Memoira is a female fronted Finnish band playing rather epic melodic & melancholic metal that has progressive and gothic orchestral parts. For fans of Nightwish, Epica, Kamelot, Within Temptation, Evanescence, Lacuna Coil. Memoira is known for it s strong melancholic melodies and heavy guitar walls. Memoira began it s journey in the beginning of 2007, originally formed by the two guitarists Jani Haanp and Marko Heurlin in 2001. They gathered together a group of various musicians who had played in different bands. Memoira went to studio to work on first album in the end of 2007 and in the beginning of 2008 started to work with Lance King as an executive producer naturally leading to a release with his label Nightmare records.