Veljeskunta

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Veljeskunta
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Studio album by
CMX
Released1991
Recorded1991 Helsinki
Genre Indie rock
Hardcore punk
Length38:05
Label Bad Vugum
Producer A. W. Yrjänä, Janne Halmkrona
CMX chronology
Kolmikärki
(1990)		Veljeskunta
(1991)		 Aurinko
(1992)
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Veljeskunta (1991) is an album by Finnish rock band CMX. Its name means "The Brotherhood" in Finnish. [2]

Finland Republic in Northern Europe

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest, and Russia to the east. The capital and largest city is Helsinki. Other major cities are Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Oulu and Turku.

CMX, originally Cloaca Maxima, is a Finnish rock band. They originally played hardcore punk, but soon expanded to play a wide variety of rock formats, including progressive rock, heavy metal, and mainstream rock 'n' roll. Throughout their career, they have been influenced by progressive rock bands such as Rush, Yes, Tool and King Crimson. The progressive influence is most evident on their albums Dinosaurus Stereophonicus (2000) and Talvikuningas (2007).

Finnish language language arising and mostly spoken in Finland

Finnish is a Uralic language of the Finnic branch spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. Finnish is one of the two official languages of Finland ; Finnish is also an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both Standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a Finnish dialect, are spoken. The Kven language, a dialect of Finnish, is spoken in Northern Norway by a minority group of Finnish descent.

Contents

The CD version of Veljeskunta also contains the Tanssitauti EP originally published in 1990. The gold version of the album, released in 2002 also contains CMX's earlier EP, Musiikin ystävälliset kasvot .

<i>Tanssitauti</i> 1990 EP by CMX

Tanssitauti is an EP by CMX released in 1990. The band had released their debut album Kolmikärki earlier the same year with a different lineup. Tanssitauti is the first CMX recording to feature guitarist Janne Halmkrona, who appears on all of the band's albums from this point on.

Extended play Musical recording longer than a single, but shorter than a full album

An extended play record, often referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single, but is usually unqualified as an album or LP. Contemporary EPs generally contain a minimum of three tracks and maximum of six tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and LP, but it is now applied to mid-length CDs and downloads as well.

<i>Musiikin ystävälliset kasvot</i> 1998 EP by CMX

Musiikin ystävälliset kasvot is an EP by CMX. It was recorded in 1991 to be released as a four song EP, but instead the title track was released as a single. The EP was finally released in 1998 under the name Musiikin ystävälliset kasvot + 5 and included six songs. The originally planned four song EP was released in 2002 as a part of Veljeskunta Gold.

Track listing

All songs written by A. W. Yrjänä and Janne Halmkrona with lyrics by A. W. Yrjänä.

A. W. Yrjänä Finnish musician

Aki Ville Yrjänä, better known by the stage name, A. W. Yrjänä, is a poet and the singer, bassist, and primary songwriter of the Finnish rock band CMX. In addition to his musical work, he has published five collections of poems.

Janne Halmkrona Finnish musician

Janne Halmkrona is a Finnish musician. He is best known for playing in CMX, a band he joined in 1990, replacing Kimmo Suomalainen. He has also released two albums with Sapattivuosi, a Black Sabbath tribute band. Halmkrona also worked as an A&R manager for Sony BMG Finland.

  1. "Kulje vasten" -- 1:25 ("Travel Against")
  2. "Neljäs valtakunta" -- 2:34 ("The Fourth Reich")
  3. "Metallipurkaus" -- 2:59 ("Metal Eruption")
  4. "Kuu" -- 2:01 ("The Moon")
  5. "Veljeskunta" -- 4:04 ("Brotherhood")
  6. "Rytmitehdas" -- 2:30 ("Rhythm Factory")
  7. "Helvetin hyvä paimen" -- 2:46 ("Good Shepherd of Hell" or "Hell of a Good Shepherd")
  8. "Vaskiperse" -- 2:10 ("Copper Ass")
  9. "Ääni ja vimma" -- 2:10 ("The Sound and the Fury")
  10. "Tanssitauti" -- 2:12 ("Dance Disease, or St Vitus Dance")
  11. "Kätketty kukka" -- 4:36 ("Hidden Flower")
  12. "Enteitä" -- 2:19 ("Omens")
  13. "Täynnä naisia" -- 2:32 ("Full of Women")
  14. "Tulikiveä" -- 3:47 ("Brimstone")

Credits

Singing act of producing musical sounds with the voice

Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice and augments regular speech by the use of sustained tonality, rhythm, and a variety of vocal techniques. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music that can be sung with or without accompaniment by musical instruments. Singing is often done in an ensemble of musicians, such as a choir of singers or a band of instrumentalists. Singers may perform as soloists or accompanied by anything from a single instrument up to a symphony orchestra or big band. Different singing styles include art music such as opera and Chinese opera, Indian music and religious music styles such as gospel, traditional music styles, world music, jazz, blues, ghazal and popular music styles such as pop, rock, electronic dance music and filmi.

The bass guitar is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, except with a longer neck and scale length, and typically four to six strings or courses.

Guitar Fretted string instrument

The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that usually has six strings. It is typically played with both hands by strumming or plucking the strings with either a guitar pick or the finger(s)/fingernails of one hand, while simultaneously fretting with the fingers of the other hand. The sound of the vibrating strings is projected either acoustically, by means of the hollow chamber of the guitar, or through an electrical amplifier and a speaker.

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References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "CMX - www.cmx.fi". Archived from the original on 2010-06-05. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
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