Category: UNSHINE (Rockshots Records)
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0 NEWS: Finnish Druid Folk Metal UNSHINE Unleash New Video “Visionary’s Last Breath”; New Album “Astrala” Out via Rockshots Records – Jan 19th, 2018 (EU), Feb 9th, 2018 (NA)
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Montreal, QC – January 12, 2018
For fans of Doom metal, Post-Metal, Folk Metal and Black Metal
Finnish Druid Folk Metal UNSHINE Unleash New Video “Visionary’s Last Breath”
New Album “Astrala” Out via Rockshots Records – Jan 19th, 2018 (EU), Feb 9th, 2018 (NA)
Inspired by artists as diverse as Enslaved, Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, Tangerine Dream and Iron Maiden, UNSHINE is described as ‘Finnish druid and folk metal’ by five friends whom all were raised in the countryside villages of Western Finland.
With a long history of recording and playing behind them, UNSHINE are super-stoked about the upcoming release of their new album “Astrala” due out January 19, 2018 in Europe and February 9, 2018 in North America via Rockshots Records. The album is inspired by the invisible side of the Earth. The first five album songs address the manifestations of Astrala and the last five songs describe travels to Astrala. The album has a touch of Nordic melancholy written all over it and it includes music meant to create landscapes and themes from folk stories, mythology and nature religions, but also to present personal views describing the spiritual meaning of a forest as a cultural concept. The binding theme here is forest, although this is not a theme album.
As guitarist Harri Hautala says proudly.
“Unshine has always been a band without the traditional role models. For us, the most important thing in a song is the melody. Sounds and rhythms create the overall atmosphere, but the melody makes the whole ancient story in it come to life.”
Nature is the true influence on UNSHINE’s music. Their alpha and omega. Their beginning and end. The modern world may have almost forgotten the ancient ways, but UNSHINE keep them alive in words and music. Creating songs to reunite the old bonds between the dolmen gods and digitised mankind. Nature is not our enemy, it’s our physical and especially spiritual home.
Exploring these values in their new album “Astrala”, UNSHINE unleash their new video “Visionary’s Last Breath”.
The band comments:
“On this track, we tell the story of a healer preparing for the journey to ASTRALA and this requires purification of soul and body. It is fascinating to think that a modern human could also apply these same methods in most of the everyday activities. If it has worked for thousands of years, why did we forget these ways? This quite heavy song is played in low tuning in order to create the right atmosphere.”
Watch “Visionary’s Last Breath” at the following link:
Album teaser for “Astrala” is also available at this following link: https://youtu.be/ScFgarXtoG4
Album Pre-order:
http://www.rockshots.eu/release/astrala/
http://smarturl.it/astrala
1. Birch of Fornjot (1:35)
2. Kainun Kuningas (5:13)
3. Jack’s Feast (6:38)
4. The Masks of Enchantment (4:54)
5. Pan The One (4:44)
6. Druids Are A-Coming (4:11)
7. Slow Moving Creatures (5:19)
8. Visionary’s Last Breath (5:32)
9. Suo (Kantaa Ruumiit) (6:06)
10. The Forest (10:28)
Album Length: 54:43
http://www.rockshots.eu
http://www.unshine.com
https://twitter.com/UnshineBand
https://www.facebook.com/unshinefinland
EPK – https://wp.me/pciNW-bi7
(Bio written by Steve Earles)
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0 EPK – Unshine – Astrala (2018) (Rockshots Records)
Unshine – Astrala (2018) (Rockshots Records)
For fans of Doom metal, Post-Metal, Folk Metal and Black Metal
Release Date:January 19, 2018 (Europe), February 9, 2018 (North America)
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Release Date: January 19, 2018 (Europe), February 9, 2018 (North America)
Label: Rockshots Records
Track Listing:
1. Birch of Fornjot (1:35)
2. Kainun Kuningas (5:13)
3. Jack’s Feast (6:38)
4. The Masks of Enchantment (4:54)
5. Pan The One (4:44)
6. Druids Are A-Coming (4:11)
7. Slow Moving Creatures (5:19)
8. Visionary’s Last Breath (5:32)
9. Suo (Kantaa Ruumiit) (6:06)
10. The Forest (10:28)
Album Length: 54:43
Album Credits:
– All compositions and lyrics written by Harri Hautala, arrangements by UNSHINE
– Recorded and mixed at D-studio by Jarno Hänninen. Additional recordings by at Studio Church
– Mastered by Jarno Hänninen
Band Line-up:
Susanna Vesilahti (Vocals)
Jukka Hantula (Drums and Percussions)
Discography:
2002 – Promo
2003 – Promo
2004 – Promo
2005 – Rowena’s Song (Single, Low Frequency Records)
2005 – Earth Magick (Full-length, Low Frequency Records)
2008 – Animal Spirit (Full-length, Low Frequency Records)
2008 – The Enigma of Immortals (Full-length, Low Frequency Records)
2013 – Dark Half Rising (Full-length, Massacre Records)
The sign of a truly special band is that they transcend their own influences to create their own unique sound. Druid Metal!
