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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.

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GaspingforAir__ wrote:
16 hours ago

Moar Liek otherwise.

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Sundrain wrote:
yesterday evening

Ah, but comparing StS to In Flames does not really testify to intellect.

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GaspingforAir__ wrote:
yesterday afternoon

I don't have charts cause: 1. i'am not very interested about it; 2. problems with my scrobbler or something

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mcnoff wrote:
yesterday afternoon

Yeeeha, i'm a troll, but i think they are simillar to Opeth ;)

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sevenfourk wrote:
yesterday morning

You're so funny, don't have any charts at all, I suppose you're troll or something like that.

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GaspingforAir__ wrote:
yesterday morning

And many people noticed it

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GaspingforAir__ wrote:
yesterday morning

"as I said, failing piece of shit :-)" as I said, asshole. /// But seriously, this band is nothing more, but a slowed down and watered down version of old In Flames.

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Sundrain wrote:
Wednesday evening

It's stupid to say this band ain't good indeed, but because of other reasons.

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sevenfourk wrote:
Wednesday evening

Its stupid to say this band ain't good, because it RULES, really one of the best in genre, not like that bad fella down there thinks.

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PureAgony wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

as I said, failing piece of shit :-)

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RukkendeMus wrote:
Tuesday evening

damn great band =]

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WCannibal wrote:
Monday morning

FFFFFUUUUUU-

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Handl wrote:
Saturday afternoon

Some pictures of the Swallow the Sun gig in Czech Republic are viewable here: http://sblivephoto.wordpress.com/category/photography/tours-2009/new-moon-over-europe/

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aapopaapo wrote:
Friday evening

yes, it`s true what gaspingforair-- is saying so lets all stop listening to swallow the sun `coz he is the lord and he`s opinion is the right one, and he is the only one that knows what is good music

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Janv92 wrote:
7 days ago

Ya'll niggers are getting trolled. Take a look at his charts, everything about him just yells I R A TROLL LULZ.

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GaspingforAir__ wrote:
7 days ago

I'am not trying anything, i just simply say this band sucks. Easily the worst band of all genre

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Raineh wrote:
7 days ago

GaspingforAir, are you trying to troll around here with your useless "I'm such an old school elitist and all the new stuff are crap" piece of shit? If so, you're failing. Because I don't see the connection between "As I Lay Dying, Meshuggah, Static-X, Sonic Syndicate" and Swallow The Sun. They all sing a different genre and have nothing to do in a discussion regarding this band. Scrobble some shit and comment afterwards, ignorant garbage eater.

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ElectricMetals wrote:
7 days ago

oh look!!!! a schoolboy trying to be 'trve' ...and ashamed of his age

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GaspingforAir__ wrote:
7 days ago

Moar liek WCockmaster amirite? "Hahaha, 14 yrs old schoolboy is talking about childish things. Go to do your homework, jerk." lol, you don't know shit that you speak... I'am way older than 14. Go to kindergarten.

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Raineh wrote:
7 days ago

Incredible band.

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Feb 5 Swallow the Sun Karjalantalon kellari, Joensuu, Finland
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Feb 19 FME - Finnish Metal Expo 2010 Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki, Finland
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Apr 6 Finntroll and Moonsorrow Jaxx Nightclub, Springfield, Virginia, Washington DC, United States
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