Dreamtale
Dreamtale is a Finnish power/symphonic metal band from Tampere, formed in 1999.
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Dreamtale in 2004. From left to right: Keränen, Ahola, Orjatsalo. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Finland |
| Genres | Power metal, symphonic metal |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Secret Door |
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| Past members |
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| Website | dreamtale |
History edit
The music project was founded by guitarist Rami Keränen in early 1999. Keränen also served as the band's vocalist until 2002. The band first gathered fame by playing as Sinergy's supporting act in Finland, and their second demo, Refuge from Reality, sold out on the day of its release.
Most of the copies of the demo were sold in Japan, which helped the band make itself known to record labels. Dreamtale started receiving recording deal offers from around the world, and in August 2001 signed a deal with Spinefarm Records.
In December 2001, Dreamtale started the recordings of Beyond Reality. After finishing the album, Dreamtale went through changes in their line-up: Pasi Ristolainen replaced bassist Alois Weimer, and a new singer, Tomi Viiltola, joined the group. Keränen is the sole founding member to remain with the band.
Beyond Reality, which was released in Japan in June and elsewhere during July 2002, selling well and gaining the band a following in Japan. To please Japanese fans, the band quickly began recording a second full-length album.
Recordings for their second album Ocean's Heart were begun in January 2003 at Fantom studios Finland, where the album was then mixed by Samu Oittinen. Finishing touches were added with Mika Jussila's mastering at Finnvox-studios.
Keyboardist Turkka Vuorinen left the band in 2006 and was replaced by Akseli Kaasalainen.[1] In late 2008, bassist Pasi Ristolainen left the band, mainly because of a lack of motivation. Dreamtale has since replaced him with Heikki Ahonen.
In 2010, they released samples of songs called Angel Of Light, Reasons Revealed and Strangers' Ode. The 5th album called Epsilon was released in 2011 through the band's own label Secret Door Records. This album saw the return of original drummer, Petteri Rosenbom. With Epsilon released also in Russia by Fono Ltd., the band played their first shows abroad in St. Petersburg and Moscow in October 2011.
It was announced on 14 January 2013 that their sixth studio album was being recorded. Timo Tolkki mixed the album in February and the track list was revealed that same month. The album, World Changed Forever, was released on 26 April 2013.[2]
On 9 December 2016, Dreamtale released their seventh studio album, entitled Seventhian... Memories of Time. Alongside the 12 new songs that comprise the first disc, re-recordings of several tracks from the band's earlier albums were also released.
Members edit
Current members edit
- Rami Keränen – guitars (1999–present), vocals (1999–2002), keyboards (1999–2000)
- Akseli Kaasalainen – keyboards (2006–present)
- Arto Pitkänen – drums (2007–2010, 2017–present)
- Nitte Valo – vocals (2019–present)
- Jarno Vitri - vocals (2019-present)
- Mikko Hepo-Oja – bass (2019–present)
- Janne Juutinen – drums (2014–2017)
- Zsolt Szilagyi – guitars (2019–present)
Former members edit
- Kalle-Pekka Ware – guitar (1999)
- Petri Laitinen – bass (1999–2000)
- Kimmo Arramies – session bass (2000)
- Mikko Viheriälä – session keyboards (2000)
- Turkka Vuorinen – keyboards (2000–2006)
- Alois Weimer – bass (2000–2002)
- Tomi Viiltola – vocals (2002–2003)
- Esa Orjatsalo – guitar (1999–2004)
- Jarkko Ahola – vocals (2003–2005)
- Rolf Pilve – drums (2005–2007)
- Nils Nordling – vocals (2005–2007)
- Pasi Ristolainen – bass (2002–2008)
- Mikko Mattila – guitar (2004–2007)
- Petteri Rosenbom – drums (1999–2005, 2010–2014)
- Erkki Seppänen – vocals (2007–2019)
- Seppo Kolehmainen – guitar (2007–2019)
- Heikki Ahonen – bass (2009–2019)
Timeline edit
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
| Title | Release date | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
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| FIN [3] | |||||||||||
| Beyond Reality | 2 December 2002 | — | |||||||||
| Ocean's Heart | 15 September 2003 | — | |||||||||
| Difference | 25 April 2005 | — | |||||||||
| Phoenix | 4 June 2008 | — | |||||||||
| Epsilon | 20 April 2011 | 39 | |||||||||
| World Changed Forever | 26 April 2013 | 41 | |||||||||
| Seventhian... Memories of Time | 9 December 2016 | — | |||||||||
| Everlasting Flame | 1 April 2022 | 27 [4] | |||||||||
Singles edit
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| FIN | |||
| "Wellon" | 2005 | 9 | Difference |
| "Payback" | 2008 | — | Phoenix |
| "Take What the Heavens Create" | — | ||
| "Angel of Light" | 2009 | — | Epsilon |
| "Tides of War" | 2013 | — | World Changed Forever |
| "Join the Rain" | — | ||
| "October Is Mine" | 2016 | — | Seventhian... Memories of Time |
| "Sleeping Beauty" | 2019 | — |
Demos edit
- Shadow of the Frozen Sun (1999)
- Refuge from Reality (2000)
References edit
- ^ "DREAMTALE Parts Ways With Keyboardist, Announces Replacement". Blabbermouth.net. 23 September 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ^ "Dreamtale – World Changed Forever – Encyclopaedia Metallum". Metal-archives.com. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Dreamtale discography". Finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "Albumit 14/2022" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
External links edit
- Official website
- Dreamtale at AllMusic