Poets of the Fall

The band was founded on 25 April 2003 by Saaresto and Tukiainen.[https://www.facebook.com/poetsofthefall/posts/10152834979592896 POTF Official Facebook] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111210742/https://www.facebook.com/poetsofthefall/posts/10152834979592896 |date=11 January 2016 }} retrieved on 29 April 2015 Tukiainen had written multiple songs for Saaresto's previous band Fuss and performed with Finnish jazzband Pohjoinen Syke previously.

In 2003, Saaresto's friend Sami Järvi, a script-writer working at Remedy Entertainment handed Saaresto a poem he had written, asking him to turn it into a song to use in Remedy's video game Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne. The song, entitled "Late Goodbye", was used as the ending-theme of the game as well as a recurring motif, being sung and whistled by multiple characters. It was produced by Markus "Captain" Kaarlonen, who joined the band shortly after due to Saaresto and Tukiainen admiring his work.{{cite web |url=http://www.euro-rockradio.com/archives/431 |title=Euro-Rock Radio interview with M.Saaresto from 21 April 2010 |publisher=Euro-rockradio.com |date=21 April 2010 |access-date=16 January 2014 |archive-date=16 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116133414/http://www.euro-rockradio.com/archives/431 |url-status=live }} In order to have creative freedom and full control over the band, the members founded their own independent record label, Insomniac, which they have been releasing all their albums through ever since.

On 30 June 2004, Poets released their debut single "Late Goodbye" in Finland which was followed by "Lift" on 9 September 2004.{{cite web|url=http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/255_late_goodbye_single_out_now/ |title=Official Website - News - Late Goodbye single OUT NOW! |publisher=Poets of the Fall |access-date=26 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227044502/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/255_late_goodbye_single_out_now/ |archive-date=27 December 2013 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/315_lift_single_out_now/ |title=Official Website - News - "Lift" single OUT NOW! |publisher=Poets of the Fall |access-date=26 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227043833/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/315_lift_single_out_now/ |archive-date=27 December 2013 }} The music videos for both songs were directed by Tuomas "Stobe" Harju. The songs charted #14 and #8 on the Finnish single charts and reached #2 and #7 in YleX's 2004-voting for "Best Finnish song". POTF were also voted "Fresh Newcomer of 2004" by YleX.{{cite web | title = YleX The most recent 2004 Poll Results | publisher = Yle.fi | date = December 2004 | url = http://www.yle.fi/ylex/arkisto/lehdistotiedote.0.shtml | language = fi | access-date = 10 January 2014 | archive-date = 14 June 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120614020516/http://www.yle.fi/ylex/arkisto/lehdistotiedote.0.shtml | url-status = live }}

On 18 December 2004, the band released a song "Maybe Tomorrow is a Better Day" as a free download on their website to promote their then-upcoming debut album Signs of Life.{{cite web|url=http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/429_a_new_free_potf_song_released/ |title=Official Website - News - A new free POTF song released |publisher=Poets of the Fall |access-date=26 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302182818/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/429_a_new_free_potf_song_released/ |archive-date=2 March 2014 }} The album was released on 19 January 2005 in Finland, followed by an iTunes release on 25 May 2005.{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/signs-of-life/270776765 |title=Signs of Life |publisher=iTunes Store |date=20 July 2005 |access-date=9 April 2011 |archive-date=30 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730125215/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/signs-of-life/id270776765 |url-status=live }} It entered the Finnish Top 40 album chart at #1 and has been certified platinum by the Finnish IFPI.{{cite web | title = STATISTICS Poets of the Fall | publisher = Muslikki tuottajat IFPI | language = fi | url = http://ifpi.fi/tilastot/artistit/poets+of+the+fall | access-date = 8 January 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111006063656/http://ifpi.fi/tilastot/artistit/poets+of+the+fall | archive-date = 6 October 2011 | url-status = dead }} It won the Emma Award for the "Best Debut Album of the Year 2005" with the band also receiving the "Best Newcomer of the Year" award. The songs "Stay" and "Illusion and Dream" were used as promotional radio singles. Due to Kaarlonen being a former employee of benchmark-developer Futuremark, POTF were offered to have their song "Lift" included in the 2005-iteration of Futuremark's benchmarking software 3DMark, which helped further promote the album. In 2005 POTF performed at Popkomm in Berlin.{{cite web |url=http://www.globalrhythm.net/WorldMusicFestival/Popkomm2005.cfm |title=World Music Festivals: Popkomm 2005 |work=Global Rhythm |access-date=9 April 2011 |archive-date=27 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927032027/http://www.globalrhythm.net/WorldMusicFestival/Popkomm2005.cfm |url-status=live }}

