| The Scourger | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Genre: | Thrash metal |
| Years Active: | 2003–present |
| Label: | Cyclone Records |
| Associated Acts: | Gandalf, Suburban Tribe, Warmen |
| Current Members: | Jari Hurskainen Jani Hentilä Jape Nummenpää Tero Kemppainen |
| Past Members: | Pekka Hämäläinen Timo Nyberg Harri Hytönen Alec Hirst-Gee Kirka Sainio Seppo Tarvainen Kimmo Kammonen Jani Luttinen Antti Wirman |
The Scourger is a thrash metal[1] [2] band from Helsinki, Finland, that formed in 2003. All three of the band's singles have landed on the national Finnish charts: "Hatehead", which debuted at No. 1 in July 2005;[3] "Maximum Intensity", which landed at No. 3 a year later and climbed to No. 2 the following week; and "Never Bury the Hatchet", which entered the charts at No. 9 in July 2007. The first two singles are found on the band's 2006 debut album, Blind Date with Violence, while the third single is on the 2008 follow-up, Dark Invitation to Armageddon. On May 14, 2009, the band announced that it was splitting; vocalist Jari Hurskainen retained The Scourger name, while drummer Seppo Tarvainen, bassist Kimmo Kammonen, and guitarists Jani Luttinen and Antti Wirman will form a new band which has not yet been officially announced. The reason for the split was not given.[4] Hurskainen announced the addition of three new members the following year: Jani Hentilä and Tero Kemppainen on guitars and Jape Nummenpää on bass.[5] [6]