Turisas

Turisas is a battle/folk/viking metal band from Hämeenlinna, Finland, formed in 1997. With the release of their album named Battle Metal, they created the term for their genre of music.

Members:

• Mathias "Warlord" Nygård : vocals, percussion
• Jussi Wickström : guitar
• Jukka-Pekka Miettinen : bass guitar
• Tuomas "Tude" Lehtonen : drums
• Olli Vänskä : violin
• Robert Engstrand : keyboard

Discography:

• Battle Metal (2004)
• The Varangian Way (2007)
• Stand up and fight (2011)

Turisas provides examples of the following tropes:

• Blood Knight : Being a Viking Metal band, lots of their songs (and their costumes) give off this vibe. When your lead singer is nicknamed 'Warlord,' it kinda comes with the territory.
• Bread and Circuses : Venetoi - Prasinoi is all over this trope. "Ladies and gentlemen! The main event of tonight:/On chariots of fire!"
• The Casanova: Rasputin, according to "Rasputin."
• Covered Up: To many, "Rasputin," which was originally by a pop band.
• Epic Rocking : The song 'End of an Empire' is a more literal example of this, being a seven minute long song (longer than their standard fare) about, well, Exactly What It Says on the Tin.
• Horny Vikings : They feature a few in their lyrics. For example, 'The March of the Varangian Guard' is a song dedicated to the Varangian Guard, a group of Norse warriors that swore fealty to the Byzantine Emperor.
• Rasputin the Mad Monk: Russia's greatest love machine!
• War Is Glorious : Almost all of their songs are about battle and fighting. Including, surprisingly enough, 'Battle Metal.'