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CMX, originally Cloaca Maxima, is a

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band. They originally played

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, but soon expanded to play a wide variety of rock formats, including

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, heavy metal, and mainstream rock 'n' roll. Throughout their career, they have been influenced by progressive rock bands such as Rush, Yes,

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and

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. The progressive influence is most evident on their albums ''

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'' (2000) and '' Talvikuningas'' (2007). CMX have gradually gained large-scale mainstream following in Finland. They are especially known for the poetic lyrics of A. W. Yrjänä that often contain references to

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and

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. Finnish rock magazines, particularly ''

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'', have named them Best Band of the Year multiple times, and even Best Band of All Time on one occasion.

History

Early years 1985-1990

CMX was founded on Good Friday 1985 in

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by A. W. Yrjänä (18 at the time) and Pekka Kanniainen. The band's original name,

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for the "Greatest Sewer", was taken from a footnote of

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's book

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. Over the next six months Kanniainen became the drummer, Yrjänä the bassist and singer, and Kimmo Suomalainen the guitarist. The band played mainly fast

with the vocals sung in English; the language, however, soon changed into Finnish. The band shortened its name to CMX in 1986. The first EP ''

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'' was recorded 1987 in Kemi and released in 1988. The same year CMX performed for the first time outside of Tornio and its neighbouring areas, at

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punk rock festival. In 1989 the EP '' Raivo'' was released on a small label Bad Vugum. The band's first appearance at the

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followed. The first full-length album '' Kolmikärki'' was released in January 1990. The album received practically no radio airplay and sold less than 2,000 copies during the first year. During the spring Pasi Isometsä was brought on as a second guitarist, however he would only stay in the band for less than a year. As the band moved south to

in late 1990, guitarists Isometsä and Suomalainen weren't willing to leave Tornio and eventually quit the band. They were replaced by

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and, in early 1991, Timo Rasio. This lineup would remain the same for the following six years. In early 1991 they recorded another EP, '' Tanssitauti'', and later that year the band's second full-length album, '' Veljeskunta''. The aggressive hardcore approach of the album was generally well received by the press.

Mainstream success

1992's '' Aurinko'', released by the international

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, won CMX both the Album of the Year and Band of the Year awards in a poll by Finnish ''

'' music magazine. The album saw CMX largely abandon the hardcore style in favor of more accessible mainstream rock songs. In 1994, '' Aura'' was released. The album continued the trend towards mainstream audiences, which was criticized by the band's early hardcore fan base. Aura contained some of the band's best known songs to date, including the etheric ballad "Ruoste" and the radio-friendly (though lyrically hardly traditional) love song "

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". The trend continued with '' Rautakantele'', released in 1995 and produced by Yrjänä.

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appeared as a guest artist. " Pelasta maailma", the only single from the album, received some radio airplay and would later be covered by both

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and

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Changes

For their next album, the band changed radically their approach to recording. '' Discopolis'' (1996) was engineered with

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in the studio and made heavy use of sampling to edit the songs together from a set of short

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s. The album received mixed reviews:

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wrote that "friends of the modern music will find ''Discopolis'' very attractive", while Tero Valkonen, on his analysis of "

", expressed his dislike for the album, and called the song "Paha" a "rotten bad joke". ''Discopolis'' was the first CMX album to enter the Finnish album

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, peaking at No 3.CMX chart statistics
a
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''.

1998-2003

The first album with new drummer Tuomas Peippo, '' Vainajala'' (1998), was recorded in a cabin in Lapland and produced by Faith No More bassist

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. According to the band the deliberately minimalistic sound of the album was largely thanks to Gould. ''Vainajala'' was the first CMX album to top the Finnish album charts. At the

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festival 1999, CMX announced that they intended to stop playing live in order to concentrate on their studio work. ''

'' (2000) was CMX's nod toward 1970s

bands, such as

, Pink Floyd and Yes. A two-hour double album, it contains progressive elements not before associated with CMX: Three

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pieces, an emphasis on

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, long solos, and song lengths exceeding 10 minutes. CMX's first number 1 single, the peaceful and melodic "Myrskyn ratsut" was released before the album and featured

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and steel guitar. By the time ''

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'' (2002) was released, CMX had already abandoned the idea of becoming a full-time studio band and started touring again. The album was considered slightly heavier than its predecessor, and the guitar riffs of "Minne paha haudattiin" were compared to the music of

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and

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. The album's lyrics concentrated less on

and

and were closer to traditional rock lyrics, albeit keeping a dark, melancholy tone. Although less present than on ''

'' (2000), progressive influences hadn't been totally abandoned: The band uses a child

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on the title track and the

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rocker "Pohjoista leveyttä" contains a harmonica solo. Bad Vugum re-released the first two CMX albums in 2002 as "Gold" versions that also included their early EPs. '' Kolmikärki Gold'' included EPs ''

'' (1987) and '' Raivo'' (1989), and '' Veljeskunta Gold'' contained EPs '' Tanssitauti'' (1990) and '' Musiikin ystävälliset kasvot'' (1998). A year after ''Isohaara'', '' Aion'' (2003) followed. The album was put together around a common theme of the essence and symbolism of

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. It was both a critical and commercial success and was described as a highly

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album for such an established band. Guitarist Halmkrona plays

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on the first track of the album, and

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s and synthesizers are heard on several songs. Both "Melankolia" and, four months later, "Palvelemaan konetta" peaked the singles chart.

