While CEMETERY SKYLINE are getting ready to embark on their first tour they are releasing their black velvety cover version of “I Drove All Night”, a brand new song that was not part of their acclaimed debut album “Nordic Gothic”.
“We were in the middle of writing the songs for ’Nordic Gothic‘ and the tracks were flying back and forth over the Baltic Sea when Markus suddenly came up with the idea to record a cover version of the 80s classic ’I Drove All Night‘”, says Santeri Kallio (keyboards). “Some may consider it as a Roy Orbison hit, but back in high school I used to bang my head to the wall with Cindy Lauper‘s original version. So as an old fan of the song – I just could not resist the idea. The rest of the band soon joined the excitement to give this classic a new and darker crust. I also like to think that Markus‘ passion for vintage cars had something to do with the idea to cover a song which is all about manically driving in darkness the whole night. We basically changed the song‘s Cadillac to a hearse and all was set.”
CEMETERY SKYLINE’s “Nordic Gothic” was released on October 11, 2024 in the following formats:
Ltd. Sparkle Universe LP (600x) available from CM Distro Wholesale EU, cmdistro.de and US outlets (incl. but not limited to centurymedia.store)
Ltd. lilac LP (300x) available from Swedish outlets & Levykauppa Äx
Ltd. transp. light blue LP (300x) available from EMP
Ltd. neon green LP (300x) available from Backstage Rockshop
Ltd. CD Digipak
black LP
Japan: Standard CD Jewelcase (Japanese version incl. bonus track) https://cemeteryskyline.lnk.to/NordicGothic-Bio
Consider yourself lucky if secured yourself a ticket for the upcoming shows, because three out of four are already sold out:
19.03.25 Helsinki – Tavastia – sold out
20.03.25 Tampere – Olympia – sold out
21.03.25 Jyväskylä – Lutakko – sold out
22.03.25 Lahti – Möysä – low ticketsYou can also see them live at the following festivals:
June 12.-14. (FI) Rock Fest
June 12.-14. (CH) Greenfield Festival
June 27.-29. (FI) Tuska Festival
June 18.-21. (FI) Nummirock
July 2.-6. (HU) Rockmarathon
July 4.-6. (TR) Headbanger‘s Weekend
July 17.-19. (FI) John Smith Festival
July 24.-26. (FI) Kuopiorock
July 25.-26. (FI) Qstock Festival
August 6.-9. (ES) Leyendas Del Rock
Sept. 3-6, 25 (USA) ProgPower USA