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Subject: Poets of The Fall Sun 2 Mar 2008 - 16:52
Poets of the Fall (PotF) are an independent rock band from Helsinki Finland that was founded by Marko Saaresto and Olli Tukiainen in 2003. The members are
Marko "Mark" Saaresto, (lead vocals/guitar) Olli Tukiainen (guitar) Markus "Captain" Kaarlonen (producer/keyboards)
during concerts, they are accompanied by a bassist, a rhythm guitarist and a drummer.
The Poets released the singles Late Goodbye and Lift before releasing their full-length debut album Signs of Life in Finland.
The album was certified gold in May 2005 and platinum in April 2006.
It topped the Finnish Top 40 chart in weeks 4 and 7 of 2005, and stayed on the list for more than a year (56 weeks), which makes it one of the most successful self-produced and self-distributed albums in the history of Finnish music.
The song Late Goodbye marked the beginning of the band's popularity since it is featured in Max Payne 2 as the game's ending song, as well as a recurring theme in the game. The second single, Lift, is featured in the computer benchmarking program 3DMark 05 by Futuremark which has close ties with Remedy Entertainment, the developers of Max Payne 2.
The band has won several awards which include
2004 Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) Award in the "Best Original Vocal Song – Pop" category for Late Goodbye "Best Finnish Newcomer" in YleX's "Best of 2004" "Newcomer of '05" during Musiikki & Media Events two Emma Awards for "Best Newcomer of the Year" and "Best Debut Album of the Year"and also the "Best Finnish Act" at the 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards.
Poets of the Fall performed live for the first time ever outside Finland in Berlin during Popkomm 2005 and released Signs of Life in selected countries. The second album, Carnival of Rust, was released in Sweden in September 2006, in Australia, Russia and Ukraine in October 2006 and in Germany on April 20, 2007.
A new single called The Ultimate Fling was released in Finland and on the band's webshop on February 6, 2008.
The whole song can be liestented to on the band's official MySpace-website.
Discography
Signs of Life
January 19, 2005 / certification: Platinum
Carnival of Rust
April 12, 2006 / certification: Platinum
Revolution Roulette
March 26, 2008
The band's third album, Revolution Roulette, will be released in Finland on March 26, 2008.
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Subject: Re: Poets of The Fall Sun 2 Mar 2008 - 17:55
good idea, i love them
Sleep, Roses, Dawn, The Beautiful Ones and Maybe Tomorrow are my favs....Sleep reminds me of someone oh, well...
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hellen troy Close To The Flame
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Subject: Re: Poets of The Fall Sun 2 Mar 2008 - 18:17
they are another sample of amazing finnish band with great creativity ,with beautiful and i can say perfect albums , i actually love their albums from the begining to the end ..even the silence between tracks
Jaana Close To The Flame
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Subject: Re: Poets of The Fall Sun 2 Mar 2008 - 20:19
Finland is amazing...just look at all the talent
just me Heartache Every Moment
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Subject: Re: Poets of The Fall Sun 2 Mar 2008 - 22:49
I've never heard of these guys before but I'll have to watch the vids later when I have more time. I love learning about/listening to new bands.
hellen troy Close To The Flame
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Subject: Re: Poets of The Fall Sun 2 Mar 2008 - 23:32
yeah , they are amazing , you'll see, here is another sample with the risk of troubling Jaana's memories a little ..
Poets Of The Fall - Sleep
and some more pics of them
Jaana Close To The Flame
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Subject: Re: Poets of The Fall Mon 3 Mar 2008 - 16:02
hellen troy wrote:
yeah , they are amazing , you'll see, here is another sample with the risk of troubling Jaana's memories a little ..
nevertheless it's a beautiful song
hellen troy Close To The Flame
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Subject: Re: Poets of The Fall Wed 5 Mar 2008 - 15:49
Revolution Roulette -Tour Dates
Venues with no country are located in Finland. Get tickets in Finland from Lippupalvelu, Lippupiste or Tiketti (sites also available in English), or from the venue. See You on the road!
Upcoming 18.04.2008 Lutakko Jyväskylä 19.04.2008 Hotelli Juva Juva 26.04.2008 Spring Break Ruka 29.04.2008 House of Blues (MUSEXPO 2008) Los Angeles, USA 02.05.2008 Levi Kittilä 03.05.2008 Tivoli Rovaniemi 15.05.2008 Nova Club Tallink 16.05.2008 NRJ in the Park Tampere 17.05.2008 Tavastia Helsinki 21.05.2008 YO-Talo Tampere 22.05.2008 Tavastia Helsinki 23.05.2008 HeVen Järvenpää
Subject: Poets of The Fall 
Sun 2 Mar 2008 - 16:52
oh, well...
nevertheless it's a beautiful song 
