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FEW WORDS AT THE BEGINNING....

This is the official European action started by Bosnian and Croatian The 69 Eyes homepages, that has for its goal a real goth boom in promoting the "Angels" album & all other The 69 Eyes releases, gigs, djshows and everything Helsinki Vampires related!!!
We feel The 69 Eyes deserve a true goth'n''roll status everywhere they come, and it's time Europe rises as well!
We ask your cooperation in promotion in European countries, as well as worldwide.
Banners can be used both on websites, myspaces, forums, etc.,...
In addition to our action here, we'd like to extend our sincere graditude to Mirri Music and RockDynasty Promotions, for supporting our idea from the start!
All websites, promoters, media, myspace friends, trig friends, fellow tweeters, forum goers and all fellow vampires around are more than welcome to join us and exchange banners! For those about to action goth - we salute you!!!

 

07.02.2010

THE 69 EYES SOLD ALMOST MILION COPIES OF "BACK IN BLOOD"!

At the annual Finnish music awards, EMMA, which is held in Helsinki on 04th February The 69 Eyes, who recently played in the Boogaloo club in Zagreb, won this Finnish version of the Grammy in the category of best-selling album of the year which declared their current studio artwork "Back In Blood" which Venia Mag readers proclaimed as album of year 2009.
The 69 Eyes have been established in Helsinki 1989th , and their first album sleazy / glam rock album, "Bump N'Grind" was released in 1992. Singing in English contributed to the development of the band of the Finnish rock scene, and in the country for thier studio works so far they earned 4 gold and 2 platinum albums.
Actual album, "Back In Blood" was released in August last year and once again confirmed that The 69 Eyes won the international market and the wide network of fans, both in Europe and in the United States. The band's popularity, which is often called the Helsinki vampires prooves the fact that they were awarded this prize for selling the album "Back In Blood" in almost a million copies worldwide.

FANGS, guys!

Related to the show The 69 Eyes played in Zagreb (Croatia) on January 24th find interview with Bazie & his exclusive "Back In Blood" song by song + concert report and photo gallery on Venia-Mag!
First part of concert(s) specialties find also on Croatian The 69 Eyes batcave! More & more is yet to come!

Keep your sunglasses on!

 

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The European tour start tomorrow in Sweden! With less than two weeks left from the gig in Croatia, we can only say - prepare for goth'n'roll and see you in Zagreb!

 

 

 

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THE 69 EYES HAS RELEASED NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO!

Cult Finnish goth'n'roll band and the most known "vampires" of the European rock scene, The 69 Eyes, that will play in the Boogaloo Club in Zagreb on January 24th, 2010, as part of their "Back In Blood" tour named after the same titled album, has released the second single and video from the mentioned album, the song "Dead N' Gone"!
The band also known as Helsinki Vampires, who announced "Back In Blood" by riff'n'roll dedication to vamp girls - the song "Dead Girls Are Easy" named after the same titled book by American author Terri Garey, chose the song "Dead'N'Gone" as the second single from the album. The song features Benji Madden, member of the popular American band Good Charlotte. The video is, just like the one for "Dead Girls Are Easy", directed by MTV superstar Bam Margera (Jackass), and of course, beside him and The 69 Eyes, Benji Madden also appears in the video.

Watch the video!

 

We should mention again that the song "We Own The Night" from the album "Back In Blood" found its place on the soundtrack of the movie "Saw VI", that is now playing in Croatian movie theatres.

As it's been said in the beginning, after they played for the first time ever in our region in Croatia in 2007 as headliners of the first festival evening of Viva La Pola! Festival, promoting their album "Angels", The 69 Eyes are coming back, this time in Zagreb, where they will present their new, in all important media worldwide (e.g. Metal Hammer, Kerrang, Sonic Seducer and Bravo) already legendary high-rated album - "Back In Blood" on January 24th, 2010.

Tickets for the show in Boogaloo can be found in Zagreb at the following selling points: Boogaloo Club, Vukovarska 68; Dirty Old Show (Tratinska 22); Kovač (Masarykova 14); A¾daja Boutique (Gajeva 17); Punkt 13 (Ilica 24) and all over Croatia through the Eventim system (www.eventim.hr).

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INTERVIEW WITH TERRI GAREY, THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK 'DEAD GIRLS ARE EASY' / BOOK REVIEW

The 69 Eyes Croatia in cooperation with Venia-Mag brings an exclusive interview with Terri Garey, author of "Dead Girls Are Easy '!
Read the interview on Venia-Mag.

Also, on the same webzine read the REVIEW of the book and WIN A COPY OF DEAD GIRLS ARE EASY BOOK signed by the author herself!

Venia-Mag & The 69 Eyes Croatia thank Terri Garey!

