Teemu Raimoranta

Teemu Raimoranta
Also known as	Somnium
Born	19 May 1977
Died	16 March 2003 (aged 25) Helsinki, Finland
Genres	Folk metal, Black metal
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Guitar, Vocals
Years active	1995-2003
Labels	Spikefarm/Spinefarm, Osmose
Associated acts	Finntroll, Barathrum, Impaled Nazarene, Thy Serpent

Teemu (Somnium) Raimoranta (19 May 1977 – 16 March 2003) was a Finnish metal musician. He was the founding guitarist of Finnish folk metal band Finntroll along with vocalist Jan "Katla" Jämsen. He was active in Finntroll as a guitarist until his death in 2003. He also played in Thy Serpent, Barathrum, and Impaled Nazarene.^[1]

Raimoranta died on March 16, 2003 after falling from the Kaisaniemi bridge in Helsinki while intoxicated.^[2] His death occurred shortly after his involvement in Finntroll's completion of Visor Om Slutet, which was dedicated to his memory.

Discography

Thy Serpent

• Into Everlasting Fire Demo (1995)

Barathrum

• Saatana (1999)
• Okkult (2000)

Finntroll

• Rivfader Demo (1998)
• Midnattens Widunder (1999)
• Jaktens Tid (2001)
• Visor Om Slutet (2003)

Impaled Nazarene

• Absence of War Does Not Mean Peace (2001)

References

1. Musician: Teemu Raimoranta March 16, 2003. Retrieved on September 15, 2010.
2. "FINNTROLL Guitarist's Death Was Alcohol-Related". Blabbermouth.net. March 18, 2003. Retrieved September 15, 2010.