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Title: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: Inferno on February 12, 2018, 10:57:09 PM
Former HIM members Mikko "Linde" Lindström (guitar) and Mika "Gas Lipstick" Karppinen (drums) have joined forces with ex-AMORPHIS bassist Niclas Etelävuori and POLANSKI singer Anttoni "Anthony" Pikkarainen in a new band called FLAT EARTH.

Based in Helsinki, Finland, FLAT EARTH is "anything but your run-of-the-mill 'supergroup," according to a press release. "The fearsome foursome is an ideal amalgamation of love for music, every bandmember's unique skillset and battle-tested charisma, completed with a dynamic of a band that has been playing together for aeons.

"The audible musical signposts point to the heydays of alternative rock, take a nonchalant bow to the forefathers of all things heavy with a pinch of wistful psychedelia," the press release continues. "Magnetically melodic, playful, exhilaratingly unconstrained and thoroughly permeated by vocalist Anthony's passionately melancholic overtones, FLAT EARTH delivers in the same parcel both the beauty and the beast.

"Gas and Niclas's robust-yet-subtle rhythmic dynamic work pave the perfect runway for Linde's guitar solos to freewheel and Anthony's maudlin-yet-contemplative singing that gives the band's sound a tint of mawkish desperation that sets them apart from any other band you've heard."

FLAT EARTH is recording its debut album at Finnvox in Helsinki with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa, who has previously worked with HIM, AMORPHIS, THE 69 EYES and APOCALYPTICA, among others. A label deal for the effort has not yet been secured.

FLAT EARTH is:

Mikko "Linde" Lindström (HIM) - Guitar
Mika "Gas Lipstick" Karppinen (HIM) - Drums
?Niclas Etelävuori (AMORPHIS) - Bass
?Anttoni "Anthony" Pikkarainen (POLANSKI) - Vocals

Source: http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/former-him-and-amorphis-members-join-forces-in-flat-earth/ (http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/former-him-and-amorphis-members-join-forces-in-flat-earth/)
Crowdfunding: https://fundyou.io/project-details/4190ab37 (https://fundyou.io/project-details/4190ab37)
Official Flat Earth Website: https://flatearth.band/ (https://flatearth.band/)
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: 666WTLOnVinylFTW on February 13, 2018, 01:35:41 AM
There's only one problem: where's the music? The description of the sound they're aiming for sounds good, but how am I supposed to know if I want to donate if I don't know if I'm going to like the music? Kind of a bold move to ask for crowd funding to finish an album they're already working on with no distribution set up without giving us song samples to judge first, no?
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: Inferno on February 13, 2018, 02:02:13 AM
There's only one problem: where's the music? The description of the sound they're aiming for sounds good, but how am I supposed to know if I want to donate if I don't know if I'm going to like the music? Kind of a bold move to ask for crowd funding to finish an album they're already working on with no distribution set up without giving us song samples to judge first, no?
I'd be inclined to agree with you if it wasn't for the fact that these guys aren't exactly nobodies... We know what they're capable of, but if you're really curious about the sound they're describing then watch the video on their crowdfunding page and there are also these short clips of Gas and Niclas:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Be7-rUogtrM/?taken-by=tonypanties (https://www.instagram.com/p/Be7-rUogtrM/?taken-by=tonypanties)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BcVinKdF1Yy/?taken-by=niclas.etelavuori (https://www.instagram.com/p/BcVinKdF1Yy/?taken-by=niclas.etelavuori)
https://youtu.be/rKdgaWJ_RRY (https://youtu.be/rKdgaWJ_RRY)
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: DarkSecret666 on February 14, 2018, 10:30:11 AM
About the recording sessions in Kimmo's Backstage Blog: http://backstageblogi.fi/eetterissa/members-of-him-and-amorphis-in-the-studio-a-sneak-peek-at-the-flat-earth-recording-sessions (http://backstageblogi.fi/eetterissa/members-of-him-and-amorphis-in-the-studio-a-sneak-peek-at-the-flat-earth-recording-sessions)
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: 616 on February 14, 2018, 03:50:10 PM
such a dumb name for a band LOL
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: 666WTLOnVinylFTW on February 15, 2018, 01:37:58 AM
There's only one problem: where's the music? The description of the sound they're aiming for sounds good, but how am I supposed to know if I want to donate if I don't know if I'm going to like the music? Kind of a bold move to ask for crowd funding to finish an album they're already working on with no distribution set up without giving us song samples to judge first, no?
I'd be inclined to agree with you if it wasn't for the fact that these guys aren't exactly nobodies... We know what they're capable of, but if you're really curious about the sound they're describing then watch the video on their crowdfunding page and there are also these short clips of Gas and Niclas:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Be7-rUogtrM/?taken-by=tonypanties (https://www.instagram.com/p/Be7-rUogtrM/?taken-by=tonypanties)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BcVinKdF1Yy/?taken-by=niclas.etelavuori (https://www.instagram.com/p/BcVinKdF1Yy/?taken-by=niclas.etelavuori)
https://youtu.be/rKdgaWJ_RRY (https://youtu.be/rKdgaWJ_RRY)