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PROJECTION OF THE MOVIE BETTY BLUE, 37'2 LE MATIN AND THE 69 EYES LISTENING SESSION IN METAL BAR RUNA IN ZAGREB

Metal bar Runa in Zagreb (Opatička 5, Upper Town) on Wednesday, December 2nd 2009, on the first in a series of film nights brings the legendary French drama from the 1986 - the disturbing, aggressive, erotic story with Beatrice Dalle in the lead role.

With a film that also inspired The 69 Eyes comes, of course, the band's biggest hits listening session. The 69 Eyes will appear in the club Boogaloo in Zagreb on 24th January 2010. In addition to The 69 Eyes you'll also be able to hear Paradise Lost, Moonspell, Sirenia, Tristania, Type O Negative, The Gathering, Penumbra, Tiamat and many others.

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TWILIGHT PARTY IN ZAGREB, CROATIA WILL BE BACK IN BLOOD!

After we had a chance to feel blood drops from the newest The 69 Eyes album "Back In Blood", as part of biggest Croatian Halloween party, Twilight party brings us Warm Up party for the upcoming THE 69 EYES / CHRISTIAN DEATH / MANDRAGORA SCREAM gig in Zagreb, on January 24th 2010.
Feel "Back In Blood" on December 12th in Mochvara club in Zagreb and win tickets for the show with DJ's Tomi Phantasma and Marcus Obscura, with classics from Christian Death as well as other artists from the dark scene.

More info will follow!

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The 69 Eyes are in the Nokia Comes With Music campaign! Check it out here!

Also, they will make special in-store appearances as a part of this campaign playing acoustic gigs in Helsinki:

Nov. 30th - Nokia Store (Aleksanterinkatu 46 at 17.00)
Dec. 2nd - Elisa Shopit (Eteläesplanadi 22 at 18.00)
Dec. 7th - Stockmann (Aleksanterinkatu 52B at 17.00)
 

They also played a surprise acoustic show yesterday at Radio Gaala 2009!
 

Cherry-on-top - read and see what The 69 Eyes have been up to lately - kicking the stage and changing the face of music with their new album and amazing gigs!
Piercing Metal
Crusher magazine

Revolver Mag

Fierymill Photography
The Weekender

 

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The 69 Eyes are on the "Saw VI" soundtrack with "We Own The Night"!
The song will be available as a bonus track (digital download) and it's in very good company! Songs by such bands as Type O Negative, Danko Jones, Lacuna Coil and others are also on this gruesome piece of music artistry, so go out and get it!


 

American audience had a special treat this Devil's Night - Jyrki was on CNN's Backstory!
Check it out:

Also, check out some of the stills from the new video "Dead N' Gone"! Bam Margera is in the leading role, Benji Madden also appears there - very urban MTV, n'est-ce pas?

And last, but never least - Halloween/ "Back In Blood" promo parties in Bosnia and Croatia were truly a blast! Vampires showed up, "Back In Blood" was on the speakers, it was perfect! Reports and galleries to come very soon! Fangs to all for coming!

 

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Jyrki 69 "crashed" Greg Gutfeld's talk show "Red Eye" on FOXNEWS TV channel in USA! Check it out here!
There's a new interview with Jyrki and Jussi in
Bubblegum Slut zine # 35! Click the image for more info on ordering and the issue itself!
 

 

Check out another interview with Jyrki 69 in a new article on www.inthisweek.com!
The 69 Eyes were a guest on Bam Margera's show
"Faction" on Sirius radio on October 21st, and they will be performing live for Fearless TV - more info soon!

 

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"BACK IN BLOOD" PROMOTIONS ON HALLOWEEN PARTIES IN CROATIA AND BOSNIA!

 
(click on these lovely ladies to get the full images!)

Croatia - First off: we have the biggest Halloween party in Croatia - Twilight Halloween, which offers this year a promotion of the new album by The 69 Eyes  "Back In Blood"! Full programme is as follows:

TWILIGHT HALLOWEEN by Tomi Phantasma on 2 Floors
31.10. Friday, 21:00  f
Boogaloo, Av. grada Vukovara 68, Zagreb, Croatia

TWILIGHT FLOOR:
Tomi Phantasma (Twilight - gothic / new wave / punk rock / metal)
Marin (darkwave / 80's)

DVD projectiona:
THE 69 EYES "Dead Girls Are Easy" video
Promotion of new THE 69 EYES album "Back In Blood"

CONCERT OF ITALIAN  ELECTRO GOTHIC INDUSRIAL ATTTRACTION ADAM KULT
www.myspace.com/adamkult

DARK FASHION SHOW
A®DAJA GOTHIC CLOTHING  by  Tajana stasni
www.azdaja-boutique.com
DELICATE by Ida sintię
www.delicate-style.com

ELECTRO FLOOR:
Dark Voice (Essigfabrik, Cologne)  (electro / ebm / industrial)
RedLilly (Twilight )
(old school ebm / dark electro)
Engelsstaub DX (Dark Atmosphere)
(electro / future pop)

Ticket pre-sale (30 Kn): Planet Music - Ilica 37, Prostor - Mesnička 5, Metal Shop A¾daja Boutique - Gajeva 17, Punkt 13 - Ilica 24, Kovač - Masarykova 14, Boogaloo - Ul. grada Vukovara 68 (at the entrance 35 Kn).

