The Chant
It took almost a decade of hard work to get where The Chant is today, but in the end it all paid off. Debut album “Ghostlines”, 54 minutes of melancholic music full of beautiful melodies and harmonies, was released in 2008 by Shadow World Records ! Their next album “This Is The World We Know” will be relased by Full Metal Records in early 2010 .
“We think that making music and playing it is like any other form of art. If you could express yourself some other way, it would be unnecessary to make music at all. The same applies to poetry, painting, etc. The Chant is a group of six individuals who share the same way of thinking about music. We all have our own favourites and influences but together we make The Chant’s sound what it is. If a certain song needs a twist of rock or even pop elements into it in order to work, we’re not afraid to use them.”
The current line-up was formed in 1999, when Jussi Hämäläinen, Mari Jämbäck and Ilpo Paasela were joined by Kimmo Tukiainen from Diablerie . At the same time Markus Forsström and Roope Sivén joined the band. One could say they now, after nearly ten years, know each other thoroughly.
Before signing the contract The Chant recorded four demos. The first two helped shaping the band’s sound but the latter two gained a lot of positive feedback. Sighs (2005) was named Demo of the Month in Inferno (the largest metal magazine in the Nordic Countries) and Imperiumi.net (the leading Finnish metal portal). After Sighs it all got slightly bigger. With Breakdown (2006) the band won Radio YleX’s demo contest, and was granted nationwide airplay. Even before its release, Ghostlines was already noticed throughout Finland, due to the single Ode to the End which is currently on the main playlists of the most significant radio stations.
Line-up
Jussi Hämäläinen – Guitars,Vocals
Kimmo Tukiainen – Guitars
Mari Jämbäck – Keyboards,Piano
Roope Sivén – Drums, Percussion
Markus Forsström – Bass
Ilpo Paasela – Lead Vocals
Albums:
Ghostlines, 2008
(full length CD – Shadow World Records)
Breakdown, 2006
(mcd/demo)
Sighs, 2005
(mcd/demo)
Evening Lights, 2002
(mcd/demo)
Chant, 2001
(mcd/demo)
More The Chant info:
Official site: www.thechant.net
MySpace: www.myspace.com/thechantofficial