CMX discography
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The discography of CMX
starts in 1985 and continues to this day. During this time, the band has released twelve studio albums
, two box set compilations
, 20 top ten singles
on the Finnish charts (seven of which have topped the charts), four EPs
, and a DVD
.
Translations by Tero Valkonen.
CMX (band)
CMX, originally Cloaca Maxima, are a Finnish rock band. They originally played hardcore punk, but soon expanded to play a wide variety of rock formats, including progressive rock, heavy metal, and mainstream rock n roll. Throughout their career, they have been influenced by progressive rock bands...
starts in 1985 and continues to this day. During this time, the band has released twelve studio albums
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
, two box set compilations
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
, 20 top ten singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
on the Finnish charts (seven of which have topped the charts), four EPs
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, and a DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
.
Studio albums
| Released | Chart Peak | Certification | Album Title | Translation | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, 1990 | - | - | Kolmikärki Kolmikärki Kolmikärki is CMX's 1990 debut album. Despite the punk roots of the early CMX, the musical style of the album varies greatly. There's hardcore, heavy metal, acid rock, some jazz, ballads and even a waltz. A. W. Yrjänä's lyrics on the album contain a lot of religious imagery the band is still known... |
Trident | Bad Vugum |
| 8 June 1991 | - | - | Veljeskunta Veljeskunta Veljeskunta is an album by Finnish rock band CMX. Its name means "The Brotherhood" in Finnish.The CD version of Veljeskunta also contains the Tanssitauti EP originally published in 1990. The gold version of the album, released in 2002 also contains CMX's earlier EP, Musiikin ystävälliset... |
Brotherhood | Bad Vugum |
| November, 1992 | - | - | Aurinko Aurinko Aurinko is an album by the Finnish rock group CMX. The word "Aurinko" means "The Sun" in Finnish. The album cover depicts a cross section of a pineapple.... |
Sun | Herodes/EMI EMI The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major... |
| February, 1994 | - | gold (1999) | Aura Aura (CMX album) Aura is an album by the Finnish rock group CMX. The album gained the band its first near-hit single and some commercial airplay with "Ruoste"... |
Aura (or the noun Plow) | Herodes/EMI |
| March, 1995 | - | gold (2001) | Rautakantele Rautakantele Rautakantele is a 1995 album by the Finnish rock group CMX. "Rautakantele" is Finnish and means "The Iron Kantele".Rautakantele is the most stylistically eclectic of CMX's albums... |
Iron Kantele Kantele A kantele or kannel is a traditional plucked string instrument of the zither family native to Finland, Estonia, and Karelia. It is related to the Russian gusli, the Latvian kokle and the Lithuanian kanklės. Together these instruments make up the family known as Baltic psalteries... |
Herodes/EMI |
| November, 1996 | 3 | gold (1998) | Discopolis Discopolis Discopolis is the sixth studio album by the Finnish rock group CMX.With Discopolis, CMX took a different approach on recording with the goal of making the first entirely Pro Tools-based album in Finland. The basic concept was to build the songs from small pieces, emphasizing editing and production... |
Discopolis | Herodes/EMI |
| October, 1998 | 1 | gold (1998) | Vainajala Vainajala Vainajala is an album by the Finnish rock group CMX. Vainaja is Finnish for a dead person, Vainajala meaning a name of a place inhabited by the dead.... |
Place of the Dead | Herodes/EMI |
| October, 2000 | 2 | gold (2000) | Dinosaurus Stereophonicus Dinosaurus Stereophonicus Dinosaurus Stereophonicus is the eighth album by the Finnish rock group CMX, released in 2000. It was recorded after the band had decided to stop touring and become a full-time studio band. The decision only lasted till 2002.... |
Dinosaurus Stereophonicus | Herodes/EMI |
| 2 August 2002 | 1 | gold (2002) | Isohaara Isohaara Isohaara is the ninth studio album by the Finnish rock group CMX. The album is named after Isohaara power plant in Keminmaa. The band spent six months in the studio because of the chosen songwriting method: the songs were written and rehearsed at the studio under constant perfecting and re-arranging... |
Big prong | Herodes/EMI |
| 10 November 2003 | 1 | gold (2003) | Aion Aion (CMX album) Aion is an album by the Finnish rock group CMX. The word Aion is Ancient Greek for "age, life-force" and also a Finnish verb form meaning "I intend ".... |
Aeon (or I intend) | Herodes/EMI |
| 2 November 2005 | 1 | gold (2005) | Pedot Pedot Pedot is the eleventh album of the Finnish rock band CMX. "Pedot" means "Beasts" in Finnish.The opening track "Eteläisen tähtitaivaan kartoitus" breaks a CMX tradition of starting their albums with powerful rock songs. It is a minimalistic piano-based ballad with no drums... |
Beasts | Herodes/EMI |
| 5 September 2007 | 2 | gold (2008) | Talvikuningas Talvikuningas Talvikuningas is an album by the Finnish rock group CMX. The title is Finnish and translates to "The Winter King".Talvikuningas is CMX's first concept album... |
The Winter King | Herodes/EMI |
| 29 September 2010 | 1 | Iäti IATI Accounting Technicians Ireland is the leading professional body for Accounting Technicians on the island of Ireland. They have over 10,000 members and students both in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.... |
Forever | Herodes/EMI |
Translations by Tero Valkonen.
