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
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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 Post Preview Track From New Album
Finnish doomsters SWALLOW THE SUN have posted the following update:
"As you might have noticed, The Morning Never Came has been released in US by Olympic Recordings/Century Media. Contact your local dealer or the record companies to acquire your copy! You can also listen to the song 'Deadly Nightshade' from the album here.
We just visited Finnvox studios, where our new album was mastered by Minerva Pappi. She did an excellent job with it, as always, and we are really waiting for the release of the album in September. We'll inform you of the exact date when it's set. The release date for the single 'Forgive Her...' is 13.4.2005, and you can expect to see a video of the song 'Descending Winters' before the release of the album.
In other news, Mikko will be singing two gigs with Alghazanth, 24.3.2005 at Turku and 25.3.2005 at Kouvola.
Century Media to Provide US Marines With Sampler
Century Media Records has announced details regarding the Marine Corps sampler, tentatively titled "Code Red," that they will be distributing this spring/summer. 20,000 copies will be handed out to U.S. troops leaving for active duty in the Middle East. According to Major Stephen A. Cox, Director of Community Relations for the United States Marine Corps, "Intensity of spirit is precisely what makes the Century Family sampler appealing to many Marines. The donation of samplers to the Marines and their families is patriotic and a generous gesture appreciated by Marines serving their country around the world." Here's the tracklisting for the sampler:
1. Shadows Fall - What Drives the Weak
2. Arch Enemy - We Will Rise
3. God Forbid - Soul Engraved
4. Dark Tranquillity - Lost To Apathy
5. Diecast - Medieval
6. Lacuna Coil - Swamped
7. Nevermore - Tomorrow Turned Into Yesterday
8. Stampin' Ground - Pain Is Weakness (Leaving The Body)
9. Brand New Sin - Black & Blue
10. The Hellacopters - By The Grace Of God
11. The Bones - Do You Wanna...
12. Crash Kelly - She Gets Away
13. Swallow The Sun - Silence of the Womb
Swallow The Sun To Record New Album
Swallow the Sun will be recording their second album with Sami Kokko in Sam's Workshop at Lutakko. A single from the album will be released in the spring, and the album itself will be released in September. The single, "Forgive Her," will be strictly limited to Finland, and it contains the version of "Solitude" with Albert singing the lead vocals. The band is also making a video of the song 'Descending Winters'.
The album hasn't been named yet, but the tracklisting is as follows:
The Giant
Psychopath's Lair
Descending Winters
Ghost of Laura Palmer
Fragile
Forgive Her
Gloom, Beauty and Despair
The Ship
The song order is subject to change. A Finnish tour (and perhaps a small Scandinavian tour) with follow the release of the album.
Swallow The Sun Record Candlemass Cover
Finnish doomsters have issued the following update:
Last Sunday (3.10.2004) we recorded the vocals for the cover song. The song is 'Solitude' by Candlemass, and it features Albert of Reverend Bizarre on vocals. It was great working (and drinking) with him, and he did an excellent job with the vocals! The song will be released as a bonus track on the U.S. release of 'The Morning Never Came' and on a upcoming single from our second album.
Details on releasing and recording our next album and the single will be posted here later.
Swallow The Sun's debut album, "The Morning Never Came", was released in Europe last November. A North American/ Mexican release is expected through Century Media.