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Ghost (2007 Song)
The 69 Eyes are a Finnish rock band. It was founded in 1989 in Helsinki by vocalist Jyrki 69 (who also writes the band's lyrics), guitarists Bazie, Timo-Timo and bassist Archzie, joined in 1992 by drummer Jussi 69; the lineup never changed since then. The 69 Eyes music blends gothic rock with glam metal and rock 'n' roll in a style that was dubbed "goth'n'roll". The 69 Eyes is currently signed to EMI Finland. The band's albums are now distributed worldwide; The End Records acts as the band's official North American distributor, as Nuclear Blast Records provides distribution in Europe. Australia will be handled by AmpHead Music. All Asian and Latin American releases are handled by EMI affiliates. Band history Formed in the bars of Helsinki, Finland in the summer of 1989 by Jyrki 69, Archzie (formerly of Syyskuu), Timo-Timo, Lotto and Bazie, The 69 Eyes originally had a glam metal style and were compared to other Finnish glam metal acts such as Smack and Hanoi Rocks. The band's l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wave-Gotik-Treffen
The Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT; ) is an annual world festival for "dark" music and "dark culture" in Leipzig, Germany. 150+ bands and artists from various backgrounds (gothic rock, gothic metal, EBM, industrial, noise, darkwave, neo-folk, neo-classical, medieval, experimental, deathrock and punk music being examples) play at several venues throughout the city over four days on Whitsuntide. The festival also features multiple all-night dance club parties, several fairs with medieval, gothic, and related merchandise, a variety of cultural exhibitions and performances, large themed picnics, and a number of unofficial fringe events. With 18,000 to 20,000 regular attendants, the WGT is one of the largest events of the gothic, cybergoth, steampunk, and rivethead subcultures worldwide. History A first attempt at a ''Treffen'' was made in 1987 in Potsdam. However, as the laws of the German Democratic Republic made this kind of event illegal, only a few hundred visitors attended. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motor City Resurrection
''Motor City Resurrection'' is an album by Finnish rock band The 69 Eyes, released in 1994. Although often listed as a studio album, it is a compilation of the band's early 7" singles and EPs. It even features a cover of Gimme Some Head, originally by the cult shock rocker GG Allin and MC5's Wayne Kramer. In 2007, the album was re-released on Cleopatra Records for distribution within the US. The re-released version includes additional cover songs and two original songs from previous singles, EPs, and tribute albums. Track listing # "Discipline" – 3:17 # "Deuce" (KISS cover) – 2:57 # "Mrs. Sleazy" – 3:45 # "Hot Butterfly" – 5:01 # "Sugarman" – 2:29 # "Stop Bitching!" – 2:54 # "Barbarella" – 3:07 # "Gimme Some Skin" (The Stooges cover) – 3:02 # "Juicy Lucy" – 3:41 # "The Hills Have Eyes" – 3:09 # "Too Itching for Action" – 3:06 # "No Hesitation" – 3:43 # "Alive!" – 2:39 # "Gimme Some Head" (GG Allin cover) – 3:06 Bonus tracks # "One-Shot Woman" – 3: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tavastia Club
The Tavastia Club ( fi, Tavastia-klubi) is a popular rock music club in Helsinki, Finland. The house is owned by Hämäläis-Osakunta, one of the student nations at the University of Helsinki, but since 1991 the club has been operated by a private enterprise renting the house from the nation. It is located in central Helsinki Kamppi district on the street Urho Kekkosen katu. The capacity is 700 people. History The house was built for the Tavastian nation as ''Hämäläisten talo'' (" Tavastians' house") in 1931. From early on, it was actively rented for entertainment purposes, including theater plays and dances. By the 1950s it had become a popular dance place and carried the slang name ''Hämis''. During the 1960s the house started to concentrate more on rock music. In 1970 the club was given the name ''Tavastia klubi''. The programme included weekly jazz, rock and disco concerts. During the 1970s many bands, which would later become very famous in Finland and even abroad, ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Kills
