Teemu Raimoranta

Teemu Valtteri (Somnium) Raimoranta^[1] (19 May 1977 – 16 March 2003) was a Finnish metal musician. He was the founding guitarist of Finnish folk metal band Finntroll along with vocalist Jan "Katla" Jämsen. He was active in Finntroll as a guitarist until his death in 2003. He also played in Thy Serpent, Barathrum, and Impaled Nazarene.^[2]

Teemu Raimoranta
Also known as	Somnium
Born	(1977-05-19)19 May 1977
Died	16 March 2003(2003-03-16) (aged 25) Helsinki, Finland
Genres	Folk metal, black metal
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Guitar, Vocals
Years active	1995-2003
Labels	Spikefarm/Spinefarm, Osmose

Raimoranta died on 16 March 2003 after falling from the Kaisaniemi bridge in Helsinki while intoxicated.^[3] His death occurred shortly after his involvement in Finntroll's completion of Visor Om Slutet, which was dedicated to his memory.

Discography

Thy Serpent

• Into Everlasting Fire Demo (1995)

Barathrum

• Saatana (1999)
• Okkult (2000)

Finntroll

• Rivfader Demo (1998)
• Midnattens Widunder (1999)
• Jaktens Tid (2001)
• Visor Om Slutet (2003)

Impaled Nazarene

• Absence of War Does Not Mean Peace (2001)