Valonkantajat (Light-bearers / Lucifers) is a metal rock band from Uusimaa, southern Finland. It is a band whose mission is to bring light to the dwellers in darkness. No doubt about it, there is plenty of darkness in Finland even on summer when the sun barely sets for night. Valonkantajat tells about this mental darkness, melancholic stories about people and their everyday life in this northern, godforsaken country. Valonkantajat stands for catchy melodies and strong riffs combined with good lyrics, written in Finnish. No other language can describe the northern atmosphere better.

The story of Valonkantajat started at early 2010, when a group of four well experienced players was formed: Jarkko Nikkilä (voc & guitar), Ville Saloranta (guitar), Ari Vilkman (bass) and Juha Korpinen (drums/ backing voc).

Cooperation led to studio sessions later on that year, and on March 2011 first ep, a four-track “Lupaus” (“The Promise”) was released. The first step was taken, and the name Valonkantajat started to take its place in Finnish metal and rock scene. At the same time the brigade of followers, known as Valonkantajat “representatives” started to grow. Despite the Finnish lyrics, Valonkantajat started to gain support also from other countries, all over the world.

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