Yearning

The band known as Yearning was formed by Finnish youths Juhani Palomäki (vocals/guitar/keyboards), Tero Kalliomäki (guitars), and Toni Kostiainen (drums) in late 1994, and originally went by the name Flegeton, which was derived from Dante's Divine Comedy. Like the ruthless Scandinavian winters, the music heard on their demo, "Through the Desolate Lands," was cold, somber, and depressing, and after securing the services of curiously named bass player Mr. Woodland (real name: Petri Salo), Yearning further developed their atmospheric brand of gothic dark metal with their second d...