History
editProfound Lore was founded by former journalist Chris Bruni in Mississauga, Ontario, in May 2004.[1] Before move to this field of the music industry, Bruni was a staff member at Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles and also a writer for Unrestrained!. At the time, Bruni was working a job at Blockbuster, but he felt that needed something of a new challenge, so he decided to put together your own record label. Bruni recalls to PopMatters, "I had a bunch of money saved up and I decided to help out, and things just took off from there."[2]
Profound Lore's first release was Melechesh's The Ziggurat Scrolls, a limited edition 10-inch vinyl EP issued to coincide with the band's headlining performance at the Northern Lights festival in Toronto, in June 2004.[3] In November Profound Lore released a limited edition, 500 piece vinyl split album between Leviathan and Xasthur.[4]
Barren Earth | |
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| Origin | Helsinki, Finland |
| Genres | Melodic death metal, progressive metal |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Peaceville |
| Website | www.barrenearth.com |
Barren Earth are a Finnish heavy metal supergroup[5] that was formed in Helsinki in 2007.[6] The band was originally conceived in late 2006 by the bassist Olli-Pekka Laine (Amorphis, Mannhai), who asked drummer Marko Tarvonen (Moonsorrow) to form a musical group with him. In 2005, Tarvonen, keyboardist Kasper Mårtenson (ex-Amorphis, Ben Granfelt Band) and Laine were playing in a prog-rock project called The Camel Gang (influenced by The James Gang and English prog-rock band Camel), so they knew they already had the chemistry. Tarvonen agreed to go for it, Mårtenson and guitarist Janne Perttilä joined the band as well, and little by little things started snowballing towards the first incarnation of BARREN EARTH.
At the end of 2007 Tarvonen, Laine, Mårtenson and Perttilä gathered together, and laid down the final plans. Still lacking a lead guitarist, the guys called their old friend Sami Yli-Sirniö (Kreator, Waltari), as they knew his playing style to be a perfect match. Rehearsals began immediately, and by the summer of 2008, BARREN EARTH found themselves in the studio, recording the four first songs they had put together. When it came down to finding a vocalist, the name of Mikko Kotamäki (Swallow The Sun) popped up. The band knew that Kotamäki’s skills in growling and singing were what the fresh promotional recording screamed for. Luckily he agreed to join, and BARREN EARTH had found its final form.
Members
edit- Mikko Kotamäki – vocals
- Olli-Pekka Laine – bass
- Sami Yli-Sirniö – guitars
- Janne Perttilä – guitars
- Kasper Mårtenson – keyboards
- Marko Tarvonen – drums
Discography
edit- Our Twilight (2009)
- Curse of the Red River (2010)
References
edit- ^ DePalma, Todd (26 October 2007). "Left Hand Path #011: Three Sixes, Six, Six, Six". Stylus Magazine. stylusmagazine.com. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ^ Begrand, Adrien (17 December 2007). "In Through the Outré Door". PopMatters. PopMatters.com. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ^ Sharpe-Young, Garry. "Biography of Melechesh". MusicMight. Musicdetector Websites. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ^ "Biography of Xasthur" MusicMight. Retrived 16 December 2009.
- ^ Dick, Chris (2010). "Finnish supergroup are death/prog/doom heirs apparent". Decibel. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ Dick, Chris (25 March 2010). "Olli-Pekka Laine (Barren Earth) interviewed". Decibel. Retrieved 13 May 2010.