Farmakon (band)

{{Short description|Finnish progressive death metal band}}

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{{distinguish|Pharmakon (music)}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Farmakon

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| origin = Tampere, Finland

| genre = Progressive death metal

| years_active = 2001−2010

| label = Alterstream Records

| associated_acts =

| website = [http://www.farmakonband.com/ www.farmakonband.com/]

| past_members = Marko Eskola
Toni Salminen
Pekka Kauppila
Matti Auerkallio
Lassi Paunonen
Riku Airisto

}}

Farmakon was a Finnish progressive death metal band formed in 2001. The band was made up of Toni Salminen (guitarist/vocalist), Marko Eskola (vocalist) and Pekka Kauppila (bass guitarist). The band released two studio albums. The band used both clean and growling vocals and incorporated jazz and funk elements into their music.

Farmakon's first album, A Warm Glimpse, was released in 2003, and the opening track, "Loosely of Ameobas" was included on Earache's "Metal: A Headbanger's Companion II" compilation.{{cite web|title='Metal: A Headbanger's Companion II' Due In September |website=Blabbermouth |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=78738 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913041122/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=78738 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-09-13 |access-date=2008-12-28 }}

Robin, the band's second album, was released on February 21, 2007,{{cite web | title=Metal Storm: Farmakon - Robin | url=http://www.metalstorm.ee/bands/album.php?band_id=&album_id=21235|website=Metal Storm | accessdate= 2008-12-28}} and in America on April 29, 2008.{{cite web| title=FARMAKON, DISTORTED Albums To Receive U.S. Release This Month| website=Blabbermouth| url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=94022| access-date=2008-12-28| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404001837/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=94022| archive-date=2008-04-04| url-status=dead}} The album was awarded 10th place in the Metal Storm ranking of the top death metal albums of 2007.{{cite web | title=The Best Death Metal Album - Metal Storm Awards 2007 | url=http://www.metalstorm.ee/awards/categories.php?cat_id=1|website=Metal Storm | accessdate= 2008-12-28}}

In 2007, Farmakon started to work on material for a new album, tentatively entitled Syan. The band announced that the former drummer Riku Airisto had agreed to play the drums on the album, after the departure of Matti Auerkallio.{{cite web | title=Syan Thread | website= Ultimate Metal | url=http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/farmakon/354401-syan-thread.html | accessdate= 2008-12-28}}

In September 2010, the band announced on their message board that it had split up. Syan was never released.