Rain Diary is a Finnish rock band that plays beautiful and twisted dark wave tunes. The band bears its roots in Finnish melancholy, the scenery of evergreen forests, nightless nights and snow-covered wilderness, though the band constantly breaks this easily labelled HIM/Nightwish-stereotype by breathing in something new. Rain Diary injects urban feel with the drumming electronics and clever pop elements making the band a must-see for the fans of Depeche Mode, IAMX and alike. Rain Diary’s music genre has been labelled as #WINTERWAVE.
Band’s debut album – The Lights Are Violent Here – was acclaimed by critics for it’s beautiful and longing melodies laid upon highly nuanced and desolate, yet still roughly distorted textures. Rain Diary’s highly anticipated 2nd album – BLACK WEDDINGS – saw its daylight on September 22nd. “Every song is a short tale of the odd and hurtful marriage between the happiness and darkness”, says the strong voiced singer Tommi Suomala. This is pretty much a spot on description of the bands music in general. SOUNDI 10/2017: “Rain Diary’s music is like a bus stop at nightly motorway where Joakim Berg (Kent), Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode) and Mika Tauriainen (Entwine) are shearing their packed lunch -- The Scandinavian type wandering melodies becomes flesh by beautifully cold arrangements --“
Achievements, stepping stones & quotes:
* 1st album - The Lights Are Violent Here (released on September 2013 in Finland via Secret Entertainment, April 2014 in GAS-area by G-Records). On it’s release week TLAVH hit TOP10 (7th spot) on Finnish Official Independent Record Store Sales Chart and was 30th on The Official Finnish Album Chart (week 40, 2013).
* TLAVH was voted #1 Alternative debut album of 2013 in the polling held by Levykauppa Äx outscoring e.g. phenomenal Beastmilk (present Grave Pleasures).
* Rain Diary made their international debut headlining Tallinn Music Weeks shadow festival, Red Emperor Music Week 2014. On autumn 2014 Rain Diary made its first German tour with Jaani Peuhu and second German mini-tour with Florian Grey in May 2015. The band will tour extensively Germany on April 2018 as part of their album German release.
* Rain Diary signed with legendary Stupido Records on Spring 2017. The band played their 2nd album record release show at Reeperbahn Festival on September 20th where the band was chosen to represent Finland with Mikko Joensuu.
* Among Finnish music press and album reviews, Rain Diary has been featured in Germans biggest music magazines such as Orkus!, Gothic Magazine & Sonic Seducer and their album have been critically acclaimed in various publications like Legacy, Plattenladen TIPPS etc.
”Etwas IAMXiges, etwas NIN-Format, etwas Gary Numan aus seinen Anfangstagen, etwas Verträumtes aus dem Cure-Kosmos, Liebe zum Detail in den Sounds und elektronischen Rhythmusmaschinen, feinfühlig umgesetzt – das macht Rain Diary aus." Thomas Vogel, Sonic Seducer (Soundcheck) May 2014
“I wouldn’t be surprised if this would be one of the biggest Finnish albums of entire year.” Mika Roth, Desibeli.net (Finland’s biggest music online blog) October 2013. * * * * *
“The Lights Are Violent Here consist smoothly flowing material that lulls it’s listeners into soft melancholy … In it’s most ethereal sense Rain Diary wanders in ShamRain’s mist, and when fuelled the band rocks like HIM … Sorrow and beauty greets in it's most natural way.” Panu Koski, Inferno, October 2013. * * * 1/2
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