Lullacry

Artist: Lullacry

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Genres: Rock
Representative Albums: "Vol. 4", "Be My God", "Crucify My Heart

Biography

Lullacry are a melodic, female-fronted hard rock outfit from Finland whose music, while occasionally borrowing from goth, remains firmly planted in the realm of pop metal. The earliest incarnation of the band appeared under the name Coarse in the mid- to late '90s; that lineup released a demo called Downwards, and was featured on the Suomi Finland Perkele compilation album. After several lineup changes, the group hired lead vocalist Tanya, whose singing style -- a somewhat edgy but ultimately mainstream pop approach -- helped the band define its musical direction further and led to its new name, Lullacry. They recorded their first demo, Weeper's Aeon, under the new moniker in fall of 1998, and followed that quickly with the promotional CD recordings Sweet Desire and Alone the following year. Lullacry's reputation as a live act strengthened around this time, thanks to supporting gigs for the Gathering and high profile appearances at Tuska Metal Fest and Nummirock Festival, which also helped to earn the group some positive reviews in many mainstream music magazines. Lullacry recorded its debut full-length, Sweet Desire, for Heart, Trust, and Respect Records, and released it in late 1999. The title track of the album appeared on the double CD compilation Millenniumliitto, a best-selling release from Finnish label Spinefarm Records. Lullacry spent the year 2000, performing on various Finnish TV shows, as well as attracting interest from several national radio stations and daily/weekly magazines. By the end of the year, the group, whose lineup now consisted of lead vocalist Tanya, Sami (guitar), Sauli (guitar), Heavy (bass), and Jukka (drums), signed a deal with Spinefarm Records. They recorded and released their album Be My God, which was also picked up by Century Media Records, in 2001. ~ Andy Hinds, All Music Guide

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Lullacry
Origin	Helsinki, Finland
Genres	Gothic metal^[1]
Years active	1998–present
Website	lullacry.com
Members
Tanja Lainio Sami Vauhkonen Sauli Kivilahti Kimmo "Heavy" Hiltunen Jukka Outinen

Lullacry is a melodic band with gothic metal influences that hails from Helsinki, Finland. The band recorded their first demo (named Weeper's Aeon) in 1998 and in a short time they had enough of a following to safely attempt a full-length album - Sweet Desire - recorded in 1999. This got the attention of Spinefarm Records and led to a professional contract. Their career truly began progressing after the release of the album Be My God - from 2001 - which was issued as they went on a joint tour with the power metal band Edguy.

However, vocalist Tanya Kemppainen quit the band in 2002, leaving Lullacry without its main element. Many female singers applied for the post, but the then unknown contralto vocalist Tanja Lainio was ultimately chosen as the replacement vocalist. Their following release was entitled Crucify My Heart. The single Don't Touch the Flame taken from this album included a cover of the Nine Inch Nails track Head Like a Hole.

Prior to the recording of their fourth album, the EP Fire Within was released including alternative versions of two of the band's classic tracks, a W.A.S.P. cover "L.O.V.E. Machine", and two new tracks.

In June 2005 the band announced the completion of their fourth album entitled Vol. 4, which was released in September the same year. The single Stranger in You, which included a Kiss cover of I Stole You Love, was released in July.

1 Line-up
2 Discography
- 2.1 Albums
- 2.2 Singles
3 References
4 External links

Line-up

Tanja Lainio - vocals (joined in 2002)
Sami Vauhkonen - Lead Guitar
Sauli Kivilahti - Guitar
Kimmo "Heavy" Hiltunen - Bass (joined in 1998)
Jukka Outinen - drums (joined in 1999)

Discography

Albums

Sweet Desire (1999)
Be My God (2001)
Crucify My Heart (2003)
Vol. 4 (2005)

Singles

"Don't Touch the Flame" (2003)
"Alright Tonight" (2003)
"Fire Within" (EP, 2004)
"Stranger in You" (2005)

References

^ [Lullacry biography @ MusicMight]

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