Be there!

Bosnia and Herzegovina - The time has come again for the night and all creatures that live in darkness… Even though The 69 Eyes are currently across the ocean from BiH, Bosnia will have its own taste of them this Halloween!
"Back In Blood" will get its promotion on
the biggest Halloween party in Una-sana canton in Bosnia and Herzegovina that will be held, as before, in Kino Una in Bihaę, on October 31st at 19:30h!
This year, besides the unavoidable dark seduction of a metal/gothic/ebm/industrial/rock listening party, Halloween party offers a special event:
promotion of the new album of the cult gothic rockers The 69 Eyes “Back In Blood”, along with the video projection of the first single “Dead Girls Are Easy” and a couple of surprises!

The official Bosnian website of The 69 Eyes on www.HelsinkiVampyyrit.com is celebrating its fifth anniversary of existence on the WWW (World Weird Web ^^), so all Bosnian vampires are invited to participate in this great celebration!
The party will also announce the concert of this band on January 24th, 2010 in Boogaloo club in Zagreb, Croatia, and the visitors will get all information about this event and much more.
But that’s not all! Kino (Cinema) Una will justify its name and add a cinematic dimension to this night – expect a projection of one of the best horror movies lately!
Ticket price is 1 km on the entrance
(Kino Una, Bosanska bb, Bihaę), masks desirable!
See you there, fellow vampires, ghosts, ghouls, metalheads and dead girls!

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THE 69 EYES IN CROATIA ON JANUARY 24TH 2010!

"DEAD'N'GONE" AS THE SECOND SINGLE!

Tickets for the concert in the club Boogaloo on January 24th, 2010 will go on sale on Monday, September 21st, 2009 through the Eventim system and also in some CD shops. The full list of places where you can buy tickets will be published on our web!

Ticket price is:
140,00 kn (cca. 19.10 Eur)  until 01.12.2009
150,00 kn (cca. 20.46 Eur) - 01.12.2009 - 23.01.2010
16,00 kn (cca. 21.83 Eur) - on the day of the concert

Meanwhile, check Bazie's message to Croatian fan on re-vamped Croatian The 69 Eyes homepage - www.the69-eyes.com.

Also, The 69 Eyes Croatia gives you a unique opportunity to win "Back In Blood - Vampire Edition signed by one and only Helsinki Vampires - The 69 Eyes!  For more info, please visit Croatian The 69 Eyes homepage.

The 69 Eyes's singer Jyrki69 announced on the band's official Twitter profile the release of the second single taken from the recently released album "Back In Blood" - the song "Dead'N'Gone". The band, who start the promo tour in the USA soon , will also film the video for the new single.

Album "Back In Blood", very well accepted in the biggest European music magazines and portals, is released under Nuclear Blast on 28th August in Europe and under The End Records in the USA on 15th September. The album was announced by single "Dead Girls Are Easy". The video for the song was directed by the MTV superstar Bam Margera, and the world premiere happened on Playboy.com.

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Exclusive videos from the acoustic gig in Stockholm are now available for your viewing pleasure on our sites and our Spanish partner in crime, www.the69eyes.net!
Also, check out the pics from the release party at the Rocks right
here!
(thanks to bgrrrlie & Darkshines)

 

More US tour dates announced - see tour!

 

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"Back In Blood" is out today!!!

Check out the Making Of "Back In Blood" part #8!

 

 

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The 69 Eyes weekend in Sweden! After today's performance at Harry B James, they will also do a special show at Bandit Radio tomorrow, after which the band will have a signing session at Inkbash Tattoo Festival by the Record Hunter stand from 16:00 - 18:00!
That's not all - "Back In Blood" Release Party will be held at Rocks in Stockholm - also on Friday! Special guest DJ - Jyrki 69! Click the flyer:

 

 

 

If you haven't sent your The 69 Eyes tattoo for the contest by now, hurry up! Legendary tattoo icon Kat Von D will chose the winner the day the new album is out - tomorrow!

 

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Making of "Back In Blood" part #7!