I watched those videos before I posted in the farewell tour thread about the band. I thought that short clip of Gas recording drums sounded cool, but it's not nearly enough for me to judge what the final product is going to sound like. I don't know anything about the other two guys. That's what I'm worried about the most. Going from Ville doing the songwriting to this Tony Panties guy presumably, I just need to hear some actual material first before I can support them. And I know both Gas and Linde have done their share of writing songs for their other projects besides HIM, but I haven't liked anything else Gas has ever done and only really the first Daniel Lioneye album with Linde, so I have my reservations about this band until I hear otherwise.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: Ziggy18 on February 15, 2018, 04:48:39 AM
GAS IS BACK!!!!
im definetly going to follow this one with Linde being such an amazig guitar player.   i havent responded in a while but the farwell in north carolina was my my favorite sthow of all the 10x.   It was a best of set for sure and i finally got to hear rebel yell after getting booted from the fillmore in silver spiring.   The only thing i missed from final Finland show was Stigmata and i should have held a sign for that or SWPH. 
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: SIRJARVIS01 on February 15, 2018, 03:52:36 PM
that name is cringe worthy though, I really hope none of the band members are actually "flat earthers" LOL!
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: 616 on February 16, 2018, 01:02:52 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti_2YJrcTEU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti_2YJrcTEU)

Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: Len777 on February 16, 2018, 06:04:51 PM
Pre-ordered last night, can’t fucking wait!
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: Len777 on February 16, 2018, 06:41:08 PM
There's only one problem: where's the music? The description of the sound they're aiming for sounds good, but how am I supposed to know if I want to donate if I don't know if I'm going to like the music? Kind of a bold move to ask for crowd funding to finish an album they're already working on with no distribution set up without giving us song samples to judge first, no?



Good enough for me!
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: 666WTLOnVinylFTW on February 16, 2018, 10:29:54 PM
I didn't realize until just now how insanely limited all of the crowd funding options are. It must be a mistake? The only option left is just the album itself - which is fine - but once that one is gone as well, the goal still won't be reached by a long shot. Once the incentives are gone, who's going to donate all that much? Those who do will still have to purchase the album wherever it's sold whenever it comes out, if it ever does, even if they donate that specific amount or more? I know you can more than likely donate whatever amount you want without choosing to receive anything in return, but most people, like myself, are going to want to get something for their donation and not have to purchase anything separately afterwards. They should at least add an unlimited digital download option for $15 or something like that if they're going to keep the amount of physical items so curiously low. I'm still trying to decide whether or not I want to donate. By the time that happens everything might be sold out in which case I'll just say screw it if I still have to buy the music later. Why would someone want to pay twice as much as the other guy for the album just because they were slow to decide or find out about it? 100 copies just isn't enough.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: Inferno on February 16, 2018, 11:09:51 PM
There's only one problem: where's the music? The description of the sound they're aiming for sounds good, but how am I supposed to know if I want to donate if I don't know if I'm going to like the music? Kind of a bold move to ask for crowd funding to finish an album they're already working on with no distribution set up without giving us song samples to judge first, no?



Good enough for me!
That was awesome!
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: 666WTLOnVinylFTW on February 17, 2018, 09:00:50 AM
You guys are easy to please lol.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: 616 on February 17, 2018, 04:09:44 PM
You guys are easy to please lol.
me personally, i dislike the band's name, from the videos on the instagram and youtube i disliked everyting(music), but everyone can have a different taste + the general hype after the HIM's split up,... it makes sense
this did not start well for me and as i know myself i think i will not like this band as i dislike Gas' Hallatar
i am very conservative when it comes to music and i dont automatically like everything that has anything to do with former HIM members
i only liked Daniel Lioneye's Vol 2 and Vol 3 albums, King of Rock and Roll is shit for me, the same with other stuff that done former members ..... but i admit that i loved when Ville hosted on Musta Paraati tribute gig in Tavastia, it was his best side shit so far. I hope he will come up with something i will like. I hope he wont become the second John Frusciante... from genius to experimental electronic music...
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: SIRJARVIS01 on February 17, 2018, 10:19:28 PM
You guys are easy to please lol.
me personally, i dislike the band's name, from the videos on the instagram and youtube i disliked everyting(music), but everyone can have a different taste + the general hype after the HIM's split up,... it makes sense
this did not start well for me and as i know myself i think i will not like this band as i dislike Gas' Hallatar
i am very conservative when it comes to music and i dont automatically like everything that has anything to do with former HIM members
i only liked Daniel Lioneye's Vol 2 and Vol 3 albums, King of Rock and Roll is shit for me, the same with other stuff that done former members ..... but i admit that i loved when Ville hosted on Musta Paraati tribute gig in Tavastia, it was his best side shit so far. I hope he will come up with something i will like. I hope he wont become the second John Frusciante... from genius to experimental electronic music...






