Catamenia

Catamenia are a Finnish black metal band founded in 1995 by Riku Hopeakoski and Mika Tönning in Oulu. They have been signed to Massacre Records since their first full-length release, Halls of Frozen North, in 1998. As of 2012, they have released ten albums, one EP, and one DVD. They are known for using wolves in their album art. The band is named after a kind of bird. Catamenia also means "menstruation", which the band did not know until after the release of their debut album.