The 69 Eyes will have a
signing session at midnight in Helsinki as the album comes out! Also, catch the Eyes in Stockholm at Harry B James on Thursday the 27th!
Release parties all over Germany - check the list, attend if you can and get cool stuff like singles, shirts, posters:

27.08. Willanzheim @ Postkeller
27.08. Berlin @ Hallford
28.08. Köln @ Live Music Hall
28.08. Lichtenfels @ Paunchy Cats
28.08. Nersingen @ Rock's
28.08. Wendlingen @ Liv Club
28.08. Bochum @ Matrix
28.08. Aachen @ Schlüsselloch
28.08. Köln @ Cave
28.08. Bruchsal @ Rofa
28.08. Ludwigsburg @ ROFA
28.08. Augsburg @ ROFA
29.08. Tübingen @ Zoo
29.08. Hannover @ Labor
31.08. Ingolstadt @ HMC
02.09. Wuppertal @ Pavillion
04.09. Neunkirchen @ Club Cäsar
04.09. Bonn @ Tresor
05.09. Mannheim @ MX Connection
11.09. Berlin @ K17


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Trolik & The 69 Eyes Croatia are proud to offer you a special discount on the new album "Back In Blood"! You can get 20% off on all formats, including CD, LP, Limited Edition, T-shirts and Girlie T-shirts!
All you have to do is visit www.the69-eyes.com, e-mail them your name, so you can be on the list for the discount @ "Planet Music" store, Ilica 37, Zagreb! Don't forget, blood is the new black! Get it now courtesy of your Croatian vampires!


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We bring you an exclusive look at "Back In Blood" from the pre-listening party in Apollo club, Helsinki! Fangs, Ivy!
 

THE 69 EYES

BACK IN BLOOD
Prelistening

Helsinki, Apollo, 14.08.2009

Primal doubts related to The 69 Eyes' affection to the ground of Los Angeles and Grammy award winning producer Matt Hyde, who replaced J.L. Michaels behind producing helm, was soon replaced, after the European tour with splendors of Swedish dark scene Tiamat and bands departure to the studio in the City of Angels, by curiosity and expectation. The reason was that news from the studio trickled, but in the same time intensity was sufficient to burn impatience into everyone devoted to the work of at the moment, beside the movie vampires of Twilight saga, the most popular vampires in our part of the universe. And when the recording process of the album named «Back In Blood» reached its height with the first pre-listening party in New York, the old continent was patiently waiting for its first looks into the world of sharpened fangs of Helsinki Vampires and welcomed it first in Berlin and London and now finally in the bands master cave – Helsinki.

Place and time of action: club Apollo - with its ambient the place looks like it was made to taste the first drops of aromatic blood wrapped into the snazzy package named "Back In Blood", 14th August 2009.

The first snatch of “Back In Blood” saga in the nucleus starts with the album title song, energetic rock story with its atmosphere pretty much on the trace of the cult vampire movie “Lost Boys”, that already inspired The 69 Eyes on the album “Devils”. “Back In Blood” is one of those, as we usually say, tuned songs and there is no doubt that lyrics: “wake me, take me, let me share this curse with you” will obtain expected effect in the audiences on concerts because… “blood is a new black!”

„We Own The Night“ adds to the first song «Back In Blood» not only with its atmospheric rock sound, but also because on this album Matt Hyde has put Bazie's and Timo's guitar skills in the first place, beside exceptional Jyrki's vocals, and also with vampiric lyrics that are from first to last song the leading line of this album. «We Own The Night», with catchy refrains where Jyrki plays a little bit with his expressions, will be ranked high by everyone related to this band.

“Dead N’Gone” is the first of songs that brings us back to the sound we love the most when it comes to this band, the one we usually call the characteristic The 69 Eyes sound. Guitars, melancholy, lyrics that will occupy your mind for days… everything is here.

„The Good, The Bad & The Undead“  is anthemic ode to rock'n'roll.  Wild, tuned, loaded with guitar riffs and with an excellent rhythm section is one of those tracks that will, if it finds a place on the  setlist, cause a positive chaos between all those who have „sold their (our) souls to rock'n'roll“.

 „Kiss Me Undead“ with its sound and arrangement balances somewhere between „We Own The Night“ and „Dead N'Gone“, count Dracula and seductive bloody lips of ancient vampiresses. Yeah, „kiss me undead, wake me from the darkness“… 100% The 69 Eyes!

„Lips Of Blood“ is another in a chain of songs some expect to hear from The 69 Eyes – saturated with guitars, expressive Jyrki's performance, catchy refrain and productionally faceted with a dose while offering a terrific culmination…. With no trouble you'll feel its bite on your neck and try to keep it there as long as possible.

„Dead Girls Are Easy“, sleazy representative of the album and the song that has seen its video premiere on Playboy.com caused a real fraction between fans, because after the cult „Blessed Be“ and melancholic „Paris Kills“ albums which became a definition of Gothic Rock The 69 Eyes way, this song with its heavy arrangement in Mötley Crüe style and with catchy refrain sounds a bit apocalyptic in its devotion to online girls with looks to kill.

 „Night Watch“  is a total slew in comparison with the previous song and one of those that really are on the trace of the aforementioned album „Paris Kills“ – wistful, gentle, dark, seducive, with a refrain that engraves itself into memory….

