Cemetery Skyline

"Who would have wanted us to put together a new extreme metal band? Well, maybe someone indeed, but that is not the case this time, because there is something a little different on the plate..." The contemplative voice belongs to guitarist extraordinaire Markus Vanhala, who you may know from Finnish heavy metal magnitudes Insomnium and Omnium Gatherum.

In the new somber group called CEMETERY SKYLINE, Vanhala is joined by keyboardist Santeri Kallio, drummer Vesa Ranta, bassist Victor Brandt and singer Mikael Stanne. You are indeed right: these gents play – or have played – in celebrated bands such as Sentenced, Amorphis, Dimmu Borgir and Dark Tranquillity, The Halo Effect – just to name a few.

"In the past, my bands have often toured with Amorphis and Dark Tranquility, so I've gotten to know Santeri and Mikael well - and of course vice versa. And if you're going to start a goth-influenced band, it's not a long way to Vesa or Victor - and they're long-time friends too!" says Vanhala.