I appreciate the honesty in your statement. there are MANY fans out there that just jump on the hype train and automatically get offended if someone disagrees with their opinion. Ive gotten kicked out of a group for simply disagreeing. Just like I can't say I'm excited for Ville's solo project, but I cant say I won't check it out...
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: 616 on February 18, 2018, 02:25:46 AM
seriously guys, what can beat this?  :'( 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df1i0BeKalQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df1i0BeKalQ)

wtf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti_2YJrcTEU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti_2YJrcTEU)  - it sounds exactly as my warm up... it is so...random, omg

is it just me, or anyone else hopes that none of their projects and upcoming stuff will work well so they will re-group and HIM will continue ?
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: SIRJARVIS01 on February 18, 2018, 01:58:44 PM
seriously guys, what can beat this?  :'( 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df1i0BeKalQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df1i0BeKalQ)

wtf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti_2YJrcTEU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti_2YJrcTEU)  - it sounds exactly as my warm up... it is so...random, omg

is it just me, or anyone else hopes that none of their projects and upcoming stuff will work well so they will re-group and HIM will continue ?



i agree with you 100 percent, man!
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: Inferno on February 18, 2018, 03:19:53 PM
seriously guys, what can beat this?  :'( 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df1i0BeKalQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df1i0BeKalQ)

wtf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti_2YJrcTEU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti_2YJrcTEU)  - it sounds exactly as my warm up... it is so...random, omg

is it just me, or anyone else hopes that none of their projects and upcoming stuff will work well so they will re-group and HIM will continue ?
I doubt that. I get the notion that it was mainly Ville who wanted to breakup the band. That's just how it looks to me.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: AcousticFuneral on February 18, 2018, 04:01:47 PM
I’m sure it was Ville who caused the whole thing, at the end of the day it was Ville’s band. As harsh as it sounds and don’t get me wrong they are all accomplished musicians in their own right especially Burton and Linde, they needed him more than he needed them.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: SIRJARVIS01 on February 18, 2018, 04:49:25 PM
i also feel like it was mostly ville's call.....I mean it sounds fishy they'd attempt a remaster, tour, lose a band member and gain a new one only to leave a few months later? I feel like there was a bit of creative differences. I feel like Ville is mostly responsible for how the tour was run. The choice to not record anything, release a little something as a goodbye I feel was all Ville. Same robotic setlist, autopilot preformances, Ville looking annoyed, fans feeling "taken for granted" Prehaps they will reunite when they see how different it is without each other. I agree with the others needing Ville more than he needs them.....I guess the final verdict will be when the remaining HIM Fans finally see what Ville's project will sound like. I imagine poor feedback will make him think twice...not that I WANT him to fail, I would just rather see those five guys succeeding together than to watch them pinch for pennies with their music idividually
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: 666WTLOnVinylFTW on February 19, 2018, 10:56:43 AM
As harsh as it sounds and don’t get me wrong they are all accomplished musicians in their own right especially Burton and Linde, they needed him more than he needed them.

Exactly. If Ville does a solo album in the HIM style, it's not going to suck just because the other guys weren't involved. If it sucks it's going to be because he's exhausted all of his ideas in that area and the songs are mediocre, just as they would've been if the band never broke up and it was a true HIM album instead. I'm not saying that everything would sound absolutely identical, especially to people like us because we have everyone's particular playing style engrained into our memory, but Ville was HIM. He can get other musicians to perform the music he writes and it will still sound like we expect it to provided the songs are any good to begin with.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: AcousticFuneral on February 19, 2018, 04:09:23 PM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wnLNGOvv72s

1:18-1:42 Ville essentially confirming what we’re saying, remember watching this back in 2010 and thinking that’s brutally honest.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: Daedalus on February 20, 2018, 11:29:48 AM
I think it's going to end up shaking out like this. Imagine a chef at a restaurant who comes up with all the dishes and recipes. He fires his entire cooking staff, and then hires all new ones. Will the recipes changes? No. They might be cooked slightly differently, but ultimately it's still the same dishes. If Ville goes the full band route again, that's what it will be. HIM without HIM.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: 666WTLOnVinylFTW on February 20, 2018, 09:53:30 PM
A lot of hate on Gas' Facebook after he officially announced the band on his page. Everything ranging from the name, to the fact that they're asking for crowd funding, to of course the fact that there's no Ville. Things are going swimmingly.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: Len777 on February 21, 2018, 02:37:10 PM
I honestly think that Ville and Gas had a falling out, when gas quit the band but they wanted to keep that private. I think Gas got tired of Ville calling all of the creative shots and doing all of the songwriting himself, so he became bored. Notice Gas was only missing former member on New Years Eve?
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: SIRJARVIS01 on February 21, 2018, 05:28:04 PM
I honestly think that Ville and Gas had a falling out, when gas quit the band but they wanted to keep that private. I think Gas got tired of Ville calling all of the creative shots and doing all of the songwriting himself, so he became bored. Notice Gas was only missing former member on New Years Eve?


