'Poets Of The Fall' is a rock band from Finland which formed in the year 2003. The band is formed by Marko Saaresto joining as the lead vocalist, Olli Tukiainen as the lead guitarist and Markus Kaarlonen as the keyboardist. Jani Snellman playing the bass, Jaaska MäkinenJari Salminen playing the drums and percussion supports the band when they go out on tours. playing the rhythm guitar and
Poets of the Fall has released 4 studio albums and are currently working on their fifth studio album set to release in the depths of 2012. Their first studio album 'Signs of Life' was released on 19th February 2005 and entered the Finnish top 40 charts at number one and was certified 'Platinum'. Their second album 'Carnival of Rust' hit number 2 on the top 40 charts and the music video for the song 'Carnival of Rust' was voted 'Best Music Video 2006'The Voice. Their third and forth studio album 'Revolution Roulette' and 'Twilight Theater' both were certified as 'Gold'.
In their starting years, Marko Saaresto and Olli Tukiainen worked together and Tukiainen wrote some songs for Saaresto's previous band 'Playground'. In 2003, Saaresto's friend Sami Järvi, gave Saaredto a poem he had written asking him to turn it into a song to use in the game 'Max Payne 2: The fall of Max Payne'. The poem was turned into a song titled 'Late Goodbye' which was produced by Markus Kaarlonen, who joined the band that year due to Saaresto and Tukiainen appreciating his work.
The band has won many awards including the 'MTV Europe Music Awards' in 2006 for the ''Best Finnish Act'', the 'Emma Awards' in the same year for the "Best Newcomer of the Year" and the "Best Debut Album of the Year" for their first album 'Signs of Life'. They got nominated for the Emma Awards again in 2007 for 'Best Rock Album'. Many of their songs were played on games like 'Max Payne 2: The fall of Max Payne' and 'Alan Wake'. You can check out their super hit song Carnival of Rust here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKk1u5RMTn4. Tell me if you liked the song guys.
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