„Some Kind Of Magick“ with its sound, performance and lyrics, it definitely adds to the previous track. Another song written in recognizable The 69 Eyes style and with arrangement wrap complimenting mainstream rock sound.

„Hunger“ inspired by the same titled incredible movie with the great David Bowie is one of the strongest on the album. And again «Paris Kills» mind-flow. Unmistakable The 69 Eyes song in all its elements, especially when it comes to Jyrki's voice and leading guitars.

„Suspiria Snow White“ brings us back to the wild, but in the same time carefully dosed rock sound. Another song in a chain that proves how far are The 69 Eyes ready to go for rock 'n' roll!

„Eternal“,  12th and the song that closes «Back In Blood» album. While listening, the mind alternates Elvis, Johnny Cash, Elvis, Johnny Cash.... Awesome acoustic step lounge for remarkable looks into the sunset!

„Back In Blood“, and there is no discussion about it, is as Jyrki69 himself said, album which The 69 Eyes waited for 20 years. Under the direction of Matt Hyde brought to make producing highs, it is one of those albums that will often be mentioned when it comes to this years' best creation in dark/rock music. «Back In Blood» is in the same time a classic rock album, but also an album that will crawl under the skin of everyone who understand the essence of what is popularly called Gothic Rock. With full responsibility I dare to say «Back In Blood» is in its plentitude and integrity the other cheek of Gothic Rock, and The 69 Eyes with this album definitely open a new chapter in their long and rich career and take the road that is meant to be only for their journey of music success, where not even a sky is the limit anymore.

From Helsinki with blood on her fangs,

-  Ivy

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Making Of "Back In Blood" part #6!

 

 

 

Article about The 69 Eyes in the New York Post! Short interview with Jyrki about his fave songs on the new album +  free MP3 of "Dead Girls Are Easy"!


EMP & XtraX have new 69 merchandise! Check it out!


Autumn tour dates in USA! Check tour!

 

 

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Check out the Making Of "Back In Blood" part #5!

 


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THE 69 EYES FAN TATTOO CONTEST!

Do you have The 69 Eyes tattoo? If so, share it with the band and win! More info about the contest find on Nuclear Blast web site!

 

Check out the Making Of "Back In Blood" part #4!

 

 

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Check out the Making Of "Back In Blood" part #3!

 

 

 

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Watch the new video "Dead Girls Are Easy" now on playboy.com/69!!!

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Check out the Making Of "Back In Blood" part #2!

 


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Check out the Making Of "Back In Blood" part #1!

 

 

 

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The 69 Eyes are due to release their 9th studio album, "Back In Blood", on August 28th via Nuclear Blast (excluding Finland) and a September 15th release in North American via The End Records.

The first single is the tongue-in-cheek 'Dead Girls Are Easy' - a nasty power anthem for sleazy pin-ups complete with a sing-a-long chorus aimed at those online chicks with the looks that kill!

The video will be directed by MTV superstar and close friend Bam Margera, who was also responsible for the Eyes' rock homage to '80s cult movie The Lost Boys.

A downloadable MP3 of the song can be found
here.

 

 

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Hot off their appearance at Download Festival, The 69 Eyes have been confirmed as special guests to Buckcherry at their exclusive Kerrang! Awards Show performance on 30th July at the HMV Forum in Kentish Town, London.
 
“This is gonna be a show not to be missed by any fucking chance!” says frontman Jyrki69 “Your favourite Helsinki Vampires gonna make you bleed, just to then get lit up by Buck-Fuckin'-cherry, man!!! This night IS devoted to sex, blood and rock'n'roll!!!”
 
In preparation for their new album, “Back In Blood”, the band have also announced an exclusive pre-listening party at the Intrepid Fox in London’s West End straight after the show. Jyrki and his partner is crime drummer Jussi 69 will be making a personal appearance and a DJ set which will include songs from the new album, giving fans a chance to hear tracks from “Back In Blood” for the first time up front of the album’s August 31st release.

 

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World premiere of the new The 69 Eyes single "Dead Girls Are Easy", taken from the upcoming album "Back In Blood" - listen on air - Radio Bam!


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Two pre-listening parties announced for the new album "Back In Blood"!
First one will be happening in New York on June 12th - while the album spins in full,  the band will be mingling with the fans, signing autographs and taking photos from 6 to 9 pm in the Arrow in the East Village, NYC! Jussi 69 will also have the DJ role for the night!
This is of corpse just the right pre-taste for the North American release of the album
on September 15th via The End Records.
 

Second one is scheduled for the infamous Wild At Heart in Berlin!
On June 28th, "Back In Blood" will be rocking the scene of the crime from 8 pm with DJ Glampire Tom and special guest Jussi 69!
More worldwide pre-listening parties to be announced soon - stay tuned & subscribe to our mailing list! Also, check out our Twitter page and hook us up if you're there as well!

