Kilpi is a Finnish heavy metal/hard rock band, singing in Finnish. Kilpi means shield in Finnish, however it actually is the guitarist and creator of the band's last name, Petteri Kilpi. The band's first album, Sähkönsinistä Sinfoniaa (Trans. Electric Blue Symphonies), was released on May 28, 2003, some months after their first single, Nerokasta Ikävää (Trans. Ingenious Yearning). On September 29, 2004, they released their second album, II Taso (Trans. II(2nd) Level).