Omnium Gatherum
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Omnium Gatherum is a Finnish melodic death metal band from Karhula, founded in the autumn of 1996. Although the band mainly follows the path of the melodic death metal genre, much of their work shows strong influences from progressive metal, especially their later albums. Their music is influenced by Gothenburg-style bands such as At the Gates, In Flames, Dissection, and Dark Tranquillity, but also Iron Maiden, Death, Anathema, and Megadeth among others.<ref name="Metalship">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
HistoryEdit
After releasing four demos and an EP and signing with Rage of Achilles, Omnium Gatherum released their debut full-length album Spirits and August Light in April 2003, which gave the band some attention within the underground metal community and the press.<ref name="Official Website">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Next, the band signed to the major metal label Nuclear Blast in the autumn of 2004 to release their second album Years in Waste. This album was more technical and progressive than their earlier releases.<ref name="Official Website" />
In the spring of 2006, longtime singer Antti Filppu was replaced by Jukka Pelkonen aka "J".<ref name="Official Website" /> Stuck Here on Snakes Way was the debut album with Pelkonen on vocals, released in April 2007 after a successful UK tour and a signing to Candlelight Records. They followed the album with tours alongside Dark Tranquillity, Caliban and Entombed as well as a large amount of Finnish headlining gigs, and attained the No. 31 position in the Finnish national album chart.<ref name="Official Website" />
Omnium Gatherum's fourth album The Redshift was recorded at Sound Supreme and SouthEastSounds Studios during the spring days of 2008 and was mixed and mastered at Unisound Studio in Sweden by Dan Swanö, who stated of the album: "I hate bands like Omnium Gatherum, they are so good it pisses me off!!! Their fine blend of melody and aggression is so good I thought about stealing the record and releasing it as my own. :) You won't find a better album in years."<ref name="Official Website" /> The Redshift had generally positive reviews, inked the band to do long European tours with Nile/Grave in 2008 and Swallow the Sun/Insomnium in 2009, and even charted on the Finnish official album chart at No. 24.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In the summer of 2008, bassist Eerik Purdon announced that he was leaving Omnium Gatherum, and in 2009 Toni Mäki officially joined the band as their new bassist.<ref name="Official Website" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In August 2010, Omnium Gatherum announced that they had signed a deal with Lifeforce Records for their next release, and that their longtime rhythm guitarist Harri Pikka had left the band. Their official statement read "We're really sorry to announce also that Harri Pikka has silently decided to flee the OG crew after 13 years of solid service. We don't know his exact reasons for this but maybe someday mr. Mystery Man tells us… :) At the moment we've decided to finish the new album as a 5-piece unit, but we have the best possible live guitar unit called Joonas Koto (Malpractice / Ex-To/Die/For / Ex-Hateframe) filling the second guitar live duties at the moment and it rocks!" Omnium Gatherum entered the studio to record their fifth studio album for an early 2011 release. Lead guitarist Markus Vanhala handled all guitar parts for the recording. Mixing and mastering were handled by Dan Swanö.<ref name="Official Website" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Their fifth album, New World Shadows, was released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on 4 February 2011, in Finland, Sweden and Hungary on 9 February, the rest of Europe on 7 February, and North America on 1 March. It topped the Finnish album charts and was on the fifth position on the official national album chart, as well as placing first on the Finnish Rumba indie chart.<ref name="Official Website" /> The album was recorded during the period of August–October 2010. After its release, Omnium Gatherum toured Europe with Rotting Christ in April/May 2011.<ref name="Official Website" />
On 17 June 2011, it was announced that Joonas "Jope" Koto had joined Omnium Gatherum as their new full-time second guitarist, replacing Harri Pikka.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
On 10 July 2015, the band announced that they had almost finished the recordings for a new album.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The album, Grey Heavens, was released in 2016.
In 2021, Omnium Gatherum released their ninth studio album, Origin, and announced a North American tour supported by Allegaeon and Black Crown Initiate.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
MembersEdit
Current membersEdit
- Markus Vanhala – lead guitar Template:Small
- Aapo Koivisto – keyboards, backing vocals Template:Small
- Jukka Pelkonen – lead vocals Template:Small
- Mikko Kivistö – bass Template:Small
- Atte Pesonen – drums Template:Small
- Joonas "Jope" Koto – rhythm guitar Template:Small
Former membersEdit
- Olli Lappalainen – lead vocals Template:Small, rhythm guitar Template:Small
- Ville Salonen – drums Template:Small
- Mikko Nykänen – keyboards Template:Small
- Olli Mikkonen – bass Template:Small
- Harri Pikka – rhythm guitar Template:Small
- Jari Kuusisto – bass Template:Small
- Janne Markkanen – bass Template:Small
- Jarmo Pikka – drums Template:Small
- Tomi Pekkola – keyboards Template:Small
- Antti Filppu – lead vocals Template:Small
- Mikko Pennanen – keyboards Template:Small
- Jukka Perälä – keyboards Template:Small
- Eerik Purdon – bass Template:Small
- Toni "Tsygä" Mäki – bass Template:Small
- Erkki Silvennoinen – bass Template:Small
- Tuomo Latvala – drums Template:Small
- Pyry Hanski – bass Template:Small
- Nick Cordle – rhythm guitar Template:Small
TimelineEdit
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DiscographyEdit
- Steal the Light (EP) (2002)
- Spirits and August Light (2003)
- Years in Waste (2004)
- Stuck Here on Snakes Way (2007)
- The Redshift (2008)
- New World Shadows (2011)
- Beyond (2013)
- Grey Heavens (2016)
- The Burning Cold (2018)
- Origin (2021)
- Slasher (EP) (2023)