Compilations
| Released | Chart Peak | Certification | Album Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September, 1997 | 3 | gold (2000) | Cloaca Maxima Cloaca Maxima (album) Cloaca Maxima is the first compilation album by the Finnish rock group CMX. The name Cloaca Maxima means "Great Sewer" in Latin, and was also an early name of the band before it was shortened to CMX. The compilation contains three CDs named Physis, Aetheris and Astralis respectively... |
Herodes/EMI |
| 15 November 2004 | 9 | gold (2004) | Cloaca Maxima II Cloaca Maxima II Cloaca Maxima II is the second compilation album by the Finnish rock group CMX, released seven years after their first compilation Cloaca Maxima. The name Cloaca Maxima means "Great Sewer" in Latin, and was also the name of the band before it was shortened to CMX. The compilation consists of three... |
Herodes/EMI |
| 5 November 2008 | Kaikki hedelmät Kaikki hedelmät Kaikki hedelmät is the third compilation album by the Finnish rock group CMX. It was published on 2008-11-05. Unlike previous two triple compilation albums it concentrates on hits and singles... (transl. All Fruits) |
EMI |
EPs
| Released | Title | Label | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Johannes Kastaja Johannes Kastaja Johannes Kastaja is the first EP by CMX. It, with Raivo, is included on Kolmikärki Gold, the 2002 re-release of the band's debut album. "Lapsi" became something of a cult song, with controversial lyrics about child sexual abuse.- Personnel :... (transl. John the Baptist) |
P.Tuotanto | Also released on Kolmikärki Kolmikärki Kolmikärki is CMX's 1990 debut album. Despite the punk roots of the early CMX, the musical style of the album varies greatly. There's hardcore, heavy metal, acid rock, some jazz, ballads and even a waltz. A. W. Yrjänä's lyrics on the album contain a lot of religious imagery the band is still known... Gold (2002) |
| 1989 | Raivo (transl. Rage) | Bad Vugum | Also released on Kolmikärki Gold (2002) |
| 1990 | Tanssitauti Tanssitauti Tanssitauti is an EP by CMX released in 1990. The band had released their debut album Kolmikärki earlier the same year with a different lineup. Tanssitauti is the first CMX recording to feature guitarist Janne Halmkrona, who appears on all of the band's albums from this point on... (transl. Dance Disease) |
Bad Vugum | Also released on Veljeskunta Veljeskunta Veljeskunta is an album by Finnish rock band CMX. Its name means "The Brotherhood" in Finnish.The CD version of Veljeskunta also contains the Tanssitauti EP originally published in 1990. The gold version of the album, released in 2002 also contains CMX's earlier EP, Musiikin ystävälliset... Gold (2002) |
| 1998 | Musiikin ystävälliset kasvot + 5 Musiikin ystävälliset kasvot Musiikin ystävälliset kasvot is an EP by CMX. It was recorded in 1991 to be released as a four song EP, but instead the title track was released as a single. The EP was finally released in 1998 under the name Musiikin ystävälliset kasvot + 5 and included six songs... (transl. The Friendly Face of Music +5) |
Bad Vugum | Recorded in 1991 Four songs also released on Veljeskunta Gold (2002) |
Singles
