Falchion (band)
Finnish band
Falchion was a Finnish heavy metal/death metal band formed in 2002. Their debut album, Legacy of Heathens, was released in 2005. Vocalist and lead guitarist Juho Kauppinen and drummer Matti Johansson formerly performed with Finnish folk metal group Korpiklaani, as the accordion player and drummer, respectively, before Juho's departure in 2013, and Matti's departure in 2019. The band dissolved in 2009.
On September 12, 2008, the band released its third studio album, Chronicles of the Death, through Massacre Records.
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