Cemetery Skyline Explained

Cemetery Skyline is a goth rock group founded by Michael Stanne, Markus Vanhala, Santeri Kallio, Victor Brandt and Vesa Ranta. They are influenced by Sisters of Mercy and Type O Negative.^[1]

History

The band was formed in 2024 and released their first album, Nordic Gothic, in October 18, 2024, through Century Media Records. The founding members are Michael Stanne (Dark Tranquility), Markus Vanhala (Insomnium, Omnium Gatherum), Santeri Kallio (Amorphis), Victor Brandt (Dimmy Borgir) and Vesa Ranta (Sentenced). They played their first show at John Smith festival in Finland.

Leading up to the release of the album, the band released videos for their songs "Violent Storm",^[2] "The Coldest Heart",^[3] "Torn Away"^[4] and "In The Darkness".^[5]

Their album, "Nordic Gothic", debuted at #3 on Finnish album chart^[6] and #1 on Finnish physical album chart^[7] the week after its release.

Members

Mikael Stanne - Vocals
Markus Vanhala - Guitars
Santeri Kallio - Keyboards
Victor Brandt - Bass
Vesa Ranta - Drums

Notes and References

Web site: Mind . The Prog . 2024-10-04 . Cemetery Skyline – Nordic Gothic . 2024-10-18 . The PROG Mind . en.
Web site: Blabbermouth . 2024-04-02 . DARK TRANQUILLITY, INSOMNIUM, AMORPHIS, DIMMU BORGIR And SENTENCED Members Join Forces In CEMETERY SKYLINE . 2024-10-18 . BLABBERMOUTH.NET . en.
Web site: Barrios . Joel . 2024-06-19 . CEMETERY SKYLINE (DARK TRANQUILLITY, INSOMNIUM, AMORPHIS & DIMMU BORGIR Members) Stream New Single "The Coldest Heart" . 2024-10-18 . Metal Injection . en-US.
Web site: Just a moment... . 2024-10-18 . metalkaoz.com.
Web site: Magazine . Digital Beat . 2024-05-09 . Cemetery Skyline Releases New Single/Video, "In Darkness" . 2024-10-18 . Digital Beat Magazine . en-US.
Web site: Listat . 2024-10-18 . Musiikkituottajat . fi.
Web site: Listat . 2024-10-18 . Musiikkituottajat . fi.