Ville Sorvali

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Ville Sorvali
Ville Sorvali at Party.San festival 2017
Ville Sorvali at Party.San festival 2017
Background information
Also known asVille Seponpoika Sorvali
Born (1980-04-13) 13 April 1980 (age 44)
OriginHelsinki, Finland
GenresFolk metal, pagan metal, melodic black metal, technical death metal
Instrument(s)Vocals, bassguitar, drums, percussion, keyboards
Years active1995-present
LabelsSpinefarm, Sagittarius Productions, Plasmatica
Websitewww.moonsorrow.com

Ville Sorvali (born 13 April 1980 in Helsinki, Finland[1]) is a Finnish musician and music journalist. He is the vocalist, bass guitarist and lyricist for the Finnish pagan metal band Moonsorrow. His cousin Henri "Trollhorn" Sorvali is the guitarist, keyboard player and main songwriter.[1]

His father was Seppo Sorvali (1947-2013), a schoolteacher, and his uncle (also Henri’s father) was Urpo Sorvali (1952-1988)

He is currently playing in the bands Daimonic, Human Death, and Lakupaavi. Other bands he has played in include Amoral[2] and May Withers. His idols include Alan Averill of Irish band Primordial, and Thomas Väänänen of Swedish band Thyrfing.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Ville Sorvali - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  2. ^ "Amoral part ways with Moonsorrow bassist". Blabbermouth.net. 5 May 2004. Archived from the original on 2004-05-30. Retrieved 18 August 2011.