Lost Society


Lost Society is a Finnish heavy metal band from Jyväskylä, Finland, formed in 2010. The band's current lineup consists of guitarist and lead vocalist Samy Elbanna, guitarist and backing vocalist Arttu Lesonen, bassist and backing vocalist Mirko Lehtinen, and drummer Taz Fagerström.

History

The band was attached to the 2012 band contest GBOB organized by Nuclear Blast Records. The band eventually won the contest as Finnish qualifier and came to London to perform in the finals. Few years before Lost Society’s members turned 20 years old, they released their debut album Fast Loud Death and received a positive response from the Finnish media. The band toured with Children of Bodom in autumn of 2013.
In April 2014, the band released their second studio album called Terror Hungry, which charted at number 6 on the official Finnish charts. The album was released single from Terror Hungry. With respect to its predecessor, the album had more groove-metal-inspired riffs.
In February 2016, the band released their third album called Braindead. The album rose to number 3 on the official chart. In relation to their earlier productions, album is slower and has on average, longer songs.
The band's music is influenced by Megadeth, Pantera and Anthrax.
The band appeared at the Hartwall Arena on December 7, 2015, alongside Slayer and Anthrax. In the spring of 2016, they toured with American thrash metal band Exodus in European countries including England, Ireland, Germany and the Netherlands.
On February 19, 2020, two days before the release of their fourth album, it was announced that Ossi Paananen would be stepping down as the band's drummer and would be replaced by former Santa Cruz drummer Taz Fagerström. Their fourth album No Absolution was released on February 21, 2020. On March 3, 2020 the album reached the finnish charts landing at number 4.

Band members

;Current members
;Past members

Studio albums