Shamrain
Shamrain from Finland creates dark atmospheric rock blended with ethereal, … Read Full Bio ↴Shamrain from Finland creates dark atmospheric rock blended with ethereal, dreamlike soundscapes.
In October 2000 Matti and Janne come up with an idea of a band playing slow, dreamlike material. During the winter, some songs were written and recorded. As they needed someone to vocalize their words scribbled down in distress, they asked Mika to try it out. Mika's voice fit the music perfectly and in autumn 2001 this trio gave birth to the first ShamRain release. Pieces EP saw the light of day February 2002.
In 2002 more songs were written and the first permanent guitarist, Kalle, joined the band. Later the band signed a deal with Watch Me Fall Records. The recordings of the debut album, Empty World Excursion, took place during the summer and autumn 2003. By this time, the band's music evolved into a combination of dark melancholic rock and slow, ethereal elements. EWE is put out by WMF in December and gains a lot of good reviews.
The following year, the band recorded a few unused songs written for EWE and a The Cure cover song. These were released on a The Cure tribute album and a 7" vinyl, simply called the ShamRain EP. New songs were written during the spring and summer. In autumn 2004, demo sessions for the 2nd album began and 13 new songs were recorded. At this time a second guitarist, Mikko, was recruited to enforce the band. The deal with WMF dissolves and a new deal was made with Firebox Records. In December recordings of a new album finally started at Akun Tehdas and the sessions stretched to last almost 4 months, before getting the final touch at FinnVox studios. The album is titled Someplace Else and was released in June 2005. It includes some new elements, still being a logical sequel to EWE. And as EWE, Someplace Else also gained a lot of great feedback, including many 'full points' reviews.
During autumn 2005 Shamrain recorded demos of new songs, which together with unused songs from the Someplace Else sessions formed the next release, Deeper into the night MCD. During the winter ShamRain recorded the MCD and finally played their first gigs. Deeper into the night was released April 2006 revealing ShamRain more uptempo than ever, whilst maintaining the quiet and slow moments that make their sound unique.
While getting the songs together for the 3rd album, Shamrain was offered a deal by Spikefarm Records. As soon as the deal was sorted out, the band escaped the summer brightness to the studio. The sessions turned out to be the hardest recording sessions ever. It took a lot of despair and disagreements, not to mention time, to get the album finalized, but it seems to be worth it. The new album represented the band more challenging and varieting as never before. The basic, ethereal Shamrain elements are still there, while the progress was getting the band into more rocking scales in the vein of British legends like Radiohead, The Cure, Placebo and Porcupine Tree. The album is titled Goodbye to All That, released 31.10.2007.
In 2011 Shamrain released Isolation, the first album featuring new female singer Minna Sihvonen
Line-up
Minna Sihvonen - Vocals
Kalle Pyyhtinen - Guitars, keyboards
Mikko Kolari - Guitars
Matti Reinola - Bass guitar, keyboards
Jukka Laine - Drums
Past members
* Janne Jukarainen - Drums
* Mika Tauriainen - Vocals
* Risto Ylönen - Keyboards
Published albums
* Pieces - MCD (2/2002)
* Empty World Excursion (12/2003)
* ShamRain (EP/2004)
* Someplace Else (6/2005)
* Deeper into the Night -EP (4/2006)
* Goodbye to All That (2007)
* Isolation (2011)
In October 2000 Matti and Janne come up with an idea of a band playing slow, dreamlike material. During the winter, some songs were written and recorded. As they needed someone to vocalize their words scribbled down in distress, they asked Mika to try it out. Mika's voice fit the music perfectly and in autumn 2001 this trio gave birth to the first ShamRain release. Pieces EP saw the light of day February 2002.
In 2002 more songs were written and the first permanent guitarist, Kalle, joined the band. Later the band signed a deal with Watch Me Fall Records. The recordings of the debut album, Empty World Excursion, took place during the summer and autumn 2003. By this time, the band's music evolved into a combination of dark melancholic rock and slow, ethereal elements. EWE is put out by WMF in December and gains a lot of good reviews.
The following year, the band recorded a few unused songs written for EWE and a The Cure cover song. These were released on a The Cure tribute album and a 7" vinyl, simply called the ShamRain EP. New songs were written during the spring and summer. In autumn 2004, demo sessions for the 2nd album began and 13 new songs were recorded. At this time a second guitarist, Mikko, was recruited to enforce the band. The deal with WMF dissolves and a new deal was made with Firebox Records. In December recordings of a new album finally started at Akun Tehdas and the sessions stretched to last almost 4 months, before getting the final touch at FinnVox studios. The album is titled Someplace Else and was released in June 2005. It includes some new elements, still being a logical sequel to EWE. And as EWE, Someplace Else also gained a lot of great feedback, including many 'full points' reviews.
