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April (Album released in the US!)

About Me

”ANTHEMS FOR THE REJECTED, DOMESTIC RELEASE AUG. 27th, 2008. USA AND CANADA, NOV. 4th, 2008.”
If passion has a sound, it has got to be the one of the Helsinki-based alternative metallers, April. The bands sophomore album “Anthems for the Rejected” is filled to the brim with haunting vocals, blistering guitar patterns and energetic beats. From the off-beat stratospheres of “Scream” to the epics of “The Skies Came Alive” and to the metal storm of “The War” and “The Rejected”, these brave Finns sure do know how to keep a metal album interesting: by sticking to their love of melody and focusing in writing songs as catchy as possible.
It’s been over a year since April released their debut album, “Tidelines”. The album, exceptionally mature for a debut, received rave reviews from the music press around the globe and escorted the band to perform on fine venues around their home country, Finland, and neighbouring Sweden. Towards the end of the year 2007 the band began writing new material.
In April, 2008, April hit Tonteknik Studio in Umeå, Sweden, with producers Pelle Henricsson and Eskil Lövström, best known for their work with Refused, Cult of Luna, Poison the Well, In Flames and Meshuggah. The result, “Anthems for the Rejected” is a well-rounded and versatile metal album, in one end of the scope rawer and angrier than its predecessor, emotive and heartrendingly honest in the other. A punch in the gut or radio rock – you decide.
The time to hear the sound of passion is now!
"The War” music video,
taken from the album ”Anthems for the Rejected”
© Spinefarm Records 2008.
Directed by Ivan Egorov.
"Time is up” music video,
taken from the album ”Tidelines”
© Spinefarm Records 2007.
Directed by Thomas Nyholm.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/1/2005
Band Website: www.aprilweb.net
Band Members: Hakim Hietikko
Lead vocals & guitars

Mikko Merilinna
Guitars & vocals

Janne Aulavuori
Guitars & vocals

Maarik Leppä
Bass

Tuomas Rauhala
Drums

Influences: All thoroughly emotional and sincere music inspires us!
Record Label: Spinefarm Records
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Kouvola Donington show postponed!

Today's concert in Kouvola has been canceled due to health issues in the band. New date for Kouvola will be announced on a later date. The band wants to send it apologies to all the people who were go...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:56:00 GMT

DOWNLOAD "THE WAR" FOR FREE!

This week you can download April's "The war" song for free at Nokia's music store! http://music.nokia.fi/IE/frameset.aspxGo check it out!
Posted by on Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:31:00 GMT

COUPLE OF INTERVIEWS + POPKOMM 2008, FOLKS!

COUPLE OF INTERVIEWS + POPKOMM 2008, FOLKS April is out in the Finnish media this week and next week! We will be appearing in YleX radio channel's evening show X Ryhmä on Tuesday, Aug. 26th at 7.10. P...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:02:00 GMT

April competition @ Imperiumi.net !

Follow this link: http://www.imperiumi.net/sitecompos_2.phpAnd answer one simple question and you can win the new April album "Anthems for the rejected" and a t-shirt!
Posted by on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:16:00 GMT

The only constant is change

Hi, this is MG spilling some saliva on behalf of the whole band. April has parted ways with Kimmo Enroth. We thank Kimmo for his work on our new record "Anthems for the Rejected" and wish him well on ...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:05:00 GMT

APRIL  BRAND NEW ALBUM TRACKS ON MYSPACE

Finnish alt.metallers April will release their second album "Anthems for the Rejected" thru Spinefarm Records on Aug. 27th, 2008. Tracklist: 1. The War2. Blades of Steel3. The Skies Came Alive4. Screa...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:25:00 GMT

New April website is now online!

Yeah! Check out our new website at: http://www.aprilweb.net !
Posted by on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:26:00 GMT

April mobileblog

April is now in the studio making a new album with producer Pelle Henricsson (Refused, In Flames, Poison the well). To see photos/videos from behind the scenes go to our mobileblog site Royal Artist C...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:20:00 GMT

NEW LINE-UP, NEW ALBUM!

..> Loads of news! I'm fuckin' exited about latest events in camp April! We have now a new energizing line-up: on guitar Mr. Janne Aulavuori, on bass Mr. Maarik Leppä and behi...
Posted by on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:35:00 GMT

LINE-UP CHANGES!

Hi everybody and a fine new year from April! As some of You already might know, there's been a major line-up change in April. Jaakko Pulkki, Mikko Huovila and J.Fatal have left the band and will ...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 04:49:00 GMT