forssa, Finland |
| Genres | Christian metal Symphonic metal Power Metal |
| Years active | 2002- |
| Labels | Data Universum |
| Website | www.hbmusic.net |
| Members | |
| Johanna Aaltonen vocals Antti Niskala piano Markus Malin drums Tuomas Kannisto bass Janne Karhunen guitar |
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HB is a Christian power metal band, formed in Forssa, Finland in 2002. They recorded a demo, four albums in Finnish language with the English versions of three of them, two singles, and a live DVD filmed at the Festival Maata Näkyvissä (2006).
Concerning the origin and meaning of the initials HB, Johanna Aaltonen said at the official website of the band: "Actually the initials H and B don't really stand for anything. We once had a competition on our webpage, where people could suggest different meanings for the two letters. Holy Bible was one of the suggestions.".[1]
Musically the band are like Nightwish, symphonic metal in style with powerful sounds of the guitars, bass and drums, fused with characteristic instruments of classical music, choir and even a few verses of lyric singing by vocalist Johanna Aaltonen.
The band is also characterized by the strong spiritual content in their Christocentric lyrics.
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Former members
| Name | Year | Format | Language |
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| Demo | 2002 | Demo | Finnish |
| Uskon Puolesta | 2003 | Album | Finnish |
| Turhaa Tärinää? | 2004 | EP | Finnish |
| Enne | 2005 | Album | Finnish |
| Can You Road? | 2006 | DVD | Finnish |
| Frozen Inside | 2008 | Album | English [Enne][2] |
| Piikki lihassa | 2008 | Album | Finnish |
| Perkeleitä | 2010 | EP | Finnish |
| Pääkallonpaikka | 2010 | Album | Finnish |
| Jesus Metal Explosion | 2010 | Album | English [Piikki lihassa][2] |
| The Battle of God | 2011 | Album | English [Uskon puolesta][2] |