band announced that – after almost 15 years in the lineup – Tomi Ullgrén had left the band, citing busy work schedules that interfere with the band's rehearsal schdedule. Lyrical content For most of their history, Impaled Nazarene has focused on Finnish nationalism (for instance in their song "Total War - Winter War" about the Soviet-Finnish war in 1939 and 1940), and have demonstrated a strong anti-communist bent, as exemplified in their song "Healers of the Red Plague" on Rapture. Other lyrics revolve around war and Satanism. When asked about the hints of humour previously manifest in the lyrics, Luttinen affirmed that this was limited to Suomi Finland Perkele: "There will be no humour, we are not some fucking joke. If people find my lyrics funny, then, well, something is most certainly wrong in their heads". The band has also maintained a tradition of including at least one song on every album which has the word "goat" in the title, which Luttinen considers a "trademark" of the band: Impaled Nazarene's Nihil (2000) is the only album that has been subject to a ban. However, this has caused additional problems for the band as, according to Luttinen, "Somebody seem to have really something against us and unfortunately that somebody has power enough to get our shows cancelled". Luttinen has been critical of the performance bans that the band has suffered in Germany and Poland, which he made explicit in the lyrics for Manifest (2007). In response to a question about the lack of sexual themes on Manifest, Luttinen responded: In June 2017 the hardcore festival Ieperfest in Ypres (Ieper), Belgium, removed Impaled Nazarene from the line up after threats of violence from protesters. The reason for the protest was the band's lyrics condoning homophobia and rape. The festival organizers issued the following statement: Members Current line-up Mika Luttinen - vocals (1990–present) Reima Kellokoski - drums (1995–present) Mikael "Arkki" Arnkil - bass (2000–present) Kim Lappalainen - guitar (2022-present) Former members Kimmo "Sir" Luttinen – drums (1990–1995), guitar (1992–1995) Antti Pihkala - bass (1990–1991) Ari Holappa – guitar (1990–1992) Mika Pääkkö – guitar (1990–1992) Harri Halonen – bass (1991–1992) Jarno Anttila – guitar (1992–2010) Taneli Jarva – bass (1992–1996) Jani Lehtosaari – bass (1996–2000) Alexi Laiho – guitar (1998–2000; died 2020) Teemu Raimoranta – guitar (2000–2003; died 2003) Tuomo "Tuomio" Louhio – guitar (2003–2007) Tomi "UG" Ullgrén - guitar (2007–2022) Timeline Discography Albums