Norther is a melodic death metal band from Espoo, Finland whose style incorporates elements of heavy metal, melodic black metal and power metal. Many critics often compare Norther's sound (particularly of their first album) to that of Children of Bodom.

Norther is a metal band from Helsinki, Finland. The band began in early 1996 under the name of Requiem, and was assembled by guitarist Petri Lindroos and drummer Toni Hallio accompanied by two other musicians. In the beginning, the band suffered from the lack of a proper rehearsal place, but in late 1997, guitarist Alexander Kuoppala (ex-Children of Bodom) found a suitable place for them to practice at Lepakko; around this time the band decided to change their name from Requiem to Decayed. Their