Apulanta

HISTORY



Sounds like Amerika! But

only more imaginative, more powerful, more interesting and loaded with

choruses youll be humming to until the end of days. Take an equal amount

of pounding, ground shaking hardness and eerily haunting beauty and mix

them together in a large cauldron. Throw in a handful of undying sadness,

wicked visions and hell-forged fury. Spice the mix with a pinch of

attitude problems and psychedelia as you slowly stir it with a jagged

blade under the autumn leaves. Finally let the juice steep in the arctic

bleakness of a small Finnish town much akin to Twin Peaks and youll have

the potion called Apulanta. After completely dominating their home turf (with

a dozen 1 singles and six 1 albums all of which have reached platinum

status) for over half a decade Apulanta are now releasing their first

international album. The album is all about heavy, blistering guitars,

painfully touching melodies, evilly stinging lyrics and choruses that just

stick to your ear whether you like it or not. The sheer classic pop-genius

of the tunes is wrapped in a high-explosive shell of modern alternative

rock sound while the distinctive voice of the charismatic singer-songwriter-guitarist

Toni gives the package a very characteristic feel. At one moment youll be

deeply moved by the beauty of the music but as the pulverizing chorus

kicks in you can just feel the crowd of ecstatic people pouncing up and

down in oceanic waves of sweat and flesh. Even in the maelstrom of

becoming national rock icons in their late teens-early 20s Apulanta have

never forgotten the most important thing in the whole business great

tunes- and this album is no exception. From the crowd moving "Bring

Me Down" and "Circles" to the pop-tastic

"Incomplete", "Within" and "Falling" the

album is filled with fabulous generation anthems with chorus power

equaling a major nuclear power plant. Just make your pick. Over 800 live

shows have honed Apulanta into a lethally brilliant live act, still

retaining the raw, stormy element of unpredictable danger. From the

tiniest rock club in a moldy cellar to a headliner slot at a festival of

50.000 people the band makes the crowd go wild and leaves them completely

exhausted but still begging for more. Ranging from a more traditional

alternative rock show to a pompous spectacle in the best (or worst!)

tradition of Kiss, DIO and Iron Maiden (Hey, if you were a male born in 76

you couldnt help growing up listening to Eavy Metal!) an Apulanta show is

always an energetic, almost spiritually electrifying experience touching

the audience on both mental and physical levels. On stage Tonis commanding

presence is backed up by the hard-hitting efficiency of drummer St Pucchi

(and his incredible hair-do!) and the glowering menace of the bassist T.T.

Usually the trio is accompanied by an extra guitarist to really deliver

the message home. Most definitely worth checking out! Apulanta have now

taken the first step on their unstoppable march to Total World Domination.

Join them in glory or be utterly trampled underneath as the wave of soul-purging

sound sweeps over the globe. In near future Mother Earth shall be called

Apulandia. You have been warned.



 GIGS



2007-02-09

Lahti

Sibeliustalo,

Finlandiaklubi

Loppuunmyyty



2007-02-10

Lahti

Sibeliustalo,

Finlandiaklubi

Loppuunmyyty



2007-02-15

Helsinki

Tallink,

M/S Galaxy, Abiristeily

K-18



2007-02-16

Helsinki

Tallink,

M/S Galaxy, Abiristeily

K-18



2007-02-23

Helsinki

Nosturi

-S-



2007-02-24

Pälkäne

Sappee,

Huippu

K-18



2007-03-02

Vantaa

Tulisuudelma

K-22



2007-03-03

Juva

Hotelli

Juva

K-18



2007-03-08

Pori

Bar

Kino

K-18



2007-03-09

Turku

Caribia

K-18



2007-03-10

Jämsä

HimosAreena

K-18



2007-03-15

Savonlinna

Savonlinnasali

 



2007-03-16

Oulu

Club

Teatria

K-15/K-18



2007-03-17

Vaasa

Rewell

Center

K-18



2007-03-23

Tampere

Pakkahuone

K-15



2007-03-24

Kouvola

Amarillo

K-20



2007-03-29

Hämeenlinna

Sirkus

K-18



2007-03-30

Rauma

Domino

K-18



2007-03-31

Seinäjoki

Rytmikorjaamo

-S-/K-18



2007-04-05

Tornio

Umpitunneli

K-18



2007-04-06

Kuusamo

Hotelli

Kuusamo, Hotku-klubi

K-18



2007-04-07

Kittilä

Levi,

Hullu poro -areena

K-18



2007-04-08

Rovaniemi

Café

Tivoli

K-18



2007-04-12

Kuopio

Puijonsarvi

Night

K-18



2007-04-13

Mikkeli

Night

Vaakuna

K-18



2007-04-14

Joensuu

Joensuu

Areena

Kohti

Rokkia 07, +PMMP, +Neljä Ruusua



2007-04-20

Helsinki

Tavastia

K-18



2007-04-21

Helsinki

Tavastia

K-18



2007-04-26

Jyväskylä

Lutakko

-S-



2007-04-27

Kotka

Amarillo

K-18



2007-04-28

KeravaWanha Kino

K-18