To/Die/For
Formed: 1999
From:
Kouvola,
Finland
Last Known Status: Active
Latest To/Die/For News
Below is our complete To/Die/For news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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To/Die/For Seek New Label Home
Finnish melancholy rock band TO/DIE/FOR is currently seeking a new label home following its split with Spinefarm Records earlier in the year.
TO/DIE/FOR will tour North America for the first time between June 26 and July 26. Support at the shows will come from SHATTER MESSIAH and EPICUREAN.
TO/DIE/FOR's fifth album, "Wounds Wide Open", was released in Finland on October 4.
To/Die/For Release First North American Tour Date
Finland’s TO/DIE/FOR appear to be planning a North American tour with SHATTER MESSIAH. The first date to be released is as follows:
June 27 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
Septic Flesh To Reunite For Metal Healing Festival
Greek death metal legends SEPTIC FLESH will reunite for one-off performance at the Metal Healing Festival, set to take place July 20-22 in Thessaloniki, Greece. The running order is as follows: More...
To/Die/For Announce Live Dates
Finnish bashers TO/DIE/FOR have announced live dates for Finland and Spain. Their schedule is now as follows:
February
9 - Hamina Finland at Noname (with SINAMORE and ICONCRASH)
March
4 - Kouvola, Finland at Lehdokki (all ages)
9 - Barcelona, Spain at Salamandra
10 - Murcia, Spain at El rincón de la tia Maria
11 - Madrid Spain at El rincón de la tia Maria
To/Die/For Post Single Online
Finnish goth metalheads To/Die/For have uploaded a clip of their new single 'Like Never Before' at their MySpace page. This track comes from their upcoming album, "Wounds Wide Open," due out in October.
The follow-up to 2005's "IV" was recorded by Samu Oittinen at Fantom Studios and by Jari-Jukka Nippala at Sonic Image, and sent to Sweden's Abyss Studios to be mixed by Peter Tägtgren (DIMMU BORGIR, CELTIC FROST). Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Wicked Circle", "Guilt Ridden State", "Quiet Room" and "Liquid Lies".
Earlier this year, parted ways with guitarist Mika "Alli" Ahtiainen and have replaced him with returning axeman Joonas "Jope" Koto.
To/Die/For Announce New Album Title
Finnish goth-metallers TO/DIE/FOR have set "Wounds Wide Open" as the title of their their fifth album, tentatively due in October. The follow-up to 2005's "IV" was recorded by Samu Oittinen at Fantom Studios and by Jari-Jukka Nippala at Sonic Image, and will now be sent to Sweden's Abyss Studios where it will be mixed by Peter Tägtgren (DIMMU BORGIR, CELTIC FROST). Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Wicked Circle", "Guilt Ridden State", "Quiet Room" and "Liquid Lies".
TO/DIE/FOR recently parted ways with guitarist Mika "Alli" Ahtiainen and have replaced him with returning axeman Joonas "Jope" Koto.
Beseech Confirm Spanish and Portuguese Live Dates
Swedish gothic metallers BESEECH have announced a string of Spanish and Portuguese live dates in June with TO/DIE/FOR and REVEREND BIZARRE dubbed Summer Blast Fests. Upcoming Beseech live dates currently include:
June (with To/Die/For And Reverend Bizarre)
14 - Porto, Portugal at Hard Club
15 - Vigo, Spain at Nova Olimpia
16 - Spain at tba
17 - Almada, Portugal at Culto
July
1 - Vana-Vigala, Estonia at Hard Rock Lager Festival
29 - Ulricehamn, Sweden at Sjuhäradsfestivalen
August
26 at Mudersbach Open Air - Mudersbach, Germany
To/Die/For Part With Guitarist
Finnish goth-metallers TO/DIE/FOR have parted ways with guitarist Mika "Alli" Ahtiainen. The group's official statement on the matter reads as follows:
"With sad hearts, TO/DIE/FOR has had to let their guitarist Mika 'Alli' Ahtiainen go.
After playing and touring together for years, it just became obvious that we needed to go our separate ways. This was a decision Alli and TO/DIE/FOR made together and we hope you will respect our decision.