 

 

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BLOOD IS THE NEW BLACK!

 


 

Sharpen your fangs, The Helsinki Vampires are back. And this time, they’re “Back In Blood”.


 

The 69 Eyes return with their ninth studio album, which has been hailed a latter-day ‘Appetite For Destruction’. With blood on their hands and AC/DC on their stereo, the bloodsuckers have combined their past to focus on the future. Turning their back on the comic book glam of ‘Angels’, The Eyes have opened a heavier chapter in their musical career. For the first time this decade, honorary sixth vampire Johnny Lee Michaels has been granted temporary leave from the batcave and Matt Hyde (Slayer/Monster Magnet) has been invited over the threshold.

 

"He's cleaned the table and dusted the skeletons!", singer Jyrki 69 laughs. "It's like when Rick Rubin helped The Cult discover them on 'Electric' - we made a similar spiritual journey with Matt."
 

The first single will be the tongue-in-cheek ‘Dead Girls Are Easy’ – a nasty power anthem for sleazy pin-ups complete with a sing-a-long chorus aimed at those online chicks with the looks that kill! The video has been directed by MTV superstar and close friend Bam Margera and the artwork has been designed by Estevan Oriol, whose work has


 

“Back In Blood” tracklisting:


 

1. Back In Blood
2. We Own The Night
3. Dead N' Gone
4. The Good, The Bad & The Undead
5. Kiss Me Undead
6. Lips Of Blood
7. Dead Girls Are Easy
8. Night Watch
9. Some Kind Of Magick
10. Hunger
11. Suspiria Snow White
12. Eternal


 

If you want blood, you've got it!

"Back In Blood" will be out on August 28th, 2009 in Europe (without Finland) via Nuclear Blast. The album will come out in 2 versions: simple version and box set version.

 

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THE 69 EYES  team up with Nuclear Blast for their new album!

Nuclear Blast Records is proud to announce the signing of Finnish Goth ´n´ Roll legends The 69 Eyes! The "Eyes" have reached the top of an entire genre by now and can surely be seen as the inventors of vampire inspired music also as they made it so successfully popular throughout the 1990s up till now.
The brand new The 69 Eyes album is going to be released on August 28th!
Check out what Jyrki said about the new contract on Nuclear Blast website!


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After winning two awards as the best TV series in its category at two different Finnish annual awards, "Operation Earth", environmental reality TV show in which Jyrki69 and Jussi69 had the "Pirates of the Baltic Sea" campaign, is now nominated for the international Rose d'Or award!
Rose d'Or Festival is held annually in Lucerne, Switzerland, each year rewarding best TV entertainment from more than 2000 producers and broadcasters, internationally.
Nelonen's show is competing in the new "multi platform" category. Good luck, Pirates!

In August last year we've reported about Bazie's new ESP guitar - here's some eye candy!

 

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The 69 Eyes has started recording their new, ninth studio album with none other than Matt Hyde - Grammy awarded producer who's behind works from Slayer, Monster Magnet and Fu Manchu. The still unnamed album will be recorded in both Helsinki and Los Angeles, and is due September 2009, while the video and single might come earlier this summer.
 

According to bravewords.com, the idea of collaborating with Matt on the next record came rather accidentally to the Eyes. "We used Slayer's God Hates Us All for long to wake us up before the shows on tour back then, I guess that's where the name Matt Hyde came into our mind. It'll be very interesting to work with him. We have so good material at the moment!", says Jussi69.

We're already sure it's going to give a whole new meaning to the "summer of 69"! Get ready out there!


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What better way to celebrate the beginning of our third year online than by bringing you fresh news from Finland! Jyrki69 will take part in a new reality show called "Gone Fishing"!

Check out the trailer at www.gonefishingshow.com where the show will be launched on January 15th! Prepare again for fun 69 TV times as you watch Jyrki in nontraditional surroundings!

We're also reporting a fantastic Bosnian and Herzegovinian promo party of "Goth'N'Roll' that took place in Bihaę - visit www.HelsinkiVampyyrit.com for the review and gallery! Big fangs to everyone who came to enjoy some good old-fashioned goth'n'roll!

Also, more info about the forthcoming The 69 Eyes European tour with Tiamat, Novembre, Ava Inferi and Scream Silence will follow soon!
 

Thank you all for the tremendous support to our official European Action - put your sunglasses on and stay tuned with Angels Rising for another exciting year!

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EXCLUSIVE "GOTH'N'ROLL" PROMO PARTY
 "KINO UNA", BIHAĘ, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
 12TH DECEMBER 2008

It's going to be a night of Halloween quality...
"Goth'N'Roll", a deadly, bloody grimoire of the cult Finnish band The 69 Eyes is coming to Bosnia on a cold December night... The night when the vampires will reign the streets, this time of a city hundreds of kilometers south of Helsinki!
For the first time, you, my fellow vampires, will be the hosts –
see you in an unholy setting of "Kino Una" in Bihaę, Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 20:00h! Experience a powerful atmosphere of a vampiric predicate! *evil grin*

MEET THE PIRATES!

