Violent Pop is the third album by Finnish violent pop band Blind Channel, released on 6 March 2020.[1][2] The first song for the album was the track, "Over My Dead Body", recorded in the summer of 2018.[3] From that moment on, Blind Channel began writing new material. In December 2019, the band announced that the recording of their album had been completed, taking just under a year and a half to finish.[2] Produced by Jonas Olsson, who also worked on the band's two previous albums, Revolutions and Blood Brothers. In addition, Jakob Hansen, a Danish musician behind the Volbeat hits, also took part in the album's recording.[2] In total, around twenty demos were selected for the album, but only eleven were chosen and ended up in the final release.[3]
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| Released | 6 March 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2018–2019 | |||
| Length | 36:32 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Ranka Cost | |||
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On 15 January 2020, Blind Channel revealed the album's title, cover art and track list.[4] It had been revealed that the album would be released under Out Of Line Music in Germany and Ranka Kustannus worldwide on 6 March 2020. The title of the album is in line with the self-named Blind Channel style.[4]
Singles edit
The first single was the song "Over My Dead Body", officially released on 15 November 2018. A video clip was published a few days later, directed by Alexei Kulikov from the Estonian media company Vita Pictura.[5]
On 15 March 2019, the second single, "Timebomb", was released, featuring DJ and producer Alex Mattson.
On 7 June, Blind Channel presented the third single, "Snake". The song featured Henrik Englund, best known as GG6, from the Swedish/Danish melodic metal band Amaranthe. The musicians also presented a video clip directed again by Alexei Kulikov and the Vita Pictura team.
After a long break due to a large number of performances, Blind Channel released the fourth single "Died Enough For You" on 22 November 2019.[6] In addition, Blind Channel introduced a new style of the group – to replace the white colour in their outfits came a combination of silver and black. Thus, the group defined a new milestone in their work.[citation needed] The music video for the song was released on 3 April 2020.
On 3 January 2020, a fifth single, "Fever", was released. Blind Channel reported that this is the last single that they would release before the release of the album itself.[citation needed] The album's official release was accompanied by its final single, "Gun".
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gun" | 2:41 |
| 2. | "Fever" | 3:00 |
| 3. | "Timebomb" (featuring Alex Mattson) | 3:14 |
| 4. | "Snake" (featuring GG6) | 3:05 |
| 5. | "One of Us" | 3:06 |
| 6. | "Enemies with Benefits" | 3:35 |
| 7. | "Love of Mine" | 3:40 |
| 8. | "Feel Nothing" | 3:42 |
| 9. | "Lanterns" | 3:35 |
| 10. | "Over My Dead Body" | 3:43 |
| 11. | "Died Enough for You" | 3:16 |
| Total length: | 36:32 | |
Personnel edit
- Joel Hokka – vocals, guitar
- Niko Moilanen – vocals
- Joonas Porko – guitar, backing vocals
- Olli Matela – bass guitar
- Tommi Lalli – drums
Charts edit
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] | 31 |
References edit
- ^ Tilkin, Laureline (7 March 2020). "REVIEW: Blind Channel - Violent Pop". Tuonela Magazine. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Blind Channelin "Violent Pop" -albumi julkaistaan maaliskuussa". KaaosZine (in Finnish). 15 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Exclusive interview with Blind Channel".
- ^ a b "Blind channel 3rd album details announced".
- ^ Pictura, Vita (7 April 2019), Blind Channel - Over My Dead Body l Music Video, retrieved 25 January 2022
- ^ "Died Enough for you release date announcement post".
- ^ "Blind Channel: Violent Pop" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 6 March 2022.