Formed: 2000
From:
Jyväskylä,
Finland
Last Known Status: Active
Background
Swallow The Sun was brought to light back in 2000 when guitarist Juha Raivio asked his fellow band mate Pasi Pasanen to try out some songs that didn’t fit their current band’s ( Plutonium Orange) melodic rock style. They rehearsed a couple of songs together and decided to find more members and turn this venture into a band. The following year M. Jämsen joined as a second guitarist and M. Kotamäki from the black metal band Funeris Nocturnum as a vocalist. Soon after that another two members of Funeris Nocturnum came along- A. Munter on keyboards and M. Honkonen on bass.
In early 2003 Swallow The Sun recorded and self- released the demo “Out of This Gloomy Light”. As a result the band landed a record deal with Firebox Records and in July went back to the studio to record their debut album “The Morning Never Came”, which was released the same year and harvested a huge success within the underground community.
Their second album is due out in September 2005 through Firebox and Olympic Records.
Latest Swallow The Sun News
Below is our complete Swallow The Sun 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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Swallow The Sun Announces New Tour Dates
Finland's Swallow the Sun will play "The Morning Never Came" in its glorious entirety on a string of upcoming tour dates, along with other classic tracks.
Supporting Swallow the Sun will be British kings of all things depressive Antimatter and Italian goth doomers The Foreshadowing. Dates are as follows:
25.10.2013 CH – Aarau, Kiff
26.10.2013 IT – Milan, Rock & Roll Arena
27.10.2013 DE – Munich, Backstage
28.10.2013 CZ – Prague, Nova Chmelnice
29.10.2013 DE – Darmstadt, Steinbruch Theater
30.10.2013 DE – Hamburg, Grünspan
31.10.2013 DE – Oberhausen, Helvete
01.11.2013 FR – Paris, Nouveau Casino
02.11.2013 NL – Apeldoorn, Brainstorm Festival
03.11.2013 UK – London, Underworld More...
Carcass Confirmed For 70,000 Tons Of Metal
The organizers of the 70,000 Tons of Metal Cruise have checked in with the following announcement about confirming Carcass for the lineup:
"Only Your Dead And Lifeless Carcass Will Return! Please welcome Carcass with their new line-up with Jeff Walker on vocals and bass, Bill Steer on lead guitar, Daniel Wilding on drums and Ben Ash on guitar on board 70,000 Tons of Metal, the World's Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise!
"Just imagine: In January 2014, 40 Heavy Metal bands and 2,000 fans from all over the World will go to the Caribbean to take over the luxury cruise ship Majesty of the Seas for 5 days and 4 nights.
"Book your cabin now at this location and be part of Heavy Metal History made in the Caribbean once again on 70,000 Tons of Metal!"
The first 14 out of 40 bands have been announced: More...
Moonspell Announces Shows With Swallow The Sun
Moonspell has issued the following announcement about upcoming tour dates with Swallow the Sun:
"At last! After trying out many times in the years following our last visit to Finland in Tuska’s 2007 edition, we are proud to announce our return to the land of the thousand lakes.
"The band opted for club shows, upon fan request for longer sets, and will be playing in the cities/clubs announced in the poster. We are also happy to inform that Finnish already legendary dark doomsters Swallow the Sun will be the special guests in all dates.
"We hope now that all our Finnish fans pack the place and come out to celebrate with Moonspell twenty years of passion and doom. Omnium Gatherum will perform with these two giants in Jyväskylä and Cataleptic in Turku and in Helsinki."
Dates are as follows:
4.4. Lutakko, Jyväskylä
5.4. Klubi (Live-side), Turku
6.4. Virgin Oil Co., Helsinki
Ticket pre-sale will begin on Wednesday February 6th and tickets can be purchased from this location. More...
