The 69 Eyes - goth rock, glam metal and hard rock from Helsinki, Finland

Rock band formed in Helsinki, Finland in 1989.
When the sun goes down and the moon comes up Finnish goth glam ambassadors The 69 Eyes proudly don their sunglasses, leather jackets and black eyeliner to become one with the night. Founded in the hazy, murky, twilit bars of Helsinki more than 30 years ago, the band circling around Scandinavian goth rock epitome Jyrki 69 has done exemplary service to all things dark, releasing twelve revered albums, touring the world over, even going platinum in their home country, all the while maintaining a strong tie to the graveyard shift of rock’n’roll.

With an eclectic penchant for morbidity, glamour, sex and the supernatural, these nocturnal animals embody both the foggy essence of Scandinavian goth rock and the lusty decadence of Sunset Strip glam, haunting everyone from goth rock ghoul to metal dude, from glam rock cat to rockabilly fiend. It’s classy, it’s sexy, it’s raunchy, it’s dramatic: Their fateful, ominous thirteenth album “Death of Darkness” celebrates this unholy union with a new set of lovesongs to the darkness in all of us, proudly howling at the moon and sinking their fangs deep within our necks. Come, sweet death, and have a drink with me. The night is young and life is short.

2023 is a far cry from the early days of the new millennium when goth rock bands emerged from every graveyard and Finnish vampires stormed the charts around the world. However, the spirit of a world-class record like “Death of Darkness”, the sheer passion and the enticing mystery, the suspense and the smirk, are still very much alive. And not only them: “I still wear the same leather jacket from our early days. Simply because I can,” laughs Jyrki 69. Lucky guy, with the rest of us being happy they can still fit into their pre-pandemic pants.

Initially their style was glam metal and hard rock, however later works began to incorporate elements of gothic rock.

Website: http://69eyes.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/the69eyes/
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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9dVVJn8GLRxuGVWh1TQLg
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/the-69-eyes

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