Shape of Despair

Summary

Shape of Despair is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shape of Despair's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Shape of Despair's genre is doom metal^[4].
• Shape of Despair's record label is recorded as Spikefarm Records^[5].
• Shape of Despair's record label is recorded as Season of Mist^[6].
• Shape of Despair's Commons category is recorded as Shape of Despair^[7].
• Shape of Despair's country of origin is recorded as Finland^[8].
• Shape of Despair comprises Jarno Salomaa^[9].
• Shape of Despair comprises Tomi Ullgrén^[10].
• Shape of Despair comprises Miika Niemelä^[11].
• Shape of Despair comprises Pasi Koskinen^[12].
• Shape of Despair comprises Sami Uusitalo^[13].
• Shape of Despair comprises Natalie Koskinen^[14].
• 1995 marks the founding of Shape of Despair^[15].
• Shape of Despair's location of formation is recorded as Helsinki^[16].
• Shape of Despair's official website is recorded as http://www.shapeofdespair.com/^[17].
• Shape of Despair's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shape of Despair^[18].
• Shape of Despair's topic has template is recorded as Template:Shape of Despair^[19].
• Shape of Despair's start of work period is recorded as 1998^[20].
• Shape of Despair's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shape of Despair'}^[21].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[22]

• Country: FI^[23]

• Began / founded: 1998^[24]

• Genre(s): doom metal, funeral doom metal^[25]

• Community tags: doom metal, funeral doom metal, gothic doom metal^[26]

• MusicBrainz ID: 4ee6ca6b-f004-4747-b0b5-b2686b784859^[27]

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Founding

1995 marks the founding of Shape of Despair^[15]. Its location of formation is recorded as Helsinki^[16].

Why It Matters

Shape of Despair ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]

It has been cited as an influence by DOOM:VS^[29], a musical group^[30], in Sweden^[31], founded in 2004^[32].

FAQs

Who did Shape of Despair influence?

Shape of Despair has been cited as an influence by DOOM:VS^[29].