1989 - 1999
Formed by a group of friends in the bars of Helsinki, Finland in the summer of 1989, a nod to illustrate the band's tight-knit friendship is that the lineup has stayed the same since creation. The band originally played glam metal inspired music, different from their current gothic rock style.
The band released their first 7 inch EP, "Sugarman", in 1990, followed by another 7 inch, "Barbarella" in 1991. These releases paved the way for the bands first album Bump 'n' Grind released in 1992 which contained some re-recorded versions of songs from the first 2 EP. This same year, the band released their final 2 7 inch EP's, titaled "Juicy Lucy" and "High Times Low Lives". In 1994 through a Japanese Label the band's second CD release was unleased, the compilation album "Motor City Resurrection". It has since been re-released with 8 bonus tracks worldwide. Though this release featured no new songs, it collected the majority of the bands early material and contributions to other compilations. It was followed in 1995 by Savage Garden which featured Hanoi Rocks guitarist Andy McCoy on the track "Wild Talk". Also released during this time were 2 VHS tapes "Motor City Resurrection" and "Savage Tales" available only through the band's self-run fanclub which are seen rarely, if ever for sale online. In 1997, Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams, which fans generally mark as the last "glam" album before the milestone success of 1999's goth rock infused, Wasting the Dawn which was released internationally on Roadrunner Records and marked the band's major label debut. The album's hit single, the title track Wasting the Dawn lyrically paid tribute to The Doors' Jim Morrison and was released as a digipack CD, which is now a rare find for fans of the band. Jyrki 69 developed a concept video for this track which featured long-time friend and collaborator HIM member Ville Valo posing at a snowy cemetery as the ghost of Jim Morrison. This video was released on VHS in Finland featuring a behind the scenes feature, both the video and feature were later added as extras on the Helsinki Vampires DVD.
2000 - 2002
Spring of 2000 brought the single Gothic Girl which spent months on the Singles Top 10 and on Finnish nation radio playlists. It brought the band their first gold record. After recording their sixth studio album, Blessed Be, the band did their first short tour for Wasting the Dawn in Germany which included a show at the M'era Luna Festival. Support for the tour was Norwegian rock band Zeromancer.
Released in September 2000, Blessed Be rose straight to number 4 on the Finnish Album Charts and stayed in the top 10 for over a month. The second single was Brandon Lee, the third was The Chair and Stolen Season was the fourth. Videos were filmed for the first 3 singles.
In 2002 the band released Paris Kills, which would be known as their breakthrough album. It stayed for weeks as number 1 in Finland and went gold in a month, June 2002. In Germany it rose to number 35 in the first week. After touring Europe and Finland for months, a sold-out show at Helsinki's famous Tavastia Club was filmed and documented in November for use in the "Helsinki Vampires" DVD.
2003 - 2007
At the end of 2003, The 69 Eyes were signed to EMI Finland, as they geared up to record their highly successful Devils album. The well-timed "Lost Boys" single was released in Finland at this time, paying homage to the film of the same name as anticipation for the full length album grew.
2004 saw the release of Devils, their 8th album, to which they toured the UK in support of Wednesday 13. Once again the album was number one in their native Finland and reached gold in a month. It was their first release on a big major label Virgin/EMI. Released in their native Finland in October 2004 later on in Europe through Virgin/EMI and in October 2005 in USA through 456 Entertainment it is also their 4th album to reach gold status and again another number one position on the Finnish TOP 40 album charts.
In 2005 The 69 Eyes played nearly one hundred shows around the world in fifteen countries, from Mexico to Japan. Devils was also released in the USA. The band filmed their video for their biggest ever hit single "Lost Boys" in Hollywood and the Philadelphia area, directed by the band's friend and MTV superstar Bam Margera.
In 2006, The 69 Eyes toured for the first time in the USA in March with Program The Dead & Damone, appearing on Last Call with Carson Daly. Their new album Angels, the sequel to their 2004 album Devils, was released in March 2007. Shortly after their Early 2007 tour with Cradle of Filth & 3 Inches Of Blood. Their latest album Angels was released on the 25th of June 2007 in the UK. The first single from the album is "Perfect skin" which went straight to number 1 on the Finnish singles chart. The second single is "Never Say Die". Angels debuted at number 1 in Finland and has since gone gold.
The band did a summer 2007 US tour with Wednesday 13, Night Kills The Day, & Fair To Midland, and supported Within Temptation on tour in the UK in November. They played 125 shows world wide in 2007.
