RainDiaryisaFinnishrockbandthatplaysbeautifulandtwisteddarkwave

tunes.ThebandbearsitsrootsinFinnishmelancholy,thesceneryofevergreen

forests,nightlessnightsandsnow-coveredwilderness,thoughtheband

constantlybreaksthiseasilylabelledHIM/Nightwish-stereotypebybreathingin

somethingnew.RainDiaryinjectsurbanfeelwiththedrummingelectronicsand

cleverpopelementsmakingthebandamust-seeforthefansofDepecheMode,

IAMXandalike.RainDiary’smusicgenrehasbeenlabelledas#WINTERWAVE.

Band’sdebutalbum–TheLightsAreViolentHere–wasacclaimedbycriticsfor

it’sbeautifulandlongingmelodieslaiduponhighlynuancedanddesolate,yet

stillroughlydistortedtextures.RainDiary’shighlyanticipated2ndalbum–

BLACKWEDDINGS–sawitsdaylightonSeptember22nd.“Everysongisashort

taleoftheoddandhurtfulmarriagebetweenthehappinessanddarkness”,says

thestrongvoicedsingerTommiSuomala.Thisisprettymuchaspoton

descriptionofthebandsmusicingeneral.

SOUNDI10/2017:“RainDiary’smusicislikeabusstopatnightlymotorway

whereJoakimBerg(Kent),DaveGahan(DepecheMode)andMikaTauriainen

(Entwine)areshearingtheirpackedlunch--TheScandinaviantypewandering

melodiesbecomesfleshbybeautifullycoldarrangements--“

Achievements,steppingstones&quotes:

*1stalbum-TheLightsAreViolentHere(releasedonSeptember2013in

FinlandviaSecretEntertainment,April2014inGAS-areabyG-Records).Onit’s

releaseweekTLAVHhitTOP10(7thspot)onFinnishOfficialIndependent

RecordStoreSalesChartandwas30thonTheOfficialFinnishAlbumChart

(week40,2013).

*TLAVHwasvoted#1Alternativedebutalbumof2013inthepollingheldby

LevykauppaÄxoutscoringe.g.phenomenalBeastmilk(presentGrave

Pleasures).

*RainDiarymadetheirinternationaldebutheadliningTallinnMusicWeeks

shadowfestival,RedEmperorMusicWeek2014.Onautumn2014RainDiary

madeitsfirstGermantourwithJaaniPeuhuandsecondGermanmini-tourwith

FlorianGreyinMay2015.ThebandwilltourextensivelyGermanyonApril

2018aspartoftheiralbumGermanrelease.

*RainDiarysignedwithlegendaryStupidoRecordsonSpring2017.Theband

playedtheir2ndalbumrecordreleaseshowatReeperbahnFestivalon

September20thwherethebandwaschosentorepresentFinlandwithMikko

Joensuu.

*AmongFinnishmusicpressandalbumreviews,RainDiaryhasbeenfeatured

inGermansbiggestmusicmagazinessuchasOrkus!,GothicMagazine&Sonic

Seducerandtheiralbumhavebeencriticallyacclaimedinvariouspublications

likeLegacy,PlattenladenTIPPSetc.

”EtwasIAMXiges,etwasNIN-Format,etwasGaryNumanausseinen

Anfangstagen,etwasVerträumtesausdemCure-Kosmos,LiebezumDetailin

denSoundsundelektronischenRhythmusmaschinen,feinfühlig

umgesetzt–dasmachtRainDiaryaus."

ThomasVogel,SonicSeducer(Soundcheck)May2014

“Iwouldn’tbesurprisedifthiswouldbeoneofthebiggestFinnishalbumsof

entireyear.”MikaRoth,Desibeli.net(Finland’sbiggestmusiconlineblog)

October2013.*****

“TheLightsAreViolentHereconsistsmoothlyflowingmaterialthatlullsit’s

listenersintosoftmelancholy…Init’smostetherealsenseRainDiarywanders

inShamRain’smist,andwhenfuelledthebandrockslikeHIM…Sorrowand

beautygreetsinit'smostnaturalway.”PanuKoski,Inferno,October2013.

***1/2

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Homepage:http://www.raindiary.com

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