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1) Rapture is a band formed in 1997 by a group of musicians from Helsinki, Finland. The members of Rapture have played in several bands, including Barathrum, Diablerie, Ensiferum, Finntroll, Fragile Hollow, The Mist and the Morning Dew, Rain Paint, Shape of Despair and Thy Serpent. They play a vein of depressive doom metal with a lot of light guitar work, keyboards, with heavy riffs combined with clean and growling vocals.
In 1999, Rapture signed a contract from Spikefarm Records, a subsidiary of Spinefarm Records. The band released their debut album, Futile, in early 2000. The album was also licensed to Relapse Records for distribution in the USA. In early 2002, the band recorded their second effort, titled Songs for the Withering. This album sold better than their debut and gave Rapture recognition in Europe and the USA, eventually leading them to sign a contract with Century Media. Rapture released their third album, Silent Stage, in 2005. This album continued in the vein of the previous two, with a morose, depressive atmosphere and a combination of both clean singing and death grunts.
Band lineup:
Petri Eskelinen - vocals
Tomi Ullgrén - guitar
Aleksi Ahokas - guitar
Iain Huntley - bass
Website: http://www.rapture.kicks-ass.net/
1) Rapture is a band formed in 1997 by a group of musicians from Helsinki, Finland. The members of Rapture have played in several bands, including Barathrum, Diablerie, Ensiferum, Finntroll, Fragile Hollow, The Mist and the Morning Dew, Rain Paint, Shape of Despair and Thy Serpent. They play a vein of depressive doom metal with a lot of light guitar work, keyboards, with heavy riffs combined with clean and growling vocals.
In 1999, Rapture signed a contract from Spikefarm Records, a subsidiary of Spinefarm Records. The band released their debut album, Futile, in early 2000. The album was also licensed to Relapse Records for distribution in the USA. In early 2002, the band recorded their second effort, titled Songs for the Withering. This album sold better than their debut and gave Rapture recognition in Europe and the USA, eventually leading them to sign a contract with Century Media. Rapture released their third album, Silent Stage, in 2005. This album continued in the vein of the previous two, with a morose, depressive atmosphere and a combination of both clean singing and death grunts.
Band lineup:
Petri Eskelinen - vocals
Tomi Ullgrén - guitar
Aleksi Ahokas - guitar
Iain Huntley - bass
Website: http://www.rapture.kicks-ass.net/
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Mercenarion wrote:
"Futile" is such a masterpiece. [2] So many riffs.
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Romohonka wrote:
And on facebook you can find photos from concerts in Madrid and Portugal in 2010. So I hope that they are still active :)
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Darkfall_ wrote:
They are still active. You can find them on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/rapturefin
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unholydeath wrote:
Propably split up? There's been no activity for years. Last gig they played was in 2007 when they supported Forgotten Tomb. Ullgren is more busy in Impaled Nazarene these days...
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kattunlover69 wrote:
ya wdf are these guys doing?
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MesmythCore wrote:
SONGS FOR THE WITHERING'' IS ONE OF THE SOLID, LIFE LASTING DOOM METAL ALBUMS. [3]
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Re7a wrote:
SONGS FOR THE WITHERING'' IS ONE OF THE SOLID, LIFE LASTING DOOM METAL ALBUMS. [2]
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ShredsofFlesh wrote:
A new album would be amazing .
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WHiteHandcz wrote:
pure sensational music [2] New album.[2] Please guys!
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HyRRa wrote:
Moody and melodic metal with a progressive flow and harsh vocals. Melancholy with cutting edge - Nodding Sky from Finland: http://www.last.fm/music/Nodding+Sky
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metalichell wrote:
pure sensational music
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fortheinsider wrote:
''SONGS FOR THE WITHERING'' IS ONE OF THE SOLID, LIFE LASTING DOOM METAL ALBUMS.
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ShredsofFlesh wrote:
"Futile" is such a masterpiece .
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omgislucas wrote:
New album.
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KillYourselff wrote:
нельзя не согласиться
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Cursed_by_dream wrote:
Какой красивый мелодик дум метал...
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rider_bass wrote:
That's very very good to know. I love Rapture and I'm waiting for new album!
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sebor wrote:
Futile has been and will always be one of those incredibly inspiring and haunting records for me... There's an outrageously deep feeling stored within each track - and every time I give this record a (virtual) spin, I am blown away and paralyzed again, even after all these years.
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Tepponaattori wrote:
as far as I know, they are not going to do a new album at least for a while, because all of them have other bands/projects going on.
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omgislucas wrote:
are they active? I need a new album.
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Rapture in Spain and Portugal!!!
16 Jun 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/rapturefin
Rapture will be in Portugal and Spain at October 29th and
30th.The first one is the LX Extreme Fest 2010 at the SIDE B Lounge
Live Club in Benavente, Portugal, October 29th.The second one is
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