Entwine

Entwine
Entwine at Kuopio Rockcock 2008
Background information
Origin	Lahti, Finland
Genres	Gothic metal, hard rock
Years active	1995–2019
Labels	Spinefarm
Members	Jaani Kähkönen Joni Miettinen Aksu Hanttu Mika Tauriainen Tom Mikkola
Past members	Riitta Heikkonen Panu Willman Teppo Taipale Saara Hellström
Website	http://www.entwine.org

Entwine was a Finnish gothic metal band from Lahti. Entwine played their last gig on 9 Nov 2019 at Lahti. ^[1]

History

On December 8, 2006, keyboardist Riitta Heikkonen announced her departure from the band citing personal reasons. No replacement is planned. ^[2]

On May 3, 2008, Entwine announced that they had begun work on their sixth studio album which was produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, Apocalyptica, Sentenced). The album was set to be released on January 14, 2009, but was pushed back to the 28th. ^[3] With the title Painstained. ^[4]

Line-up

Current members

• Mika Tauriainen - vocals (Since 1999)
• Tom Mikkola - guitars (Since 1995)
• Jaani Kähkönen - guitars (Since 2001)
• Joni Miettinen - bass guitar (Since 2000)
• Aksu Hanttu - drums (Since 1995)

Former members

• Teppo Taipale - bass guitar (1995–1999)
• Panu Willman - vocals, guitars (1997–1999)
• Riitta Heikkonen - keyboards (1997–2006)

Timeline

Discography

Albums

• The Treasures Within Hearts (1999)
• Gone (2001)
• Time of Despair (2002)
• DiEversity (2004)
• Fatal Design (2006)
• Painstained (2009)
• Chaotic Nation (2015)

EPs

• Sliver (2005)

Compilations

• Rough n' Stripped (2010)

Singles

• New Dawn (2000)
• The Pit (2002)
• Bitter Sweet (2004)
• Surrender (2006)
• Chameleon Halo (2006)
• Strife (radio only single 2008)
• Save Your Sins (2010)
• Plastic World (2015)

Demos

• Divine Infinity (1997)

References

1. @EntwineOfficial (12 November 2019). "Lahti final show..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
2. Blabbermouth
3. "Spinefarm". Archived from the original on 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
4. Blabbermouth

External links

• Entwine's official website
• Official Spanish Entwine site