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HB was a Christian symphonic metal band, formed in Forssa, Finland in 2002. They recorded a demo, four albums in Finnish with English versions for three of them, three singles, and a live DVD filmed at the Maata Näkyvissä Festival (2006).

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HB
HB live at Uusi Alku, Lempäälä, Finland 2010
Background information
Origin	Forssa, Finland
Genres	Christian metal, symphonic metal, power metal
Years active	2002–2016
Labels	Bullroser, Data Universum, HooBee
Members	Johanna Kultalahti (Aaltonen) Antti Niskala Markus Malin Tuomas Kannisto
Website	www.hbmusic.net

Concerning the origin and meaning of the initials HB, Johanna Kultalahti (Aaltonen) said at the official website of the band: "Actually the initials H and B don't really stand for anything. We once had a competition on our webpage, where people could suggest different meanings for the two letters. Holy Bible was one of the suggestions."[1]

Musically the band performs symphonic metal with powerful sounds of the electric guitars, bass guitar and drums, fused with characteristic instruments of classical music, choir and even a few verses of lyric singing. The band is also characterized by the strong spiritual content in their Christ-centred lyrics.

Johanna Kultalahti (Aaltonen), the original lead vocalist, left in early 2013, to be replaced by Miia Rautkoski,[2] who in turn announced her departure from the band in March 2014. On May 3, 2014 the band announced Johanna Aaltonen was back with HB.[3]

On December 10, 2016 they played their farewell concert in Germany at Christmas Rock Night.[4] They told the audience that they had decided to go their own ways in mutual agreement.

in March 2022 they released a new music video, "Praying for Europe".[5][6]

Members

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Final line-up

• Johanna Kultalahti (Aaltonen) – vocals (2002–2013, 2014–2016)
• Antti Niskala – guitar (2002–2016)
• Markus Malin – drums (2007–2009, 2011–2016)
• Tuomas Kannisto – bass (2009–2016)

Other former members

• Keijo Kauppinen – guitar (2006–2007)
• Tuomas Mäki-Kerttula – bass (2002–2008)
• Tommi Huuskonen – bass (2008–2009)
• Janne Karhunen – guitar (2006–2009)
• Samuel Mäki-Kerttula – drums (2002–2007, 2009–2011)
• Bob Kanervo – guitar (2009–2011)
• Sofia Ylinen – guitar (2009–2011)
• Miia Rautkoski– vocals (2013–2014)

Timeline

Discography

Finnish-language version			English-language version
Title	Year	Format	Title	Year
HB 2002	2002	Demo/EP	—
Uskon Puolesta	2004	Album	The Battle of God[7]	2011
Turhaa Tärinää?   (two-track single)	2004	CDS	—
Enne	2005	Album	Frozen Inside[7]	2008
Can You Road?	2006	DVD	—
Piikki lihassa	2008	Album	Jesus Metal Explosion[7]	2010
Perkeleitä	2010	CD	—
Pääkallonpaikka	2010	Album	—
—	—	CDS	"Mary"   (Christmas single)	2014

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] HB (Band)

HB ("Holy Bible") ist eine christliche Symphonic-Metal-Band, die 2002 in Forssa, Finnland gegründet wurde. Ihr letztes Konzert spielten sie am 10. Dezember 2016 bei der Christmas Rock Night.

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- [en] HB (band)

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[es] HB (banda)

HB fue una banda de metal sinfónico cristiano, formada en Forssa, Finlandia en el año 2002. Han grabado un demo, cuatro álbumes en su idioma finés, las versiones en inglés de tres de ellos, tres singles, y un DVD en vivo filmado en el Maata Näkyvissä Festival.

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[ru] HB (группа)

HB (расшифровывается как англ. Holy Bible, рус. Священное писание) — финская группа, играющая христианский симфоник-метал. Она была образована в Форссе в 2002 году. HB записали одно демо, четыре студийных альбома на финском языке, а также англоязычные версии трёх из них, два сингла и концертный DVD, снятый на фестивале Näkyvissä Maat. Последний на настоящее время альбом коллектива Pääkallonpaikka, выпущенный в 2010 году, занял пятое место в финском хит-параде[1].

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