BARREN EARTH Signs With PEACEVILLE RECORDS
August 19, 2009BARREN EARTH, the new Helsinki, Finland-based project featuring members of KREATOR, MOONSORROW, SWALLOW THE SUN and MANNHAI, has inked a deal with Peaceville Records. The band has been busy recording its debut album at the renowned Seawolf Studios in Helsinki, with the tracks currently being mixed by Dan Swanö (KATATONIA, OPETH, NOVEMBRE). An EP is due November 2009, with the full-length CD currently scheduled for an early 2010 release.
Commented bassist Olli-Pekka Laine (MANNHAI, CHAOSBREED, ex-AMORPHIS): "Getting signed by Peaceville Records is a great honor, as they are one of the very few metal labels left who have a passion and feeling for the music they release. To us, it also feels like coming home, because in a way they carry a big responsibility for BARREN EARTH's existence by having released the most important albums from pioneers such as AUTOPSY and PARADISE LOST. Those albums played a huge role, when we sucked our musical mother’s milk in the late '80s and early '90s. This is a fact that should be noticeably evident in BARREN EARTH's sound and music. Hopefully BARREN EARTH will also be able to add a fresh spin to Peaceville's already-impressive roster."
Formed in the fall of 2007, BARREN EARTH's music "combines elements of modern and traditional (death) metal with '70s prog rock and folk," according to the group's official bio. "Among the band's influences are artists like PARADISE LOST, OPETH, PINK FLOYD, JETHRO TULL and also some pioneers of Finnish prog. The members' individual backgrounds in many internationally known and acclaimed outfits is a testament to the quality of the band's music. These same backgrounds are obviously also echoed in BARREN EARTH's music."
BARREN EARTH entered Jive Studios in Helsinki last summer to record several tracks which can now be streamed via the band's MySpace page.
BARREN EARTH is:
Mikko Kotamäki (SWALLOW THE SUN, EMPYREAN BANE) - Vocals
Janne Perttilä (RYTMIHÄIRIÖ, MOONSORROW session) - Guitar
Sami Yli-Sirniö (KREATOR, WALTARI) - Guitar
Olli-Pekka Laine (MANNHAI, CHAOSBREED, ex-AMORPHIS) - Bass
Kasper Mårtenson (VENHO) - Keyboards
Marko Tarvonen (MOONSORROW) – Drums
(Thanks: Melica / Night Elves)
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