There is no big drama involved, nor is there anyone to blame. Sometimes things just go the way they need to go and the inevitable must be faced. What had to be done is now done and we must continue on our own paths and see where the road will take its travellers. This is not easy for anybody to comprehend or accept at this point, we know that, but let's try and not make these times any harder than they already are for anyone of us. To make things calmer and easier, TO/DIE/FOR must also state that they are NOT looking for any replacement guitarists at this point. They will proceed with the recordings of their fifth album as planned.
TO/DIE/FOR wishes all the best to Alli, as does Alli for TO/DIE/FOR and TDF fans."
To/Die/For Keyboardist Takes Break From Band
Keyboardist Juska Salminen (ex-H.I.M., NEW DAWN FOUNDATION) will be taking a break from performing and recording activities with Finnish goth-metallers TO/DIE/FOR. "The reason is that he is a bit sick and he needs time to heal himself," explained TO/DIE/FOR vocalist Jarno "Jape" Perätalo. "We don't know when he can come back, but the most important thing is that he can calm down and get well. Juska is our friend and we really know him! so we think this is best for him and for the band and Juska thinks same way. But don't worry people!!!! He is not dead yet."
TO/DIE/FOR recently parted ways with guitarist Juppe "J.P." Sutela and replaced him with SOULRELIC axeman Antza Talala.
Spinefarm Metal DVD 2 Out Now
Spinefarm Record has released "Spinefarm Metal DVD 2." The contents:
1. Children of Bodom - Trashed, Lost & Strungout
2. To/Die/For - Little Deaths
3. Finntroll - Trollhammaren
4. Norther - Mirror of Madness
5. Tarot - Pyre of Gods
6. Entwine - Bitter Sweet
7. Children of Bodom - Sixpounder
8. Turmoin Katilot - Verta Ja Lihaa
9. Nightwish - Bless the Child
10. Ajattara - Haureus
11. Norther - Death Unlimited
12. Ram-Zet - Queen
13. Lowe Motor Corporation - Soul of a Pagan
14. Rotten Sound - Burden
15. Reverend Bizarre - Doom Over the World
16. Amoral - Other Flesh
17. Sonata Arctica - The Cage (Tavistia live)
18. To Separate the Flesh from the Bones - The Final Extinction (Tavastia live)
19. Rotten Sound - Targets (Tuska live)
20. To Separate the Flesh from the Bones - Drowned in Semen (Tavastia live)
21. Sonata Arctica - Kingdom for a Heart (Tavastia live)
22. Ensiferum - Battle Song (Party San live)
23. Children of Bodom - Bodom Beach Terror (Tuska live)
For more information, visit the Spinefarm Records website at www.spinefarm.fi.
To/Die/For Post Clips From New Album Online
Samples of the album "IV" are available for download on the band's website here. These are from the songs "This World is Made for Me", "Lies (for Fools)" and "Little Deaths."
To/Die/For Confirm European Tour Dates
The fourth album of Finnish Gothic metallers TO/DIE/FOR, called IV, will be released on March 21st through Spinefarm Records. Some samples from the new album have been posted at this location.
Meanwhile, the band's itinerary for 2005 looks like this: More...
Hateframe Sign With Rising Realm Records
Hateframe, the new Finnish thrash metal band, featuring drummer Tonmi Lillman (ex-To/Die/For, Sinergy), guitarist Joonas Koto (Malpractice, ex-To/Die/For) and bassist Make Kanki (ex-To/Die/For), have signed with Rising Realm Records. Hateframe's debut full-length "Sign of Demise" will be issued in Spring/Summer 2005. This 10-song effort presents nostalgic "old-school thrash" in the vein of Slayer, Kreator and The Haunted.
The album is aggressive and fast. A homage to music you don't hear much nowadays, a modern interpretation of eighties thrash.
To/Die/For Complete Work On New Album
Finnish goth-metallers To/Die/For have set "IV" as the title of their fourth album, due on March 16, 2005 via Spinefarm Records. A single will precede the album on February 17.
The follow-up to 2003's "Jaded" was recorded at Sonicimage studios in Kouvola, Finland and was mixed at Finnvox studios in Helsinki with Mikko Karmila. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "The World is Made for Me", "Lies (for Fools)", "Fragmented", "No Turning Back", "Autumn Forever", "Last Breath" (the outro), "Endlessly", "New Year's Day" (U2 cover), "Chaotic Me", "Little Deaths" and "Live in You" (acoustic).
