”ANTHEMS FOR THE REJECTED, DOMESTIC RELEASE AUG. 27th, 2008. USA AND CANADA, NOV. 4th, 2008.”
If passion has a sound, it has got to be the one of the Helsinki-based alternative metallers, April. The bands sophomore album “Anthems for the Rejected” is filled to the brim with haunting vocals, blistering guitar patterns and energetic beats. From the off-beat stratospheres of “Scream” to the epics of “The Skies Came Alive” and to the metal storm of “The War” and “The Rejected”, these brave Finns sure do know how to keep a metal album interesting: by sticking to their love of melody and focusing in writing songs as catchy as possible.
It’s been over a year since April released their debut album, “Tidelines”. The album, exceptionally mature for a debut, received rave reviews from the music press around the globe and escorted the band to perform on fine venues around their home country, Finland, and neighbouring Sweden. Towards the end of the year 2007 the band began writing new material.
In April, 2008, April hit Tonteknik Studio in Umeå, Sweden, with producers Pelle Henricsson and Eskil Lövström, best known for their work with Refused, Cult of Luna, Poison the Well, In Flames and Meshuggah. The result, “Anthems for the Rejected” is a well-rounded and versatile metal album, in one end of the scope rawer and angrier than its predecessor, emotive and heartrendingly honest in the other. A punch in the gut or radio rock – you decide.
Sneak peek in to the Baltics before the BIG BANG and grief. We have such things to show you! What happened and to whom? Are they really on the good side? What on earth is this post-soviet area with nuclear missiles!? This time we give you only some questions, soon you'll get the answers:
The documentary starts showing on December 6th 2009 and that's not all. Grotesque Gallery will release some new music at the same time with each episode. The series consists of 9 days and we upload one episode per week, every Sunday beginning on 12/6/2009.
Official debut album Seconds Away From Salvation is out now and available for worldwide distribution! Hear the explosive opening track Solitary Soul, Everlasting Memorial, and Top 10-singles NOW on The Jade MySpace Official!! To get Seconds Away From Salvation: (Includes Top10 –singles, 14 tracks) just see the blog, myspace or visit the official site: THEJADE.FI or see the links below the photo: Best wishes, Stay cool, stay tuned, xx THE JADE
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