Mokoma

Formed by vocalist Marko Annala (also the group's only constant member over the years) in Lappeentanta, Finland, in 1996, metal band Mokoma have mixed death metal, grindcore, and -- most importantly -- thrash to solid effect in their ten-plus-year career. After a pair of ill-received albums on EMI -- notable in that they featured a more standard trad rock format -- the band jumped ship and started its own label, in addition to shifting stylistic focus. With their third album, Kurimus -- on the Sakara label -- Mokoma released the first in a long series of full-lengths that woul...