I think you're right on the money there. But, I also think there's a chance the rest of the boys got tired as well. I mean people say Ville makes up HIM for the most part they are right, but I also think the rest of them do as well. In my opinion the second most important is Linde.

But, I believe they also got tired of the songwriting style. I love HIM and listen to them at least once a day, but Ville hasn't changed his songwriting much so, one has to wonder at 41 years old, shouldn't you try a different approach to music?
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: 666WTLOnVinylFTW on February 21, 2018, 10:08:59 PM
I honestly think that Ville and Gas had a falling out, when gas quit the band but they wanted to keep that private. I think Gas got tired of Ville calling all of the creative shots and doing all of the songwriting himself, so he became bored. Notice Gas was only missing former member on New Years Eve?

If there's any rift at all between the two, I think it could've been caused due to him leaving instead of something happening between them making him decide to leave. Maybe Ville just couldn't wrap his head around someone wanting to end that situation and start a new one with someone else. He may have also felt slighted by sticking by Gas throughout his injury and putting a halt to the band only for him to soon grow tired of HIM and then have to go through the effort to replace him after the whole ordeal. It's possible he grew paranoid of the rest of the band because of Gas and decided to just end HIM instead of potentially watching his band members leave him one by one and ruin his pride while also probably hurting his feelings since these guys were longtime friends. So you end the band on a “good” note and then hire a bunch of randoms to take their spots for a solo album so that it's essentially the same thing without any of the emotional attachment involved.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: Daedalus on February 21, 2018, 10:20:00 PM
I wouldn't be terribly surprised if Ville names his "solo" act one of the following:
HER
Heartagram
ME
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: avr on February 22, 2018, 04:33:47 AM
I'm not a fan of the name Flat Earth but I do look forward to hear the album. I hope it's more rock than metal. I've just gone completely off metal  :D  I'm not going to lie, I'm more looking forward to hear Ville's solo album and what he's cooking up. I think we could discuss until the cows come home regarding the HIM split up. As long as the guys are happy now and getting creative then everyone is happy. HIM to me will always be the greatest band ever but they're over now. Maybe one day they will re-join but I'm not sure if I want them too?! The glory days to me are over now. It would break my heart again to see them on stage not enjoying it. There's only so many times you can play Join Me..
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: Alex on February 22, 2018, 07:10:05 AM
I wouldn't be terribly surprised if Ville names his "solo" act one of the following:
HER
Heartagram
ME

or FLAT HEART  ;D and let the battle begin!
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: 666WTLOnVinylFTW on February 22, 2018, 07:54:24 AM
Ville Valo And The Heartkillers.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: DarkSecret666 on February 22, 2018, 08:21:55 AM
Ville Valo And The Heartkillers.
Haha, good one.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: 616 on February 22, 2018, 02:35:05 PM
Mige will probably end up as an art teacher
Burton will have his own tv show with cooking
Kosmo joined some band last year
Ville will experiment with electronic music

Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: Jay on February 23, 2018, 09:22:47 AM
I?m a little annoyed with their constant IG posts lol. I?ll give them a shot though.

I?ve never listened to any of Gas? side projects or Amorphis, and barely any Daniel Lioneye after the first album.

As for Ville, an 80’s style synth-pop EP in the style of Too Happy to Be Alive might be fun. I know Priest is kind of doing that, but I think Ville could do it better.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: Len777 on February 26, 2018, 04:10:48 AM
I?m a little annoyed with their constant IG posts lol. I?ll give them a shot though.

I?ve never listened to any of Gas? side projects or Amorphis, and barely any Daniel Lioneye after the first album.

As for Ville, an 80’s style synth-pop EP in the style of Too Happy to Be Alive might be fun. I know Priest is kind of doing that, but I think Ville could do it better.

I like how accessible they are, at least they are communicating with their fans. As opposed to being left in the dark for years. I think this band is going to be awesome, I hope they have as much success as HIM did.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: Jay on March 01, 2018, 06:27:21 AM
I?m a little annoyed with their constant IG posts lol. I?ll give them a shot though.

I?ve never listened to any of Gas? side projects or Amorphis, and barely any Daniel Lioneye after the first album.

As for Ville, an 80’s style synth-pop EP in the style of Too Happy to Be Alive might be fun. I know Priest is kind of doing that, but I think Ville could do it better.

I like how accessible they are, at least they are communicating with their fans. As opposed to being left in the dark for years. I think this band is going to be awesome, I hope they have as much success as HIM did.

This is true. You win this round.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: Inferno on March 01, 2018, 02:27:26 PM
I?m a little annoyed with their constant IG posts lol. I?ll give them a shot though.

I?ve never listened to any of Gas? side projects or Amorphis, and barely any Daniel Lioneye after the first album.