''Paris Kills'' is the sixth studio album by Finnish rock band The 69 Eyes. It was released in 2002 on Gaga Goodies / Poko Rekords and re-released in 2007 on Cleopatra Records. The first single from the album was "Dance d'Amour". Track listing # "Crashing High" – 3:54 # "Dance d'Amour" – 3:56 # "Betty Blue" (feat. Ville Valo Ville Hermanni Valo (; born 22 November 1976) is a Finnish singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the gothic rock band HIM. Born and raised in Helsinki to a Hungarian mother and Finnish father, Valo began hi ...) – 3:37 # "Grey" – 4:16 # "Radical" – 3:52 # "Don't Turn Your Back on Fear" – 3:45 # "Stigmata" (feat. Ville Valo) – 4:23 # "Forever More" – 4:10 # "Still Waters Run Deep" (feat. Ville Valo) – 4:10 # "Dawn's Highway" – 6:08 ;Bonus tracks # "You're Lost Little Girl" – 4:42 # "Crashing High" (Remix) – 3:55 # "Stigmata" (Gothic Mix) – 6:14 ;Enhanced part – Russian edition # "Betty Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeromancer
Zeromancer is a Norwegian industrial rock band formed in 1999 by members of the band Seigmen. The current lineup is Alex Møklebust (vocals), Kim Ljung (bass guitar/backup vocals), Noralf Ronthi (drums), Lorry Kristiansen (programming) and Per-Olav Wiik (lead guitar). They have released seven studio albums; the latest, ''Orchestra of Knives'', was released in 2021. History Formation and ''Clone Your Lover'' (1999–2000) The core of Zeromancer met in the influential Norwegian band Seigmen. During the 1990s, Seigmen dominated the Norwegian rock scene and also made a name for themselves internationally, playing concerts abroad. When Seigmen split in January 2000, Kim Ljung (bass guitar/backup vocals) and Erik Ljunggren (programming) went to Los Angeles and got an idea for a new band called Zeromancer. Two more members of Seigmen joined them in Los Angeles: Alex Møklebust (vocals) and Noralf Ronthi (drums). James Saes recorded the first demos with the band and stood in as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M'era Luna Festival
The M'era Luna is a rock festival that encompasses a number of different styles such as metal, future pop, aggrotech, synthpop, gothic rock, dark wave, and ebm. It is held annually on the second weekend of every August, in Hildesheim, Germany at Flugplatz Hildesheim-Drispenstedt, a former British Army airbase. The M'era Luna includes camping facilities and has two stages: a large rock festival style structure, erected for the show each year, and a former aircraft hangar. With its 20,000–25,000 regular attendants (21,000 in 2005, 23,000 in 2009, 24,000 in 2010) (many flying in via the Hanover airport, with others traveling via road and railway), the M'era Luna is one of the biggest dark music events in Germany. The festival's logo is based on the image of the moon from the 1902 film A Trip to the Moon by French director Georges Méliès. An altered version of the logo was introduced for the 2019 festival. Line-ups *2000: The Sisters of Mercy, HIM, And One, The Mis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blessed Be
Blessed be may refer to * A modern Pagan or Wicca Wicca () is a modern Pagan religion. Scholars of religion categorise it as both a new religious movement and as part of the occultist stream of Western esotericism. It was developed in England during the first half of the 20th century and was ...n blessing *'' Blessed Be'', a 2000 album by The 69 Eyes See also * Fivefold kiss {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ville Valo
Ville Hermanni Valo (; born 22 November 1976) is a Finnish singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the gothic rock band HIM. Born and raised in Helsinki to a Hungarian mother and Finnish father, Valo began his career playing bass and drums in various bands around the city. In 1991, he co-founded and became the lead singer and main songwriter of HIM, which would go on to become one of the most successful Finnish bands of all time and the first to receive a gold record in the United States. Outside of HIM, Valo has collaborated with various other bands and artists during his career, including Agents, The 69 Eyes, and Apocalyptica. In 2020, Valo embarked on a solo career under the moniker VV. His debut album ''Neon Noir'' was released in 2023. Known for his deep, crooning, baritone voice, Valo was found to possess the eighth-highest vocal range of any known singer in popular music by VVN Music. He is also the creator of the heartagram, HIM's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HIM (Finnish Band)
