Profane Omen
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Profane Omen is a Finnish groove metal
/heavy metal
band formed in 1999. They call their music as Death n' Roll. They made two demos in 2000 (Profane Omen and Bittersweet Omen). Two other demos were recorded in 2001, Fuck the Beast and Load of Lead, and later they released an EP, Label of Black, which was their first official release. In early 2004 PO recorded a single, "Adrenaline/Enemies." They also made a music video for their song "Adrenaline."
In 2006 they released their first full length, Beaten into Submission, which was generally embraced for its unique, aggressive sound and groovy riffs, combining elements of traditional heavy metal, hardcore, post-thrash and melodic death metal.
In 2007 Profane Omen was voted as a "Newcomer of the year" at Finnish Metal Awards (FMA).
In 2007 they released an EP called Disconnected.
In March 2009, Profane Omen released their second studio album Inherit The Void. Inherit The Void was placed 8th of the Top 10 albums in Finland.
In November 2010 the band announced that Tomppa Saarenketo is no longer part of it. The reason for this is low motivation regarding the band. Antti Seroff replaced him in bass.
Groove metal
Groove metal is a subgenre of heavy metal. It was often used to describe Pantera and Exhorder.- Characteristics and origins :Pantera's Cowboys from Hell album from 1990 was described as "groundbreaking" and "blueprint-defining" for the groove metal genre...
/heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band formed in 1999. They call their music as Death n' Roll. They made two demos in 2000 (Profane Omen and Bittersweet Omen). Two other demos were recorded in 2001, Fuck the Beast and Load of Lead, and later they released an EP, Label of Black, which was their first official release. In early 2004 PO recorded a single, "Adrenaline/Enemies." They also made a music video for their song "Adrenaline."
In 2006 they released their first full length, Beaten into Submission, which was generally embraced for its unique, aggressive sound and groovy riffs, combining elements of traditional heavy metal, hardcore, post-thrash and melodic death metal.
In 2007 Profane Omen was voted as a "Newcomer of the year" at Finnish Metal Awards (FMA).
In 2007 they released an EP called Disconnected.
In March 2009, Profane Omen released their second studio album Inherit The Void. Inherit The Void was placed 8th of the Top 10 albums in Finland.
In November 2010 the band announced that Tomppa Saarenketo is no longer part of it. The reason for this is low motivation regarding the band. Antti Seroff replaced him in bass.
Discography
Studio albums- Beaten Into SubmissionBeaten Into SubmissionBeaten Into Submission is the debut album by Finnish metal band Profane Omen. It was recorded 27.1.-12.2.2006 at Hideaway and Villvox Studios by Aleksanteri Kuosa and Ville Sorvali. Recording was assisted by Secret Agent and Star Super Force. The album was mixed at Villvox by Aleksanteri Kuosa and...
(2006) - Disconnected EPDisconnected EPDisconnected EP is a recording by Profane Omen and it was released on 2007.EP was recorded by Aleksanteri Kuosa and Pekka Mikkola and Aleksanteri Kuosa and Ville Sorvali...
(2007) - Inherit The VoidInherit The VoidInherit The Void is the second album by Finnish metal band Profane Omen. It was recorded in September-November 2008 at Petrax and Villvox Studios by Aleksanteri Kuosa. The album was mixed at Villvox by Aleksanteri Kuosa and Williami Kurki and it was mastered at the Cutting Room Studios by Björn...
(2009) - Destroy! (2011)
Music videos
- Disconnected (directed by Jani Saajanaho) 2007
- Left To Disintegrate (directed by Toni Salminen) 2009