As for Ville, an 80’s style synth-pop EP in the style of Too Happy to Be Alive might be fun. I know Priest is kind of doing that, but I think Ville could do it better.

@Jay Is this the Priest you mentioned? Thanks for this! This guy is pretty awesome once you get passed the silliness of his mask lol. I've been having their first album on repeat ever since I saw you mention them. I can't believe that they're pretty much nobodies on Youtube... videos have been posted for months and most of them have barely broken 100k views.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: Inferno on March 25, 2018, 04:27:20 PM
Here's some more snippets that they've posted.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BgmC3phAQpD/?taken-by=tonypanties (https://www.instagram.com/p/BgmC3phAQpD/?taken-by=tonypanties)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BgA8lA-Fmai/?taken-by=niclas.etelavuori (https://www.instagram.com/p/BgA8lA-Fmai/?taken-by=niclas.etelavuori)
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: Len777 on March 26, 2018, 08:58:34 PM
Toni has replied to me every time I have commented on one of their posts, or his. I can’t wait for this album especially after hearing the little snippets here and there.
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Post by: Kir on April 09, 2018, 04:32:45 PM
Flat Earth - Blame (teaser) (https://vimeo.com/263778504)
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: avr on April 17, 2018, 03:11:58 PM
What’s everyone’s thoughts?
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: Len777 on April 17, 2018, 04:12:30 PM
I think everyone will be pleasantly surprised.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: DarkSecret666 on April 20, 2018, 11:06:49 AM
"Blame" will be premiered tomorrow on Finland's Radio Rock. Gas will be a guest on Jussi 69's show again. I can rip the song.
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Post by: 666WTLOnVinylFTW on April 20, 2018, 11:49:14 AM
That would be great if you can. I thought the clip of the song was solid. I could hear the 90s alternative/grunge sound they're aiming for. It would be cool if they can pull it off without sounding overdone or forced. Super underrated time frame for rock music outside of the big grunge bands in my opinion.
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Post by: Daedalus on April 20, 2018, 04:00:40 PM
I was pleasantly surprised. Could definitely hear Gas and Linde's contributions.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: DarkSecret666 on April 21, 2018, 07:22:23 AM
"Blame" will be premiered tomorrow on Finland's Radio Rock. Gas will be a guest on Jussi 69's show again. I can rip the song.
Sorry, my bad. Gas was in the show, but the song will be premiered on the 27th...
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: 666WTLOnVinylFTW on April 21, 2018, 07:45:05 AM
"Blame" will be premiered tomorrow on Finland's Radio Rock. Gas will be a guest on Jussi 69's show again. I can rip the song.
Sorry, my bad. Gas was in the show, but the song will be premiered on the 27th...

You're fired.

So I just saw that Burton is in a new group now and has music coming out soon. On one hand, I'm glad everyone (except for best buds Ville and Mige as far as we know) is continuing right along making music, but on the other I feel bad for them like they didn't make enough or save enough with HIM that they can't afford to take a longer break to smell the roses a little bit or even switch careers to something else they've always wanted to do that isn't as lucrative as the music business. Then again, they're older guys and it's what they know how to do if not all. I also feel bad that they have to use the name HIM to label themselves and drum up interest because they've lived so long in Ville's shadow that no one knows who they are, and that despite that fact it's probably not going to make much of a difference in helping them along. I just don't want to see any of them struggling to make ends meet, but I'm honestly not sure if they can make it on their own for very long without Ville no matter how good any of the music is.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: DarkSecret666 on April 28, 2018, 04:53:07 AM
Flat Earth - Blame: https://we.tl/v86vmNxPHB
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: Alex on April 28, 2018, 07:33:16 AM
thanks! I was recording the stream from the morning but they have played the song only once - yesterday at 15:00.

i like the song...
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: DarkSecret666 on April 28, 2018, 09:53:13 AM
I like it too. I like how Linde sounds like Linde, Gas sounds like Gas :D
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Post by: Alex on April 28, 2018, 01:28:16 PM
Yeah! But lets hope its not the best song in the album :D
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: 616 on April 28, 2018, 03:31:08 PM
I dislike this singer's voice ,.... :-(

Is Daniel Lioneye dead as HIM ? Linde should mainly focus on DL .......in my opinion
Is there any word on any date when that Flat Earth album will be released? 

Still waiting for any word about Ville...well, his music
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: DarkSecret666 on April 29, 2018, 07:56:33 AM
I dislike this singer's voice ,.... :-(

Is Daniel Lioneye dead as HIM ? Linde should mainly focus on DL .......in my opinion
Is there any word on any date when that Flat Earth album will be released? 

