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Tearstained
Tearstained is the second studio album by Finnish gothic metal band Charon. It was originally released by the Danish label Diehard Records, which sold the rights to Finland's Spinefarm Records for re-release in 2002. Track listing # "Worthless" – 3:35 # "Sorrowbringer" – 4:44 # "4 Seasons Rush" – 4:05 # "Christina Bleeds" – 3:06 # "Deepest Scar" – 4:29 # "The Drift" – 2:35 # "Sin" – 3:38 # "Holy" – 5:01 # "Your Christ" – 3:16 # "As We Die" – 3:58 # "The Stone" – 5:45 Personnel * Juha-Pekka "JP" Leppäluoto – vocals * Pasi Sipilä – guitar * Jasse von Hast – guitar * Ant Karihtala – drums * Teemu Hautamäki – bass ; ;Production * Recorded by Juha Matinheikki at BRR-studios, Raahe in November 1999 * Mixed by Mikko Karmila at Finnvox-studios, Helsinki in December 1999 * Mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox-studios, Helsinki in December 1999 * Cover artwork and design by Niklas Sundin Niklas Sundin (born 13 August 1974) is a Swedish musician, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charon (band)
Charon are a Finnish gothic metal band from Raahe. History Charon was founded in 1992 by Antti Karihtala, Teemu Hautamäki, Pasi Sipilä, and Jasse Hast and was originally a brutal death metal act. After releasing three promo albums and two demos, all self-released, the band signed a record deal with Emanzipation Productions. Through Emanzipation, Charon released their first two full-length albums Sorrowburn and Tearstained in 1998 and 2000 respectively. After touring with fellow Finlanders Sentenced, the band parted ways with Emanzipation and signed to Spinefarm Records. During the summer of 2001 Charon recorded their third studio album Downhearted (album), Downhearted. Prior to the release of the full album, the single ''Little Angel (song), Little Angel'', which rose to number 5 on the Finnish singles chart, was released. In early 2002, Downhearted (album), Downhearted was released, and it proved to be just as popular as the single. The album rose to the number 3 slot on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorrowburn
''Sorrowburn'' is the debut album of the Finnish gothic metal band Charon. The style of the album is markedly different from most of Charon's music – the tentative foray into death metal Death metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep death growl, growling vocals; aggressive ... territory evident on ''Sorrowburn'' was not to last, and the band soon found their sound naturally transforming into more a contemporary rock-metal style in their later albums. Track listing # "Burndown" – 2:06 # "Wortex" – 4:57 # "Breeze" – 3:37 # "Serenity" – 4:34 # "To Serve You" – 3:12 # "Nightwing" – 4:08 # "Neverbirth" – 6:31 # "Kheimos" – 3:36 # "November's Eve" – 4:54 # "Morrow" – 8:33 Personnel * Juha-Pekka "JP" Leppäluoto – vocals *Pasi Sipilä – guitar *Jasse von Hast – guitar *Ant Karihtala – drums *T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downhearted (Album)
''Downhearted'' is the third studio album by the Finnish gothic metal band Charon. The album peaked at number three in the Finnish album charts, while the single "Little Angel" reached number five on the Finnish singles chart. Track listing #"Bitter Joy" – 3:53 #"At the End of Our Day" – 3:19 #"Craving" – 4:27 #"Little Angel" – 3:32 #"Fall" – 3:44 #"Erase Me" – 3:30 #"Desire You" – 3:22 #"Come Tonight" – 3:10 #"All I Care Is Dying" – 4:36 #"Sister Misery" – 3:43 #"Sorrowsong" – 5:10 Personnel * Recorded by Juha Matinheikki at BRR-studios, Raahe in July–September 2001 *Mixed by Mikko Karmila at Finnvox-studios, Helsinki in December 2001 *Mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox-studios, Helsinki in December 2001 *Cover artwork and design by Niklas Sundin Niklas Sundin (born 13 August 1974) is a Swedish musician, best known as a founding member and former lead guitarist of the melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity from 1989–2020. In 2019, he founded hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niklas Sundin
Niklas Sundin (born 13 August 1974) is a Swedish musician, best known as a founding member and former lead guitarist of the melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity from 1989–2020. In 2019, he founded his own band called Mitochondrial Sun, which has released three full-length studio albums to date. He is also a member of Time and the Hunter, a project founded in collaboration with Italian musician Enrico Longhin. He was a guitarist in the metal band Laethora from 2005–2010. In Dark Tranquillity, he was one of only two members (the other being drummer Anders Jivarp) to maintain his role, unlike the other members who have or had switched. He also wrote some of the lyrics for the first three and recent two Dark Tranquillity albums (Lead singer Mikael Stanne wrote all of Dark Tranquillity's lyrics from ''Projector (Dark Tranquillity album), Projector'' through ''Fiction (Dark Tranquillity album), Fiction'') and In Flames' album ''The Jester Race'', and continued to translate In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raahe
