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Inferno:
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/
Crowdfunding: https://fundyou.io/project-details/4190ab37
Official Flat Earth Website: https://flatearth.band/

666WTLOnVinylFTW:
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?

Inferno:

--- Quote from: 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?

--- End quote ---
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/BcVinKdF1Yy/?taken-by=niclas.etelavuori
https://youtu.be/rKdgaWJ_RRY

DarkSecret666:
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

616:
such a dumb name for a band LOL

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