Such a band is Unshine!
Inspired by artists as diverse as Enslaved, Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, Tangerine Dream and Iron Maiden, guitarist Harri describes their sound as ‘Finnish druid and folk metal’.
As guitarist Harri says proudly. “Unshine has always been a band without the traditional role models. For us, the most important thing in a song is the melody. Sounds and rhythms create the overall atmosphere, but the melody makes the whole ancient story in it come to life.”
Nature is the true influence on Unshine’s music. Their alpha and omega. Their beginning and end. The modern world may have almost forgotten the ancient ways, but Unshine keep them alive in words and music. “The songs try to reunite the old bonds between the dolmen gods and digitised mankind. Nature is not our enemy, it’s our physical and especially spiritual home.”
This is not surprising when one realises that all five members of Unshine, friends for many years, were all raised in the countryside villages of Western Finland.
With a long history of recording and playing behind them, Unshine are super-stoked about the released of their new album ‘Astrala’, which is inspired by the “invisible side of the Earth. The first five album songs address the manifestations of Astrala and the last five songs describe travels to Astrala. The album has a touch of Nordic melancholy written all over it, also in the lyrics, and it includes music meant to create landscapes and themes from folk stories, mythology and nature religions, but also to present personal views describing the spiritual meaning of a forest as a cultural concept. The binding theme here is forest, although this is not a theme album.”
(bio written Steve Earles)
0 Finnish Folk Metal UNSHINE Posts Teaser For 2018 Album “Astrala”; Out via Rockshots Records – Jan 19th, 2018 (EU), Feb 9th, 2018 (NA)
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – November 18, 2017
Finnish Folk Metal UNSHINE Posts Teaser For 2018 Album “Astrala”
Out via Rockshots Records – Jan 19th, 2018 (EU), Feb 9th, 2018 (NA)
ROCKSHOTS RECORDS is thrilled to announce the release of “Astrala”, the fourth album from Finnish folk metal band UNSHINE.
An album teaser for “Astrala” is available at the following link:
“UNSHINE has always been a band without the traditional role models. The most important thing in a song is the melody. Sounds and rhythms create the overall atmosphere, but the melody wakes up the whole ancient story in it to life.” says UNSHINE guitarist Harri. “Secondly, it all starts from the nature and it all will end to the nature. This cuts through all aspects of our music. It echoes from those landscapes the modern world has almost totally abandoned and forgotten. The songs try to re-unite the old bonds between the dolmen gods and the digitized mankind. Nature is not our enemy; it’s our physical, but especially our spiritual home. That’s why we call our music druid metal.”
“Astrala” is set to be released on January 19, 2018 in Europe and February 9, 2018 in North America via Rockshots Records.
1 – Birch of Fornjot
2 – Kainun Kuningas
3 – Jack’s Feast
4 – The Masks of Enchantment
5 – Pan the One
6 – Druids Are A-Coming
7 – Slow Moving Creatures
8 – Visionary’s Last Breath
9 – Suo (Kantaa Ruumiit)
10 – The Forest
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