Define Kalmah Meaning

Kalmah is a melodic death metal band from Oulu,Finland that formed in 1998. In less than a year after its formation, Kalmah was signed by Spinefarm Records. The word "kalmah" is Karelian and could be translated as "to the grave" or "to the death."

Kalmah is responsible for 6 studio albums, each and every single one being a masterpiece: Swamplord (2000), They Will Return (2002), Swampsong (2003), The Black Waltz (2006), For the Revolution (2008), 12 Gauge (2010). If you're a fan of the melodic death metal genre you should most definetly check this band out.

A Finnish death metal band that kicks everyone's asses, especially Children of Bodom. Kalmah did not copy/steal music from Children of Bodom, Kalmah has actually been jamming together much longer than Children of Bodom even got a contract. Even though Children of Bodom got the record deal first, Kalmah (known as Ancestor at the time) has had many demo tapes that were recorded before Children of Bodom started producing their own albums.

Kalmah is taken from the Karelian dialect. It is a relative language to Finnish with lots of same words. This language is fading but there is still people in the Karelian area and along the border of Finland and Russia who speak it. It means "to the grave" in English.