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Sarcofagus

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SARCOFAGUS reissue rare vinyl

02 July 2012

Widely accepted as the first Finnish metal band, SARCOFAGUS have reissued two rare vinyl LP's and the super rare "Go To Hell / All Those Lies" single from 1979. The LP's "Envoy Of Death" & "Moottorilinnut" (Motorbirds) will be reissued on vinyl and in celebration, the "Moottorilinnut" album includes the first official release of the World's Original 1st Full Album Length Metal Video on a DVD. Both LP's come with original artwork plus gatefold design and booklet. Kimmo Kuusniemi guitarist, drummer and namesake of The The Kimmo Kuusniemi band ( Sarcofagus had to change their name due label problems) wrote "behind the scenes text" for the albums and has included rare archival photos of the band. Sarcofagus

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Biography

Sarcofagus is reputed to be one of the most influential & original Scandinavian Progressive Heavy Metal Bands (formed 1977).
They have inspired and influenced numerous new metal bands.

Sarcofagus History in Nutshell:
- Officially the first Finnish Heavy Metal Band
- First Finnish Heavy Metal Band singing in Finnish
- First Scandinavian Heavy Metal Band to have female vocalist (Muska Babitzin)
- First Scandinavian Band (first in the world?) to release a FULL ALBUM length story/live broadcast quality video ever (Kimmo Kuusniemi Band (Sarcofagus) / Moottorilinnut). This was before MTV, rental/sales videos and before people had VHS players. Talking about being ahead of time :) Coming out soon as a DVD!
- Released 1 Single and 3 Albums (2 albums re released in Italy 1996 by Mellotron, Cycle of Life released in Finland 2006).
- 4th album coming out soon after 25 years with original lineup (except for vocals); Kimmo Kuusniemi (guitars/drums), Esa Kotilainen (keyboards), Juha Kiminki (Bass) and Tanja Karttunen (Vocals).
- Kimmo Kuusniemi was the 1st spoke person for Finnish Heavy Metal. He also started the Finnish Heavy Metal Association to bring together all the metal fans in the age before communication revolution.
- Kimmo Kuusniemi brought metal to radio, TV and papers where he was used as the expert to explain the metal philosophy to reporters.
- In 2004 Kimmo Kuusniemi released a downloadable free web version of 1981 Moottorilinnut (Motorbirds) album with original alternative cover.

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Discography

Albums

Cycle Of Life

  • Label:
  • Released: 1980
  • 1. Subconscious Penetrating
  • 2. Back In Black
  • 3. Here I Am
  • 4. Astral Flyer
  • 5. Go to Hell / Incarnation / Cycle Closes
  • 6. Clairvoyant
  • 7. Eternal Silence
  • 8. Feed Me
  • 9. Hermit
  • 10. You´re Talkin´ Too Much

Envoy Of Death

  • Label:
  • Released: 1980
  • 1. Envoy Of Death
  • 2. The Deadly Game
  • 3. Wheels Of Destruction
  • 4. Insane Rebels
  • 5. Die To Win
  • 6. Stolen Salvation
  • 7. Black Contract

Motorbirds

  • Label:
  • Released: 2004
  • 1. Truth of 1000 Mega Watts
  • 2. Thoughts Of A Sculpture
  • 3. Metallic Rainbow
  • 4. Cemetery For The Living
  • 5. Death Dealer
  • 6. House
  • 7. Motorbirds
  • 8. Mega Machine

Core Values

  • Label: Rockadillo
  • Released: 2007
  • 1. Life By Proxy
  • 2. Techgnostic
  • 3. Core Values
  • 4. Is This It? (No Flying Cards Yet)
  • 5. Collateral Damage
  • 6. Self Dysmorphic Disorder
  • 7. No Collective Memory of Failure
  • 8. Adhd
  • 9. Radical Rethinking of the Processed World
  • 10. 2nd Coming
  • 11. Chemical Sunglasses
  • 12. 2nd Coming (French Version)

Live In Studio 1979

  • Label: Sarcofagus Ltd.
  • Released: 2008
  • 1. All Those Stories
  • 2. Back To Black
  • 3. Go To Hell
  • 4. Here I Am
  • 5. Lies
  • 6. When I´m Gone
  • 7. Thoughts of a Sculpture

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Contact Info:

CONTACTS:
media@sarcofagus.com

Management and distribution:
agency@rockadillo.fi
 

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