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Rapture
Rapture at the Dark Munich Festival 2014Rapture at the Dark Munich Festival 2014
Background information
OriginHelsinki, Finland
GenresDoom metal, melodic death metal
Years active1997–present
LabelsSpinefarm Records, Relapse Records, Century Media
Members
  • Petri Eskelinen
  • Tomi Ullgren
  • Aleksi Ahokas
  • Pete Raatikainen
Past members

Rapture is a doom metal/melodic death metal band formed in 1997 in Helsinki, Finland.

History

In 1999, Rapture signed a contract with Spinefarm Records and released their debut album, Futile, in late 1999. The album was also licensed to Relapse Records for distribution outside of Finland. In early 2002, the band recorded their second effort, titled Songs for the Withering. This album sold better than their debut and gave Rapture recognition beyond the local scene, eventually leading them to sign a contract with Century Media. Rapture released their third album, Silent Stage, in 2005. This album continued in the vein of the previous two, with a morose, depressive atmosphere and a combination of both clean vocals and death growls. The band is currently without a record label.

Members

Current members

  • Petri Eskelinen – vocals
  • Tomi Ullgren – guitar
  • Aleksi Ahokas – guitar
  • Pete Raatikainen – drums

Former members

  • Henri Villberg – vocals
  • Jarno Salomaa – guitar
  • Joni Öhman – bass
  • Sami Hinkka – bass
  • Samuel Ruotsalainen – drums

Discography

  • Broken Daydream (Demo, 1998)
  • Futile (1999)
  • Songs for the Withering (2002)
  • Silent Stage (2005)

References

  1. Chris Dick (19 May 2008). "Interview with Rapture. Just another rainy day". Teeth of the Divine. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

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