Callisto (pronounced /kəˈlɪstoʊ/, or as Greek Καλλιστώ) is a moon of the planet Jupiter, discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei. It is the third-largest moon in the Solar System and the second largest in the Jovian system, after Ganymede. Callisto has about 99% the diameter of the planet Mercury but only about a third of its mass. It is the fourth Galilean moon of Jupiter by distance, with an orbital radius of about 1 880 000 kilometers. It does not form part of the orbital resonance that affects three inner Galilean satellites—Io, Europa and Ganymede—and thus does not experience appreciable tidal heating. Callisto rotates synchronously with its orbital period, so the same face is always turned toward Jupiter. Callisto’s surface is less affected by Jupiter’s magnetosphere than the other inner satellites because it orbits farther away.
Callisto is a post-metal band from Turku, Finland. The band was formed in 2001 in Kokkola. Whilst their early works are hardcore/metalcore, their first album True Nature Unfolds has a strong sludge metal and doom influence and their second album Noir is more influenced by progressive and more dynamic sound. Apart from featuring female vocals on some songs, they have used unexpected instruments, for example saxophone, cello, flute and English horn. Callisto’s short and cryptic lyrics contain Christian themes and references.
Providence (2009)
- “In Session” — 6:34
- “Rule the Blood” — 6:42
- “Covenant Colours” — 7:45
- “Eastern Era” — 5:38
- “New Canaan” — 6:55
- “Stasis” — 7:37
- “Where the Spirits Tread” — 6:27
- “Dead Weight” — 6:09
- “Drying Mouths (In a Gasping Land)” — 7:08
- “Providence” — 7:27
Noir (2006)
- “Wormwood” – 7:14
- “Latterday Saints” – 7:29
- “The Fugitive” – 8:04
- “Backwoods” – 1:07
- “A Close Encounter” – 5:58
- “Pathos” – 6:00
- “Folkslave” – 8:09
- “Woven Hands” – 9:46
True Nature Unfolds (2005)
- “31 46°N, 35 14° E” – 1:19
- “Blackhole” – 5:01
- “Limb: Diasporas” – 5:48
- “Cold Stare” – 6:32
- “Storm” – 9:15
- “Caverns of Khafka” – 4:32
- “Like Abel’s Blood Cried for Revenge” – 6:30
- “Worlds Collide” – 5:16
- “Masonic” – 5:55
- “The Great Divorce” – 8:00
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