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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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Songs for the Withering
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Steal My Heart
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Futile
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Silent Stage
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marun4eg wrote:
♥♥♥
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Fahrenh3it wrote:
Can't wait new album!
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cosmoretro wrote:
Goooooood stuff.
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Cazares wrote:
Rapture is underrated band. Futile is great album imho.
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mercury_3_2001 wrote:
If there was no Rapture, i'd kill me :3
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dpanter wrote:
Two Dead Names is simply brilliant. This band is seriously sweet.
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rockwell42 wrote:
great band
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Moon_spell wrote:
the beginning of two dead names is similar to that of in my time of need for Opeth..but two dead names was released before the other..
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Darkfall_ wrote:
underrated
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RobertKoRn wrote:
Rapture is the best Doom-band for me))
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DxNxTxSx wrote:
Great band !!!!
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ShmoofingFabsee wrote:
if i was the sky, would i hold you dear?
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Coulouny wrote:
They should release something new already...
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szafi19 wrote:
Wow, good band.
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w84night wrote:
two dead names is one of mostly depressive song that i heard...
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enigma81581 wrote:
Join my group!http://www.last.fm/group/Doom+or+death+metal+with+mostly+clean+vocals
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stefan86 wrote:
The drumming is probably simple to get that 4/4 Brave Murder Day feeling, which I fully support ;)
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Darkfall_ wrote:
2enigma8158: I like this drums. Even though the drums are quite simple I like how they sound :]
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enigma81581 wrote:
is it me or does the drummer sound very average compared to everything else thats going on in the songs?just listened to SFTW,amazing album,wud hav been even better with a stronger drummer imo
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Aka_Falcon wrote:
awesome band. Songs for the Withering is simply the best one!
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Futile is a classic!
12 May 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/rapturefin
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