HIM (sometimes stylized as H.I.M.) was a Finnish gothic rock band from Helsinki. First formed in 1991 by vocalist Ville Valo and bassist Mige (musician), Mikko "Mige" Paananen under the name His Infernal Majesty, the band broke up after only a few years, only to be reformed in 1995 by Valo and guitarist Linde Lindström, Mikko "Linde" Lindström. After being rejoined by Mige, as well as keyboardist Antto Melasniemi and drummer Juhana "Pätkä" Rantala, the band, now called HIM, released its debut album ''Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666'' in 1997. In 2000, now with drummer Gas Lipstick, Mika "Gas Lipstick" Karppinen and keyboardist Juska Salminen, the band released ''Razorblade Romance'', which reached the number one spot in Finland, Austria and Germany. The first single "Join Me in Death" also charted at number one in Finland and Germany, eventually going Music recording sales certification, platinum and Music recording sales certification, gold, respectively. Following the addition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Morrison
James Douglas Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer, poet and songwriter who was the lead vocalist of the Rock music, rock band the Doors. Due to his wild personality, poetic lyrics, distinctive voice, unpredictable and erratic performances, and the dramatic circumstances surrounding his life and early death, Morrison is regarded by music critics and fans as one of the most influential frontmen in rock history. Since his death, Morrison's fame has endured as one of popular culture's top rebellious and oft-displayed icons, representing the generation gap and youth counterculture of the 1960s, counterculture. Together with pianist Ray Manzarek, Morrison founded the Doors in 1965 in Venice, California, Venice, California. The group spent two years in obscurity until shooting to prominence with their number-one single in the United States, "Light My Fire", taken from their The Doors (album), self-titled debut album. Morrison recorded a total of six st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Doors
The Doors were an American Rock music, rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger, and drummer John Densmore. They were among the most controversial and influential rock acts of the 1960s, partly due to Morrison's lyrics and voice, along with his erratic stage persona. The group is widely regarded as an important figure of the counterculture of the 1960s, era's counterculture. The band took its name from the title of Aldous Huxley's book ''The Doors of Perception'', itself a reference to a quote by William Blake. After signing with Elektra Records in 1966, the Doors with Morrison recorded and released six studio albums in five years, some of which are generally considered among the greatest of all time, including The Doors (album), their self-titled debut (1967), ''Strange Days (The Doors album), Strange Days'' (1967), and ''L.A. Woman'' (1971). They were one of the most successful bands during that tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wasting The Dawn
''Wasting the Dawn'' is the fourth studio album by The 69 Eyes, released in 1999, produced by Gaga Goodies / Poko Rekords. It was released internationally on Roadrunner Records. The album's hit single, "Wasting the Dawn", paid tribute to The Doors' Jim Morrison. The video featured HIM member Ville Valo posing at a snowy cemetery as the ghost of Morrison. The title song is based on a line from "The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)", a song from The Doors' 1971 album '' L.A. Woman''. Valo also contributed backup singing. The album continues the 69 Eyes' development from glam metal to gothic rock, at first notable on their previous album, '' Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams''. Track listing # "Truck On" – 3:13 # "Lay Down Your Arms" (feat. Ville Valo) – 3:41 # "Wasting the Dawn" (feat. Ville Valo) – 5:21 # "You Ain't the Reason" – 4:11 # "Lazarus Heart" (feat. Ville Valo) – 4:25 # "Who's Gonna Pay the Bail?" (feat. Alex Hellid & Lars-Göran Petrov Lars-Göran Petrov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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