SWALLOW THE SUN Celebrate Finnish Grammy Win by Releasing New Video for “Velvet Chains”
Photo by Jussi Ratilainen
Swallow the Sun’s celebrates first Finnish Grammy win with The Shining album by releasing a new video for “Velvet Chains”. The song and its visuals perfectly illustrate the musical variety of this album, produced by Dan Lancaster.
WATCH THEIR NEW VIDEO FOR “VELVET CHAINS” HERE
Video by Dronicon Films
Swallow the Sun will close the summer in Finland with one final highlight: on August 28th they take the stage at Helsinki Festival to mark their 25th anniversary with a unique performance – “Between Two Worlds – 25th Anniversary Show”. For one night only, Huvila will turn into a temple of darkness and light, where the band’s heaviest shadows and brightest melodies collide in a way rarely witnessed live.
On September 19th and 20th, the band will take the stage in Japan in support of My Dying Bride. The Shining headline campaign continues later in the UK. As well as their first Australian Tour starting January 17th. All shows can be found here: http://swallowthesun.net/tour
SWALLOW THE SUN LIVE:
Aug 28, 2025 – Helsinki, Finland
Sep 19, 2025 – Shibuya, Japan
Sep 20, 2025 – Osaka, Japan
Dec 12, 2025 – Belfast, United Kingdom
Dec 13, 2025 – Dublin, Ireland
Dec 14, 2025 – Glasgow, United Kingdom
Dec 16, 2025 – Manchester, United Kingdom
Dec 17, 2025 – Bristol, United Kingdom
Dec 18, 2025 – London, United Kingdom
Dec 19, 2025 – Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Dec 20, 2025 – Nottingham, United Kingdom
Jan 17, 2026 – Perth, Australia
Jan 18, 2026 – Adelaide, Australia
Jan 22, 2026 – Canberra, Australia
Jan 23, 2026 – Sydney, Australia
Jan 24, 2026 – Brisbane, Australia
Jan 25, 2026 – Melbourne, Australia
Mar 27, 2026 – Athens, Greece
STREAM SHINING DARK DELUXE HERE:
https://swallowthesun.lnk.to/ShiningDeluxeEdition
Shining Dark Deluxe – Tracklisting:
- Innocence Was Long Forgotten
- What I Have Become
- MelancHoly
- Under The Moon & Sun
- Kold
- November Dust
- Velvet Chains
- Tonight Pain Believes
- Charcoal Sky
- Shining
- Innocence Was Long Forgotten (Live at Hellsinki Metal Festival 2024)
- What I Have Become (Live at Hellsinki Metal Festival 2024)
- Innocence Was Long Forgotten (Innocent Edit)
- MelancHoly (Holy Edit)
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More than two decades of despair, beauty, and heartache have not only shaped but fueled Finnish melancholy torchbearers, the chart-topping and Finnish Grammy winner Swallow The Sun. Formed in Jyväskylä in 2000, the quintet has enjoyed numerous fan-lauded music videos (10+ million YouTube views) and streaming dominance (50+ million Spotify plays), while also embarking on a four-continent, 900-show run over the course of their 25-year career. Their new music, however, is the group’s first step on the new path to the unknown.
SWALLOW THE SUN line-up:
Juha Raivio – Guitar, Keys
Juho Räihä – Guitar
Mikko Kotamäki – Vocals
Matti Honkonen – Bass
Juuso Raatikainen – Drums
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