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KIMMO KUUSNIEMI BAND Celebrates 30th Anniversary Of Finnish Metal With Svart Records

Posted by tarjavirmakari on November 20, 2012
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Source: Bravewords.com

Exactly 30 years ago (1982) the Moottorilinnut (Motorbirds) album was released by the KIMMO KUUSNIEMI BAND. It was the first Finnish metal album sung in the native tongue.

The album also hit some other firsts:

It featured one of the first female metal singers, Muska Babitzin, sister of the late Kirka Babitzin. Muska sang three tracks on the recording; her ‘Metallinen Sateenkaari’ (‘Metallic Rainbow’) and Kirka’s ‘Tuhannen Megawatin Totuus’ (‘Truth of 1000 Megawatts’) have become Finnish metal anthems and karaoke favourites.

In 1982, Kimmo Kuusniemi also produced and directed a full album length music video for Moottorilinnut. It was the first full album length metal promo in Finland, and maybe in the world.

Kimmo Kuusniemi Band had been known as SARCOFAGUS, a true pioneer of heavy metal. Sarcofagus was formed in 1977 and had already released the first Finnish heavy rock single ‘GoTo Hell – All Those Lies’ in 1979, and albums Cycle Of Life in 1979 and Envoy of Death in 1980. Envoy Of Death in particular has reached cult status, heavily influencing future metal generations.

All these early recordings have now been re-released by Finnish Svart Records as luxury edition vinyls.

Kuusniemi says: “It is great to hear that my music influenced many and found a following. And the SVART record releases are a great bonus, they even released our first Live In Studio 1979 tape as a luxury vinyl. It is especially nice to see the Moottorilinnut album and DVD in proper distribution for the first time ever. Only 30 years later! Maybe it was about time…

The ‘Moottorilinnut’ video changed my career path and made me into an international film maker. A few years ago my international TV documentary Promised Land Of Heavy Metal took me back to my roots and also tells about the phenomenal explosion of the Finnish metal scene.”

Sarcofagus has recently recorded Back From The Dead album, 13 tracks recorded live in studio in one day featuring a selection of songs from all the old albums that were performed by Sarcofagus Finnish tour in 2010.

Just like with Moottorilinnut video project, the band is now working on a groundbreaking DVD that will be released with the recording.

KUOLEMANLAAKSO To Release Debut Album In November

Posted by aliblackdiamond on October 15, 2012
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Source: Blabbermouth.net

Svart Records has set a November 23 release date for “Uljas Uusi Maailma” (“Brave New World”), the debut album from KUOLEMANLAAKSO, the Finnish band featuring members of CHAOSWEAVER, SWALLOW THE SUN and BARREN EARTH.Named after one of the lowest, driest, and hottest places on Earth, KUOLEMANLAAKSO (“Death Valley”) was formed in the spring of 2010. The band originally started out as a one-man project of guitarist Laakso (CHAOSWEAVER). Much influenced by TRIPTYKON‘s “Eparistera Daimones”, Laakso‘s mission was to create an utterly dark and heavy album, full of catchy hooks and originality: a tragically beautiful world all its own.

It was clear from the start that the lyrics would be recited in Finnish. They were inspired by Eino Leino‘s (1878–1926) poem collection “Helkavirsiä”, the mystique of the Finnish forests, and the morbidity of the modern world.

The feedback from an unreleased four-song demo recording was so overwhelmingly positive from fellow musicians that Laakso decided to recruit some of them and thus make KUOLEMANLAAKSO a fully operating five-head outfit. And not just anybody, but some of his favorite bandsmen: vocalist Kotamäki (SWALLOW THE SUN, BARREN EARTH), guitarist Kouta (CHAOSWEAVER, ex-VERJNUARMU), bassist Usva (ELENIUM, THE NIBIRUAN) and drummer Tiera (DISCARD, CULT OF ENDTIME)

The band packed their bags in February 2012 and flew to Germany’s Woodshed Studio, which is operated by none other than Victor Bullok (a.k.a. V. Santura; TRIPTYKON, DARK FORTRESS). Victor not only co-produced, mixed, mastered and engineered the crushing “Uljas Uusi Maailma”, he also provided guest guitars on five tracks on it — at his own request, as he liked the material so much.

“Uljas Uusi Maailma” track listing:

01. Minä Elän (“I Live”)
02. Kuun Lapset (“Children Of The Moon”)
03. Nostos & Algos
04. Roihusydän (“Blaze Heart”)
05. Etsin (“Searching”)
06. Ikiuni (“The Eternal Sleep”)
07. Uljas Uusi Maailma (“Brave New World”)
08. Aurinko (“The Sun”)

KUOLEMANLAAKSO is:

Kotamäki (SWALLOW THE SUN, BARREN EARTH) – Vocals
Laakso (CHAOSWEAVER) – Guitar, Keyboards
Kouta (CHAOSWEAVER, ex-VERJNUARMU) – Guitar
Usva (ELENIUM, THE NIBIRUAN) – Bass
Tiera (DISCARD, CULT OF ENDTIME) – Drums