current_members associated_acts years_active label article_title background genre origin name
mikko härkin jani stefanovic thomas vikström sonata arctica solution .45 2007 -- present napalm mehida
 group_or_band christian metal progressive metal finland mehida
mehida

mehida is a finnish progressive power metal band formed by ex-sonata arctica keyboardist mikko härkin .
the band also consists of three members of wingdom as well as jani stefanovic -lrb- essence of sorrow , divinefire , miseration -rrb- and thomas vikström -lrb- therion , stormwind , ex-candlemass -rrb- .
mehida 's first album , `` blood & water '' , was released in finland on aug. 22 , 2007 , in europe on august 31 , 2007 and in the u.s. on september 11 , 2007 by napalm records .
during the week of august 27 , 2007 , `` blood & water '' hit no. 23 on finland 's top 40 charts .
