Swallow the Sun
Finnish band
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| 2024 | Released music video for 'Innocence Was Long Forgotten' |
| October 18 2024 | Released ninth studio album 'Shining' through Century Media label, which peaked at #5 in the Finnish charts and #95 in German charts. |
| October 18 2024 | Swallow the Sun released their ninth studio album 'Shining' through Century Media Records, produced by Dan Lancaster. |
| 2023 | Swallow the Sun launched a Latin American tour in early 2023. |
| 2021 | Released multiple music videos including 'Rooms and Shadows', 'Enemy', 'The Void', and 'This House Has No Home' |
| 2021 | Jaani Peuhu concludes his keyboard role in the band. |
| 2021 | Band announced a North American and European tour to promote the 'Moonflowers' album release. |
| November 19 2021 | Swallow the Sun released their eighth studio album 'Moonflowers', which featured strings recorded by Trio N O X. |
| May 28 2021 | Announced their first live album '20 Years of Gloom, Beauty and Despair – Live in Helsinki' to commemorate the 20th anniversary of their debut album Gloom, Beauty and Despair. |
| April 20 2021 | Released the live album '20 Years of Gloom, Beauty and Despair – Live in Helsinki', featuring songs selected through a fan poll on social media. |
| February 26 2020 | Performed a live concert at Tavastia Club in Helsinki, recording their 20th anniversary live album, which included an acoustic set of the entire second part of the Songs From The North album. |
| 2019 | Released music video for 'Firelights' |
| January 25 2019 | Released their seventh album 'When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light' through Century Media Records, which focuses on Raivio's mourning after the death of his partner Aleah Stanbridge. |
| 2018 | Markus Jämsen ends his guitar work with the band, and Jaani Peuhu joins to play keyboards. |
| 2018 | Significant lineup expansion occurred with Juha Raivio adding keyboards to his role and Juho Räihä joining as a second guitarist. |
| December 21 2018 | The band released their only non-album single 'Lumina Aurea', featuring collaborations with Einar Selvik from Wardruna and Marco I. Benevento from The Foreshadowing. The track was a deeply personal piece reflecting Raivio's grief following the death of his partner Aleah Stanbridge in 2016. |
| November 2018 | The band announced their seventh album 'When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light' and its track list on their official Facebook page. |
| 2016 | Aleksi Munter departs from the band after playing keyboards since the band's formation. |
| 2015 | Released music video for 'Rooms and Shadows' |
| November 13 2015 | Released sixth studio album 'Songs from the North I, II & III' through Century Media label, which peaked at #7 in the Finnish charts, #52 in German charts, and #20 in US Heat charts. |
| November 13 2015 | Swallow the Sun released their triple album 'Songs from the North I, II & III', featuring three discs representing different facets of the band's style: Gloom, Beauty, and Despair. Juuso Raatikainen replaced Kai Hahto as the full-time drummer for this album. |
| 2013 | Kai Hahto concludes his drumming role in the band. |
| 2013 | Juuso Raatikainen joined the band as the drummer, completing the current rhythm section. |
| 2012 | Released music video for 'Cathedral Walls' |
| February 1 2012 | Released fifth studio album 'Emerald Forest and the Blackbird' through Spinefarm and Svart labels, which peaked at #2 in the Finnish charts. |
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