During autumn 2005 Shamrain recorded demos of new songs, which together with unused songs from the Someplace Else sessions formed the next release, Deeper into the night MCD. During the winter ShamRain recorded the MCD and finally played their first gigs. Deeper into the night was released April 2006 revealing ShamRain more uptempo than ever, whilst maintaining the quiet and slow moments that make their sound unique.
While getting the songs together for the 3rd album, Shamrain was offered a deal by Spikefarm Records. As soon as the deal was sorted out, the band escaped the summer brightness to the studio. The sessions turned out to be the hardest recording sessions ever. It took a lot of despair and disagreements, not to mention time, to get the album finalized, but it seems to be worth it. The new album represented the band more challenging and varieting as never before. The basic, ethereal Shamrain elements are still there, while the progress was getting the band into more rocking scales in the vein of British legends like Radiohead, The Cure, Placebo and Porcupine Tree. The album is titled Goodbye to All That, released 31.10.2007.
In 2011 Shamrain released Isolation, the first album featuring new female singer Minna Sihvonen
Line-up
Minna Sihvonen - Vocals
Kalle Pyyhtinen - Guitars, keyboards
Mikko Kolari - Guitars
Matti Reinola - Bass guitar, keyboards
Jukka Laine - Drums
Past members
* Janne Jukarainen - Drums
* Mika Tauriainen - Vocals
* Risto Ylönen - Keyboards
Published albums
* Pieces - MCD (2/2002)
* Empty World Excursion (12/2003)
* ShamRain (EP/2004)
* Someplace Else (6/2005)
* Deeper into the Night -EP (4/2006)
* Goodbye to All That (2007)
* Isolation (2011)
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Shamrain Lyrics
A Room With No View White bright circles Under the eyelids They've come to tak…
A Woeful Song One bleak moment Heart ever aching A plaintive whisper My…
Aphelion Distant you are A soul unattainable and most delicate of a…
Aura To hear a thousand screams To drown inside my dreams Every…
Baleful Whisper a hazy mist surrounds me there's no faith in my world wi…
Black November within this quiet room Sleep is only an illusion Silence fal…
Charlotte Sometimes All the faces All the voices blur Change to one face Chan…
Dispensable to bring a touch of colour to lighten this dark shade…
Drifter I sought thousand days and thousand nights like a ghost I …
Evangeline Crying faces stare Faith forsaken eyes Sending silent plea…
Everything Made Perfect Sense Slipping in and out of Going back and forth through Consci…
Fail things will never be the same what i had i'll never…
Funeral It's still like a dream the worst nightmare that I've ever…
Ghosts I See Tonight she roams again With the evening shadows Under str…
Goodbyes Painted Black Cover your eyes They are playing our lives Backwards It's…
Holding the Earth Can you ease up For a while now Before you burn out For…
Horizon In the evening The figures are moving Blood rushes to my h…
Into Distance Touch her eyes Close them now Let the night finally fall …
Into Nothingness Stare into nothingness in the empty hearts abode Pale figu…
Laren U Freht Ona Whisper my name so I would know Touch my skin to show tha…
Lost Love Song speak to me now share a few words distant echoes into my…
No One Remembers Your Name Alone As we are Among millions Living in haze In here no…
Noises You name it I have them all I haven't slept in two…
Nothing I used to imagine How it would feel If you could once…
Passing Shadows Where are you now? Thought I heard your voice Like outside…
Pieces it always ends like this my world breaks in little pieces …
Quiet Today I remember that night Like from another life Behind the sh…
Raindrops The light is bleeding out of me I can't close my…
Shallow Delusion In the corner of the room Creatures smile shallow Shrouded…
Silent Lullaby Your eyes staring glazed Vitality you fell to waste Is it …
Slow Motions With the falling leaves these pictures fade away Moments o…
Slow The World Quiet down the noise Cloud the shine that blinds All confu…
Sound Asleep While whole world was asleep you stayed awake to sing a lu…
Sound of Snow You live inside a dream You hide from the life Inside a…
SoundofSnow You live inside a dream You hide from the life Inside a…
Stars Will Fall The air is thick And heavy to breath The dust burns my…
Statues am i living among the dead in this world people seem like…
Still Aeon In these futile moments how slow the numbers change The wa…
Surreal Play Small halos dance On rain soaked trees Waiting to fall Wi…
The Deep End Of The Ocean Wailful has the world become Ever since you went away Alon…
The Empty Flow This garden will never bloom The moments that shone are far…
The Lost Love Song speak to me now share a few words distant echoes into my…
The Missing Pieces So deep I have fell these dreamy dimensions under your spe…
To Leave i really have to leave now can't stay here anymore no…
Until Twilight Haunting eyes Shine in the dark Ghosts of bygone haze Bec…
Withdraw i cannot sleep and the night comes always darker a thin t…