Sunrise is the twelfth album by Finnish experimental rock

Experimental rock

Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre, or which pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique....

 band Circle

Circle (band)

Circle is an experimental rock band, founded in Pori, Finland in 1991. Their eclectic style is "ever changing, ever Circular", classified into genres such as progressive, Krautrock, ambient, heavy metal, speed-kraut, and avant-rock, among others...

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First released on CD in 2002 by Ektro Records

Ektro Records

Ektro Records is an independent label based in Pori, Finland. It is operated by Jussi Lehtisalo who also plays on many of the label's releases. Ektro also operate three smaller imprints, Super Metsä and Full Contact and casette-only Ruton music.Releases:...

, it was subsequently re-released on double vinyl LP by Headspin in 2006, with an 18 minute extra track, Mustavuori. A second CD edition on No Quarter Records

No Quarter Records

No Quarter Records is an independent record label located in Philadelphia in the United States. It was founded in 2001 by Mike Quinn.-Artists:* EarthHeaddress* Laddio Bolocko* Electric Turn to Me*Circle* Pharaoh Overlord* The Psychic Paramount...

 followed in 2007. Sunrise signalled a move towards a more identifiably 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...

 sound for the band, although the influence of krautrock

Krautrock

Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental music scenes that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s, especially in Britain. The term is a result of the English-speaking world's reception of the music at the time and not a reference to any one...

 was still prominent in the album's repetitive riffs.

Track List:


1. Nopeuskuningas (7:43)

2. Satulinnut (3:27)

3. Hautain takaa (5:15)

4. Vaanen valtiatar (7:42)

5. Kylän suurin miekka (6:30)

6. Rautakotka (9:27)

7. Paholaisratsastaja (7:40)

8. Lokki (15:14)

9. Mustavuori (18:02)


Personnel:


Jyrki Laiho

Jussi Lehtisalo

Jussi Lehtisalo

Jussi Lehtisalo Jussi Lehtisalo Jussi Lehtisalo (born 1973 is a Finnish bassist. In 1991 he founded Circle, a prolific band drawing influences from heavy metal and krautrock to develop a style of repetitive experimental rock...

Tomi Leppänen

Mika Rättö

Janne Westerlund