Still waiting for any word about Ville...well, his music
Yeah I know what you mean. I'm starting to get used to his voice tho. The one thing I like about the vocals is that there is no pitch correction plugins used (at least to my ear). It sounds more natural than the crap nowadays.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: 666WTLOnVinylFTW on April 29, 2018, 08:56:52 AM
So far I'm not really minding the vocals all that much or at all really. Overall I have to say that the song was actually pretty decent. When it first got going I was like uh oh it's sounding almost like To/Die/For and those other types of bands with the keyboards and the melancholy lyrics and vibe (HIM basically, but the bootleg versions) but once it fully kicked in it mostly went away from that and got better. They've got me interested in hearing more for sure. I'm in desperate need of some actual new music to listen to. I'd like to feel like I'm sort of with the times and not always oblivious to everything like I've been living under a rock for thirty years.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: 616 on April 29, 2018, 04:08:03 PM
I'm in desperate need of some actual new music to listen to. I'd like to feel like I'm sort of with the times and not always oblivious to everything like I've been living under a rock for thirty years.
try Musta Paraati
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: DarkSecret666 on April 30, 2018, 06:35:28 AM
"Blame" is digitally out now.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: Inferno on April 30, 2018, 11:36:27 AM
I dislike this singer's voice ,.... :-(

Is Daniel Lioneye dead as HIM ? Linde should mainly focus on DL .......in my opinion
Is there any word on any date when that Flat Earth album will be released? 

Still waiting for any word about Ville...well, his music

I think the voice is fine, it just needs some more melody/backing vocals to go with it. It's rather plain in 'Blame' until you get into the chorus.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: Len777 on April 30, 2018, 12:14:04 PM
Lyrics.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: 666WTLOnVinylFTW on May 01, 2018, 08:44:50 AM
I'm in desperate need of some actual new music to listen to. I'd like to feel like I'm sort of with the times and not always oblivious to everything like I've been living under a rock for thirty years.
try Musta Paraati

If only they sang in English they sound like a band that would be right up my alley.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: avr on May 02, 2018, 02:05:02 PM
Go vote for Flat Earth at this years Kerrang awards - www.kerrang.com/vote (http://www.kerrang.com/vote)

Best Song - Blame

Best Int. Breakthrough Act - Flat Earth

Thanks :D
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: 616 on May 03, 2018, 03:50:13 AM
I'm in desperate need of some actual new music to listen to. I'd like to feel like I'm sort of with the times and not always oblivious to everything like I've been living under a rock for thirty years.
try Musta Paraati

If only they sang in English they sound like a band that would be right up my alley.
it needs few listening and your ears will get used to the Finnish lyrics, i actually dig them more and more, fucking amazing band
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: 666WTLOnVinylFTW on May 10, 2018, 09:50:47 AM
If anyone here has an extra $600 lying around plus travel and accommodation expenses if you don't already live in Helsinki, you can spend an “unforgettable day” with the band as one of their new perks. I bet Gas knows of some really great off the grid places to eat over there, but that'll probably cost another $600 to share a meal with him. That boy can eat and he doesn't go to Burger King anymore. I've seen the Instagram posts and there weren't any pictures of Whoppers on there. It's fine dining only now, my friends. At least he's spending his money wisely. I would have no idea what to say or do. “Hi, Tony Panties - if that even is your real name. It's nice to meet you, I guess. Hi bass player dude from that one band I forgot the name of. Pleasure. Hi Gas and Linde. Listen, this Fiat Earth stuff is fine and all, but can you play some HIM songs for me instead during your rehearsal? Do you have any HIM demos I can listen to? I want to hear some Witches And Other Night Fears, damn it. No? Let's go to Ville's house and bother him then or at least prank call him. You don't know his address and you don't have his phone number either? He blocked you guys on Facebook? Damn, that sucks. Well ok then. See ya guys later.”

Unforgettable.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: DarkSecret666 on May 10, 2018, 01:32:42 PM
You just made me realize why he is called Tony Panties in the band :P His real name is Anttoni Pikkarainen. In Finnish, "pikkarit" means panties. So Tony Panties... lol
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: Alex on May 17, 2018, 04:00:14 PM
The guys are free to do whatever they want...if they want more money... its ok... make another band and earn them....

I think no matter what the people are usually disappointed from the band. Screamworks was shit, tears on tape was poor, the guys doesnt give their best on the concerts, the setlist was always shit, Villes voice was shit, Gas is a traitor, the concerts are too short, why there are 4 instrumental songs on Tot , why there is no more songs in Venus Doom, why the VD remixes are shit, the last albums are all the same,  why there is no LMArchive Vol2, why there is no second live dvd..... and so on... 
And one day the guys just decided to split for good or bad... Am I the only one who thinks that after all, thats gonna be the beginning of something really new and different? Lets say if you guys want a new masterpiece from Ville after all these years I think this is the way!
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: Thanatos on May 18, 2018, 06:13:50 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7eoTyPKyt8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7eoTyPKyt8)
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: 666WTLOnVinylFTW on May 18, 2018, 08:45:32 AM
The more I listen to the song the more I like it. I'm adding the album to my list of upcoming releases that I'm looking forward to. The list now stands at two. :P
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: 616 on May 20, 2018, 06:16:12 AM
Here you go - https://we.tl/o8YkXOyhtk
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: Inferno on May 20, 2018, 04:21:43 PM
The guys are free to do whatever they want...if they want more money... its ok... make another band and earn them....