| Released | Chart Peak | Song Title | Writer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | - | "Musiikin ystävälliset kasvot Musiikin ystävälliset kasvot Musiikin ystävälliset kasvot is an EP by CMX. It was recorded in 1991 to be released as a four song EP, but instead the title track was released as a single. The EP was finally released in 1998 under the name Musiikin ystävälliset kasvot + 5 and included six songs... " (transl. The Friendly Face of Music) |
? | 4:01 |
| 1992 | - | "Manalainen" (transl. Underwolder) | Halmkrona Janne Halmkrona Janne Halmkrona is a Finnish musician. He is best known for playing in CMX, a band he joined in 1990, replacing Kimmo Suomalainen. He has also released two albums with Sapattivuosi, a Black Sabbath tribute band. Halmkrona also works as a production manager for Sony BMG Finland.Halmkrona holds a... , Yrjänä A. W. Yrjänä Aki Ville Yrjänä , better known by the stage name, A. W. Yrjänä , is a poet and the singer, bassist, and primary songwriter of the Finnish rock band CMX. In addition to his musical work he has published four collections of poems.- Music :Yrjänä has studied theology and comparative religion,... |
3:21 |
| 1992 | - | "Härjät" (transl. Bulls) | Halmkrona, Yrjänä | 3:44 |
| 1994 | - | "Ruoste" (transl. Rust) | Yrjänä | 4:01 |
| 1994 | - | "Kultanaamio Kultanaamio "Kultanaamio" is the second single from CMX's 1994 album Aura. It also appears on the group's first compilation album Cloaca Maxima. "Kultanaamio" means "Golden Mask" in Finnish.... " (transl. The Gold Mask) |
Yrjänä | 4:39 |
| 1995 | - | "Pelasta maailma Pelasta maailma "Pelasta maailma" is the first single from the CMX album Rautakantele. It also appears on the compilation album Cloaca Maxima. The chorus contains a quote from a poem by L. Onerva. "Pelasta maailma" means "Save the World" in Finnish.- Cover versions :... " (transl. Save the World) |
Halmkrona, Kanniainen, Rasio, Yrjänä | 4:15 |
| 10/1996 | 4 | "Nimetön" (transl. Nameless) | Halmkrona, Kanniainen, Rasio, Yrjänä | 3:35 |
| 10/1996 | 2 | "Aamutähti" (transl. Morning Star) | Halmkrona, Kanniainen, Rasio, Yrjänä | 4:31 |
| 1/1997 | 4 | "Vallat ja väet" (transl. The Powers and the Crowds) | Halmkrona, Kanniainen, Rasio, Yrjänä | 4:21 |
| 8/1997 | - | "Siivekäs" (transl. Winged) | Halmkrona, Kanniainen, Rasio, Yrjänä | 4:41 |
| 9/1997 | - | "Ainomieli '97" | Halmkrona, Yrjänä | 3:30 |
| 10/1998 | 2 | "Ei yksikään" (transl. Not One) | Halmkrona, Peippo, Rasio, Yrjänä | 3:26 |
| 11/1998 | 7 | "Sillanrakentaja" (transl. The Bridgebuilder) | Halmkrona, Peippo, Rasio, Yrjänä | 4:14 |
| 3/1999 | 5 | "Surunmurhaaja" (transl. Murderer of Sorrow) | Halmkrona, Peippo, Rasio, Yrjänä | 3:47 |
| 8/2000 | 1 | "Myrskyn ratsut" (transl. Steeds of Storm) | Halmkrona, Peippo, Rasio, Yrjänä | 6:27 |
| 10/2000 | 1 | "Jatkuu niinkuin sade" (transl. Goes On Like the Rain) | Halmkrona, Peippo, Rasio, Yrjänä | 4:29 |
| 1/2001 | 6 | "Iliman pielet" (transl. Frames of the Air) | Halmkrona, Peippo, Rasio, Yrjänä | 4:21 |
| 2/2001 | 7 | "Meidän syntimme" (transl. Our Sins) | Halmkrona, Peippo, Rasio, Yrjänä | 4:52 |
| 10/2001 | - | "Puuvertaus" (transl. Tree Metaphor) | Halmkrona, Peippo, Rasio, Yrjänä | 4:34 |
| 06/2002 | 2 | "Pohjoista leveyttä" (transl. Northern Latitude) | Halmkrona, Peippo, Rasio, Yrjänä | 3:20 |
| 07/2002 | 2 | "Minun sydämeni on särkynyt" (transl. My Heart is Broken) | Halmkrona, Peippo, Rasio, Yrjänä | 3:58 |
