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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