NIGHTWISH, CHILDREN OF BODOM, FINNTROL and WINTERSUN members join forces in CROWNSHIFT
06-12-2023
Nuclear Blast Records has announced the signing of the new Finnish progressive death metal band CROWNSHIFT.
Born as the longtime idea of four friends, CROWNSHIFT‘s members come from the ranks of Finland’s finest exports such as NIGHTWISH, CHILDREN OF BODOM / BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT, WINTERSUN, NORTHER and FINNTROLL, are thrilled to start a new journey together and spread their authentic sonic print across the globe.
Seamlessly covering a diversity of styles, the quartet has a unique signature to their modern sound. Hypnotizing melodies paired with ripping riffs, from moody mid-tempo songs to fierce prog-death-metal opuses, CROWNSHIFT was born to be master of all trades.
Nuclear Blast Records added: “It’s a pleasure to start working with this highly talented group of musicians.
“We wouldn’t call it an all-star band but it’s a five-star result of their collective experience from various bands. And sometimes it takes a while until the right musicians are coming together and find the perfect chemistry. Jukka, Heikki and Daniel already played together in the last NORTHER lineup until 2012. Since then, they went different ways but always crossed each other’s paths, and finally came back together as CROWNSHIFT with the addition of the amazing vocal talent of Tommy Tuovinen from MYGRAIN.
“Their music is, of course, rooted in the very unique style of Finnish melodic death metal, but CROWNSHIFT enrich it with their admiration for Devin Townsend, both his raging STRAPPING YOUNG LAD era, as well as the epic prog side, and combine it with a timeless yet modern heaviness similar to the most impressive aspects of metalcore and bands such as KILLSWITCH ENGAGE. Sounds ambitious? Yes, but that’s what it’ s all about: being ambitious. Welcome CROWNSHIFT!”
CROWNSHIFT recently joined the roster of Till Dawn They Count Ltd management (NIGHTWISH, BEAST IN BLACK, SONATA ARCTICA).
CROWNSHIFT is:
Tommy Tuovinen: VocalsDaniel Freyberg: Guitar, Backing Vocals
Jukka Koskinen: Bass
Heikki Saari: Drums