Kiuas is a power metal band from Espoo, Finland. All the band members are Finnish pagans, which lead to many of their songs incorporating themes about paganistic gods, such as "Ukko." The band has had a steady line-up ever since they formed.BackgroundBefore the formation of Kiuas, three musicians (Markku Näreneva, Teemu Tuominen and Ilja Jalkanen) played in a band known as Iconofear, which plays a genre of music known as dark heavy metal. Iconofear had formed after the break-up of a bla