Unholy Ground
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Publication |
18th October 2013 |
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CD |
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Title (number) |
11 |
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Vocals , guitar : Samu Haber, electric bass : Raul Ruutu, drums : Sami Osala, lead guitar : Riku Rajamaa |
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Jukka Backlund, Jukka Immonen |
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Unholy Ground is the fourth studio album by the Finnish rock band Sunrise Avenue . It was released on October 18, 2013 by Universal Music . The first single was Lifesaver , the second Little bit love . In addition to rock and pop elements , the album also contains facets from country and southern rock .
Emergence
The pieces were written by Samu Haber together with some songwriters, mainly Sharon Vaughn and Carl Björsell, who were also involved in the previous album Out of Style , and Jukka Immonen. Sharon Vaughn was nominated for the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008. The first demo recordings were made in the Petrax Studio in Hollola, southern Finland, together with Jukka Backlund and Jukka Immonen . It was then produced in early summer 2013 in a studio in Helsinki .
Cover and booklet
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The cover shows a black and white profile picture of Samu Haber , who is wearing a black leather jacket. In this profile picture, from top to bottom, there are also in black and white smaller profile pictures of Riku Rajamaa , Raul Ruutu and Sami Osala, who are wearing black T-shirts. The background is marbled red. In the middle right is the classic lettering Sunrise Ave. Under this lettering, the title of the album can also be found in the middle right, smaller and in black.
In addition to the lyrics, the booklet contains portrait photos of the band members and a double-sided band photo. It was designed by Matthias Bäuerle, Olaf Heine is responsible for the photos . The back of the red booklet is adorned with the phrase “In Jukka we trust”.
Content and title list
In terms of content, this long player is about the unsteady life of the band, which brings with it both very nice experiences through traveling, but inevitably also loneliness and homesickness. "The contrast of light and shadow, of happiness and darkness is a style element that has always played an important role for Samu Haber and Sunrise Avenue when creating music."
- Unholy Ground - 3:10
- Lifesaver - 3:58
- Little Bit Love - 3:44
- I Can Break Your Heart - 3:47
- Hurtsville - 3:20
- Letters in the Sand - 3:55
- Girl Like You - 3:46
- If I Fall - 3:56
- Aim for the Kill - 3:54
- Don't Cry (Don't Think About It) - 3:25
- Afraid of the Midnight - 3:13
Publications and Success
The album achieved Sunrise Avenue's highest album placement to date in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In addition to these countries, it was also published in Finland. The album is still available in a deluxe edition as a double CD, which also includes live material from "The Big Band Theory Tour 2013".
Reviews
Ampya.com certifies the band that, as always with Unholy Ground , they have once again implemented their maxim of putting emphasis on honesty and authenticity without any lazy compromises. They write: “Whether with banjos and harmonica on the campfire rocker I Can Break Your Heart , the haunting loneliness hymn Hurtsville , the semi-acoustic comfort ballad Don't Cry (Don't Think About It) or the bombastic widescreen pop von Letters in the Sand - Sunrise Avenue master perfectly what makes good, fresh and modern pop rock today ”.
laut.de rates the album as follows: “Does country define itself in Finland by the mere brief insertion of three banjo pickings from the retort (I Can Break Your Heart) ? Is the Power Chords riff parked in the same song supposed to be a wink to the Southern Rock stake? ”The“ surprising style elements ”announced in Universal's press release cannot be mentioned.
For Plattentest.de the album is “a collection of empty, empty templates, music to get used to”.
Rock-Fanatics.de writes: "A mixture of rock and pop, songs that range from ballads to mid-tempo and catchy melodies." Catchy tunes are guaranteed, and the recognition value is given not least by Samu Haber's soft and distinctive voice. The only thing out of the series is I Can Break Your Heart . The song already has clear country influences through its banjo intro.
Individual evidence
- ↑ jpc.de , accessed on June 10, 2014
- ^ Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame , accessed November 24, 2013
- ↑ sunriseave.com ( Memento of the original from November 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 24, 2013
- ↑ seasonzero.de ( Memento of the original from December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) 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. , accessed November 28, 2013
- ↑ olafheine.com , accessed November 28, 2013
- ↑ sunriseave.com ( Memento of the original from November 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 28, 2013
- ↑ sunriseave.com ( Memento of the original from December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 24, 2013
- ↑ concert.arte.tv , accessed on November 24, 2013
- ↑ ampya.com ( Memento of the original from December 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 20, 2013
- ↑ laut.de , accessed on November 20, 2013
- ↑ plattentests.de , accessed on November 20, 2013
- ↑ rock-fanatics.de , accessed on November 28, 2013