I think no matter what the people are usually disappointed from the band. Screamworks was shit, tears on tape was poor, the guys doesnt give their best on the concerts, the setlist was always shit, Villes voice was shit, Gas is a traitor, the concerts are too short, why there are 4 instrumental songs on Tot , why there is no more songs in Venus Doom, why the VD remixes are shit, the last albums are all the same,  why there is no LMArchive Vol2, why there is no second live dvd..... and so on... 
And one day the guys just decided to split for good or bad... Am I the only one who thinks that after all, thats gonna be the beginning of something really new and different? Lets say if you guys want a new masterpiece from Ville after all these years I think this is the way!

The only things I disagree with you on is Screamworks being shit and Gas being a traitor. What good would it have done for Gas to stick around? They did absolutely nothing after he left... I'm guessing that he knew it was bound to happen and instead of just sitting on his hands like everyone else, he left. As for Screamworks, I hold it higher than albums such as Dark Light, Venus Doom, and Tears on Tape... Not to say those albums didn't have great music, that's just how I feel about them as a whole. Screamworks is easily one of the best produced albums in my opinion... Up there with Love Metal and DSBH.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: Alex on May 20, 2018, 05:32:48 PM
These are not my impressions :) this is what the people talked on that time or as far as i understood  ;D
screamworks is the album i listened the most...since dark light...but in the same time is not my favorite...
About Gas... as i said - the guys are free to do whatever they want...including him :)

All the boys are involve with something except Ville and Mige... hopefully they work together and will surprise us soon
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Post by: 666WTLOnVinylFTW on May 21, 2018, 08:22:38 AM
Rumor has it that Mige is working with Burton on a full-length Tera Terra And The Plasma Mullets album. A friend of mine spotted them leaving a Comfort Inn in Levittown, PA and ran up to them to say hi. Allegedly, they told him that they were here in the US for a few weeks staying in crappy hotels to get inspiration for the new music. They will then fly back to Helsinki and start recording in the studio. The album is supposed to come out by the end of the year.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: 616 on July 13, 2018, 04:05:52 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYz5SQ1YXOs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYz5SQ1YXOs)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG14qiCddhs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG14qiCddhs)
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: avr on July 22, 2018, 05:06:22 PM
The band will pay the rest.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: 616 on September 21, 2018, 04:46:05 AM
New song Cyanide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAyvL_-MZMQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAyvL_-MZMQ)
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: 666WTLOnVinylFTW on November 09, 2018, 03:34:12 PM
Anyone listened to the album yet? I've got it downloaded and I'll probably check it out tomorrow. Read a review the other day that wasn't very flattering, to say the least. I think it was given like a 1/10 or something terrible like that. Maybe not quite that bad, but it was bad. The reviewer was spot on with his comment that the marketing of the band pretty much hinges on being a group with two of the guys from HIM and that's the only selling point, which makes sense to bring up obviously but you'd rather see the guys at least try to stand on their own and make it about themselves now with the new band rather than rely on something that two of the members did in their past to carry them through the future; but he did say that there's at least a sound that the band is going for even if they fall short or sway from it from time to time, so there's potential there if they can really hone in on it.

