Twilightning was formed in 1998 in Imatra Finland. The original line-up consisted of four members: Tommi Sartanen (gtr.voc.), Ville Wallenius (gtr.), Jussi Kainulainen (b) and Juha Leskinen (dr.). In February 1999 the band recorded their first demo at Astia studios in Lappeenranta and due to that the they played a handful of gigs mostly in their home town. A few months later Mikko Naukkarinen joined the band as a keyboard player which resulted in approved live performance and enabled adding a new atmospheric dimension to song writing. The style and sound of the band was developing towards the present form as Twilightning recorded their second demo-CD "Affection Seeker" in April 2000. It was sold mostly in Finland and sent scattered places around the world before the Japanese company Disc Heaven wanted to buy all the remaining 200 copies of it. The group was doing more gigs including Nummirock 2000 festival and some smaller festivals in Finland.
The year 2001 brought a major enforcement as Heikki Pyhi hit the line-up as a lead singer. Soon the band went off to record their third demo, called Return to Innocence, which received very good reviews and rouse the interest of record labels and got the band more publicity. The style of the band was taken to a more unique sounding combination of dynamic guitar work, catchy vocal lines, peculiar synth sounds and arrangements, hard driving drums and the mood of 80's hard rock.
In November 2001 Twilightning signed a deal with Spinefarm records. The group continued performing and Tommi and Ville begun writing new material for the debut album. In September 2002 the band started the recordings of the album at Astia studio with Anssi Kippo, who also acted as a producer. The album was mixed by Timo Tolkki of Stratovarius at Finnvox studios in January 2003. At the moment the band is rehearsing for coming live shows and writing new songs.
INTO TREASON
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AT THE FORGE
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RETURN TO INNOCENCE
The new album of BEYOND THE VOID titled "Gloom Is A Trip For Two" is available since yesterday, Feb 22nd, on Endzeit Elegies / Avasonic / Rough Trade, featuring Martin Motnik (EISBRECHER, DARKSEED) on bass guitar.
It's a Gothic Metal voyage through the temptations and abysses of the Night, from "Her Dive Into Midnight" to "A Minute Before Dawn". With the wont quality and a new heaviness and darkness, Beyond The Void are out to show that they now are a major player in the German Dark Rock Scene, out to ruin the world! They have already supported bands like Leaves Eyes, Lacrimas Profundere, Anathema, The Lovecrave, Xandria, To/Die/For, Untoten, Cruxshadows and L'ÂME IMMORTELLE!
PRESS REVIEWS!!!
”...marvelously heavy-blooded...” METAL HAMMER 6 / 7
”An impressing piece of Gothic Rock!” HEAVY MAGAZINE 11 / 12
”If Zeraphine, End of Green, HIM and the Deathstars would meet at a filling station for a cabrio race, Beyond The Void would be the finishing line” SONIC SEDUCER
”Finest powerful gothic rock, which is perfectly produced and leaves no wishes unfulfilled.” ZILLO
Sad Circus is participating for "Nordic Challence" -band contest by Myspace and "Sweden Rock Festival", and your vote counts! go to the link below, and simply write Sad Circus to box, and you..re participating on a noble cause! :)
