Syven
{{Short description|Finnish band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Syven
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| origin = Riihimäki, Finland
| genre = Ambient, neofolk, heavy metal
| years_active = 2007–present
| label = Vendlus Records
Audiokratik
| associated_acts = Nest
| website = [http://koti.mbnet.fi/atolonen/syven/syven.php Official Homepage]
| current_members = Aslak Tolonen
Andy Koski-Semmens
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Syven is a Finnish band from Riihimäki, formed in 2007.{{cite web|title=Syven - Rozhvor|url=http://www.innocence-music.com/clanky.php?akce=RozhovoryUkaz&Rozhovor=150|publisher=Innocent Music Server|accessdate=May 16, 2012|date=May 9, 2012}} The band released their début album Aikaintaite through Vendlus Records in 2011; the second album, Corpus Christi (Syven album), was released the following year.
Biography
Syven was created in July 2007, after the vocalist Andy Koski-Semmens moved to Finland and decided to collaborate with the multi-instrumentalist and composer Aslak Tolonen, previously active in several bands, including Nest.{{cite web|title=Syven Interview|url=http://hatredmeanswarzine.blogspot.ca/2012/01/syven-interview.html|publisher=DarkUndergroundMusicZine|accessdate=April 15, 2012|date=January 25, 2012}} Tolonen was composing new material when he noticed that his music had become darker and heavier, compared to the Nest's last release, prompting him to create a new band.{{cite web|last=Joakimsson|first=Thor|title=To Let the Listener's Imagination Fly|url=http://avantgarde-metal.com/content/stories2.php?id=246|publisher=Avantgarde Metal|accessdate=April 15, 2012|date=February 2, 2012|archive-date=June 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608042117/http://avantgarde-metal.com/content/stories2.php?id=246|url-status=dead}} In 2010, Syven released a demo, which was sent to various labels, and contributed one track, "How Fare the Gods?" to the compilation album Whom the Moon a Nightsong Sings. The following year, the band was signed by Vendlus Records and released its début album, Aikaintaite, on December 6.{{cite web|title=Syven Released|url=http://vendlus.com/syven-released|publisher=Vendlus Records|accessdate=April 30, 2012|date=December 6, 2011}} Exactly a year after, the second album, Corpus Christi, was released. On December 8, 2012, Syven's first live performance took place in Brașov, Romania.{{cite web|title=Kruna Neios|url=http://www.kogaionon.com/en/donisart-evenings/kruna-neios-0|publisher=Kogaionon|accessdate=April 30, 2012}}
Members
- Aslak Tolonen – all instruments
- Andy Koski-Semmens – vocals
Discography
=Albums=
- Aikaintaite (2011)
- Corpus Christi (2012)
=Compilations=
=Demos=
- Promo 2010 (2010)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://atolonen.mbnet.fi/syven/intro.html Official Homepage]
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