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Kreator & Accept Bulldoze Worcester To The Ground
When heavy metal came into my life in 1985/1986, one of the many reasons I fell in love, married it and grafted it into my very soul is due to one special band: Accept. “Metal Heart” was the second album I ever bought, and the love affair with this music grew. Through all the the ups and downs in the band’s career - the initially dreadful David Reece album “Eat the Heat” (which I later came to appreciate a little more), feeling heartbroken about the loss of Udo Dirkschneider (twice), the near disaster of “Predator,” the angst of the band’s return with yet another American vocalist back prior to the release of “Blood of Nations” - Accept has, and always will be, the source of my own metal heart. In the 80's, I joked a lot about how it was the “Nazi choruses” that drew me in. Today, that kind of statement would put me squarely within the crosshairs of overly sensitive individuals who would have no understanding of where I came from with the description should I dare to use it today. Of course, it didn’t help that the band is German. That long abandoned reference from my youth merely refers to the deep, low all male backing vocals that, for me, made Accept one of the greatest bands ever. “Bound to Fail” was the song that coined that phrase and “Stand Tight” reinforced it. Needless to say, I was ready to finally see the one Udo-less Accept incarnation that has found a way to rejuvenate the band and capture the old metal spirit with a whole new set of young fans, which is just glorious. The pairing with Kreator, another band I discovered when “Endless Pain” was released on Noise Records shortly after the band changed its name from Tormentor, seemed almost as perfect as it was slightly “genre mixed.” Add Finland’s Swallow the Sun, who seemed like the oddball out, and this bill became a “lust see.” More...
Swallow The Sun Posts New Song Online
Usher in your weekend with the epic gloom of Swallow the Sun’s “Labyrinth of London (Horror Pt. IV)”, taken from the new full-length "Emerald Forest and the Blackbird" (reviewed here). Hear the song via Stereokiller.com at this location.
Set for North American release on September 4th, 2012 via Spinefarm Records U.S. the 10-track offering -- which entered the official Finland charts at position No. 2 upon its European release -- was recorded during September and October 2011 by Mikko Karmila (Nightwish, Amorphis, Children Of Bodom) and includes a guest appearance by Nightwish singer Anette Olzon (on “Cathedral Walls”).
In commenting on the track, the band, again referencing long-running lyrical correlations to Twin Peaks, quoted a line from the series: “Dark. Laughing. The owls were flying. Many things were blocked. Laughing. The owls were near. The dark was pressing in on her. Quiet then. Later, footsteps. One man passed by. Screams far away. Terrible, terrible. One voice.”
In conjunction with Emerald Forest and the Blackbird’s street date, the Finnish death/doom collective will tour stateside this Fall supporting German metal legends Kreator and Accept. The North American Teutonic Terror Attack will commence on September 5th, 2012 in Washington D.C. and ravage its way through 23 cities throughout the U.S. and Canada. Additional support will come from Canadian metallers Blackguard. More...
Swallow The Sun Streaming Album's Title Track
The Obelisk is currently hosting a stream of Swallow The Sun’s “Emerald Forest and the Blackbird,” the title track off the band's upcoming new full-length. Check out the song at this location.
In commenting on the track, the band, known lyrical correlations to Twin Peaks, quoted a line from the series: “As the night wind blows, the boughs move to and fro. The rustling, themagic rustling that brings on the dark dream. The dream of suffering and pain.”
"Emerald Forest and the Blackbird" entered the official Finland charts at position No. 2 upon its European release earlier this year. Set for North American release on September 4th, 2012 via Spinefarm Records U.S., the 10-track offering was recorded during September and October 2011 by Mikko Karmila (Nightwish, Amorphis, Children Of Bodom) at Drumforest Studios in Viitasaari and Sonic Pump 2 in Helsinki, and by Hannu Honkonen at Noisework Studios in Helsinki, also in Helsinki. The effort was mixed by Hiili Hiilesmaa (Him, Apocalyptica, Amorphis, Moonspell) and mastered by Mika Jussila (Nightwish, Amorphis, Sentenced) at Finnvox Studios and includes a guest appearance by Nightwish singer Anette Olzon (on “Cathedral Walls”).
In conjunction with the "Emerald Forest and the Blackbird" street date, the Finnish death/doom collective will tour stateside this Fall supporting German metal legends Kreator and Accept. The North American Teutonic Terror Attack will commence on September 5th, 2012 in Washington D.C. and ravage its way through 23 cities throughout the U.S. and Canada. Additional support will come from Canadian death metallers Blackguard. More...
