Hiili Hiilesmaa
Hiili Hiilesmaa | |
---|---|
Hiilesmaa performing with KYPCK in 2008 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Kai Hiilesmaa |
Born | December 1966 | (age 57)
Origin | Helsinki, Finland |
Genres | Hard rock, gothic rock, progressive metal, death-doom, melodic death metal, folk metal, shock rock, industrial metal, alternative metal, black metal, doom metal, sludge metal |
Occupation(s) | Record producer, musician |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, drums, keyboards |
Years active | 1995–present |
Website | hiilihiilesmaa |
Kai "Hiili" Hiilesmaa (born December 1966) is a Finnish record producer and musician. He is the vocalist of the rock band The Skreppers, former drummer of the doom metal band KYPCK and former keyboardist of the rock band Daniel Lioneye. He has worked with several internationally recognized rock groups, including his near 20-year association with Finnish band HIM.[1][2][3]
Hiilesmaa began producing music professionally in 1995, recording with such bands as HIM, Amorphis and Apocalyptica. His trademarks include heavy, overdriven guitar sounds and experimental synthesiser programming. In 2013, Hiilesmaa addressed his preference for analog recording, saying "I prefer analog these days. Not only the sound, it asks more attitude to work with analog. Also you must make up your mind faster. There is no 'undo' in analog, which is often good."[4]
Partial production discography
- "Elegy" (1995)
- "My Kantele" (1997)
- "Far from the Sun" (2003)
- Chasing Shadows (2009)
- Inquisition Symphony (1998)
- "Cult" (2000)
- Precious Moment (2005)
- Fusion (2007)
- 666 Ways to Love: Prologue (1996)
- Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666 (1997)
- Love Metal (2003)
- And Love Said No: The Greatest Hits 1997–2004 (2004)
- Venus Doom (2007)
- Shatter Me with Hope (Sword of Democles version) from the "Heartkiller" CD single (2010)
- "XX – Two Decades of Love Metal (2012)
- Tears on Tape (2013)
- "The Monsterican Dream" (2004)
- Darkness and Hope (2001)
- The Antidote (2003)
- Of Rust and Bones (2010)
- Rabies (2008)
Samantha Scarlette
- Violent Delights + Violent Ends (2014)[5]
- "Crimson (1999)
- "The Cold White Light" (2002)
- "The Funeral Album" (2005)
References
- ^ Discogs – Hiili Hiilesmaa
- ^ MusicMight – HIM[permanent dead link]
- ^ MusicMight – Sentenced[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "NY VIDEO: Samantha Scarlette – These Violent Delights". 6 November 2014.
- All articles with dead external links
- Articles with dead external links from January 2020
- Articles with permanently dead external links
- Articles with dead external links from July 2023
- CS1 maint: archived copy as title
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Use dmy dates from May 2022
- Articles with hCards
- Pages using infobox musical artist with associated acts
- Articles with VIAF identifiers
- Articles with NKC identifiers
- Articles with MusicBrainz identifiers
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Finnish record producers
- 21st-century Finnish male singers
- Finnish heavy metal drummers
- Finnish heavy metal singers
- Finnish heavy metal keyboardists
- 20th-century Finnish male singers
- All stub articles
- Finnish singer stubs
- Record producer stubs
- Keyboardist stubs