All of you who are in Helsinki on Thursday, 4th December 2008, have the chance to Meet the Pirates - Jyrki69, Jussi69 and Michael Monroe in Nokia Flagship Store Helsinki (Aleksanterinkatu 46) - 18:00 - 20:00! :)

OPERAATION MAA (OPERATION EARTH)
www.nelonen.fi

Jussi69 & Jyrki69: Pirates Of The Baltic Sea
 
Jussi69 & Jyrki69: Operation Earth
 
Jussi69 & Jyrki69: Operation Earth

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Thanks to everyone who were a part of  "Goth'N'Roll" promotion in Croatia on Halloween, October 31st! Check out the review on www.the69-eyes.com!

 

 

Special news regarding the promotion of this release in BiH
will await you here very soon!


Also, next "Night Of The Vampires" parties by Jussi69 will be held
on last Saturdays of the months ahead - November 29th and December 27th!

 

 

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EXCLUSIVE THE 69 EYES "GOTH'N'ROLL" BOX-SET PROMOTION

@ TWILIGHT HALLOWEEN!

Boogaloo, Zagreb, Croatia

 31st October 2008

Twilight, the famous Croatian alter-party, lead by Tomi Phantasma, presents the biggest Croatian Halloween party - Twilight Halloween including the exclusive promotion of The 69 Eyes upcoming release, the already legendary box-set "Goth'N'Roll"!
Why legendary? Because it gathers all the wicked little gothic bits and pieces that have created the great mosaic of Helsinki's finest nightcrawlers - from the "Bat Habit" documenting the life and times of the band, to the various demos and other versions of their gothic rock hymns - it's all there, and YOU can be there too, GOTH'N'ROLLING yourself on this Night of all nights! ;)

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Ipanapa 2: "Lennä lennä lepakko" by Jyrki69

Last autumn in Finland saw the release of an album for children called "Ipana 1" that has sold platinum and brought an expected extension in the form of a new disc for children made together with the leading Finnish pop and rock musicians.
The disc "Ipana 2" that will be published on 29th October 2008 contains, among others, Emma winner Jenni Vartiainen, Idol winner Hanna Pakarinen, Mikki Kauste from Egotrippi and Anna Järvinen.

On this disc also appears Jyrki69, for the first time singing in Finnish, who said the inspiration for his song "Lennä lennä lepakko" was the bat which lived under the eaves of The 69 Eyes drummer Jussi69's home.

"Ipana 2" will be published via EMI Finland and will contain following songs:

1. Vattat täynnä - Lauri Tähkä
2. Mörkö mainio - Hanna Pakarinen
3. Tilulilulei - Mikki Kauste
4. Et sä mua määrää - Janna
5. Urho Kepponen - Jenni Vartiainen      
6. Vanha rämä Volkkari - Samuli Laiho   
7. Suumusaa - Felix Zenger
8. Onnenpäivänen - Anna Järvinen
9. Sukkasillaan - Ninni Poijärvi
10. Hyvä rytmi - Mikko Kuustonen
11. Lennä lennä lepakko - Jyrki69
12. Piukusuu - Laura Sippola
13. Stefin laulu - Juha Lehti 

Listen to "Lennä lennä lepakko": www.emi.fi/jukebox/play/1036/lenna_lenna_lepakko

More info about this project (in Finnish only) find at: www.ipanapa.fi.

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WHAT ARE THE PIRATES OF THE BALTIC SEA ALL ABOUT?

From the state of the Baltic Sea it is visible that it has been quite sufficiently polluted. By establishing Pirates Of The Baltic Sea, Jussi69 and Jyrki69 provide an opportunity to fight for the Baltic Sea regardless of age, gender or wealth.

GIVE MONEY OR SPREAD THE WORD

Everyone who enrolls in the pirates binds itself to fight for the Baltic Sea by freely copying an on purpose unregistered pirate mark or by collecting money and by spreading the message. You can see how it goes by visiting piratesofthebalticsea.fi.

COLLECTED MONEY

The collected amount will go to the wetland project of WWF. When you give, you help the pine swamps to serve as nature's own filters which reduces eutrophication (process where enhanced plant growth under the influence of excess nutrients results in reduced oxygen in water and can cause other organisms to die). Read more on the wetland project of WWF on country.fi.

MICHAEL MONROE JOINED THE PIRATES

MIKE MONROE was among the first ones connected to the pirates, and he composed and wrote the lyrics for Pirates Of The Baltic Sea single and music video that can be seen on the address: piratesofthebalticsea.fi.

