title: Heikki Saari
text: Heikki Saari (alias "Mörkö", "kermis" or "kmn") (born on 8 September 1984 and originating from Veteli, Finland) is the current drummer for Whorion and Finntroll. He is also the live drummer for Tuoni and former drummer of Norther and Amberian Dawn. He started playing drums around 1987 and influences include Scarve, Opeth, Soilwork, Ensiferum, Disarmonia Mundi, Dream Theater, Meshuggah, Annihilator, Deathchain, Hate Eternal, Rotten Sound, Rytmihäiriö, Sevendust, and Wintersun.
  
  Discography
  
  with Whorion
  Fall of Atlas
  The Reign Of The Seventh Sector
  
  with Norther
  Frozen Angel  (single for the movie Vares 2: Jäätynyt Enkeli)
  No Way Back EP
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  with Finntroll 
  Vredesvävd
  
  with Virtuocity
  (Played under the pseudonym Joey Edith)
  Northern Twilight Symphony
  
  with Atheme One
  
  Atheme One has recorded a four-song promotional EP and two songs, titled "Dreamchaser" and "World of Insanity", are available for download. Currently band is not working anymore under this title, but under name of Amberian Dawn with a different drummer as Heikki left the band at the end of 2006.
  
  Session Work
  Heikki was recruited by Scottish metal band Hellbound, along with Aleksi Sihvonen from Norther, on their debut EP.
  
  Since 2017, he has been the live session drummer for Wintersun.
  
  External links
  Whorion website
  Heikki's Youtube channel
  Official Norther website
  Official Norther MySpace -profile
  EndlessWar, an extensive fansite
  Official Amberian Dawn website
   NORTHER - the Finnish Breeze fansite
  Russian Norther Fansite
  Official hellhole of Heikki Saari
  
  References / Notes
  All of the information in this article was compiled from information on the Official Norther website, the Official Norther Forum, and the EndlessWar member information page. Photo found at Spinefarm Records press area.
  
  1984 births
  People from Hyvinkää
  Living people
  Finnish heavy metal drummers
  Amberian Dawn members
  21st-century drummers
  Norther members
  Finntroll members