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Tuska Open Air Metal Festival 2012 , Day 2
And then it was Saturday! Day two of Tuska again started a bit earlier then the hungover and tired festival goers may have wished but the drowsy vibes quickly vanished (though not the rain clouds) as the day started on a much folkier note. Tuska Day Two promised another heavy day of good music, good people and the summer vibe that has Finns and Non Finn's coming from all over to partake in the festivities.
First up today was Estonian folk metallers Metsätöll! I have been excited to see these guys for years now and it was with bated breath that I entered the photo pit this morning! And here I will be a bit blasphemous and state that Lauri (Varulven) Õunapuu is quite simply a god of folk instruments. Throughout the set he seamlessly switched from bagpipes, to flutes, and numerous stringed Estonian folk instruments. Each one was expertly played and gave the performance a mysterious lovely quality. The Estonian language is quite obviously similar to Finnish, and in fact singer Markus "Rabapagan" Teeäär wows the predominantly Finnish crowd (and presumably wins their hearts) by speaking to them in Finnish. It needs to be said: his accent is much better than mine. Metsätöll is one of those folk metal bands that clearly love what they do, and though the music is fun and foly as ever, there is a lovely mysterious undertone that lends one’s mind to thinking thoughts of dark forests and legends of old. More...
Pain Posts European Tour Trailer
The following press release has now been issued about Pain heading out on the "Into Darkness" tour:
"The gaping, sinister and black abyss has many faces – just like its musical offspring…for the second time, the Into Darkness tour will crawl upon Europe! In time for the dawning of black winter days, a live package will start hitting clubs November 9th and boasting a line up full of dark gems of the widest stylistic variety: industrial metal, gothic tunes, melancholic doom – this tour has it all: Pain, Moonspell, Swallow the Sun, Lake of Tears, and Scar of the Sun united on one tour.
"Swedish legends Pain, featuring maestro Peter Tägtgren, will fill the headliner position, and this act can truly make the dead dance! Morbid lyrics meet stomping industrial beats and wicked metal guitars: a band to make every goth, EBM freak and metalhead in the audience happy with evergreens such as ‘Follow Me‘ or ‘Shut Your Mouth‘! 2011 saw the release of 'You Only Live Twice' and Pain is renowned to spread a heavy and somber atmosphere live especially."
Watch the official Pain tour teaser trailer below. Tickets are available through Nuclear Blast at this location.
Kreator And Accept Announce North American Tour
Two of Germany's most respected metal veterans, Accept and Essen based thrashers, Kreator, have announced that they will be teaming up together this Autumn for a co-headlining tour of North America in support of their new albums, in a trek dubbed the "Teutonic Terror Attack." They will also be joined on the tour by Finnish metal outfit, Swallow The Sun.
Accept recently released their new album, "Stalingrad," their first since the highly successful, "Blood Of The Nations" and Kreator will be releasing their new album, "Phantom Antichrist" through Nuclear Blast Records this June.
The tour dates are as follows: More...
Into Darkness Tour Trailer Posted
A trailer was posted up for the upcoming "Into Darkness" Tour of Europe featuring Pain, Moonspell, Swallow the Sun, Lake of Tears and Scar of the Sun. The full schedule of dates and venues can be found at this location.
Check out the trailer here:
Pain Announces "Into Darkness" Tour Dates
Nuclear Blast has issued the following announcement about Pain's upcoming "Into Darkness" tour dates:
"The gaping, sinister and black abyss has many faces – just like its musical offspring…for the second time, the Into Darkness tour will crawl upon Europe!
"In time for the dawning of black winter days, a live package will start hitting clubs November 9th and boasting a line up full of dark gems of the widest stylistic variety.
"Swedish legends Pain featuring maestro Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy) will fill the headliner position, and this act can truly make the dead dance! Morbid lyrics meet stomping industrial beats and wicked metal guitars: a band to make every goth, EBM freak and metalhead in the audience happy with evergreens such as ‘Eleanor Rigby‘, ‘Follow Me‘ or ‘Shut Your Mouth‘! 2011 saw the release of 'You Only Live Twice' and Pain are renowned to spread a heavy and somber atmosphere live especially."
Pain has the following upcoming live shows with Moonspell, Swallow the Sun, and Lake of Tears: More...
Swallow The Sun To Support Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost has issued the following announcement about bringing Swallow the Sun along for upcoming European tour dates:
"It's time to introduce our European support band Swallow the Sun! Watch their video and enjoy. Swallow will be supporting us on the dates below so come check them out."
Paradise Lost is set to release new album "Tragic Idol" in Europe on April 23rd through Century Media Records, with a North American release of April 24th to follow.
2.5. Tivoli, Utrecht, Netherlands
3.5. Den Atelier, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
4.5. La Rodia, Besancon, France
5.5. Le Transbordeur, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
6.5. Le Bikini, Toulouse, France
7.5. Stereolux, Nantes, France
9.5. Bataclan, Paris, France
10.5. Le 106, Rouen, France
11.5. Batschkapp, Frankfurt, Germany
12.5. Matrix, Bochum, Germany
14.5. Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark
15.5. Sticky Fingers, Gothenburg, Sweden
16.5. Debaser, Stockholm, Sweden
17.5. KB, Malmö, Sweden
19.5. Gruenspan, Hamburg, Germany
20.5. Essibfabrik, Köln, Germany
21.5. Backstage, Munich, Germany
22.5. Arena, Vienna, Austria
Swallow The Sun Announces Tour With Paradise Lost
Swallow the Sun has issued the following announcement about heading out on the road with Paradise Lost:
"For years we have thought that us and Paradise Lost would be a perfect line-up for a tour, and now it's coming to reality: we're happy and proud to join them on their European tour as their direct support!
"It's been a while since our last tour back in 2010, and we're excited to be back - see you on the road! Join the event, share, share, share, people!!! Cheers!"
2.5. Tivoli, Utrecht, Netherlands
3.5. Den Atelier, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
4.5. La Rodia, Besancon, France
5.5. Le Transbordeur, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
6.5. Le Bikini, Toulouse, France
7.5. Stereolux, Nantes, France
9.5. Bataclan, Paris, France
10.5. Le 106, Rouen, France
11.5. Batschkapp, Frankfurt, Germany
12.5. Matrix, Bochum, Germany
14.5. Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark
15.5. Sticky Fingers, Gothenburg, Sweden
16.5. Debaser, Stockholm, Sweden
17.5. KB, Malmö, Sweden
19.5. Gruenspan, Hamburg, Germany
20.5. Essibfabrik, Köln, Germany
21.5. Backstage, Munich, Germany
22.5. Arena, Vienna, Austria More...
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Finnish Metal Expo 2012 Day One
After being in Finland for a full year now, I once again was able to attend the annual Finnish Metal Expo in Helsinki. A good omen for the weekend was the fact that for the first time in weeks, the weather was not so freezing that my fingers would be tempted to fall off.
Perhaps a difference from last year, that I had noticed immediately was the fact the exhibition itself had shrunk a bit. Less guests, and less retail stands of course means smaller crowds and I wondered just what that would mean for the rather exciting lineup this year, which featured Swallow the Sun, ICS Vortex, Turisas and many more! More...
Swallow The Sun Streaming Entire New Album
Swallow the Sun will be releasing the "Emerald Forest and the Blackbird" album on February 1st, 2012 through Spinefarm Records. The band is now streaming the entire release online at this location.
The album's track listing is as follows:
1. Emerald Forest and the Blackbird
2. This Cut Is the Deepest
3. Hate, Lead the Way
4. Cathedral Walls
5. Hearts Wide Shut
6. Silent Towers
7. Labyrinth of London (Horror Pt. IV)
8. Of Death and Corruption
9. April 14th
10. Night Will Forgive Us More...
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Spinefeast at Sea Festival 2012
Tis the season apparently for metal cruises, and I was lucky enough to be able to attend the Spinefeast at Sea cruise from Helsinki, to Tallin last Thursday and Friday! The cruise was organized by Spinefarm Records, and with perfect timing as the label was celebrating its 20th birthday this year.
