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Wintersun is a metal band from Helsinki, Finland and was originally created by guitarist, keyboardist, bassist, songwriter and vocalist Jari Mäenpää as a side project to folk metal band Ensiferum for whom he was lead singer and guitarist. In 2003, Mäenpää began pulling together songs that he had been working on since 1995. These songs followed specific themes described by Mäenpää as majestic, "spacy", and melodic. Wintersun is known for creative folk harmonies, fast tempos and both harsh and clean vocals. While Mäenpää planned to perform and record each instrument for the first album himself, he still required a drummer. He sent demos to Kai Hahto, former member of Rotten Sound, who agreed to perform the drums.
After obtaining a record deal, Mäenpää scheduled studio time to record the first album. Ensiferum's tour to support their 2004 release was scheduled at the same time, which forced Mäenpää to request time off from the band. The band instead fired him, and Mäenpää was free to go ahead with the production of his self-titled album, Wintersun.
After the release of Wintersun, the band found permanent members to perform shows and promote the album, although a keyboardist would never be found. In 2006, Wintersun began work on their second and third albums, Time I and Time II, which were initially intended to be released as a single album. Recording began in May of that year, but the albums would be the recipient of years-long delays for a multitude of reasons, not the least of which was the complexity of each song's mix.
Wintersun is the debut self-titled studio album by metal artist Jari Mäenpää of Wintersun. The style presented is somewhat of a departure from the more folk-oriented sounds heard on Ensiferum, the band in which Mäenpää was previously a member, though traces still remain. Instead, Wintersun's approach is more rooted in melodic death metal, mostly through the genre's inherent harmonies, mixed with the blast-beating speed and atmosphere of black metal and the riffing approach of power metal.
The Japanese edition of the album was released with the original three demo tracks used to obtain a contract with Nuclear Blast.
"Wintersun" is a single released by the string quartet Bond in 2001.
Wintersun may refer to the following:
- Wintersun, a melodic death metal band
- Wintersun (album), the debut album from the aforementioned band
- Wintersun (song), a song by the string quartet bond
- Undercover: Operation Wintersun, a computer game published by Lighthouse Interactive
- Wintersun, a type of holiday taken in winter to warmer climates by people seeking to temporarily escape the cold winter weather of where they live, e.g. the British Isles, northern Europe, etc.