Approach is the Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 rock band Von Hertzen Brothers

Von Hertzen Brothers

Von Hertzen Brothers is a Finnish prog-related rock band consisting of the three von Hertzen brothers, citing bands such as Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd and Kingston Wall as their influences. Each of the brothers have played in many popular Finnish rock bands. Kie played in Don Huonot,...

's second full length album. The album was released on May 17, 2006 in Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 and went gold. The first single released from the album was "Let Thy Will Be Done" and the second was "Kiss a Wish".

"Approach" won the Finnish Grammy (Emma) for Best Rock Album of the year 2006.

Track listing

1. "Disciple Of The Sun" – 8:12
2. "Let Thy Will Be Done" – 4:47
3. "River" – 4:02
4. "Endlessly" – 8:20
5. "In Your Arms" – 5:37
6. "Open Water Stormy Weather" – 4:47
7. "Ocean Of Mercy" – 7:42
8. "Kiss A Wish" – 9:30
9. "After All" – 5:03

Personnel

• Kie von Hertzen - Lead guitars, vocals, etc.
• Mikko von Hertzen - Lead vocals, guitars, etc.
• Jonne von Hertzen - Bass, vocals, etc.
• Sami Kuoppamäki
  Sami Kuoppamäki
  Sami Kuoppamäki is a Finnish drummer who has been a very prolific jazz and popular music session musician after the break-up of his early-90s band, Kingston Wall. His current, most active group in which he plays in is called Zook...
  
   - Drums and Percussion

Guests (in order of appearance)

• Juha Kuoppala - Various keyboards on all Tracks
• Jukka Puurula - Viola and Violin on Track 03
• Antto Melasniemi - Flute on Track 05
• Juho Martikainen - Double Bass on Track 07
• Laura Närhi
  Laura Närhi
  Laura Närhi is a Finnish pop singer. The lead singer of Kemopetrol, she started a solo career and her debut solo album Suuri sydän was released in August 2010 and has sold over 30,000 copies in Finland...
  
   - Vocals on Track 07
• Sonny Heinilä - Ney Flute on Track 08
• Maikki Liuski - Vocals on Tracks 08, 09
• Tuomas Murtomaa - French horn on Track 09
• Tommi Lindell - Analog Pörinä on Track 09

• Aldur Smith-Diesel, Denis Vinokur and Matti Pyykkö - Photography
• Janne "Toxic Angel" Pitkänen at InferiArt - Artwork and layout

Trivia

• The former Kingston Wall
  Kingston Wall
  Kingston Wall was a psychedelic/progressive rock group from Helsinki, Finland, originally formed in 1987. Influenced by such artists as Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd, the group combined eastern themes, mysticism and vivid psychedelia with acid-rock.The band consisted of Petri Walli ,...
  
   drummer Sami Kuoppamäki
  Sami Kuoppamäki
  Sami Kuoppamäki is a Finnish drummer who has been a very prolific jazz and popular music session musician after the break-up of his early-90s band, Kingston Wall. His current, most active group in which he plays in is called Zook...
  
  played the drums on the album.

• The album was produced by the brothers themselves

External links

• Samples from the album at the band's official site