I want the album to be successful, but I'm also realistic. It probably won't be long until everyone besides Ville (and maybe Burton since no one ever pays attention to the things he's doing and he seems to be going along just fine like that) is out of music and back to having normal lives. It's sad to have witnessed them reach the top of the mountain with HIM and now their fall from grace without Ville because they're all great musicians that deserve recognition and never got nearly enough of it throughout the years when everything was all about Ville. I don't know if having more a spotlight on them throughout their time with HIM would've really helped them all that much right now, but I can't help but wonder. I just know that in terms of sales and fan interest, Flat Earth and everything else that they're all going to do is going to be a failure from the beginning when it shouldn't be like that. If the music sucks, then it sucks, but they're all doomed from the start and I don't think that's fair.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: 616 on November 10, 2018, 11:16:37 AM
me personally, no i didnt buy the album and honestly i dont plan to. i disliked all songs they posted on youtube before the release and i dont think that i will like the rest so for me this is not interesting at all. i wont listen to it. No matter who plays in the band, if i dislike it i just dont listen to it.
if it will be entire on youtube i will give it a try but i wont buy it, to me this is a joke band. It starts with a silly name and continues with the bad singer for this type of music. I mean he sings his own way, and i dont mean that he is a bad singer, but bad as a choice for the type of music they are trying to make. He doesnt fit.
I personally believe that if it wasnt a band based on huge names in Finland - Linde, Gas this band would had no fans. 99% of their fan base are HIM fans and that 1% is maybe their family members or girlfriends
For me this band just doesnt work and i dont see a point of supporting them if i dislike the music. To me members of HIM doesnt mean much when they are not playing in HIM. Its the same as with Juska, he is a great great guy, but i never liked his band after HIM so i didnt listen. As much as i adore Ville if his further project will suck i wont listen to it and i wont follow it, wont support it. Simple mathematics on that. I loved Daniel Lioney vol 2 and vol 3. The first DL album has some good songs too but they are not something i would dig like Vol 2 or Vol 3. And when Linde announced that Vol 2 will be more like to black metal i was hypead yeah. I love black metal. I gave it a try, loved 90% of the album so it worked for me. Vol 3 is even better than Vol 2. To me that is important. Linde unfortunately didnt see it. He rather changed Daniel Lioneye for a new undiscovered territory - new band. I dont see the point why he joined the band and why he didnt continue with Daniel Lioneye. He will try and i think that Flat Earth wont be succesful and after some time the band will fade from the music scene. Maybe the reason why DL isnt function is that maybe Mige wanted a pause from the music business. And maybe Burton wanted to try something completely different as i saw him in some band that i disliked what i have heard so i dont listen, follow and support. And maybe Linde didnt wanna do DL without Mige and Burton. My bet when HIM ended was that Mige will A. continue with Ville or B. will be a painter or something crazy like that.
Its no secret that Mige was my favorite HIM member and i miss this guy dearly. I am giving all my hopes into Ville right now. Either he will form a new band which i will like or he will go completely solo and i hopefully i will like it (for now i loved almost everything he has done, Olet mun is awesome track, hopefully he will not abandon that kind of music, it suits him perfectly) or he will do what he should do - regroup HIM and continue with HIM as it should have been in the first place. Of course with the same personel - Linde, Mige, Burton and Kosmo.
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Post by: 666WTLOnVinylFTW on November 10, 2018, 04:00:29 PM
I'm the complete opposite with Daniel Lioneye. I loved the first album, but the second and third only have a few songs between the two that I enjoyed.

I look at DL in the same light as Flat Earth in the sense that it's just something for Linde and everyone else involved to do and have fun with, basically. What I mean by that is that they're both just one-and-done projects and aren't meant to be something sustainable where they all stick together for years to tour and record albums. With DL, that was the intention to begin with. It was never a true band. There was never even supposed to be a Vol. 2 or 3. Maybe if fan interest was greater then it'd be a different story, but not enough people were interested in DL to feasibly keep that band going where they could make money with it and the same thing is going to happen with Flat Earth.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: DarkSecret666 on November 11, 2018, 04:53:00 AM
I like Vol. II & III more. The King Of Rock N' Roll is more like a fun thing for me, there are some catchy songs though. The bad thing is, that the album is mastered so fricking LOUD. Louder than the others. It really hurts my ears. The dynamic range meter shows 1 and 2... "I'm gonna make your ears bleed" indeed.
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Post by: 616 on November 12, 2018, 01:43:53 PM
yeah exactly, DL was at first a fun thing The King of RNR was sor of fun. It seemed like one effort only - something like Box Car Racer
but it turned out to more than a fun thing. Vol 2 and VoL 3 were much more serious and what is most important to me is that Linde absolutely proved with all three albums that he is absolutely amazing songwriter.
For some reason i consider Vol 3 better than half of the HIM albums and Vol 2 almost the same good. Actually i dig Vol 3 and Vol 2 songs more than i digged HIM since 2005. I am not saying that Linde is better songwriter than Ville, but in my opinion he is not less good than Ville. The problem is that Ville is HIM and Linde is Daniel Lioneye. Two absolutely different projects.

My dream would be one more HIM album, maybe in few years when Ville will miss it, but this album would not be only Ville writing music and lyrics. No. The full blown album where every member participated in songwriting and every member has his own contrubutions on album. Imagine this HARD sounding HIM album with crazy bass experiments and weird keyboard sounds, double pedal. Songs like Mathematics of the storm from Vol 3 or Dancing with the dead with Ville on vocals. Backing vocals - Linde + Mige
Or maybe some parts when there is only Linde on vocals, some with only Mige. But all HIM.
It worked with The Beatles. I would really took this kind of HIM album.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: HelouHill on November 26, 2018, 08:52:06 AM
Grunge has never been a "thing" for me and this band has some elements from the genre...still I love it! First single "Blame" didn´t had big effect on me but second single "Cyanide" nailed it! Also the song "Noble Swine" is really great and HEAVY! After listening the album few times and after few gigs it sounds better and better every time.
Title: Re: Former HIM And AMORPHIS Members Join Forces In FLAT EARTH
Post by: HelouHill on February 11, 2019, 01:42:12 AM
Flat Earth just released new gig @ Tavastia

http://www.tavastiaklubi.fi/en_GB/tavastia/event/2019-05-04-flat-earth (http://www.tavastiaklubi.fi/en_GB/tavastia/event/2019-05-04-flat-earth)