Having won the NRJ Radio Awards' "Best Finnish Breakthrough", POTF released their third single, "Carnival of Rust", on 22 March 2006 in Finland and on 1 December 2006 in Germany.{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B000G7PMAU |title=Carnival of Rust: Amazon.de: Musik |website=Amazon Germany |access-date=26 February 2014 |archive-date=26 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226152641/https://www.amazon.de/dp/B000G7PMAU |url-status=live }} The single entered the Finnish charts at #2 and features a radio- and an album-edit as well as a live-recording of "Don't Mess With Me", the fourth track on Signs of Life, from the band's performance at Rockperry Festival, Vaasa, Finland on 15 July 2005.{{cite web |url=http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/764_carnival_of_rust_single_out_now/ |title=Official Website - News - Carnival of Rust single out now |publisher=Poets of the Fall |access-date=26 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118173635/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/764_carnival_of_rust_single_out_now/ |archive-date=18 January 2015 }} On 30 March 2006, the band released the music video for "Carnival of Rust" which shows a gas-masked woman visiting an old carnival, and also references every song from the band's second album of the same name. The video became hugely popular in Finland, winning two Muuvi Awards and the YLE Audience Choice Award as "Best Finnish Music Video of All Time". It was also voted "Best Music Video 2006" by The Voice.{{cite web|url=http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/766_carnival_of_rust_video_released/ |title=Carnival of Rust video released |publisher=Poets of the Fall|date=30 March 2006 |access-date=26 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227044317/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/766_carnival_of_rust_video_released/ |archive-date=27 December 2013 }} In 2009, it was remastered by Elmeri Raitanen as his bachelor-thesis in visual and media arts at Lahti Institute of Design and reissued in HD.{{cite web|url=http://www.wofomusic.com/poets-of-the-fall-carnival-of-rust-special-edition-hd-remaster/ |title=Poets of the Fall: Carnival of Rust Special Edition HD Remaster |access-date=21 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809191223/http://www.wofomusic.com/poets-of-the-fall-carnival-of-rust-special-edition-hd-remaster/ |archive-date=9 August 2011 }}

On 12 April 2006, Poets' second album Carnival of Rust was released in Finland, and later in Sweden, Australia, Ukraine, Russia, Germany, and on iTunes.{{cite web|url=http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/791_carnival_of_rust_album_out_now/ |title=Official Website - News - Carnival of Rust album OUT NOW |publisher=Poets of the Fall |access-date=26 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219095116/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/791_carnival_of_rust_album_out_now/ |archive-date=19 December 2013 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/866_carnival_of_rust_out_now_in_sweden/ |title=Official Website - News - Carnival of Rust out now in Sweden |publisher=Poets of the Fall |access-date=26 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227154653/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/866_carnival_of_rust_out_now_in_sweden/ |archive-date=27 December 2013 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B000OCXNTE |title=Carnival of Rust: Amazon.de: Musik |website=Amazon Germany |date=9 September 2009 |access-date=26 February 2014 |archive-date=26 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226152642/https://www.amazon.de/dp/B000OCXNTE |url-status=live }} It includes 11 new songs, a remastered version of "Maybe Tomorrow is a Better Day", as well as the music video for the title track.{{cite web|url=http://www.poetsofthefall.com/discography/ |title=Official Website - Discography |publisher=Poets of the Fall |access-date=26 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330150219/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/discography/ |archive-date=30 March 2014 }} The cover, which sees the return of the lollipop from the first album, was designed by Tuomas Harju. Carnival of Rust also went straight to #1 on the Finnish charts.{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Poets+Of+The+Fall&titel=Carnival+of+Rust&cat=a |title=Poets Of The Fall - Carnival Of Rust |publisher=finnishcharts.com |access-date=26 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111211144/http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Poets+Of+The+Fall&titel=Carnival+Of+Rust&cat=a |archive-date=11 January 2014 }} It has been certified platinum. It was selected as one of the best albums 2006 by Finland's largest newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat, and was nominated for NRJ Radio Awards' "Best Finnish Album" and Emma Awards' "Best Rock Album" in 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/897_carnival_of_rust_in_hss_best_albums_of_the_year/ |title=Official Website - News - Carnival of Rust in HS's best albums of the year |publisher=Poets of the Fall |access-date=26 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302183559/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/897_carnival_of_rust_in_hss_best_albums_of_the_year/ |archive-date=2 March 2014 }}

