Omnium Gatherum
| Omnium Gatherum | |
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 Omnium Gatherum at the Rockharz Open Air 2016 |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Melodic Death Metal |
| founding | 1996 |
| Website | www.omniumgatherum.org |
| Current occupation | |
| Jukka Pelkonen (since 2006) | |
| Markus Vanhala | |
guitar |
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| Erkki Silvennoinen (since 2012) | |
| Tuomo Latvala (since 2016) | |
| Aapo Koivisto (since 2005) | |
| former members | |
| Antti Filppu (2001-2006) | |
| Janne Markkanen (1996-2007) | |
Electric bass |
Toni Mäki (2007-2011) |
| Jarmo Pikka (1999-2016) | |
| Joonas Koto (2011-2020) | |
Omnium Gatherum is a Finnish melodic death metal band. Bands from different styles are among her influences. B. At the Gates , Judas Priest or Katatonia .
Band history
The band was founded in autumn 1996 by Markus Vanhala and Olli Lappalainen.
In 1997 the first demo CD Forbidden Decay was produced, followed by the self-financed demos Omnium Gatherum (1998) and Gardens, Temples ... This Hell (1999). But it was not until the fourth demo, Wastrel (2001) with the new singer Antti Fillpu, that Omnium Gatherum got a record deal with the Rage of Achilles label . Shortly afterwards the debut EP Steal the Light was recorded.
Just a year later, the debut album Spirits and August Light was produced, which received critical acclaim and high ratings, and for which the first video Writhen was shot. After a label change to Nuclear Blast , the album Years in Waste was released in 2004 .
In 2006, Omnium Gatherum parted ways with the Nuclear Blast label, as well as with singer Antti Filppu. He was replaced by Jukka Pelkonen ( Elenium ). The third album, Stuck here on Snake's way , was released in April 2007.
In 2008 the album The Redshift was released , which debuted at number 24 in the Finnish album charts.
Shortly before the start of the European tour in 2009 with the bands Swallow the Sun and Insomnium , bassist Janne Markkanen left the band. He was replaced by Toni Mäki after he left.
On February 4th, 2011 the band released their fifth album, New World Shadows, under the label "Lifeforce Records".
In November 2011 the band went on tour in Europe within the Neckbreakers Ball. Only one year after the release of the last album in February 2012, the first basic structures for a new album were on the way. In July of the same year, the recordings began.
On September 24th, it was announced on the official homepage as well as on Facebook that the substitute bassist Eerik Purdon, who played in the band earlier and recently helped out on the tour and in the studio after Toni Mäki left the band in 2011, is now through the permanent bass player Erkki Silvennoinen was replaced. Erkki had previously been successful with the bands Amoral and Ari Koivunen .
After a successful tour in Japan, the sixth studio album Beyond was released on February 22, 2013 . The band began touring Finland on the day of the release. On August 30, 2013 the Beyond World Tour started in Europe. This is followed by appearances in Asia and the USA.
On April 9, 2020, the band announced further changes to the line-up. Then there is bassist Mikko Kivistö, while guitarist Joonas Koto leaves the band. He is temporarily represented by Jani Liimatainen and Nick Cordle.
Band members
- Omnium Gatherum live at Rockharz 2019
Singer Jukka Pelkonen
Lead guitarist Markus Vanhala
Live rhythm guitarist Jani Liimatainen
Bass player Erkki Silvennoinen
Drummer Tuomo Latvala
Keyboardist Aapo Koivisto
Discography
Albums
| year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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 FI
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| 2003 | Spirits and August Light Rage of Achilles |
- |
First published: February 24, 20113
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| 2004 | Years in Waste Nuclear Blast |
- |
First published: November 9, 2004
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| 2007 | Stuck Here on Snake's Way Candlelight Records |
FI31 (1 week) FI |
First published: April 2, 2007
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| 2008 | The Redshift Candlelight Records |
FI24 (1 week) FI |
First published: September 22, 2008
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| 2011 | New World Shadows Lifeforce Records |
FI5 (1 week) FI |
First published: February 4, 2011
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| 2013 | Beyond Lifeforce Records |
FI8 (2 weeks) FI |
First published: February 22, 2013
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| 2016 | Gray Heavens Lifeforce Records |
FI2 (1 week) FI |
First published: February 26, 2016
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| 2018 | The Burning Cold Century Media ( Sony Music ) |
FI4 (1 week) FI |
First published: August 31, 2018
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more publishments
- 2002: Steal the Light ( EP , Rage of Achilles)
- 2015: Out to the Sea / Skyline ( Split - 7 " with Insomnium , Century Media)
- 2017: Höndin Sem Veggina Klórar / Blade Reflections (Split-7 "with Skálmöld , Napalm Records )
swell
- ↑ The Redshift in the Finnish charts. finnishcharts.com; Retrieved October 3, 2008
- ↑ Omnium Gatherum. Retrieved June 12, 2020 .
