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Karelia
Origin	Guebwiller, France
Genres	Symphonic power metal
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Drakkar Productions
Associated acts	Heavenly Jerican Northwind Post-Mortem
Website	www.karelia.fr
Members
Matthieu Kleiber Erwan Morice Gilles Thiebaut Loïc Jenn Jack Ruesch
Past members
Chris Savourey Claude Gasparini Lionel Vest Bertrand Maillot Sébastien Fellmann

Karelia is a French heavy metal band created in 2000 by Lionel Vest and Matthieu Kleiber.

Contents [hide] 1 Biography 2 Influences 3 Members 3.1 Current members 3.2 Former members 4 Discography 4.1 Studio albums 4.2 Demo albums 5 References 6 External links

[edit]Biography

Karelia first released a self-titled demo in 2000.

Their first full-length album Usual Tragedy was released in 2004 on the German label Drakkar Records. The orchestral arrangements give it its symphonic heavy metal (or simply symphonic metal) tag.^{[citation needed]} Lyricwise, Usual Tragedy is a concept album about a man who crossed both World Wars, lost his father during the first one, lost his beloved one during the second one, witnessed the violence and the madness of men, eventually lost his own sanity and died alone and anonymous in an hospital.^{[citation needed]}