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Shape Of Despair (album)
''Shape of Despair'' is funeral doom metal band Shape of Despair's self-titled album. It was released on the 10th anniversary of the band's formation (counting the years the band was known as "Raven", from 1995 to 1998), but not in honor of the occasion. The album features previously unreleased songs and demos of older songs, while some of them are under the former moniker "Raven", as well as the new song "Sleeping Murder" that had a "guess the lyrics" competition. Track listing # "Sleeping Murder" – 8:35 # "Night's Dew" (instrumental) – 4:16 # "Sylvan-Night" – 10:23 # "Quiet These Paintings Are/Outro" – 12:02 # "To Adorn" – 8:52 # "Shadowed Dreams" – 9:41 # "In the Mist" (instrumental) – 9:52 Track information ''Sleeping Murder'' *The band have a competition to guess the lyrics for this song. ''Night's Dew'' *This version is an edit of the original from the Angels of Distress album. ''Sylvan-Night'' *This is the unfinished version of the original on the Shades ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shape Of Despair
Shape of Despair is a funeral doom metal band from Finland. History The band was founded in 1995 as ''Raven'' by Jarno Salomaa (guitars, later also keyboards), Tomi Ullgrén (bass, later also guitars) and Toni "Otso" Mäensivu (drums, later also vocals) as a faster, instrumental black metal influenced band following the footsteps of their contemporaries like Strid, Burzum, Darkthrone and Unholy. The trio soon realized that the music they played was not as good as they would have wanted, lacking the atmosphere and emotion of the bands that influenced them. During the summer of 1995 Raven recorded their rehearsals with a simple cassette recorder, capturing all the songs that later became the ''Alone In The Mist'' demo, for the first time on tape. After listening to the rehearsal tape and realizing they actually had something in their hands they could stand behind, Raven wanted to record the tracks in a proper studio. It took the band three years to do it. Raven entered Arkki-studio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doom Metal
Doom metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other heavy metal genres.K. Kahn-Harris, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'' (Berg Publishers, 2007), , p. 31. Both the music and the lyrics are intended to evoke a sense of despair, dread, and impending doom. The genre is strongly influenced by the early work of Black Sabbath, who formed a prototype for doom metal. During the first half of the 1980s, a number of bands such as Witchfinder General and Pagan Altar from England, American bands Pentagram, Saint Vitus, the Obsessed, Trouble, and Cirith Ungol, and Swedish band Candlemass defined doom metal as a distinct genre. Characteristics Instrumentation The electric guitar, bass guitar, and drum kit are the most common instruments used to play doom metal (although keyboards are sometimes used), but its structures are rooted in the same scales as in bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spikefarm Records
Spinefarm Records is a Finnish independent record label focusing mainly on heavy metal artists. It is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. History Spinefarm Records was originally founded in 1990 by Riku Pääkkönen as a mail-order distribution company for rock and heavy metal albums and singles, but later became a record label for Finnish acts such as Nightwish, Children of Bodom, and Sonata Arctica. Since 2002, Spinefarm has been part of Universal Music Group, but operates as an independent business unit. In autumn 2007, Spinefarm launched in the UK, starting with re-issuing deluxe versions of the first five Nightwish albums, including the '' Over the Hills and Far Away'' EP. At the start of 2016, it was announced that Spinefarm Records had acquired Candlelight Records. On 18 August 2017, Spinefarm Records announced the global launch of sub-label Snakefarm Records. Snakefarm has since signed Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown and more. The label's focus genres are roots roc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illusion's Play
''Illusion's Play'' is funeral doom metal band Shape of Despair's third studio album. Track listing # "Sleep Mirrored (Instrumental)" – 6:09 # "Still-Motion" – 16:29 # "Entwined in Misery" – 8:03 # "Curse Life" – 9:18 # "Fragile Emptiness" – 8:56 # "Illusion's Play" – 12:36 :All music & lyrics written in years '00-'02 by Jarno Salomaa. Recording information *Engineered & mixed by Kaide Hinkkala & Antti Lindell *Mastered at Finnvox Studios by Mika Jussila Credits Shape of Despair * Pasi Koskinen – vocals * Natalie Koskinen – vocals * Jarno Salomaa – guitars & synth * Tomi Ullgren – guitars * Sami Uusitalo Sami "Tundra" Uusitalo (born 1977) is a bass guitarist best known from the folk metal band Finntroll and the funeral doom band Shape of Despair. He also plays in the folk/doom metal Doom metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music tha ... – bass * Samu Ruotsalainen – drums Guest musicians * Toni Raehalme – violin * Aslak Tolonen – k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monotony Fields