2008 - present
In 2008 the band released their first live album, titled The 69 Eyes: Hollywood Kills. It featured a complete live show recorded at the Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood in March 2006.[9] The performance featured hits spanning the six latest albums an introduction by Bam Margera and a live cover of The Ramones "I Just Wanna Have Something to Do". The concert was also filmed in its entirety. Five tracks from the performance were released on DVD as bonus content on the Angels/Devils box set and the entire concert was released on the "Back in Blood" bonus DVD.
The band began 2009 by touring in Europe as a part of Hellhounds Fest with Tiamat and Ava Inferi. The band started recording their tenth studio album with Grammy award winning producer Matt Hyde. He is most known from his works with Slayer, Monster Magnet and Fu Manchu. The recording process took place both in Helsinki and Los Angeles. The new album has been titled Back in Blood was released on the 28th of August in Europe and will be released the 15th of September in the USA. In early June, Bam Margera directed the music video for the first single from the album, "Dead Girls Are Easy." The video premiered on playboy.com on 17 of July 2009. The 69 Eyes also toured Australia for the first time in mid June, playing in Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney.
A tour of the United States followed in October 2009, and Jyrki 69 was featured on both FOX New's "Red Eye" program, and CNN International also. In December 2009, the band debuted their newest video for the song, "Dead & Gone" via Myspace. This new video marked the band's third collaboration with Bam Margera. On August 10 the band revealed a contest for fans to create a video for the next single "Kiss Me Undead". The response was overwhelming, and on September 30 the band posted their 14 favorite videos on their YouTube page.
In April 2010, during an interview with Sean Twisted of Renegaderadio.net, Rudi Protrudi, frontman & founder of the Fuzztones, reported he had completed work on new song with The 69 Eyes, although further details were unavailable during that time.
On the official The 69 Eyes webpage they reported a European tour with Hardcore Superstar and Crashdïet in March and April 2011.
Early in 2012, The 69 Eyes began recording their next studio album X. X was released on September 28, 2012, across Europe and on October 9, 2012, in the United States. The first single from the album was "Red" and featured a music video. The second single was "Borderline." Both singles were available before the album was released in Europe. On February 2013, the band released the singles "Love Runs Away" and "Tonight" simultaneously via iTunes. "Tonight" was released exclusively in Finland while "Love Runs Away" was released everywhere else. Both singles included two previously unreleased tracks, "Rosary Blue" and "Dracula's Castle," the latter being the song Rudi Protrudi reported he had co-written with The 69 Eyes back in 2010.
The 69 Eyes will release a double CD compilation of their radio hit singles called “The Best Of Helsinki Vampires” on November 1, 2013. The compilation also includes their brand new single “Lost Without Love.”
In 2016 on the 22th of May The 69 Eyes released their 11th studio album called Universal Monsters containing 11 tracks.
Devils
The 69 Eyes Lyrics
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Who told you about a god who does not care
Who told you about a pain that does not hurt
Who told you about a love that turns to dirt
Devils
You've got a face-to-face with your
Devils
Devils
You've got to find a place among your
Devils
You cannot replace your
Devils
Devils
Who told you about cause and effect
Who told you about a heart that can forget
Who told you about fortune and fame
Who told you that the evil has got no name
Devils
You've got a face-to-face with your
Devils
You've got a race to race with your
Devils
You've got to find a place among your
Devils
You cannot replace your
Devils
You can't deny
Devils
They'll get you in the night
You gotta ride on your rage with your devils
The lyrics to The 69 Eyes's song "Devils" seem to be a reflection on the darker aspects of human nature and how they can haunt us if we don't confront or accept them. The song starts with a series of questions, asking who told us about certain concepts such as a man without fear, a god who doesn't care, and a love that turns to dirt. These questions seem to be questioning the validity of these ideas that we might have grown up believing or have been taught. The song then goes on to tell us that we have to face our devils, that we have to race with them, and find a place among them. These lines seem to suggest that we cannot escape our darker nature, and that we have to confront it in order to move forward.
The chorus of the song, which repeats the word "devils" several times, seems to emphasize the fact that we all have our own demons or darker aspects of our nature that we have to confront at some point. The lines "you can't deny, they'll get you in the night" seem to suggest that if we don't confront our devils, they will come back to haunt us later on.
Overall, "Devils" is a song that challenges us to confront our own darker nature and to find a way to live with it. It's a reminder that we all have our own demons, but that we can't let them control us if we want to move forward in life.
Line by Line Meaning
Who told you about a man without fear
Who convinced you that there exists a man who is completely fearless?
