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Sami Yli-Sirniö
Sami Yli-Sirniö (born 10 April 1972) is a Finnish musician. He is currently the lead guitarist of Finnish metal bands Waltari, Barren Earth and German thrash metal band Kreator. He spent part of his life in Germany and thus has strong ties with the German metal scene. German ''Rock Hard'' magazine featured him in 2007 as "forgotten guitar hero". Biography While living in Germany, he served as a session musician for rock band In Rags, gothic act Tiamat and thrash metal band Grip Inc. For both Tiamat and Grip Inc., he played sitar, his second favourite instrument. Yli-Sirniö is currently endorsed by Ibanez. Waltari (1989–1995, 2001–present) Yli-Sirniö originally joined experimental Finnish crossover legend Waltari in 1989. He left the band in 1995 to live in Germany, returning in 2001. So far he has recorded eight studio albums with Waltari. Yli-Sirniö likes to explore other opportunities and has had many guest appearances with other bands. Kreator (2001–present) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city, forming a larger metropolitan area with the neighbouring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish, alongside Swedish, are the official languages. Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first inhabited around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period. The Stone Age introduced several different ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its 16 constituent states have a total population of over 84 million in an area of . It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and Czechia to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its main financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Settlement in what is now Germany began in the Lower Paleolithic, with various tribes inhabiting it from the Neolithic onward, chiefly the Celts. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamferð
Hamferð is a Faroese doom metal band from Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, which formed in 2008. Biography John Egholm (guitar) founded the band in 2008; he called Remi Johannesen (drums) and they started jamming. The first show was in a band competition called ''GBOB'' (Global Battle Of The Bands) and Hamferð actually reached the national final of the competition. Meanwhile, Theodor Kapnas (guitar), who was studying audio engineering in Sweden, joined the band and most of the writing happened online. At that time Hamferð were joined by current keyboard member Esmar Joensen to complete the lineup. During fall of 2009 Hamferð recorded their first demo, containing the tracks "Opið Hav" and "Ódn" and, in January 2010, joined another band competition in the Faroe Islands called ''Sement''. Theodor, Tinna, and Jón were all abroad. Consequently, Jón handled the vocals and two stand-in members were chosen: Harald í Kálvalíð (guitar) and Jenus í Trøðini (bass). During summer 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dying Alive
''Dying Alive'' is a two-disc live album by German thrash metal band Kreator. Released in 2013 by Nuclear Blast, it contains 24 tracks recorded at Turbinehalle in Oberhausen. It was also released as a deluxe edition containing the two-CD set and a DVD. Track listing Personnel Kreator * Mille Petrozza – vocals, rhythm guitar * Sami Yli-Sirniö – lead guitar * Christian Giesler – bass * Jürgen Reil Jürgen "Ventor" Reil (born 26 June 1966) is a German musician, best known as the drummer for German thrash metal band Kreator. He is one of the only two original members left in the band, although he has left "at least twice" due to personal ... – drums Technical personnel * Mille Petrozza – production * Dominic Paraskevopoulos – sound production, recording * Tim Neumann – sound production, recording * Jens Bogren – mixing, mastering * Tony Lindgren – mixing, mastering * Jan Meininghaus – graphics, cover art Chart positions References {{Authority co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Kreation
''Live Kreation'' is a two-disc live album by German thrash metal band Kreator. Released in 2003 by Steamhammer Records it contains 24 tracks recorded at various points during the band's extensive 2001/2002 tour. A limited edition digibook was also released featuring exclusive 36 pages deluxe color booklet with liner notes by Paul Stenning. It was also released as limited boxset containing this 2CD, a poster and the DVD '' Live Kreation: Revisioned Glory''. Track listing Disc 1 # "The Patriarch" – 1:08 # "Violent Revolution" – 5:06 # "Reconquering the Throne" – 4:50 # "Extreme Aggression" – 4:09 # "People of the Lie" – 3:16 # "All of the Same Blood (Unity)" – 5:53 # "Phobia" – 3:26 # "Pleasure to Kill" – 2:48 # "Renewal" – 3:59 # "Servant in Heaven – King in Hell" – 5:08 # "Black Sunrise" – 4:41 # "Terrible Certainty" – 4:45 # "Riot of Violence" – 5:46 Disc 2 # "Lost" – 3:50 # "Coma of Souls" – 5:02 # "Second Awakening" – 4:50 # "Terror Zone" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hate Über Alles
''Hate Über Alles'' is the fifteenth studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator, which was released on 10 June 2022 through Nuclear Blast. Produced by Arthur Rizk, it is the band's first studio album since '' Gods of Violence'' (2017), the longest gap between studio albums in their career, and the first to feature bassist Frédéric Leclercq, who replaced Christian "Speesy" Giesler in 2019. Background Kreator's intention to work on a fifteenth studio album was first revealed by vocalist and guitarist Mille Petrozza about three months after the release of ''Gods of Violence'', telling The Metal Voice: "Maybe we should work with a different producer. Maybe we should go to a different country to record the album. Maybe we should write a more metal or more full-on thrash metal. Whatever we feel, first and foremost, that is the most important thing. Time will tell." In a September 2017 interview with Australia's Silver Tiger Media, Petrozza stated that the band could do anothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gods Of Violence