In 2008, POTF redesigned their moth-logo and also changed the font used to display their band name. They also participated in the Voice's CD compilation Livenä Vieraissa, with a cover version of Chris Cornell's song "You Know My Name", and their own song "Diamonds for Tears".{{cite web |title=Poets of the Fall's You Know My Name cover out now |url=http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/12242_poets_of_the_falls_you_know_my_name_cover_out_now/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081103060930/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/12242_poets_of_the_falls_you_know_my_name_cover_out_now/ |archive-date=3 November 2008 |access-date=12 January 2014 |publisher=Poetsofthefall.com}}

The same year, POTF signed Phoenix Effect, the band of former Sunrise Avenue-guitarist Janne Kärkkäinen to their label, Insomniac, and produced their debut album Cyanide Skies with Saaresto / Tukiainen performing additional vocals and guitar work. The album was released on 18 February 2009 in Finland and entered the Finnish album charts at #22.{{cite web |title=Phoenix Effect - Official website - Music |url=http://www.phoenixeffect.fi/?page=music&sub=discography |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720191458/http://www.phoenixeffect.fi/?page=music&sub=discography |archive-date=20 July 2011 |access-date=26 February 2014 |publisher=Phoenixeffect.fi}}{{cite web |author=Steffen Hung |title=Phoenix Effect - Cyanide Skies |url=http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Phoenix+Effect&titel=Cyanide+Skies&cat=a |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020143422/http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Phoenix+Effect&titel=Cyanide+Skies&cat=a |archive-date=20 October 2012 |access-date=26 February 2014 |publisher=finnishcharts.com}} POTF also make a cameo-appearance in the video to Phoenix Effect's song "King See No Evil".

Poets of the Fall released their next single called "The Ultimate Fling" in Finland on 6 February 2008.{{cite web |title=Official Website - News - Brave new Poets single out soon |url=http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/3154_brave_new_poets_single_out_soon/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110181608/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/3154_brave_new_poets_single_out_soon/ |archive-date=10 January 2014 |access-date=26 February 2014 |publisher=Poets of the Fall}} It features three variations of the title track (a radio-edit, an album-edit and an impromptu-version) as well as a live recording of "Fire", the opening track of the band's second album Carnival of Rust which was recorded during the Poets' performance at Ankkarock Festival 2007 on 5 August. The single charted at #2 in the Finnish singles chart.{{cite web |title=POETS OF THE FALL THE ULTIMATE FLING (SONG) |url=http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Poets+Of+The+Fall&titel=The+Ultimate+Fling&cat=s |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111222357/http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Poets+Of+The+Fall&titel=The+Ultimate+Fling&cat=s |archive-date=11 January 2014 |access-date=12 January 2014 |work=POETS OF THE FALL IN FINNISH CHARTS |publisher=Finnishcharts.com}} Months after the release of the single, the band published the accompanying video which consists of fan-recorded footage of the band performing at various gigs.

