April (band)
| April | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| origin | Helsinki , Uusimaa |
| Genre (s) | Nu-Metal , Alternative Metal |
| founding | 2004 |
| Current occupation | |
| Hakim Hietikko | |
Vocals, bass |
Jaako Pulkki |
guitar |
MikkoM ("Machinegun") |
guitar |
J. Fatal |
Drums |
Mikko Huovila |
April is a Finnish rock band formed in Helsinki in 2004.
Band history
The band was formed in 2004 by MikkoM (aka Machinegun) ( guitar ), Mikko Huovila ( drums ), Jaakko Pulkki ( vocals , bass ), Hakim Hietikko (vocals) and J. Fatal (guitar). She was signed to Season of Mist and Spinefarm Records in 2006 . Even before the debut album was released, she played a support tour for Bullet for My Valentine . Work on the album itself began shortly after the contract was signed. The producer was Tero Kinnunen , who already worked with Nightwish .
Just a year later, Anthems for the Rejected was followed by their second studio album, also released through Spinefarm . This time Pelle Henricsson and Eskil Lövström , who have already worked with In Flames , Refused and Poison the Well , were hired as producers .
Then it became quiet around April. The official website was taken offline in 2009.
Music genre
April is musically a mixture of several harder styles and somewhere between softer Metalcore in the style of Bullet for My Valentine and harder Alternative Metal or Nu Metal . Influences come from newer thrash metal , alternative rock and emocore . Classical elements, such as the integration of cello and violin , are also used, especially in the ballads.
Discography
- 2007: Tidelines (Season of Mist / Spinefarm Records)
- 2008: Anthems for the Rejected (Spinefarm Records)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Alexander Müller: Review of April: Tidelines. The-pit.de, March 30, 2007, accessed on September 6, 2014 .
- ^ APRIL - Anthems For The Rejected. Terrorverlag.de, May 9, 2007, accessed September 6, 2014 .
- ↑ April: Anthems For The Rejected. (No longer available online.) Whiskey-Soda.de, archived from the original on September 7, 2014 ; accessed on September 6, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Official website. March 17, 2009, archived from the original on March 17, 2009 ; accessed on September 6, 2014 .
- ↑ Review of April: Tidelines. (No longer available online.) Metalnews.de, June 29, 2007, archived from the original on September 7, 2014 ; accessed on September 6, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
