To/Die/For

Another entry into Finland’s burgeoning melodic metallic scene, To/Pass away/For were founded in the city of Kouvola within the mid-90’s, nonetheless it wasn’t until decade’s end that these were purchased by local Spinefarm Files and released their 1999 debut Almost all Eternity. Vocalist Jape Peratalo, guitarists J.P. Sutela and Joonas Koto, bassist Miikka Kuisma and drummer Tonmi Lillman after that lay out on tour assisting In Flames, Dark Tranquility and countrymen Sentenced. The In heat of the night time E.P. another full-length recording entitled Epilogue adopted in 2000 and 2001, respectively, and both found the band steadily toning straight down their gothic-metallic tendencies to be able to further embrace their like of melodic 80’s rock and roll. By no means was this even more obvious than on To/Die/For’s third L.P., 2003’s pop-metal-flavored Jaded, which presented a cover of Trimming Crew’s “(I SIMPLY) Died WITHIN YOUR Arms” mainly because its first solitary, and proved the band (right now featuring fresh guitarist Alli instead of Sutela) was efficiently crossing more than into nonmetallic realms once and for all.