Teräsbetoni
Teräsbetoni | |
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Teräsbetoni at Wacken Open Air 2005 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Terasbetoni |
| Origin | Finland |
| Genres | Heavy metal, power metal |
| Years active | 2002–2011, 2013, 2014, 2015–present |
| Labels | Warner Music Finland (until 2010), Sakara Records (2010–present) |
| Members | Jarkko Ahola Arto Järvinen Viljo Rantanen Jari Kuokkanen |
| Website | terasbetoni |
Teräsbetoni is a Finnish heavy/power metal band. Their first album, Metallitotuus, was released in 2005 and has so far sold more than 32,000 copies. Teräsbetoni has been strongly influenced by bands such as Manowar. The direct translation of the band's name is "steel concrete", Finnish for "reinforced concrete".
The music of Teräsbetoni has a martial air to it, with lyrics glorifying a pagan warrior lifestyle and a "brotherhood of metal". The style has received mixed reception. Band members themselves have said that they are not dead serious about the band's mentality and are having fun with it. The most famous songs of the band include "Taivas lyö tulta", "Vaadimme metallia", "Voittamaton" and their Eurovision entry "Missä miehet ratsastaa".
The group announced the interruption of activities in August 2011, and it has remained in hiatus ever since.