The current To/Die/For lineup once again features vocalist Jarno "Jape" Perätalo, who allegedly decided to reclaim the T/D/F name for his Tiaga project after being offered a record deal by Spinefarm Records. Joining Perätalo in the new To/Die/For formation are guitarist Juppe "J.P." Sutela, ex-New Dawn Foundation drummer/ex-To/Die/For drum tech Santtu Lonka, guitarist Mika "Alli" Ahtiainen, ex-H.I.M./ New Dawn Foundation keyboardist Juska Salminen, and bassist Jarkko "Josey" Strandmann (ex-New Dawn Foundation).
Children Of Bodom Side Project To Release Album
According to a posting at Scythes-Of-Bodom.com, Kylahullut, the Finnish project featuring Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom), Vesku Jokinen (Klamydia) and Tonmi Lillman (ex-To/Die/For, Sinergy), have completed work on their full-length album, "Turpa Täynnä" (Hammered), tentatively due in January 2005.
The band, whose name is roughly translated to "Village Fools", spent a week in the studio recording 12 songs of what is being described as "straight-forward punk."
"On the first studio day, our drummer Tonmi Lillman arrived completely hammered for the seventh day in a row," stated Jokinen. "He had lost his bass, had no drum sticks, not even to mention the drums. But what he did have was a shitload of booze. Laiho and I knew that this would be an excellent session."
Former To/Die/For Members Form New Band
Hateframe, the new Finnish thrash metal band featuring drummer Tommi Lillman (ex-To/Die/For, Sinergy) and guitarist Joonas "Jope" Koto (Malpractice, ex-To/Die/For), have completed work on their debut album, "Sign of Demise", due before the end of the year.
The group, whose sound is being described as "old-school thrash" in the vein of Slayer, Kreator and The Haunted, have posted several audio samples from the CD in their site www.hateframe.com.
"Sign of Demise" track listing:
01. Crowned In Blood
02. Final Solution
03. Feeding the Flame
04. Sign of Demise
05. The Perfect Hate
06. Bloodfeast
07. Torment the Masses
08. Warfare
09. Hallucinate
10. Infection
Witchery In Mixing Mode
Witchery guitarist Patrik Jensen (The Haunted) has posted the following message at the Earth-Dog.com message board:
Alright, so where do I start... It's been a long time since Witchery has done anything... I think the last thing we did was the tour of Mexico we did together with The Haunted and To/Die/For... can't even remember when the Hell that was haha
"Oh well..anyways, after The Haunted had completed the new album, I guess the time was right, if not even way overdue, to get a new Witchery album done. Richard, Martin and myself had rehearsed a few times during my 2003 xmas visit to my old home town, so we had material for 3-4 songs floating around. However, we didnt get writing & rehearsing really going until late June, due to touring & festival obligations I had with The Haunted.
"We rehearsed all through the summer, and by the first week of August, we had all the songs written. We recorded the yet untitled album at the Berno studio in Malmö, Sweden (same studio as for 'Symphonies for the Devil'). We have 16 songs that are being mixed & mastered right now.
"Some song titles are:
01. Draw Blood
02. Plaguerider
03. Disturbing the Beast
04. Stigmatized
05. War Piece
"Hopefully, the album will be out before the end of this year... The album title will be posted, as soon as a title has been chosen
"And finally, to state the obvious, the Witchery home page has been terribly neglected lately. This will be rectified as soon as possible."
To/Die/For Begin Recording New Album
Finnish goth-metallers To/Die/For are expected to enter Sonicimage studios in Kouvola, Finland soon to begin recording their new album, tentatively due in early 2005 through Spinefarm Records.
The current To/Die/For lineup once again features vocalist Jape Perätalo, who allegedly decided to reclaim the T/D/F name for his Tiaga project after being offered a record deal by Spinefarm Records. Joining Perätalo in the new To/Die/For formation are guitarist Juppe "J.P." Sutela, ex-New Dawn Foundation drummer/ex-To/Die/For drum tech Santtu Lonka, guitarist Mika "Alli" Ahtiainen, ex-H.I.M./New Dawn Foundation keyboardist Juska Salminen, and bassist Jarkko Strandman (ex-New Dawn Foundation).
To/Die/For's most recent CD, "Jaded," was released in March 2003 through Spinefarm Records (Nuclear Blast in continental Europe). The follow-up to 2001's "Epilogue" featured guest vocals by former Sinergy and current Nightwish bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala.