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 Releases New Album Details
This morning, Swallow the Sun has announced some details for the band's new album, set to be released early 2012.
The album was recorded at Drum Forest Studios in Viitasaari, as well as Sonic Pump Studios and Noisework studios in Helsinki. It is set to be released February 1st, 2012 through Spinefarm records. Some guest musicians will be appearing on the album, including Aleah Stanbridge of Trees of Eternity, who will be appearing on two tracks, and Anette Olzon of Nightwish, featured on the track "Cathedral Walls."
"We are proud to announce details of our fifth full length album, titled 'Emerald Forest and the Blackbird.' It will feature 10 tracks of the trademark Swallow the Sun sound of gloom, beauty and despair, and the track list is as follows:
1. Emerald Forest and the Blackbird
2. This Cut is the Deepest
3. Hate, Lead the Way
4. Cathedral Walls (feat. Anette Olzon)
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
"The album will be mastered by Mika Jussila (Nightwish, Amorphis, Sentenced, etc.) at Finnvox Studios. The artwork is once again made by Rami Mursula, whose imagery sets the perfect mood for the album."
Check the Swallow the Sun website here for more information on the upcoming album.
Swallow The Sun Issues Recording Update
Finland's Swallow the Sun has announced that the guitars, bass, and drums for the band's upcoming album have all been completed at Drumforest Studios. The as-yet-untitled album, which will follow-up the last album "New Moon," is currently set for release on February 1st, 2012 via Spinefarm Records. Further details on the upcoming album's title and track listing will be announced as they are made available. More...
Swallow The Sun Begins Recording New Album
Finnish doom/death act Swallow The Sun is currently at work on a new album, the follow up to the 2010 release "New Moon." The band has issued the following update:
"During the well deserved break we took from shows this year we've been preparing new music, and now we are happy to announce that we have entered Drumforest Studios at Viitasaari to record our fifth full length album, which will be released February 1st 2012 by Spinefarm Records.
Drumforest Studios is an atmospheric studio built in an old school middle of Finland in Viitasaari. It's the perfect environment for the legendary sound engineer Mikko Karmila to capture our signature sound. Mikko is well known in the metal world for his work with such names as Nightwish, Sentenced, Amorphis and Children of Bodom, just to name a few, and we're very happy to work with him."
Sons Of Aeon Signs To Lifeforce Records
Sons Of Aeon has announced the band's signing to Lifeforce Records. The label has issued the following comments on the signing:
"We at Lifeforce Records are very proud to announce the signing of Finnish metal act Sons of Aeon to our roster. Despite the fact that the band is quite young, these guys have a long background releasing albums and are very experienced live performers as well with altogether well over 1000 played shows under their belts in bands such as Ghost Brigade, Swallow the Sun, Code For Silence, and Endstand among others. Currently Sons of Aeon is busy writing their debut album to be released on Lifeforce Records early 2012 and no, this is not a project band!"
The band comments the signing to Lifeforce Records, “Sons Of Aeon is happy to announce that we have joined the Lifeforce records team! We feel we found a great home for our music and we’re looking forward to rolling our sleeves and getting to work. We’re currently writing more music for our upcoming debut album, we’ll let you know when we have some more detailed information. -Tony, Tapio, Wille, Pasi, Tommi” More...
Swallow The Sun Issues Tour Recap
Swallow the Sun has issued the following recap of the band's "New Moon" tour dates:
"So, friends around the planet, it's time to summarize the New Moon tours of 2009 - 2010 and pick up the pieces of our gloomy and broken bones from countless stages, backstages, buses, hotels, bars, planes and police stations, giving huge thanks to all of you for making the New Moon tours the most successful tours so far for us! Thank you for coming to the shows, buying merchandise, believing in us and supporting the music!
"Once again we toured more than ever before, and this time we brought the Finnish winter to 24 different countries, playing 146 shows in total after the album release. During the New Moon touring period we completed 3 European tours, 2 North American tours, played many summer festivals and also had the pleasure to play in Israel and Romania for the first time. In 2010 we also made an endorsement deal with D'Addario strings, Planet Waves cables and Evans drum skins, and we are more than happy to be part of the D'Addario family from now on.
"So this year, 2011, we are going to keep things a bit more quiet and start preparing for the next Swallow the Sun album, which will be released at the end of this year or in the beginning of 2012... yeah, if the world doesn't end! Ten new songs are already in the works, but we are not going to rush with recording, album release or new tours because our bodies, hair and especially livers just can't handle it yet, folks!!
"We might do a few selected shows and festivals this year if it fits in with our plans, but otherwise this year is going to be a dark road of solitude towards new depths of gloom, beauty and despair – the 6th chapter of Swallow the Sun. Long, dark winter wishes to everybody."
Alghazanth Reveals New Album Tracklisting
Finnish black metal act Alghazanth, featuring Swallow the Sun vocalist Mikko Kotamaki, has revealed the tracklisting to its forthcoming studio album "Vinum Intus." "Vinum Intus" is set for release on January 1, 2011 as a digipak CD and in February as a gatefold double LP, both through Woodcut Records.
Here is the "Vinum Intus" tracklisting:
1. A Living Grave
2. With A Thorn In Our Hearts
3. Only The Reflection Bleeds
4. Under The Arrow Star
5. Our Ascent Of The Tower
6. Wine Within
7. For Thirteen Moons
8. Triunity
9. The Way Of The Scales
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Katatonia Makes A First Time Visit To Vancouver
Although being located in the least favourable part of Vancouver, the Rickshaw Theater has quickly become one of the city’s top venues for all things metal. Countless bands from all genres and areas of the underground have been congregating at the small theater on Vancouver’s famed “Downtown Eastside,” treating the city to a wide range of different metal sounds. On Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010 the Rickshaw played home to one of Europe’s top dark metal acts in Katatonia along with other international metallers Swallow the Sun (Finland) and Orphaned Land (Israel). The crowd, while not sold out, was highly anticipating Katatonia’s first ever appearance in the city and once the lengthy show came to an end they surely left satisfied. More...
Swallow The Sun Announces European Shows
Finland's Swallow the Sun has issued the following brief announcement about upcomign European tour dates: "We are proud and more than happy to announce that we will be joining forces with Sólstafir and Mar de Grises for another European tour next December! See you there!" The currently announced dates are as follows:
1.12. Steinbruch Theater, Darmstadt, Germany
2.12. Magnet, Berlin, Germany
3.12. Eastclub, Bischofswerda, Germany
4.12. Progresja, Warsaw, Poland
5.12. Exit Chmelnice, Prague, Czech Republic
6.12. Randal Club, Bratislava, Slovakia
7.12. Arena, Wien, Austria
8.12. Hirsch, Nürnberg, Germany
9.12. Kiff, Aarau, Switzerland
11.12. TBA, France
12.12. Be Cool, Barcelona, Spain
13.12. Ritmo y Compas, Madrid, Spain
14.12. Music Box, Lisboa, Portugal
15.12. Hard Club, Porto, Portugal
16.12. Tartufo, Bergara, Spain
17.12. Le Ferrailleur, Nantes, France
18.12. Glazart, Paris, France
19.12. Underworld, London, UK
20.12. Kade, Zaandam, Netherlands
21.12. Matrix, Bochum, Germany
22.12. Haus 11, Stuttgart, Germany
Katatonia Posts New Tour Video
Sweden’s Katatonia has launched a teaser trailer for the band's forthcoming headlining "Night Over North America" U.S. tour, which can be viewed below. The trek, which features Swallow The Sun and Orphaned Land in support, will kick off in Baltimore on September 8th.
The currently announced dates are as follows: More...
Swallow The Sun Announces New Live Shows
Swallow The Sun has issued the following announcement about performing several upcoming tour dates in Portugal and Spain:
"We are going to play a few shows in Portugal and Spain next October!! It's been almost 3 years since we have played in Portugal, so we are really excited about this! See you there!" The currently announced dates are as follows:
10/29 LX Extreme Metal Fest, Side B, Benavente, Portugal
10/30 Bracara Extreme Fest, Braga, Portugal
10/31 Madrid is the Dark Fest, Sala Caracol, Madrid, Spain
Mourning Beloveth To Play Madrid Is The Dark Fest
Ireland's Mourning Beloveth has issued the following brief announcement about appearing at this year's edition of the Madrid is the Dark Festival:
"Mourning Beloveth are pleased to announce that we shall take the stage at the second installment of the Madrid is the Dark festival, which takes place on the 30/31 of October 2010."
Additional details on the festival can be found here. The currently announced lineup for the festival is as follows:
Saturday 30th Oct
PRIMORDIAL (IE)
RAPTURE (FI)
FORGOTTEN TOMB (IT)
MAEL MORDHA (IE) More...
Swallow The Sun Video Interview Available
A video interview has been posted online of HardTimes.ca speaking with Finnish act Swallow the Sun in Montreal. The footage can be viewed below.
Swallow The Sun Updates Tour Schedule
Finland's Swallow the Sun has issued the following update about the band's Finnish and North American tour dates:
"We're back from the longest tour we've done so far, which consisted of touring Europe for 5 weeks with Katatonia and Long Distance Calling, and 4 weeks of touring North America with Finntroll and Moonsorrow. Big thanks to everyone who showed up at the shows and gave us their support, and especially to all the bands and the crew we toured with for making these two tours so special!
"Now that we're back, we're going to play a few shows in Finland in just a few weeks. The dates are: 21.5. Club Teatria, Oulu and 22.5. Tivoli, Rovaniemi
"In addition we have confirmed a show at our hometown venue Lutakko at 28th of August. This is a special occasion, as it also marks the 20th anniversary of Live Music Association of Jyväskylä. We're honoured to play there! And then something really, really cool! We're are proud and glad to announce that we'll be back to North America later this year, and this time it is with our long time friends from Katatonia! The other support act on the tour is Orphaned Land from Israel."
Swallow the Sun's North American tour dates with Katatonia and Orphaned Land are as follows: More...
Katatonia and Orphaned Land to Tour North America
Update: Katatonia has officially announced a North American tour this fall with Finland's Swallow the Sun and Israel's Orphaned Land.
Tour dates are as follows:
Sept. 08 Baltimore, MD - Sonar
Sept. 09 Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero
Sept. 10 New York, NY - The Gramercy Theatre
Sept. 11 Worcester, MA - The Palladium
Sept. 12 Montreal, QC - Petit Campus
Sept. 13 Toronto, ON - The Opera House
Sept. 14 Cleveland, OH - Peabody’s
Sept. 15 Detroit, MI - Blondie’s
Sept. 16 Milwaukee, WI - Rave
Sept. 17 Chicago, IL - Reggie Rock Club
Sept. 18 St Paul, MN - Station 4
Sept. 21 Seattle, WA - El Corazon
Sept. 22 Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre
Sept. 23 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
Sept. 24 San Francisco, CA - The Parkside
Sept. 25 Santa Anna, CA - Galaxy Theatre
Sept. 26 Hollywood, CA - Whiskey a Go Go
Sept. 27 Mesa, AZ - UB’s Bar
Sept. 28 Tuscan, AZ - The Rock
Sept. 30 Dallas, TX - Trees
Oct. 01 Austin, TX - Emo’s Alternative Lounging
Oct. 02 Houston, TX - The Warsaw
Oct. 04 Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
Oct. 05 Louisville, KY - Uncle Pleasants
Oct. 06 Raleigh, NC - Volume 11
Oct. 07 West Springfield, VA - Jaxx
Swallow The Sun Announces First Show In Israel
Finnish metallers Swallow the Sun, who are currently touring in support of their latest album "New Moon," have announced they will be making their live appearance in Israel. The show will take place on June 3rd at the Barby Club in Tel Aviv. Support at the tour date will come from Distorted.
The upcoming Swallow the Sun tour dates are as follows:
3/15 2010 Kulturfabrik Luxembourg
3/16 2010 Nouveau Casino Paris
3/17 2010 Camji Niort
3/18 2010 Apolo 2 Barcelona
3/19 2010 Ramdall Madrid
3/22 2010 CCO Villeurbanne Lyon
3/23 2010 Kofmeh Solothurn
3/24 2010 Alcatraz Milano
3/25 2010 Alpheus Rome
3/26 2010 Rockplanet Cervia
3/27 2010 Gala Hala Ljublana
3/28 2010 Scene Wien
3/29 2010 Dürer Kert Budapest
3/30 2010 Exit Chmelnice Prague
3/31 2010 Rotunda Krakow
4/1 2010 Stodola Warsaw
4/2 2010 Lido Berlin
4/3 2010 Zeche Bochum
4/4 2010 Conne Island Leipzig
4/6 2010 Jaxx Springfield, Virginia
4/7 2010 Trocadero Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4/8 2010 Grammercy Theater New York, New York
4/9 2010 Palladium Worcester, Massachusetts
4/10 2010 Club Soda Montreal, Quebec
4/12 2010 Opera House Toronto, Ontario
4/13 2010 Peabody’s Cleveland, Ohio
4/14 2010 Blondie’s Detroit, Michigan
4/15 2010 The Rave Milwaukee, Wisconsin More...
Katatonia Announces Tour Supporting Acts
Katatonia has issued the following statement about the support groups for their upcoming tour:
"We’re pleased to welcome our Finnish friends and dark heavyweights Swallow The Sun as the direct support for the New Night Over Europe 2010 tour. Opening act on the tour will be the hypnotic German instrumentalists Long Distance Calling. Both bands have featured guest vocals by Jonas Renkse and rumors say there might be a chance that Jonas will join them one of the nights for an extra performance. We think this is nothing but an excellent fitting package and we’re sure you all feel the same, so come out and celebrate the darkness and sing the songs with us! The show in at Doornroosje in Nijmegen, The Netherlands is sold out. Swallow The Sun's final show of the tour will be Leipzig on April 4th."
Katatonia's upcoming tour dates are as follows: More...
Finntroll Posts New Song Online
FINNTROLL has announced that they will release their new album entitled "Nifelvind" in February 2010. The album was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios (Apocalyptica, Amorphis, Ensiferum, etc.) in Helsinki, Finland and mastered by Mika Jussila (Children Of Bodom, Sonata Arctica, Him, etc.) at Finnvox Studios. The album cover artwork was done again by the band's own guitarist Skrymer. The band has also posted the first track, “Under Bergets Rot,” from their new album on their MySpace page.
Nifelvind will be released on the following dates:
FINLAND: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / BENELUX / ITALY: Friday, February 19, 2010
UK / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / NORWAY / REST OF EUROPE: Monday, February 22, 2010
SPAIN / PORTUGAL: Tuesday, February 23, 2010
SWEDEN / HUNGARY: Wednesday, February 24, 2010
North America: Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 More...
Swallow The Sun Announces North American Tour
Swallow The Sun has announced they will be embarking on a U.S. tour alongside Finntroll, Moonsorrow, and Survivor's Zero. The currently confirmed dates are as follows:
6.4 Jaxx, Springfield, VA, US
7.4 Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA, US
8.4 Gramercy Theater, New York, NY, US
9.4 Palladium, Worcester, MA, US
10.4 Club Soda, Montreal, QC, Canada
11.4 Imperial de Quebec, Quebec, QC, Canada
12.4 Opera House, Toronto, ON, Canada
13.4 Peabody's, Cleveland, OH, US
14.4 Blondie's, Detroit, MI, US
15.4 The Rave, Milwaukee, WI, US
16.4 Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL, US
17.4 Station 4, St. Paul, MN, US
19.4 Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO, US
21.4 El Corazon, Seattle, WA, US
22.4 Red Room, Vancouver, BC, Canada
23.4 Peters Room, Portland, OR, US
24.4 Thee Parkside, San Francisco, CA, US
25.4 House of Blues, West Hollywood, CA, US
26.4 U.B.'s Bar, Mesa, AZ, US
27.4 The Rock, Tucson, AZ, US
29.4 Emo's, Austin, TX, US
30.4 Meridian, Houston, TX, US
1.5 The Ridglea Theater, Fort Worth, TX, US
New Swallow The Sun Album Hits U.S. Charts
Finland's Swallow the Sun have announced their latest album "New Moon" has official landed on the U.S. charts. During it's first week in the United States the album is sitting at position #148 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, which lists albums by artists who have never appeared in the top 100 of The Billboard 200 chart. Samples of Swallow the Sun's music can be found at their MySpace page.
Omnium Gatherum Announces New European Tour Dates
Omnium Gatherum have announced two extra tour dates on their upcoming European tour with Swallow the Sun and Insomnium. The extra dates are as follows:
06.12.2009 Seven, Nottingham, UK
13.12.2009 Soundtrack Club, Arcene (Bergamo), Italy
Omnium Gatherum's complete list of upcoming tour dates are as follows: More...