Raahe (; ; ) is a town in Finland, located on the western coast of the country. Raahe is situated in the North Ostrobothnia region, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Raahe is approximately , while the sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland. Founded in 1649 by the Swedish statesman and Governor General of Finland, Count Per Brahe the Younger, it is one of 10 remaining historic wooden towns (or town centres) in Finland. Examples of other historic wooden towns in Finland are Kaskinen (Kaskö), Old Rauma, Porvoo (Borgå), Jakobstad (Pietarsaari) and Vaasa (Vasa). After a devastating fire in 1810, Raahe was rebuilt according to new design principles that minimised the risk of fire and enlarged some of the civic spaces. ''Old Raahe'' (or "Wooden Raahe") is notable for its Renaissance-inspired rectilinear town plan with an unusual central square (called ''Pekkatori'') with closed corners. Raahe is located southwes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gothic Metal
Gothic metal (or goth metal) is a fusion genre combining the aggression of heavy metal music, heavy metal with the dark atmospheres of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music. The genre originated during the early 1990s in the United Kingdom originally as an outgrowth of death-doom, a fusion of death metal and doom metal. Lyrics are generally dark and introspective with inspiration from gothic fiction as well as personal experiences. Pioneers of gothic metal include Paradise Lost (band), Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride and Anathema (band), Anathema, all from the north of England. Other pioneers from the first half of the 1990s include Type O Negative from the United States, Lake of Tears, Tiamat (band), Tiamat and Katatonia from Sweden, and The Gathering (band), the Gathering from the Netherlands. Norway, Norwegian band Theatre of Tragedy developed the "beauty and the beast" aesthetic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spinefarm Records
Spinefarm Records is an international record label. Founded in Finland in 1990, Spinefarm was acquired by Universal Music Group in 2002. History Spinefarm Records began as a mailorder distribution company, founded by Riku Pääkkönen. The company evolved into 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. Pääkkönen sold the original Ranka publishing catalog to Warner/Chappell Music in 2008, including several songs by Spinefarm acts like Children Of Bodom, Finntroll, and Nightwish. Former Roadrunner Records President Jonas Nachsin was appointed Spinefarm's General Manager - Worldwide in 2013. Spinefarm/UMG acquired the English label Candlelight Records in late 2015. In 2017, Spinefarm Music Group announced the launch of the country, blues, and southern rock-oriented Snakefarm Records. Bands As of 2025, Spinefarm Mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gothic Metal
Gothic metal (or goth metal) is a fusion genre combining the aggression of heavy metal music, heavy metal with the dark atmospheres of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music. The genre originated during the early 1990s in the United Kingdom originally as an outgrowth of death-doom, a fusion of death metal and doom metal. Lyrics are generally dark and introspective with inspiration from gothic fiction as well as personal experiences. Pioneers of gothic metal include Paradise Lost (band), Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride and Anathema (band), Anathema, all from the north of England. Other pioneers from the first half of the 1990s include Type O Negative from the United States, Lake of Tears, Tiamat (band), Tiamat and Katatonia from Sweden, and The Gathering (band), the Gathering from the Netherlands. Norway, Norwegian band Theatre of Tragedy developed the "beauty and the beast" aesthetic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juha-Pekka "JP" Leppäluoto
Juha-Pekka is a Finnish given name. Notable people with the given name include: *Juha Pekka Alanen, Finnish guitarist of Altaria *Juha-Pekka Haataja (born 1982), Finnish ice hockey player *Juha-Pekka Hytönen (born 1981), Finnish ice hockey player *Juha-Pekka Inkeröinen (born 1988), Finnish footballer *Juha-Pekka Ketola (born 1983), Finnish ice hockey player * Juha-Pekka "JP" Leppäluoto (born 1974), Finnish musician *Juha-Pekka Pietilä Juha-Pekka Pietilä (born April 30, 1991) is a Finnish professional ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and ... (born 1991), Finnish ice hockey player {{Given name, Juha-Pekka Compound given names Finnish masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
