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For the Imperium

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Years active
  
2008 - present

Website
  
www.fortheimperium.com

Record label
  
Warner Music Group

Labels
  
Warner Music Finland

Origin
  
Helsinki, Finland (2008)

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Albums
  
Hail the Monsters, The Best Of Imperium i Nie Tylko

Members
  
Jyri Helko, Tuomas Rauhala, Joona Björkroth, Panu Rauhala, Hakim Hietikko

Genres
  
Heavy metal, Rock music, Alternative rock

Similar
  
Zara Kershaw, Amoral, Saturate, Syqem, Kie von Hertzen

Profiles

For The Imperium is an experimental metal band from Helsinki, Finland. Their music is a mixture of modern metal, pop, classic rock and electro. For The Imperium has released two full-length albums and has supported Devin Townsend Project on their 2013 UK-tour.

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History

For The Imperium was formed in Helsinki, 2008. The band released two self-financed Ep's and played in various venues around Finland, Latvia and Sweden, eventually catching the attention of Warner Music Finland.

First album

For The Imperium's first full-length album was released in 2011 via Warner Music Finland. The record was mixed and produced by Kari Huikuri in Scandal Studios, Helsinki.

The album received positive reviews and the band played plenty of gigs, including Tuska Open Air Metal Festival 2012, Finland's most important metal festival.

In 2012, Lifeforce Records released the album in the Europe, including a bonus track "He's a Whore", originally made by Cheap Trick.

Hail the Monsters

Their second album, Hail The Monsters, was produced and engineered by Kari Huikuri, mixed by Miitri Aaltonen and mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios. The album was released in Finland on Warner Music Finland and in the UK on Graphite Records.

The band was featured in Metal Hammer magazine as a "Hot New Band" in their April 2013 issue. The music video for the single Sudden Death was censored in the UK.

The band signed a booking deal with Continental Concerts in February 2013.

The band played a handful of shows in Finland and toured in the UK twice, supporting Breed77 and Devin Townsend Project. (1) In the fall 2013, the band will be supporting Children Of Bodom on their Finnish tour dates.

Line up

  • Jyri Helko – Bass (2008–)
  • Hakim Hietikko – Vocals (2008–)
  • Tuomas Rauhala – Drums (2008–)
  • Panu Rauhala - Keyboards (2014-)
  • Joona Björkroth - Guitar (2014-)
  • Ville Suorsa – Guitar (2008–2014)
  • Albums

  • For the Imperium |2011|Warner Music
  • Hail the Monsters|2013|Warner Music
  • EP's / demos

  • In/Die|2009|self-financed
  • This Is Chaos, Baby!|2010|self-financed
  • Titans Fall|2015|Music Kickup
  • Songs

    Wirują ŚwiatłaThe Best Of Imperium i Nie Tylko · 2006
    Twoje Tajemnicze OczyJeszcze Raz · 2009
    ScripterTitans Fall · 2015

    References

    For the Imperium Wikipedia