TV SERIES

The idea of an establishment of pirates was created to bring Operation in connection with the work of the country TV series company, Nordisk Film. The Operation Earth is beginning from 11.11.2008 on Nelonen, which features a program in which three celebrity pairs struggle against the climate change. Read more about the series on country.fi.

Artists who, besides Jussi69 and Jyrki69, are a part of Pirates Of The Baltic Sea are: Adam Bomb, Backyard Babies' Dregen, Kory Clarke and Havana Black's Hannu Leiden and Petri Majuri.

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PIRATES OF THE BALTIC SEA
promo photos and video!

Pirates Of The Baltic Sea promo photos:

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Pirates Of The Baltic Sea video you can see HERE!

 

More info about Pirates Of The Baltic Sea is coming soon! ;)

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THE 69 EYES, HANOI ROCKS, WARRIOR SOUL, BACKYARD BABIES Members Team Up For 'Pirates' Single!

The Baltic Sea is the most polluted sea in the world. Worldwide climate change affects us all. "Operaatio Maa" (Operation Earth), a new series starting in November on Finnish TV channel 4, features three separate teams with different environmental causes. Rock stars Jyrki 69 and Jussi 69 from THE 69 EYES form one of the teams, that will man the barricades for saving the Baltic Sea: they have formed an anarchistic environmental movement called Pirates Of The Baltic Sea and invite everyone aboard the ship that sails under the green Jolly Roger.

HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe joined the Pirates and created a powerful, anthemic call to arms that aims to wake people up from their apathy and to take action: every single living soul CAN take part in saving the Baltic Sea. Michael Monroe has always been an actively aware person, even back in the day: in the '80s he participated in the Sun City project, which was Bruce Springsteen's and Little Steven's worldwide musical protest against apartheid. Besides singing the song along with a bunch of other international rock stars, Michael Monroe can be seen in the legendary Sun City music video.

With the song "Pirates Of The Baltic Sea", Michael Monroe appears at his most aggressive, and punky for quite some while. The international band of misfits that recorded the song with Michael is a true rock'n'roll crew of the highest order: Jussi 69 behind the drums, underground legend Adam Bomb on the guitar, WARRIOR SOUL's Kory Clarke singing backup, and BACKYARD BABIES' Dregen on the guitar as well. A music video for "Pirates Of The Baltic Sea" - directed by Tuukka Temonen - was shot a short while ago on the Baltic Sea aboard the marine research vessel Aranda.

The release party for the "Pirates Of The Baltic Sea" single and video will be held at the Tavastia Club in Helsinki on Friday, September 19 starting at 1:30 p.m.

For more information, visit piratesofthebalticsea.fi where you can also check the video!

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Angels Rising is now confirmed as the official European action!
Watch out as we continue to bring you gothic goodies and some new content very soon!

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Like Jyrki revealed to both Croatian and Bosnian The 69 Eyes websites in July, the “Goth’n’Roll” box set arrives for Halloween 2008! It will be released in Finland for this holiday and will contain three CDs and a DVD.

As it says on the official website:
 

‘"Goth'N'Roll" documents The 69 Eyes' period from 1998 to 2003 when the band broke into the mainstream success in Finland and spread their Helsinki vampire bat wings over Europe. "Blessed Be" and "Paris Kills" are considered the band's classic gothic rock albums by both fans and critics alike. Both albums are here re-mastered with bonus tracks. The DVD is the same period's "Helsinki Vampires" also re-mastered incl. live show at Tavastia, Helsinki from 2002, all the videos, extras and also a never-before-released documentary "Bat Habit" from the same period. The third CD is "Goth'N'Roll Archives" which includes demos and never before released material from 1998 to 2003.

The beautiful python skin pvc wrapped box set is designed by Natas and the liner notes in the illustrated 28-page booklet are written by Natasha Scharf/Metal Hammer & TotalRock. The box set comes out on Gaga Goodies/Poko Rekords/EMI Finland.’

We await it with immense gothic glee! But this is not the end of news!

ESP Guitar company, after a guitar piece for Timo Timo, has now designed a dream goth'n'roll guitar exclusively for Bazie!

He will be offering his master solos on the first The 69 Eyes tour in Spring 2009 on a Phoenix II model with the characteristic 69 ankh symbol on the neck of the guitar.

 

 

ESP guitars are in the hands of such master shredders as Vince Neil (Mötley Crüe), Ron Wood (The Rolling Stones), Chuck Garric (Alice Cooper), Shagrath (Dimmu Borgir), Michael Paget (Bullet For My Valentine), Alexi Laiho (Children Of Bodom), Michael Amott (Arch Enemy) and many other rock virtuosi.

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Angels Rising rose to another level of pure goth'n'roll mayhem - we're now www.angelsrising.info!!!

You'll find all the latest news your favourite, the one, the only - HELSINKI VAMPIRES and feel that velvet touch coming to you from The 69 Eyes Croatian and Bosnian websites!

 
 
 
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