Revolution Roulette

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Revolution Roulette
POTF9.jpg
Studio album by
Released26 March 2008
Genre Alternative rock, hard rock
Length51:06
Label Insomniac
Producer Poets of the Fall [1]
Poets of the Fall chronology
Carnival of Rust
(2006)
Revolution Roulette
(2008)
Twilight Theater
(2010)
Singles from Revolution Roulette
  1. "The Ultimate Fling"
    Released: 6 February 2008
  2. "Diamonds for Tears"
    Released: 21 May 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
"Tempelores.com"favourable [2]
"Venia-mag.net"95/100 [3]
"Sputnikmusic.com"4/5 [4]

Revolution Roulette is the third album by the Finnish rock band Poets of the Fall. It was released in Finland on 26 March 2008 [5] and went straight to the top of the Finnish charts. [6] It was certified gold by IFPI Finland two weeks after being released. [7]

Contents

Since 12 April 2008, the album is available for worldwide purchase via the iTunes Store. [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Markus Kaarlonen, Marko Saaresto and Olli Tukiainen

No.TitleLength
1."More"4:01
2."The Ultimate Fling"6:55
3."Revolution Roulette"6:17
4."Psychosis"4:23
5."Fragile"4:08
6."Clevermind"3:38
7."Miss Impossible"3:52
8."Diamonds for Tears"4:07
9."Passion Colors Everything"3:51
10."Save Me"3:31
11."Where Do We Draw the Line"5:09

Release history

CountryRelease date
iTunes worldwide26 March 2008 [5] [9]

Singles

SingleRelease dateCharts
The Ultimate Fling 6 February 2008 (Finland) [10] 2 [11]
Diamonds for Tears 21 May 2008 (Finland) [12] 13 [13]

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References

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  7. Revolution Roulette sells gold Archived 27 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news 21 May 2008
  8. Poets of the Fall now on iTunes worldwide Archived 13 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news 12 April 2008
  9. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/revolution-roulette/id277132262 retrieved on 29 September 2010]
  10. The Ultimate Fling single out NOW! Archived 10 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news , 6 February 2008
  11. www.finnishcharts.com – POETS OF THE FALL - THE ULTIMATE FLING (SONG)
  12. Diamonds for Tears single out May 21st Archived 2 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news , 6 May 2008
  13. www.finnishcharts.com – POETS OF THE FALL - DIAMONDS FOR TEARS (SONG)