''Monotony Fields'' is the fourth studio album by Finnish funeral doom metal band Shape of Despair, released on June 15, 2015 by Season of Mist as CD digipak and LP. It is the first album to feature Henri Koivula on lead vocals. The song "Written in My Scars" was first released on the EP ''Written in My Scars'', but was re-recorded for this album. Musical style The album continues the atmospheric funeral doom the band has been playing since their first album '' Shades of...''. It is described as "melancholic and atmospheric", with "morose guitar lines" and "tragic ambient keyboards". The death grunts are "masterfully delivered", the female vocals are "gelid" and "angelic". Track listing Personnel Shape of Despair * Henri Koivula – vocals * Natalie Koskinen – vocals * Jarno Salomaa – guitars & synth * Tomi Ullgren – guitars * Sami Uusitalo Sami "Tundra" Uusitalo (born 1977) is a bass guitarist best known from the folk metal band Finntroll and the funeral doom b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angels Of Distress
''Angels of Distress'' is funeral doom metal band Shape of Despair's second studio album. It was mastered in Finnvox by Mika Jussila. The album is packaged in a digipak and includes no booklet, though the lyrics can be viewed on the band's official website. Track listing # "Fallen" – 6:09 # "Angels of Distress" – 9:43 # "Quiet These Paintings Are" – 14:40 # "...To Live for My Death..." – 17:22 # "Night's Dew" – 7:00 :Music and lyrics by Jarno Salomaa in 1997 and 1999. Credits Shape of Despair * Jarno Salomaa - lead guitars & synth * Tomi Ullgren - bass & rhythm guitars * Natalie Koskinen - female vocals * Samu Ruotsalainen - drums * Pasi Koskinen Pasi Koskinen (born January 1972) is a Finnish metal vocalist and musician, currently the vocalist and guitarist of the band Datura Nemesis (2013–), but he is perhaps best known as the vocalist of the band Amorphis (1995–2004). Koskinen ... - growled & clean vocals Session musician * Toni Raehalme - violin Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shades Of
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Pasi Koskinen
Pasi Koskinen (born January 1972) is a Finnish metal vocalist and musician, currently the vocalist and guitarist of the band Datura Nemesis (2013–), but he is perhaps best known as the vocalist of the band Amorphis (1995–2004). Koskinen was also the vocalist of the bands St. Mucus, (a band he created under that name and also was the guitarist) from 1992 to 1994, Ajattara (under the alias I. Ruoja Suruntuoja and was also the guitarist plus did some keyboards) from 1998 to 2012, Shape of Despair from 2001 to 2010, To Separate the Flesh from the Bones (under the alias Herr Arschstein and was also the guitarist) from 2004 to 2006 & Mannhai from 2005 to 2009. Koskinen did co-vocal production on Zero Nexus by Shade Empire, guest vocals on the songs "Vapahtaja" on the album ''Vuoroveri'' by Saattue, and "Asmodee" on the album ''Womb of Lilithu'' by Necrophobic. Discography St. Mucus *Evacuate the Bowels Amorphis *Elegy *My Kantele *Divinity / Northern Lights *Tuonela � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarno Salomaa
Jarno Salomaa, also credited as J.S,, is a Finnish musician. He formed the funeral doom metal group Shape of Despair in 1995 under the name Raven (not to be confused with the NWOBHM band, Raven). Salomaa's first role was guitars and synth in Raven's ''Alone in the Mist'', the first demo they made, although this demo was not released to the public. Salomaa then proceeded to appear in the first CD produced under the name Shape of Despair called '' Promo Tape 1998''. While not a very grand name, the album contains the well-received songs of ''Quiet These Paintings Are'' and its outro entitled ''Outro''. An ex-member of the Finnish band Rapture, he is also a part of the doom/ folk metal band The Mist and the Morning Dew ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ... with the rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sami Uusitalo
Sami "Tundra" Uusitalo (born 1977) is a bass guitarist best known from the folk metal band Finntroll and the funeral doom band Shape of Despair. He also plays in the folk/doom metal Doom metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other heavy metal genres.K. Kahn-Harris, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'' ... group The Mist and the Morning Dew. Despite sharing the same name with a member of Funebre, he is not the same person. References Finntroll members 1977 births Finnish heavy metal bass guitarists Living people 21st-century bass guitarists {{Finland-musician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shape Of Despair Albums
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