Photo Credit: Julius Konttinen
2023 saw THE 69 EYES dominating the rock scene. Not only did they play unforgettable gigs in Europe, the UK, the US and South America, including several festival appearances (Sick New World, M’era Luna, Hell & Heaven etc.) but they also released their 13th studio album »Death Of Darkness,« on April 21 via Atomic Fire Records, which galvanised both fans and critics all around the world. Thanks to their latest masterpiece, they have just been nominated for Finland’s Emma Gaala (Finnish Grammy Award equivalent) in the “Best Rock” category. Emma Gaala will be held on February 17, 2024 at Metro Areena in Espoo. Fans can now vote HERE; for a complete list of this year’s nominees, visit emmagaala.fi.
But the Helsinki Vampires are not about to rest in their coffins. In fact, the band today announce their return to the United States in spring 2024. With support coming from THE BITES and BUDDERSIDE, the trek will lead the Finns to 16 clubs. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, December 15, 2023 @ 10AM EST!
»Death Of Darkness USA Tour 2024«
w/ THE BITES, BUDDERSIDE
Presented by The Oracle Management & TKO Booking
26.03.2024 US Albany, NY – Empire Live [TICKETS]
27.03.2024 US Buffalo, NY – Rec Room [TICKETS]
28.03.2024 US Cleveland, OH – The Winchester Music Tavern [TICKETS]
29.03.2024 US Flint, MI – The Machine Shop Concert Lounge [TICKETS]
30.03.2024 US Chicago, IL – Reggies [TICKETS]
31.03.2024 US Nashville, TN – The Basement East [TICKETS]
02.04.2024 US Greenville, SC – The Radio Room [TICKETS]
03.04.2024 US Knoxville, TN – Open Chord Stage [TICKETS]
04.04.2024 US Columbus, OH – The Kings Of Clubs [TICKETS]
06.04.2024 US Pittsburgh, PA – Crafthouse Stage & Grill [TICKETS]
07.04.2024 US Mechanicsburg, PA – Lovedraft’s Brewing Co. [TICKETS]
08.04.2024 US Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall [TICKETS]
10.04.2024 US Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts [TICKETS]
11.04.2024 US Leesburg, VA – Tally Ho Theater [TICKETS]
12.04.2024 US New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre [TICKETS]
13.04.2024 US Clifton, NJ – Dingbatz [TICKETS]
Widely known as the Helsinki Vampires, the quintet gained several platinum albums with »Blessed Be« and »Paris Kills« and not only reached #1 of the single and album charts in their home country of Finland, but also plunged the world into a sinful cosmos of love, death and melancholy, while outliving any other band emerging from the goth hype of the early 2000s. By developing their sound further into sleaze rock on »Devils« (2004) and »Angels« (2007) and not shying away from pitch black Elvis allusions in singer Jyrki 69‘s dark voice and unique onstage dance moves, the band have established a worldwide following. Over the course of over three decades, the band have toured relentlessly throughout Europe, America, Asia and Australia and released 12 full-length studio albums.
Sprawling across ten lavishly dark, effortlessly cool songs, their 13th record, »Death Of Darkness« is one of their most flawless, most consistent – bearing a title that’s of course both stylish and symbolic. Just like their music. 2023 is a far cry from the early days of the new millennium when gothic rock bands emerged from every graveyard and Finnish vampires stormed the charts around the world. However, the spirit of a world-class record like »Death Of Darkness,« the sheer passion and the enticing mystery, the suspense, and the smirk, are still very much alive.
THE 69 EYES are:
Jyrki 69 | lead vocals
Bazie | lead guitars, backing vocals
Timo-Timo | guitars
Archzie | bass, backing vocals
Jussi 69 | drums
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