The band's third album, Revolution Roulette, was released in Finland and on iTunes on 26 March 2008. Its cover was designed by Tuomas Harju and features a giant padlock with a built-in roulette, abandoning the lollipop used on the previous album-covers. The record marks the first POTF-album not produced in Markus Kaarlonen's living-room, but the band's own professional studio. It went straight to the top of the Finnish charts and was certified gold two weeks after being released.{{cite web |title=Official Website - News - Revolution Roulette sells gold |url=http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/3558_revolution_roulette_sells_gold/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227044220/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/3558_revolution_roulette_sells_gold/ |archive-date=27 December 2013 |access-date=26 February 2014 |publisher=Poets of the Fall}} The album's title track was also released as a promotional radio single. Revolution Roulette is currently the only POTF album that has not been released physically outside Finland. While on tour with the album, the band played their first gig in the United States at Musexpo 2008 in Los Angeles on 29 April.{{cite web |last=Cashmere |first=Paul |author-link=Paul Cashmere |date=27 March 2008 |title=Aussies Line-Up for Musexpo |url=http://www.undercover.fm/news/4318-aussies-line-up-for-musexpo |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227010452/http://www.undercover.fm/news/4318-aussies-line-up-for-musexpo |archive-date=27 December 2013 |access-date=26 December 2013 |publisher=Undercover.fm}} On 18 September 2009, the band released a "Best of"-compilation in India.{{cite web |title=Astounding 'Poets of the Fall' in India |url=http://www.newkerala.com/nkfullnews-1-114882.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305223547/http://www.newkerala.com/nkfullnews-1-114882.html |archive-date=5 March 2012 |publisher=Newkerala.com}}

In mid-2009, after finishing the Revolution Roulette Tour, POTF announced they would be heading into the studio to record their fourth album, the genre of which they described as "cinematic rock".{{cite web |date=8 January 2010 |title=Twitter / Poets of the Fall |url=https://twitter.com/PoetsOfTheFall/status/7523933207 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317105732/https://twitter.com/PoetsOfTheFall/status/7523933207 |archive-date=17 March 2014 |access-date=22 February 2010 |via=Twitter}}{{Primary source inline|date=December 2020}} On 9 December 2009, the band announced a song "War" from their fourth studio album would be featured in a psychological thriller video game Alan Wake developed by Remedy Entertainment. Along with "War", Alan Wake also features two new songs, "Children of the Elder God" and "The Poet and The Muse", which were written specifically for the game and performed by Poets of the Fall as the in-game band Old Gods of Asgard. In June 2010, the band released a video for "War" (despite it being only a promotional radio single) which reenacts scenes from the game in live-action. It features Finnish actor Ilkka Villi as the game's protagonist of the same name (Villi also served as the model used for the creation of the Alan Wake character) and the band, except Saaresto. In the video, the band portrays some of Alan Wake{{'}}s in-game antagonists, lumberjacks possessed by an evil force named "the Dark Presence", collectively called "the Taken".

File:Poets_of_the_Fall_performing.jpgOn 21 January 2010, "Dreaming Wide Awake", the first single off the band's fourth album, Twilight Theater, debuted on Radio NRJ Suomi on 21 January and was released on 3 February as a limited-edition single. It reached #18 on the Finnish singles chart.{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/PoetsOfTheFall/statuses/8037853033 |title=Twitter / PoetsOfTheFall: NRJ just played our first |via=Twitter |access-date=26 May 2012 |archive-date=17 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317134831/https://twitter.com/PoetsOfTheFall/statuses/8037853033 |url-status=live }}{{Primary source inline|date=December 2020}}{{cite web |url=http://www.poetsofthefall.com/ |title=Official Website |publisher=Poets of the Fall |access-date=26 May 2012 |archive-date=23 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423025209/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/ |url-status=live }} Twilight Theater was released in Finland and on iTunes on 17 March, followed by Germany, Austria and Switzerland on 29 October. It went straight to #1 of the Finnish album charts and was certified gold a week after release.{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Poets+Of+The+Fall&titel=Twilight+Theater&cat=a |title=POETS OF THE FALL – TWILIGHT THEATER (ALBUM) |publisher=Finnishcharts.com |access-date=12 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111220732/http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Poets+Of+The+Fall&titel=Twilight+Theater&cat=a |archive-date=11 January 2014 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.music-photocalypse.net/interviews/poetsofthefall.php|title=Poets of the Fall: Superpowers of Marko Saaresto|publisher=Music-photocalypse.net|access-date=26 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140902210811/http://www.music-photocalypse.net/interviews/poetsofthefall.php|archive-date=2 September 2014|url-status=dead}}