2004-present

The band's second three-CD compilation

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, released in 2004, followed the format of the 1997 ''

'' closely. Both consisted of 44 songs on three CDs, the first one concentrating on faster rock songs, the second on ballads and the third on B-sides. The compilation covered four albums from '' Vainajala'' (1998) to '' Aion'' (2003) and also featured three previously unreleased songs. The band had originally intended the compilation to only include the B-sides, and indeed the third disc was the one that received some praise from the press. ''

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'' (2005) showed some influences from contemporary rock bands such as

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and

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, and combined straight rock songs with heavier and lighter elements, such as the minimalistic ballad "Eteläisen tähtitaivaan kartoitus" and the aggressive

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sound of the title track. "Uusi ihmiskunta" was a number one hit, the sixth one for CMX in just over five years. On the Tuuliajolla 2006 tour on lake

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, CMX recorded a song in collaboration with fellow rock bands

and 51Koodia. Ambiguosly named "Vapaus johtaa kansaa" ("

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") was written by Yrjänä and released in 2006. It reached number one on the Finnish singles chart. CMX's following album, '' Talvikuningas'' (2007), was a space-themed

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and contains only one song, divided onto 12 tracks without pauses. Originally, the story about the power and fall of the Winter King (Talvikuningas in Finnish) was going to be the story of a novel by Yrjänä. The first edition of the album was soon sold out despite being much more expensive than a regular album. The press reviews were largely positive. '' Helsingin Sanomat'' newspaper called the album CMX's "third

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" after '' Aura'' and '' Aion'', while ''Soundi'' music magazine argued that the album will probably be a mere curiosity in the CMX saga. CMX's thirteenth studio album, '' Iäti'', was released by

on 29 September 2010. The singles released before the album were called "Sateenkaaren pää" and "Linnunrata". Drummer Tuomas Peippo left the band in 2012 due to his job as a dentist. The fourteenth studio album, '' Seitsentahokas'', was released in February 2013. The drummer for the album was Olli-Matti Wahlström, known for bands Kumikameli and 51koodia, who later in the spring became the official member of the band. The first single released from the album was "Kusimyrsky" in November 2012, followed by "Rikkisuudeltu" in February 2013. Fifteenth studio album Mesmeria was released in 2015. It was produced by Arto Tuunela and first without producer Rauli Eskolin since Isohaara released in 2002.

Popularity

CMX are practically unknown outside Finland. However,

of Faith No More produced their 1998 album '' Vainajala''. In Finland, CMX has won the ''

'' magazine "Band of the Year" reader poll ten times. In 2005, the band was even voted the "Best Band of All Time" by the magazine's readers, in favour of such bands as

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, Metallica,

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and

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. In a ''City'' magazine poll, they were voted the best Finnish band of all time. In a '' Helsingin Sanomat'' newspaper reader poll in 2007, the readers voted both "Ruoste" and "

" into the top 10 of Finnish rock songs. CMX were the only band to have two songs in the top 10. Ten CMX albums, including their both compilations, have been

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gold, each having sold approximately 20,000 copies. ''

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'' has also reached the gold record threshold for

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s, which is 5,000 copies. The platinum record threshold for albums in Finland, which none of the band's albums have achieved, is 30,000 copies sold.

Musical style

Early CMX was influenced by heavy metal, punk rock and

. During their career, they have explored several different genres of

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. Their early EPs and albums up until '' Veljeskunta'' (1991) have been mainly

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, although combining a variety of styles. From '' Aurinko'' (1992) onwards, hardcore has been merely an ephemeral element in their varied expression. Progressive rock elements are always present in the band's music, most evidently on ''

'' (2000) and '' Talvikuningas'' (2008). Many of the band's best known songs are

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s, such as "Ruoste" and " Pelasta maailma".

Lyrics

All the band's lyrics are written by vocalist Yrjänä. His texts are often

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, symbolic and

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, and contain themes of

and philosophy. Many CMX fans are attracted to the band particularly for Yrjänä's texts, although there are also people who can't stand the band because of them.

Lineup

During the early years of the band, the lineup changed several times. A. W. Yrjänä is the only remaining original member.

Current lineup

* A. W. Yrjänä –

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, bass (1985-) *

–

(1990-) * Timo Rasio – guitar (1991-) * Olli-Matti Wahlström – drums (2012-)

Past members

* Kimmo Suomalainen – guitar (1985–1990) * Pasi Isometsä – guitar (1990) * Pekka Kanniainen – drums (1985–1997) * Tuomas Peippo – drums (1997-2012)

Timeline

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Discography

* '' Kolmikärki'' (1990) * '' Veljeskunta'' (1991) * '' Aurinko'' (1992) * '' Aura'' (1994) * '' Rautakantele'' (1995) * '' Discopolis'' (1996) * '' Vainajala'' (1998) * ''

'' (2000) * ''

'' (2002) * '' Aion'' (2003) * ''

'' (2005) * '' Talvikuningas'' (2007) * '' Iäti'' (2010) * '' Seitsentahokas'' (2013) * ''Mesmeria'' (2015) * ''Alkuteos'' (2018)

References

External links

Official site
* http://www.myspace.com/cloacamaxima * http://375humanistia.helsinki.fi/en/humanists/janne-halmkrona {{DEFAULTSORT:CMX band Finnish progressive rock groups