| 10/2002 | 3 | "Minne paha haudattiin" (transl. Where Evil Was Buried) | Halmkrona, Peippo, Rasio, Yrjänä | 5:31 |
| 1/2003 | - | "Silmien takana" (transl. Behind the Eyes) | Halmkrona, Peippo, Rasio, Yrjänä | 4:05 |
| 5/2003 | 1 | "Lepattajat" (transl. Flickerers) | Halmkrona, Peippo, Rasio, Yrjänä | 4:12 |
| 10/2003 | 1 | "Melankolia" (transl. Melancholy) | Halmkrona, Peippo, Rasio, Yrjänä | 4:12 |
| 2/2004 | 1 | "Palvelemaan konetta" (transl. To Serve the Machine) | Halmkrona, Peippo, Rasio, Yrjänä | 3:52 |
| 09/2004 | - | "Kauneus pettää" (transl. Beauty Betrays) | Halmkrona, Peippo, Rasio, Yrjänä | 3:54 |
| 2/2005 | - | "Olet tässä" (transl. You're Here) | Halmkrona, Peippo, Rasio, Yrjänä | 4:36 |
| 10/2005 | 1 | "Uusi ihmiskunta" (transl. New Mankind) | Halmkrona, Peippo, Rasio, Yrjänä | 3:31 |
| 2/2006 | 2 | "Kain" (transl. Cain) | Halmkrona, Peippo, Rasio, Yrjänä | 3:55 |
| 8/2006 | 1 | "Vapaus johtaa kansaa"* (transl. Freedom Leads the People or Freedom to Lead the People) | Yrjänä | 4:15 |
| 6/2007 | 2 | "Kuolemaantuomitut" (transl. Sentenced to Death) | Halmkrona, Peippo, Rasio, Yrjänä | 4:04 |
| 10/2008 | ? | "Rautalankaa" (transl. Wire) | Halmkrona, Peippo, Rasio, Yrjänä | 3:53 |
| 6/2010 | ? | "Sateenkaaren pää" (transl. End of the Rainbow) | Halmkrona, Peippo, Rasio, Yrjänä | 3:39 |
| 8/2010 | ? | "Linnunrata" (transl. Milky Way) | Halmkrona, Peippo, Rasio, Yrjänä | 4:17 |
- "Vapaus johtaa kansaa" was recorded together with KotiteollisuusKotiteollisuusKotiteollisuus is a Finnish hard rock/heavy metal band that was formed in 1991 in Lappeenranta. The band released its first demo tape in 1993 under the name "Hullu ukko ja Kotiteollisuus" . The shortened name and current line-up was established in 1997.Kotiteollisuus is said to combine "furious...
and 51Koodia.
Cassette demos
- Raiskattu lastulevy (transl. Raped chipboard) (1985) - done with a vague lineup
- Demo (1985) - the lineup came the same that in Johannes Kastaja and Raivo EPs and KolmikärkiKolmikärkiKolmikärki is CMX's 1990 debut album. Despite the punk roots of the early CMX, the musical style of the album varies greatly. There's hardcore, heavy metal, acid rock, some jazz, ballads and even a waltz. A. W. Yrjänä's lyrics on the album contain a lot of religious imagery the band is still known...
album - Pohjolan Valkeus (transl. Whiteness of the North) (1986)
- Johannes Kastaja (transl. John the Baptist) (1987) - includes two new songs, one which lyrics differ a little from previous version, two with same music but completely different lyrics than in the previous demos and six which are recorded again but don't differ a much from previous versions
Other
- CMX DVDCMX DVDCMX DVD is the first DVD by Finnish rock band CMX. It was released in 2001 and contains 15 music videos, three documentaries and four live performances. It covers the band's entire career until 2001, starting with 1985...
(2001) - Tuuliajolla 2006 (2006) -- DVD, various artists
- "Punainen komentaja" (2007) - animation based on the TalvikuningasTalvikuningasTalvikuningas is an album by the Finnish rock group CMX. The title is Finnish and translates to "The Winter King".Talvikuningas is CMX's first concept album...
storyline and part VIII "Punainen komentaja".