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Swallow the Sun

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Swallow the Sun

Swallow the Sun is a doom metal band from Finland, active 2000 to present. 10 releases and 9 musicians in the catalog.
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Facts

Genre
Doom Metal
Origin
Jyväskylä, Finland
Formed
2000
Releases
10

Biography

Swallow the Sun is a Finnish death-doom band founded in 2000 by Juha Raivio. The band currently consists of guitarist and founder Juha Raivio, vocalist Mikko Kotamäki, drummer Juuso Raatikainen, guitarist Juho Räihä, and bassist Matti Honkonen. Their death-doom style emphasizes melody and atmosphere, and occasionally steps into gothic and black metal territory. They have released nine studio albums, one triple album, one EP, one demo, one live album and seven singles as of 2026.

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Genres

Current line-up

MusicianInstrumentsYears
Juha RaivioKeyboard, Electric guitar2000 to present
Juuso RaatikainenDrums (drum set)2014 to present
Matti HonkonenElectric bass guitar2001 to present
Mikko KotamäkiLead vocals2001 to present

Former members

MusicianInstrumentsYears
Kai HahtoDrums (drum set)2009 to 2015
Aleksi MunterKeyboard2001 to 2016
Jaani PeuhuKeyboard2018 to 2021
Markus JämsenElectric guitar2001 to 2018
Pasi PasanenDrums (drum set)2000 to 2009

Albums

Other releases

EPs, demos, live records and compilations.

Related bands

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