Noumena (band)

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For the philosophical use of the word, see Noumenon

Noumena
Origin	Ähtäri, Finland
Genre(s)	Melodic Death Metal
Years active	1998 - Present
Label(s)	Spikefarm Records
Website	www.noumena.info
Members
Antti Haapanen Tuukka Tuomela Ville Lamminaho Hannu Savolainen Ilkka Unnbom

Noumena is a melodic death metal band from Finland. The band's name comes from the word noumenon, a philosophical term used by Immanuel Kant. The band consists of five members: vocalist Antti Haapanen, guitarists Tuukka Tuomela and Ville Lamminaho, bass guitarist Hannu Savolainen and drummer Ilkka Unnbom.

Noumena was founded in Ähtäri, Finland in the spring of 1998. In 1999, after two demo tapes and several gigs, the band was given a record deal with a Singaporean record label. Their debut album was recorded later that year at Astia Studio; however, the record label went bankrupt before the album was released. It wasn't until late 2001 that an Australian label, Catharsis Records, agreed to release the album, given the title Pride/Fall.

The following years were unproductive, until, in January 2004, Noumena released a 4-track promo. This was moderately successful and led to a deal with Spikefarm Records. The band spent the next October and November making their second album, Absence, which was released April 13, 2005.

The roots of Noumena's music may be found in the Scandinavian death metal tradition and 1980s heavy metal.