Country of origin: Finland Location: Lemi, Etelä-Karjala Status: Active Formed in: 1996 Genre: Progressive/Thrash/Heavy Metal Lyrical themes: Emotions, Life, Society, Violence Current label: Sakara Records Years active: 1996-2002 (as Stamina), 2002 (as Ei), 2002 (as Siperia), 2002-present The group's lyrics were originally in English, but after the first three demos, the language was changed to Finnish. Apocalyptica's cello player Perttu Kivilaakso has occasionally played live with the band.