A double-vinyl edition of the band's debut album Signs of Life was released on 19 January 2011, exactly six years after its original release.{{cite web |url=http://www.cdmarket.eu/products/poets-of-the-fall-signs-of-life--2 |title=Poets of the Fall - Signs Of Life |publisher=CDMarket.eu |access-date=5 May 2011 |archive-date=28 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228090222/http://www.cdmarket.eu/products/poets-of-the-fall-signs-of-life--2 |url-status=live }} A CD & DVD-compilation entitled Alchemy Vol.1 was released on 16 March 2011. It contains the band's whole videography as well as the favourite songs of the band-members and also features two new songs, "No End, No Beginning" and "Can You Hear Me". The latter was released digitally on 2 February 2011, and is featured in the remake of Remedy Entertainment's video game Death Rally.{{cite web |url=http://www.finnishunderground.com/?tag=poets-of-the-fall |title=Poets Of The Fall – 'Alchemy' Track Listing Released... |date=17 February 2011 |publisher=Finnishunderground.com |access-date=26 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019040337/http://www.finnishunderground.com/?tag=poets-of-the-fall |archive-date=19 October 2016 |url-status=usurped }} The music video for the song was directed by Mikko Harma and premiered on The Voice on 18 March 2011.{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/poetsofthefall/statuses/48425180523020289 |title=Our new music video premiers Friday morning 7:10AM & 9:10AM on The Voice, interview @ 8:50. A little later on YouTube! |author=Poets of the Fall |via=Twitter |access-date=18 March 2011 |archive-date=26 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226152651/https://twitter.com/poetsofthefall/status/48425180523020289 |url-status=live }}{{Primary source inline|date=December 2020}}

On 24 January 2012, the lead single off the new album, "Cradled in Love", was released for Finnish radio airplay, and on 26 January - for digital download on the band's official digistore. "Cradled in Love" music video was released on 3 March 2012.

The band's fifth studio album, Temple of Thought, was released on 21 March 2012, and debuted at #3 on the Finnish charts. Alternate versions of "Kamikaze Love" and "The Lie Eternal" were released as singles on 13 April 2012 and 6 July 2012, respectively, in Finland via Insomniac and in Germany via Remote Music. A special edition of the album featuring three bonus tracks was released in Germany and internationally (digital-only) on 20 July 2012. "The Happy Song", an original song written for Alan Wake's American Nightmare, also appeared on the album and was released as a single. The Temple of Thought Tour included locations in Finland, Russia, Germany, Romania and India.{{cite web |title=Official Website - Tour Dates |url=http://www.poetsofthefall.com/tourdates/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820035841/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/tourdates/ |archive-date=20 August 2013 |access-date=25 July 2013 |publisher=Poetsofthefall.com}}

