caption current_members associated_acts years_active label article_title landscape past_members background genre image origin name
deuteronomium live at immortal metal fest 2009 manu lehtinen miika partala kalle paju janne-jussi kontoniemi stoner band , feiled , vaskikäärme , thy bleeding skies kings , icon clan , no man 's 1993 -- 2001 , 2006 -- present little rose , bullroser deuteronomium -lrb- band -rrb-
 yes jarno pesonen lehtinen tapio laakso johnny pesonen jari mantour johnny group_or_band death metal metal , death 'n' roll , melodic death deuteronomium live at immortal metal-fest 2009.jpg jyväskylä , finland deuteronomium
deuteronomium -lrb- band -rrb-

deuteronomium is a christian death metal band formed in 1993 , jyväskylä , finland .
deuteronomium had a notable role in creating the finnish christian metal scene as they were one of the earliest and most influential groups pioneering in that genre .
deuteronomium are together with immortal souls the only remaining bands of the first wave of finnish christian extreme metal that are currently active .
their first ep `` tribal eagle '' is , according to ristillinen magazine , the first finnish christian metal cd .
`` tribal eagle '' and debut album `` street corner queen '' are also noted as pieces of christian metal history .
bassist manu lehtinen and guitarist/vocalist miika partala - also known for the bands stoner kings , icon clan , no man 's band and feiled , established the record label little rose productions that signed bands such as immortal souls .
during the peak of their career before the band split up for six years in 2001 , deuteronomium became an internationally known group : at one point they headlined foreign festivals such as seaside festival in norway with narnia and newsboys as support acts .
it is also notable that deuteronomium was previously sponsored by dr pepper .
deuteronomium began influencing later bands such as the ukrainian folk metallers holy blood .
in june 2006 the band played a comeback concert as the headliner at the biggest non-alcoholic mid summer festival in finland , ohm-fest .
deuteronomium shot a dvd titled `` spelled alive '' of the comeback concert .
in december 2006 the band officially reformed and soon headlined the biggest christian metal festival in finland , immortal metal fest .
in august 2008 , the band released its third album titled `` from the midst of the battle '' , which on august 20 , peaked at number 11 on the official finnish top 40 album chart .
