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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/
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  • Mercenarion

    "Futile" is such a masterpiece. [2] So many riffs.

    21 days ago

  • Romohonka

    And on facebook you can find photos from concerts in Madrid and Portugal in 2010. So I hope that they are still active :)

    last month

  • Darkfall_

    They are still active. You can find them on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/rapturefin

    last month

  • unholydeath

    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...

    last month

  • kattunlover69

    ya wdf are these guys doing?

    last month

  • MesmythCore

    SONGS FOR THE WITHERING'' IS ONE OF THE SOLID, LIFE LASTING DOOM METAL ALBUMS. [3]

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  • Re7a

    SONGS FOR THE WITHERING'' IS ONE OF THE SOLID, LIFE LASTING DOOM METAL ALBUMS. [2]

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  • ShredsofFlesh

    A new album would be amazing .

    December 2011

  • WHiteHandcz

    pure sensational music [2] New album.[2] Please guys!

    November 2011

  • HyRRa

    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

    October 2011

  • metalichell

    pure sensational music

    October 2011

  • fortheinsider

    ''SONGS FOR THE WITHERING'' IS ONE OF THE SOLID, LIFE LASTING DOOM METAL ALBUMS.

    October 2011

  • ShredsofFlesh

    "Futile" is such a masterpiece .

    October 2011

  • omgislucas

    New album.

    September 2011

  • KillYourselff

    нельзя не согласиться

    September 2011

  • Cursed_by_dream

    Какой красивый мелодик дум метал...

    September 2011

  • rider_bass

    That's very very good to know. I love Rapture and I'm waiting for new album!

    September 2011

  • sebor

    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.

    September 2011

  • Tepponaattori

    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.

    September 2011

  • omgislucas

    are they active? I need a new album.

    September 2011
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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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