The band filmed their show in Moscow on 13 March 2013, during their 10th Anniversary Tour, and released it on 13 September 2013, as their first live DVD titled Live in Moscow. The production of the release was crowdfunded via PledgeMusic.{{cite web |title=Log into Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpoetsofthefall%2Fposts%2F10151338074487896%257B%257BPrimary%2Bsource%2Binline%257Cdate%3DDecember%2B2020%257D%257D |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914140654/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpoetsofthefall%2Fposts%2F10151338074487896%257B%257BPrimary%2Bsource%2Binline%257Cdate%3DDecember%2B2020%257D%257D |archive-date=14 September 2021 |access-date=14 September 2021 |website=Facebook}}{{cite web |title=Poets of the Fall: Live DVD on PledgeMusic |url=http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/poetsofthefall-livedvd/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114234511/http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/poetsofthefall-livedvd |archive-date=14 January 2014 |access-date=26 February 2014 |publisher=Pledgemusic.com}}

On 8 July 2014, the band announced their sixth studio album Jealous Gods would be released on 19 September on all digital music retailers, streaming services and selected record stores. Its first single, "Daze", was released on 22 August on their official website along with a music video.{{cite web |title=Poets of the Fall - Daze |url=http://www.poetsofthefall.com/daze |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825004337/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/daze/ |archive-date=25 August 2014 |access-date=22 August 2014}} Additionally, prior to the album's release, and as a countdown to the new single and video, each Friday, starting from 11 July with Signs of Life, the band released each of their albums on Spotify in chronological order.{{cite web |title=Poets of the Fall - Official Website - News - New album, single & video out soon |url=http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/19682_new_album_single_video_out_soon/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714121354/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news/19682_new_album_single_video_out_soon/ |archive-date=14 July 2014 |access-date=15 July 2014}} In October 2014, the band began the Jealous Gods Tour in Finland and Germany.{{cite web |title=Poets of the Fall - Official Website - Tour Dates |url=http://www.poetsofthefall.com/tourdates/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820035841/http://www.poetsofthefall.com/tourdates/ |archive-date=20 August 2013 |access-date=25 July 2013}}

On 11 June 2015, the band announced that they had begun working on the next album.{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/poetsofthefall/photos/a.355174507895.159085.7555982895/10152949801687896 |title=Facebook |publisher=Facebook |date= |accessdate=26 February 2022 |archive-date=26 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226152647/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpoetsofthefall%2Fphotos%2Fa.355174507895.159085.7555982895%2F10152949801687896 |url-status=live }}{{Primary source inline|date=December 2020}} In January 2016, POTF announced they would be working with Kent producer Stefan Boman on the album. On 4 August 2016, the album's first single, "Drama for Life", was released. The band's seventh studio album, Clearview, was released on 30 September 2016, coinciding with the start of the Clearview Tour in Helsinki.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/poetsofthefall/photos/a.355174507895.159085.7555982895/10153968857557896/|title=Poets of the Fall|website=Facebook|date=30 September 2016|access-date=1 October 2016|archive-date=26 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226152647/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpoetsofthefall%2Fphotos%2Fa.355174507895.159085.7555982895%2F10153968857557896%2F|url-status=live}}{{Primary source inline|date=December 2020}}

On 11 March 2018, the band announced that their eighth album will be released in October 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/poetsofthefall/posts/10155548456592896/|title=Poets of the Fall|website=Facebook|date=30 September 2016|access-date=25 March 2018|archive-date=26 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226152656/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpoetsofthefall%2Fposts%2F10155548456592896%2F|url-status=live}}{{Primary source inline|date=December 2020}} On 5 October 2018, Poets released their eighth album Ultraviolet, which once again hit the #1 position on the Finnish album chart. Two singles, "False Kings" and "Dancing on Broken Glass", accompanied with music videos, were released prior to the album. On 27 August 2019, the band released (under their Remedy alter-ego Old Gods of Asgard) a single "Take Control" written especially for the video game Control, which also featured Ultraviolet{{'}}s single "My Dark Disquiet".

With the release of an unplugged version of "King of Fools" on 15 January 2020, Poets started a monthly series of acoustic singles and videos recorded at the Alexander Theatre which resulted into the release of the Alexander Theatre Sessions on 11 December 2020.

On 15 March 2021, the band released "Stay Forever"—an updated version of a song from their debut album Signs of Life, which includes elements added to the live version of the song since the original release—as a digital single with a music video directed by Miika Hakala.