Who told you about a god who does not care
Who made you believe that there is a god who is indifferent to everything?
Who told you about a pain that does not hurt
Who gave you the idea that there is such a thing as pain that does not cause any discomfort?
Who told you about a love that turns to dirt
Who planted the notion that love can easily turn into something undesirable?
Devils
The negative forces or emotions that one possesses
You've got a face-to-face with your Devils
You need to confront and deal with your own inner demons or negative feelings
You've got a race to race with your Devils
You must overcome and race against your negative thoughts and feelings
You've got to find a place among your Devils
You need to find a balance and coexist with your own negative emotions
You cannot replace your Devils
You cannot simply get rid of or replace your negative emotions
You can't deny Devils
You cannot pretend that your negative emotions do not exist
They'll get you in the night
Your negative thoughts or emotions can often come to haunt you when you are most vulnerable or unaware
You gotta ride on your rage with your devils
You must learn to channel and control your negative emotions or thoughts rather than let them control you
Who told you about cause and effect
Who told you about the interconnected nature of actions and consequences?
Who told you about a heart that can forget
Who convinced you that one's heart can easily let go and forget things?
Who told you about fortune and fame
Who made you believe in the allure and importance of wealth and popularity?
Who told you that the evil has got no name
Who made you think that there is no clear source or explanation for evil actions or thoughts?
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MICHAELS JOHNNY LEE, - ARCHZIE, - BAZIE, - JUSSI 69, - JYRKI 69, - TIMO TIMO
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
QBits Con dias alterados
Who told you about a man without fear
Who told you about a god who does not care
Who told you about a pain that does not hurt
Who told you about a love that turns to dirt
Devils
You've got a face-to-face with your
Devils
You've got a race to race with your
Devils
You've got to find a place among your
Devils
You cannot replace your
Devils
Devils
Who told you about cause and effect
Who told you about a heart that can forget
Who told you about fortune and fame
Who told you that the evil has got no name
Devils
You've got a face-to-face with your
Devils
You've got a race to race with your
Devils
You've got to find a place among your
Devils
You cannot replace your
Devils
You can't deny
Devils
They'll get you in the night
You gotta ride on your rage with your devils
MrDarkEzh
Man you should listen:
Devils (right now)
Angels
Framed in Blood
Lost boys (you know)
Feel Berlin
Deuce (Kiss great cover)
The Chair
Ghost
Perfect Skin
Don't turn your back on fear
Frankenhooker
Never Say Die
In general, I came here for nostalgia after hearing the song LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE - My Release In Pain. She reminded me of 69 Eyes and I decided to listen to it all good =)
Shadow Kuroi
Listening in 2021, and it's still ROOOOCKS!
QBits Con dias alterados
Who told you about a man without fear
Who told you about a god who does not care
Who told you about a pain that does not hurt
Who told you about a love that turns to dirt
Devils
You've got a face-to-face with your
Devils
You've got a race to race with your
Devils
You've got to find a place among your
Devils
You cannot replace your
Devils
Devils
Who told you about cause and effect
Who told you about a heart that can forget
Who told you about fortune and fame
Who told you that the evil has got no name
Devils
You've got a face-to-face with your
Devils
You've got a race to race with your
Devils
You've got to find a place among your
Devils
You cannot replace your
Devils
You can't deny
Devils
They'll get you in the night
You gotta ride on your rage with your devils
7 Twisted Ashes
Bro, I found these guys through a spotify Halloween playlist, listening to their song "Lost Boys" and now I'm binge listening to their songs! Love the vibes!
MrDarkEzh
Man you should listen:
Devils (right now)
Angels
Framed in Blood
Lost boys (you know)
Feel Berlin
Deuce (Kiss great cover)
The Chair
Ghost
Perfect Skin
Don't turn your back on fear
Frankenhooker
Never Say Die
In general, I came here for nostalgia after hearing the song LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE - My Release In Pain. She reminded me of 69 Eyes and I decided to listen to it all good =)
Truncador
saudades da epoca em que ouvia isso todo santo dia. que bom que o jyrki continua vivão e fazendo sucesso.
It Ti
No matter how long time passed i every time will be come back to this band!!!!
Gabriel Fernando Hauschild Goettems
Yeah me too! Greetings from south Brazil!
John Hardesty
I’m hoping you come back to grammar.
Destiny Armentrout
One year later still listening in 2022 I'm new to this band great job
Patricia Black
One of THE BEST bands in the world :)