TERÄSBETONI's 'Missä Miehet Ratsastaa' Lands On Finnish Chart
March 5, 2008Finnish metal group TERÄSBETONI, which will represent Finland in this year's Eurovision Song Contest (having won the Finnish final on Saturday, March 1),has entered the single chart in its home country at position No. 2 with the Finnish national Eurovision Song Contest selection, "Missä Miehet Ratsastaa".
TERÄSBETONI will release its third album, "Myrskyntuoja", on March 19 via Warner Music Finland. The CD's cover artwork can be viewed at this location. The album was produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, APOCALYPTICA, THE 69 EYES),who previously worked with TERÄSBETONI on the group's last LP, the gold-certified (in Finland) "Vaadimme metallia", which came out in 2006.
"Myrskyntuoja" track listing:
01. Voiman Vartijat
02. Painajainen
03. Missä Miehet Ratsastaa
04. Ukkoshevonen
05. Orjakaleeri
06. Paha Sanoo
07. Teräksen Taakka
08. Metallin Voima
09. Kuumilla Porteilla
10. Viholliselle
11. Huominen Tulla Jo Saa
12. Seiso Suorassa
TERÄSBETONI will represent Finland in the semifinal of the 53rd Eurovision Song Contest on May 20 in Belgrade, Serbia. The band scored a victory in the super-final of the Finnish national final on Saturday, March 1. They picked up 38.9% of the votes, beating their nearest rival KARI TAPIO, who scored 33.9%, according to Kainuun Sanomat.
A video for "Missä Miehet Ratsastaa" was filmed during the weekend of February 23-24 in Porvoo and Helsinki.
Video footage of TERÄSBETONI performing "Missä miehet ratsastaa" (which was composed by the band's vocalist/bassist, Jarkko Ahola) in the super-final of the Finnish Eurovision Song Contest national final on Saturday, March 1 on Finnish TV can be viewed below.
For more information, visit www.terasbetoni.com.
(Thanks: Melica / Night Elves)
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