On 13 March 2022, Poets of the Fall announced their album Ghostlight,{{Cite web |date=13 March 2022 |title=Poets Of The Fall announce new album 'Ghostlight' |url=https://distortedsoundmag.com/poets-of-the-fall-announce-new-album-ghostlight/ |access-date=3 May 2022 |website=Distorted Sound Magazine}} released on 29 April 2022, as a completion to the band's third trilogy, consisting of Clearview, Ultraviolet and Ghostlight. According to the band, Ghostlight embodies the idea of metamorphosis, winning over hardship, of acceptance and becoming whole. The only single and music video released for the album was "Requiem for My Harlequin".

On 15 November 2023, Old Gods of Asgard released a single titled "Herald of Darkness", written especially for Alan Wake 2 and featuring in-game characters' Alan Wake and Mr. Door's voice actors (Matthew Porretta and David Harewood), accompanied by a music video featuring the voice actors and Alan Wake's face actor (Ilkka Villi).{{Cite web|url=https://www.escapistmagazine.com/remedy-releases-epic-alan-wake-2-old-gods-of-asgard-music-video/|title=Remedy Releases Epic Alan Wake 2 Old Gods of Asgard Music Video|first=Chris|last=McMullen|date=16 November 2023}} On 8 December 2023, the band released Old Gods of Asgard's Rebirth – Greatest Hits, a compilation album composed of nine songs written for Remedy Entertainment games.{{Cite web|url=https://poetsofthefall.com/old-gods-of-asgard|title=Old Gods of Asgard|website=Poets of the Fall}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.backstagerockshop.com/products/old-gods-of-asgard-rebirth-greatest-hits-cd|title=Rebirth - Greatest Hits, CD|website=Backstage Rock Shop}} On the same day, Old Gods of Asgard debuted live at The Game Awards 2023 performing "Herald of Darkness" together with Ilkka Villi, Matthew Porretta, David Harewood and Sam Lake.{{Cite web|url=https://games.mxdwn.com/news/game-awards-2023-alan-wake-iis-old-gods-of-asgard-have-their-first-live-performance/|title=Game Awards 2023: Alan Wake II's Old Gods of Asgard Have Their First Live Performance -|date=7 December 2023}} The album hit #1 position on the Finnish album chart and peaked #4 at Worldwide iTunes Album Chart after The Game Awards.{{cite web|url=https://ifpi.fi/lista/albumit/2023/50/|title=Albumit 50/2023|publisher=Musiikkituottajat|language=fi|access-date=16 December 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://dotesports.com/alan-wake/news/fake-alan-wake-2-band-old-gods-of-asgard-broke-into-itunes-top-10-after-the-game-awards|title=Fake Alan Wake 2 band Old Gods of Asgard broke into iTunes top 10 after The Game Awards|first=Michael|last=Beckwith|date=11 December 2023}}

• Marko Saaresto – lead vocals (2003–present; Odin Anderson in Old Gods of Asgard)
• Olli Tukiainen – lead guitar (2003–present; Bob Balder in Old Gods of Asgard)
• Markus "Captain" Kaarlonen – keyboards, production (2003–present; Tor Anderson in Old Gods of Asgard)
• Jani Snellman – bass guitar (2008–present; 2005–2008 touring)
• Jaako "Jaska" Mäkinen – rhythm guitar (2008–present; 2005–2008 touring)
• Jari Salminen – drums, percussion (2008–present; 2006–2008 touring)

Touring members

• Tuomas Rauhala – drums (2019, 2022–2023)
• Tapio Sutela – drums, percussion (2004–2006)

{{Main|Poets of the Fall discography}}

• Signs of Life (2005)
• Carnival of Rust (2006)
• Revolution Roulette (2008)
• Twilight Theater (2010)
• Temple of Thought (2012)
• Jealous Gods (2014)
• Clearview (2016)
• Ultraviolet (2018)
• Ghostlight (2022)

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