Iconcrash
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Iconcrash is an edgy mood-drifting band from Helsinki
, Finland
whose sound encompasses all nuance but in a highly organic fashion in keeping with their overall vision - this vision is led by vocalistcomposer
Jaani Peuhu
who has attempted to bring the new songs on the upcoming album to a new level. Band members include Arttu Juntunen, keyboard
and backup vocals, Riku-Niilo Mattila bass, Matti Toivonen, guitar
and Oskari Vilmunen, drums
.
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
whose sound encompasses all nuance but in a highly organic fashion in keeping with their overall vision - this vision is led by vocalistcomposer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
Jaani Peuhu
Jaani Peuhu
Jaani Peuhu is a Finnish musician, producer and songwriter. He is the founder and lead vocalist of the Finnish band Iconcrash. He currently resides in Helsinki, Finland.-Background:...
who has attempted to bring the new songs on the upcoming album to a new level. Band members include Arttu Juntunen, keyboard
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
and backup vocals, Riku-Niilo Mattila bass, Matti Toivonen, guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
and Oskari Vilmunen, drums
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
.
Discography
- "Happy?" (promo CD single) (2003)
- Viola / Iconcrash EP (11.3.2004)
- Nude (3.16.2005)
- "The Lovers" (radio single, 2005)
- "Strange, Strange Dark Star" (single, 2009)
- "Everlasting" (single, 2009)
- Enochian Devices (5.26.2010)
- "Sleeper" (single, 2010)
- "Never Ever" (single, 2010)
- "Delete" (single, 2011)
- "Stockholm" (single, 2011)
- Inkeroinen (9.14.2011)
Compilations
- Kunigunda Lunaria Songs vol. 4 Released 2005. Includes "The Lovers"
- Asian Billboard Promo Released 2005. Includes "The Lovers"
- Clive BarkerClive BarkerClive Barker is an English author, film director and visual artist best known for his work in both fantasy and horror fiction. Barker came to prominence in the mid-1980s with a series of short stories which established him as a leading young horror writer...
's The Midnight Meat TrainThe Midnight Meat TrainThe Midnight Meat Train is a 2008 horror film based on Clive Barker's 1984 short story of the same name, which can be found in Volume One of Barker's collection Books of Blood...
Soundtrack Album 2008. Track:"Strange, Strange Dark Star" (Justin LassenJustin LassenJustin Lassen, born August 27, 1981 in Denver, Colorado, is a composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and remixer who has worked in the film and game industries.- Omnicron :...
Remix) - Mama Trash Family Artists Volume II : In Trash We Trust. Compilation Album 2008, Track:"Lullaby For Nicole"
- Blackout Soundtrack. Released 2008. Includes "Faith"
- Herbert The Misanthropical Fly Remixes. Released 2011. Includes "He Who Has A Dream (Iconcrash Remix)"
Current members
- Jaani PeuhuJaani PeuhuJaani Peuhu is a Finnish musician, producer and songwriter. He is the founder and lead vocalist of the Finnish band Iconcrash. He currently resides in Helsinki, Finland.-Background:...
- Arttu Juntunen
- Matti Toivonen - Matti Toivonen has formerly played with the band Valerian.
- Oskari Vilmunen - Oskari Vilmunen has formerly played with the bands Come InsideCome InsideCome Inside is a Finnish glam rock, brit pop and indie rock band founded in 1996 at the Alppila Senior High in Helsinki, Finland. Though Sippola writes the band's lyrics in fluent English, the band remains mostly unknown outside of Finland, where they had several top-20 records.The band comprised...
, KMA and Heaven'n Hell. - Riku-Niilo Mattila - Riku-Niilo Mattila, as well as playing with Iconcrash, also plays with the band Scarlet Youth
Current Collaborator
- Rory WinstonTurn left at GilgameshTurn left at Gilgamesh is a play by , in which civilization develops solely through a series of misunderstandings.Winston's first full-length effort, Turn Left at Gilgamesh centers around 3 characters whose every effort to be understood furthers their sense of alienation...
, as well as collaborating on several lyrics with Jaani, is a published poet and screenwriter who has penned songs for Indica'sIndica (Finnish band)Indica is a Finnish pop rock group founded in 2001. Jani Jalonen of Sony Music became interested in the group, and a recording contract was signed 2003. Indica's first album, Ikuinen virta was released in 2004. It has since sold platinum in Finland....
, Private LinePrivate LinePrivate Line are a hard rock band from Helsinki, Finland, formed during the mid-1990s and continuing today.-Origins:...
, Pete Parkkonen, and has co-written works with Matti Mikkola and several other composers for numerous other artists and projects.