News archives 2009/09

Running order for the remaining Cobra tour dates

Posted on September 28th 2009. Filed under shows.

Here’s the running order for the remaining Cobra tour dates. Specific times depend on the venue and slight changes might always occur, so just make sure you’re there early to catch all the bands.

Kuopio, Turku & Pori

• Survivors Zero
• Sotajumala
• Deathchain

Oulu & Jyväskylä

• Survivors Zero
• Deathchain
• Sotajumala

Cobra tour update and blog

Posted on September 24th 2009. Filed under shows.

Despite of what Tavastia’s website says here’s the schedule for tonight.

• Sotajumala 9 PM
• Deathchain 10 PM
• Survivors Zero 11 PM

We’re also keeping some sort of a tour diary on Myspace whenever we get online.

Recap on Laulu on iloni ja työni tour

Posted on September 2nd 2009. Filed under general news.

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Thanks everyone! That’s all we can say. We had a blast hanging out and playing with our buddies in Misery Index, the tour was a success and we all had so much fun in every city. Surely a week to remember! Lutakko Liekeissä festival broke all previous records with 1200 people enjoying this amazingly nice fest. For us it was also one of the best shows ever, largely thanks to our amazing hometown audience. Much love to the organizers too for taking such good care of all the bands!

The special show at Liisan Pub in Lievestuore was exactly what we wished it would be. A relaxed afternoon show with shitty jokes and a good atmosphere. We played two old and four new songs and enjoyed our time. So did Misery Index and everyone in the audience. How can you go wrong with a disco ball, bar stools and a picture of Irwin if you’re doing a death metal show? You can’t! Highlights of the afternoon: pit for Misery Index, Timo blasting Pulling Out the Nails because Adam had to get some more beer, Kosti and Mark attempting to play Enter Sandman and ending the show by a whole group of people jamming Smoke on the Water.

The next couple of days were dedicated for relaxing. We went to a cabin by a lake and enjoyed sauna, beer, sausages and shitty jokes. Everyone had a blast! On the last day off we took the guys back to Lievestuore for birdwatching and also enjoyed some crêpes and few rounds of Mölkky (Adam proved to be a natural talent). Good times, good times…

The show in Tampere was organized by our friend Olli from Worth the Pain and it was a good night all in all. More people than we expected and you could feel the presence of evil when we got the word that we made 665 euros from ticket sales that night. In no time Tomi and Kosti made things perfect by adding 50 cents each to make things perfect.

Helsinki proved to be yet another positive surprise. Despite of lousy sound, some 371 people enjoyed the night and we all had a blast. Famine Year started the evening, followed by our set (and a decent attempt at playing an extra song) and then Misery Index killed! Again! It was too late for our crew to get into any bars once we left the venue, so we settled with beer in the van and blasting Pantera through the speakers. Saw two naked guys on the way back to the hotel. Totally naked and we’re talking about downtown Helsinki at around 5 AM. Welcome to Finland!

Turku was a two day fest where Misery Index headlined the second day. We didn’t play, but Misery Index killed (who would’ve thought). This also marked the last day of quite extensive touring for the guys and you could tell everyone was having a great time. The drive back to Helsinki was all smiles and laughter as we had Lisa Lampanelli travelling with us. What a perfect ending for a tour to drive in a nice, sunny weather, enjoying beverages and snacks and laughing your ass off!

Anyone up for Laulu on iloni ja työni 2010?

Sotajumala and Misery Index in Helsinki, August 28th 2009. Photo: Kenneth Lehtinen.

History

Sotajumala is a Finnish death metal band founded in 1998 that plays aggressive death metal. Drawing influence from both old and new generations of death metal the band has created a sound of their own. The lyrics are in their native language and the band name translates to Wargod. Over the years the band has gained loyal following through hard work, solid releases and several fierce live shows.

Debut full-length Death Metal Finland received great response from press and fans alike in 2004, marking the beginning of a new era in Finnish death metal. As a result of meticulous writing process the band unleashed their sophomore album Teloitus in 2007. With its eight crushing songs Teloitus displays Sotajumala’s progress as songwriters, as musicians and as a band - something both press and fans noticed. From start to finish Teloitus destroys everything on its path, not once letting go. This energy is also present at live shows where the band has further demonstrated their abilities to annihilate the masses.

Releases

• Death Metal Finland (special edition), 2cd 2008
• Teloitus, cd 2007
• Kuolinjulistus, cds 2007
• Sotajumala / Torture Killer split (vinyl), 7" 2005
• Sotajumala / Torture Killer split, cds 2005
• Death Metal Finland, cd 2004
• Panssarikolonna, mcd 2003
• Sotajumala, mcd 2001