Antony Hämäläinen


Antony Hämäläinen is a Finnish extreme metal vocalist living in the United States.
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Biography

In the early 1990s, Hämäläinen started playing bass, drums, and singing for multiple bands based both in the US and Finland.
In September 2007, he joined the Gothenburg based melodic death metal band Nightrage.
In March 2015, Armageddon, a Swedish melodic death metal band led by former Arch Enemy guitarist Christopher Amott, announced him as their permanent vocalist.
He was one of the only known singers to have auditioned for Fear Factory in 2021.
He occasionally provides guest vocals for bands ranging in all genres of extreme metal both live and in studio.

Style

In reference to Hämäläinen's work on the Nightrage album Wearing a Martyr's Crown, Sputnikmusic wrote that Hämäläinen "has a lot of vocal similarities to Tomas Lindberg, which brings back a resemblance to their original sound from their first two albums". Added to his clean vocals "he can still maintain a melodic edge, but he only does it every now and again within the album; he only does it for the purpose of giving some of the songs a musical edge so the listener doesn't fall asleep thinking that the only new addition of style is just a higher use of acoustic guitars".

Discography

With [Nightrage]

Wearing a Martyr's Crown Macabre Apparitions EP Insidious
  • ''Remains of a Dead World''

With [Meridian Dawn]

The Mixtape EP The Fever Syndrome Dissolving Bonds EP
  • ''The Pagan Poetry EP''

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With Til The End

Higher And Beyond Dark Kings Cemetery Trees The Sumerian
  • ''Dark Kings EP''

Live session

  • Amaranthe – vocals, live
  • Ancient Settlers - vocals, live

Guest appearances

Rusted Eyes Awake by Landmine Marathon – guest vocals on "Bled to Oblivion"The Essence of Decay by Rising Pain – guest vocals on "Feel Less Alive" and "Am I Awake"Self Destruct Syndrome by Neverborne – guest vocals on "Mechanical Ruin"Apathy's Throne EP by Nervosia – all vocalsOf Unsound Minds by AfterBlood – guest vocals on "The More I Lie"The Darkest of Angels by Dead by Wednesday – all vocals on "Defining Fire"The Outsider by The Outsider – all vocals on "The Race That Failed"Lakewind Whispers EP by Nordjärvi – all vocalsNo Longer the Sun Rise by Earthward – all vocalsDaughter Chaos EP by Daughter Chaos – all vocalsGhostdance by Crystal Tears - all vocalsNosi Balasi by Crystal Tears - all vocalsAutumnus EP by Ancient Settlers – all vocalsSense of Noise by Sense Of Noise – guest vocals on "Rage of Existence"Crawl Into Your Grave – by Crystal Tears - all vocalsOur Last Eclipse by Ancient Settlers – all vocalsAutumnus Live Sessions by Ancient Settlers – all vocalsBrand New Disease by Slaves For Scores – all vocalsYou Could Be Mine by Crystal Tears - all vocalsRemains of a Dead World by Nightrage - Lyrical editsAthanato by Crystal Tears - all vocals

Compilation appearances

Holier Than Thou by Nightrage for Metal Hammer Magazine, Greece – vocals