Häive is a one-man music act coming from the southern part of Finnish present-day Karelia. Musically Häive mixes various metal styles to traditional Karelian folk music and other styles of acoustic music. Propably the biggest influences from the metal side are bands like "Amorphis", "Isengard" and "Ulver", and from the non-metal side bands like "Värttinä", "Hedningarna", "Tenhi" and "Myllärit"
2002 The idea of Häive starts to take form. The first notes for a primitive pagan metal tune is composed solely with a piano. This tune is to become the song "Yössä vainajien".
2003 "Yössä vainajien" demo is recorded spontaneously in early summer using only a double-deck recorder. The demo gets self-released in autumn without a proper distribution and with a pressing of only 30 copies.
2004 The first demo still gets the attention of a german UG-label N:C:U, which offers to release the second demo on tape. "Vaiti" is composed and recorded again very spontaneously in late summers.. rains. The material differs from the previous demo quite noticetably, bringing acoustic guitar to a leading role. The release gets delayed 'till next year because of the label
2005 The second demo "Vaiti" finally gets released early in the year. Writings of the next release starts right after and everything is ready in autumn. The material is stronger than ever, and for the first time full lyrics are made. "Epätoivon Vuoksi" EP is released on tape in November by Varjot productions. Same label also re-releases the first demo.
2006 "Epätoivon Vuoksi" gets excellent reception and Häive is offered a deal for a full-lenght album from England. The tunes for the debut album is composed. Also the second demo "Vaiti" is re-released on a special 3" CD-R.
2007 "Mieli maassa" album is recorded in the first half of the year. After the english label goes down before actually releasing anything, the new deal is made with german Northern Silence productions. "Epätoivon Vuoksi" is released on split-CD with countrymates Wyrd and Kehrä in July, and "Mieli maassa" album on CD and tape in December.
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