Here in Finland, these cruises to Tallin, Estonia are known for being somewhat of a booze cruise, and almost every Finn has been on one of these journeys to either Stockholm, Tallin, or St. Petersburg. The tax free alcohol and overall party mood are always a safe bet for a good time and I for one can’t think of a better accompaniment to my inexpensive alcohol consumption then to have a solid 20 hours of metal oriented fun! Aboard the ship, called The Baltic Princess, were opportunities for drinking, dancing, metal karaoke and of course an exciting and diverse lineup of 8 bands. More...
Swallow The Sun Announces Finnish Tour Dates
Finnish melodic death/doom band Swallow The Sun has announced the first string of tour dates in Finland in promotion of the band's forthcoming LP "Emerald Forest and the Blackbird," which is scheduled to be released on February 1, 2012 through Spinefarm Records.
Swallow The Sun will play the following confirmed dates in Finland with The Man-Eating Tree providing support:
January:
19.1.2012 Spinefeast at Sea *
February:
11.2. Oulu, Nuclear Nightclub *
17.2. Finnish Metal Expo *
18.2. Kuopio, Henry's Pub
23.2. Tampere, YO-Talo
24.2. Kouvola, Rytmi-Katti
25.2. Joensuu, Kerubi
March:
2.3. Turku, Klubi
3.3. Vaasa, Amarillo
9.3. Helsinki, Nosturi
Swallow The Sun Premiers New Music Video
Finnish melodic death/doom band Swallow The Sun has premiered its new music video for the track "Cathedral Walls" on Terrorizer Magazine's website at this location. The song appears on the upcoming release "Emerald Forest and the Blackbird."
The video was directed by Tage Rönnqvist for Eva Lingon Ltd. The band previously described the video as "our biggest video production so far, and it features some really gloomy imagery to complement the mood of the song."
As for "Emerald Forest and the Blackbird," is scheduled to be released on February 1, 2012 through Spinefarm Records and contains the following track listing:
1. Emerald Forest and the Blackbird
2. This Cut Is the Deepest
3. Hate, Lead the Way
4. Cathedral Walls
5. Hearts Wide Shut
6. Silent Towers
7. Labyrinth of London (Horror Pt. IV)
8. Of Death and Corruption
9. April 14th
10. Night Will Forgive Us
Swallow The Sun Records New Music Video
Finnish melodic death/doom band Swallow The Sun recently shot a new music video for the new track "Cathedral Walls" from the upcoming release "Emerald Forest and the Blackbird." The video was directed by Tage Rönnqvist for Eva Lingon Ltd. The band describes the video as "our biggest video production so far, and it features some really gloomy imagery to complement the mood of the song." No release date for the video has been announced.
As for "Emerald Forest and the Blackbird," the album is set to be released on February 1, 2012 through Spinefarm Records. The artwork and track listing can be found below:
1. Emerald Forest and the Blackbird
2. This Cut Is the Deepest
3. Hate, Lead the Way
4. Cathedral Walls
5. Hearts Wide Shut
6. Silent Towers
7. Labyrinth of London (Horror Pt. IV)
8. Of Death and Corruption
9. April 14th
10. Night Will Forgive Us
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Waltari Celebrates 25 Years of Music
Finnish metal band Waltari recently celebrated their 25th anniversary as a band. Formed in 1986, they’ve become known in their careers as a band that excels at combining different styles of music, especially creating diverse and refreshingly open minded variations within rock and metal. So it was only natural that at their anniversary show at Nosturi in Helsinki, some of the areas diverse quantity of musicians within the Finnish musical community (and a few other from other areas! ) would be taking the stage to perform with these heroes of rock.
First up to take the stage was Lord Bishop of Lord Bishop Rocks. I cannot stress the diversity of this show enough, especially in the case of getting to hear this upbeat 70’s influenced rock. The charismatic Lord Bishop played well with the musicians of Waltari, and the effect was an intro to the night that spoke purely of the good times ahead.