Aarni Finnish metal band Country: Finland

Biography of Aarni

Aarni is a popular Finnish metal music collective, with Master Warjomaa being the key figure. The group plays a unique blend of music that sometimes resembles various funeral marches infused with metallic rock ingredients, while other times it is just ordinary metal or something completely different. They also incorporate Finnish folklore, pagan music, avant-garde, and compositions from other genres. Interestingly, their songs have been performed in different languages such as English, Finnish, French, Latin, and ancient Egyptian.

According to the official website, Aarni consists of four members, led by Master Warjomaa. The leader believes that the number of members is not chosen randomly, drawing analogies to four personality types, four seasons, and four stages of human life, among other things.

Master Warjomaa, born in 1974, is considered a unique and divine personality, according to his own words. He sees himself as a karmic and godlike figure. He is convinced that people, for the most part, have stopped worshipping gods and, instead, strive to become deities themselves, a feat he believes some have achieved through their music.

Another sensational member of the group is Count Comte de Saint Germain, whose presence in the unique collective is seen as mysterious and sensational. In reality, this character lived in 1665 and is considered an ex-human from ancient times.

Doomintroll is another member of the group, depicted as a long-nosed animated character who is often seen flipping the middle finger on the album covers. The final member is Mistress Palm, portrayed as an elderly woman in an apron.

Aarni, as a musical group, remains a subject of constant interest not only among fans but also in the press and among the curious. Journalists describe the collective in various ways, as outstanding, unremarkable, progressive, or direct, but in any case, it is difficult to describe them accurately.

The members of the band consider Aarni therapeutic, and the music they play as true therapy, often referred to as "anti-therapy" by many.