Silentium

Silentium is a Finnish gothic metal band. The band was formed in 1995 and is from Jämsänkoski, Finland. Keyboardist Sami Boman and original singer Matti Aikio created Silentium by adding violinist Jani Laaksonen, guitarists Toni Lahtinen and Juha Lehtioksa and drummer Jari Ojala to the line-up of their previous band Funeral. Silentium's first demos and EPs were released in cassette format, and their albums were only released in Europe and some Asian countries, although Silentium's latest single "Dead Silent" was uploaded to some legal Finnish music websites for a worldwide download. The addition of singer Riina Rinkinen to the band in 2006 was praised by Canadian and German critics.