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Jyväskylä, Finland (2000 – present)
The idea of Swallow the Sun was formed in Jyväskylä, Finland in spring 2000 by Juha Raivio. He had few songs that didn’t fit the style of his band at the time, Plutonium Orange. Pasi Pasanen was playing drums in Plutonium Orange at the time, so Juha started rehearsing the songs with him. In 2001 they started to look for people to play with - the first one to join the line-up was Markus Jämsen, whom Pasanen and Raivio already knew from their earlier projects. After Jämsen, along came Mikko Kotamäki from Funeris Nocturnum as the bassist/vocalist. Later on they decided that the band needed keyboards and a dedicated bassist, so they turned to Funeris Nocturnum, from where they got Aleksi Munter on keyboards and Matti Honkonen on bass, and the line-up was complete.
The recordings of the 4-song demo ‘Out of This Gloomy Light’ took place in January 2003 at Sam’s Workshop, and resulted soon in a record deal with Firebox Records. The recordings of their first full-length album started in late July 2003 at the same studio the demo was recorded, and it was released in November. It immediately got huge press in Finland and loads of appraising reviews. Swallow the Sun was selected as the Newcomer of the Year 2003 in Inferno-magazine’s (the 2nd biggest music magazine in Finland) poll, and was third in the same series in Finnish Metal Awards 2003. Kerrang! called Swallow the Sun “One of doom metals finest moments to date” and gave the album 5/5 K’s.
The recordings of the 4-song demo ‘Out of This Gloomy Light’ took place in January 2003 at Sam’s Workshop, and resulted soon in a record deal with Firebox Records. The recordings of their first full-length album started in late July 2003 at the same studio the demo was recorded, and it was released in November. It immediately got huge press in Finland and loads of appraising reviews. Swallow the Sun was selected as the Newcomer of the Year 2003 in Inferno-magazine’s (the 2nd biggest music magazine in Finland) poll, and was third in the same series in Finnish Metal Awards 2003. Kerrang! called Swallow the Sun “One of doom metals finest moments to date” and gave the album 5/5 K’s.
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New Moon
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New Moon / Servant of Sorrow
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Hope
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The Morning Never Came
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Falling World
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These Woods Breathe Evil
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Sleepless Swans
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New Moon
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...and Heavens Cried Blood
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Servant of Sorrow
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Lights on the Lake (Horror Pt. III)
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Weight of the Dead
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Hope
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These Hours of Despair
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Through Her Silvery Body
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The Justice of Suffering
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Don't Fall Asleep (Horror Pt. 2)
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Out of This Gloomy Light
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No Light, No Hope
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Shoutbox
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Gankad wrote:
New Moon...amazing !!! [2]
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DeathWishBG wrote:
All of the sts albums are simply amazing - every single one in it's own unique way.
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kennyzero wrote:
New Moon...amazing !!!
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Endemion wrote:
New Moon migfht be the best album so far. And I thought Hope was amazing... God! :-S
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masterchief777 wrote:
no for cereal go see New Moon you don't know what ur missing!
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Janv92 wrote:
Oh, well fuck off you troll.
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Hai01134 wrote:
New Moon is my favourite movie! I cnt belive its on LAST FM! Theirs like no better emotional masterpiece nd I can totaly relate to bella. Edward is a total super cutie! LUV YOU ALL XOXOXOXOX! <3
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Eddie_Misery wrote:
New Moon is amazing...holy fuck.
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tristanium wrote:
New Moon is much better than Hope. Its on my 2009 top 5, just perfect
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telescop3 wrote:
The best band that has ever born in Finland..
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pepcy wrote:
New Moon is awesome!!!
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Mjolnir_AA wrote:
New moon: Excelent Album! ... Greetings from Venezuela! lml
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buddala wrote:
New album really strong.
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masterchief777 wrote:
so who else is seeing New Moon this weekend?
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Oldteller wrote:
New Moon proves their huge progress and their loyalty to their original style in the same time :] There just isn't a song that doesn't sound absolutely stunning... What more can a fan want ^^ [2]
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papintappaja wrote:
Kylläpäs uusin plätty on kerrassaan perkeleellisen LOISTAVA \m/
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BlackHawkSaber wrote:
(Oh snap)
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Sundrain wrote:
'cause you're the only one who likes it? :)
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PureAgony wrote:
How come Gloom, Beauty and Despair is not in top 15 of past 6 months ? THIS IS DISAPPOINTING
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mathcore16 wrote:
the new album is stunning
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Events
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Nov
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New Moon over Europe Tour
Baroeg, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Nov
28
New Moon Over Europe Tour
Turock, Essen, Germany
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| 34 attendees
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Nov
29
New Moon Over Europe Tour
Biebob, Vosselaar, Belgium
6 shouts
| 16 attendees
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