''Gods of Violence'' is the fourteenth studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator, released on 27 January 2017. This is Kreator's final studio album with bassist Christian "Speesy" Giesler before his departure from the band in 2019. Background It was the band's first studio album in almost five years since 2012's ''Phantom Antichrist'', marking the longest gap between two studio albums, until '' Hate Über Alles'' broke this record in 2022. A music video for the album's title track was released on 18 November 2016. Special editions of the album were released with a bonus Blu-ray/DVD of Kreator's performance at Wacken 2014. Reception ''Gods of Violence'' received positive reviews upon its release. Writing for ''All About the Rock'', Fraser Wilson said: "With this record, Kreator have created a slab of truly eviscerating aural perfection. Thrash may have been born in San Francisco's Bay Area, but it was perfected in Essen." ''Gods of Violence'' debuted at number one on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phantom Antichrist
''Phantom Antichrist'' is the 13th studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator, released through Nuclear Blast on 1 June 2012. The album entered the US ''Billboard'' 200 at No. 130, selling 3,900 copies in the first week. Release and promotion The album's title track was released as a limited edition 7" vinyl single, which sold out very quickly. It has since been released digitally. The B-side is a cover of " The Number of the Beast" by Iron Maiden. Kreator released a music video for "Civilization Collapse" on 28 November 2012. Packaging The digipak edition includes a bonus DVD containing a documentary about the making of the album and a live set compiled from Kreator's performances at the Wacken Open Air festivals in 2008 and 2011. A very limited edition version of the album is available through the Nuclear Blast online store, which comes in a metal box containing the CD+DVD version of the album, an exclusive live album called ''Harvesting the Grapes of Horror' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hordes Of Chaos (album)
''Hordes of Chaos'' is the twelfth studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator. It has been described as their most organic album to date because, barring vocals, guitar solos and some melodies, the album was recorded in a live setting on an analog tape recorder with few overdubs. Frontman Mille Petrozza noted that this was the first time they have recorded an album this way since ''Pleasure to Kill'' in 1986. He described the album as "it combines the best moments of our back catalogue with the intensity and experience of 2009". ''Hordes of Chaos'' also marked the first time since its inception that Kreator had not changed their lineup after at least two albums. The album was released in three different formats. The standard edition was issued in a jewel case and features the 10 album tracks. A deluxe edition features a bonus DVD with a making of the album documentary. The LP version of the album has different artwork to the other versions. This was the first Kreator album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enemy Of God (album)
''Enemy of God'' is the eleventh studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator, released on 10 January, 2005. The Gothenburg influences of the band's previous album, ''Violent Revolution'', became more prominent on this album. It was released by SPV/Steamhammer on 10 January in Europe and South America and on 11 January 2005 in North America. On 27 October 2006, the album was re-released in a digipak under the name ''Enemy of God: Revisited'', with a 5.1 DTS 96/24 mix, featuring two bonus tracks from the Japanese edition and a bonus DVD. Track listing A limited edition digipak was also released with a bonus DVD (PAL format and a very limited edition with DVD NTSC format in North America). Credits Kreator * Mille Petrozza – vocals, rhythm guitar * Sami Yli-Sirniö – lead guitar * Christian Giesler – bass * Ventor – drums Guest musicians * Michael Amott – additional guitar on "Murder Fantasies" Production * Andy Sneap – production, mixing * Joachim Luetk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violent Revolution
''Violent Revolution'' is the tenth studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator. It was released on 25 September, 2001 and is the band's first album to feature lead guitarist Sami Yli-Sirniö. After almost a decade of musical experimentation with their metal sound (starting with '' Renewal''), with this album the band returned to their 1980s thrash metal style, although it does make use of Gothenburg metal elements. ''Violent Revolution'' is now considered to be the catalyst of the early 2000s thrash metal revival movement. Reception In 2005, ''Violent Revolution'' was ranked number 436 in ''Rock Hard'' magazine's book of ''The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time''. Track listing Personnel ;Kreator *Mille Petrozza – vocals, rhythm guitar *Sami Yli-Sirniö – lead guitar *Christian Giesler – bass * Ventor – drums ;Production *Andreas Marschall – cover painting *Tommy Newton – engineering *Dirk Schelpmeier – design, photography *Andy Sneap Andy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coroner (band)
Coroner is a Swiss thrash metal band from Zürich. They garnered relatively little attention outside of Europe. Formed in 1983, the band broke up in 1996, but reformed 14 years later.It's Official: Coroner To Reunite For Appearance At Next Year's Hellfest Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved on 30 June 2010. The band has performed at multiple live venues and festivals around worldwide since 2011, and plans to release their first studio album in nearly three decades in 2023. Coroner's music combines elements of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
