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AGONY WALK – On the road with Sentenced is a unique 100-page picture book about a band that loved playing shows but hated touring.

Drummer Vesa Ranta captured the daily life of his group into photos during the years 1995–2003 when the band was most actively touring the world. The pictures of the book illustrate the group’s tale and allow the viewer to witness situations that the fans were otherwise unable to see.

Ranta became a trained, professional photographer already when Sentenced was active. Previously he has published two books, Lottovoittajien pöydässä – Tarinoita köyhyysrajan takaa (Like 2017) and Reunalla – Tarinoita Suomen tyhjeneviltä sivukyliltä (Like 2018), the latter of which received the Botnia Award. AGONY WALK – On the road with Sentenced is the first pure picture book by Ranta. The book contains the author’s introduction in Finnish, English and German.

”This is my personal, illustrated testament about the journey of our group. While I was going through my photo archives, I realised that these pictures deserve a life also outside my negative sleeves that were already gathering dust. I believe that the book will have something to offer to the people who have faithfully followed us on our path. These images will help the viewers understand what it was like to be on the road as a group. They store a little piece of Finnish rock history, too.”

Finnish Cult Band STONE, history and influence on Finnish metal scene has been published as a book, (author Ari Väntänen) Despite their rather short career, Stone's legacy has provided inspiration for many of the countless metal bands who emerged during the popularity explosion of the genre during the 1990s. Perhaps the most notable of the bands influenced by Stone is Children of Bodom, whose lead guitarist Alexi Laiho credits former Stone member Roope Latvala as a major influence on his playing. Latvala himself would later join Children of Bodom as a session player and eventually permanent guitarist after the departure of Alexander Kuoppala and also played alongside Laiho in the now defunct Sinergy.

In this authorized biography, the members and friends tell the varied 25-year history in a comprehensive, informative and amusing way and give an insight into their private and band life.

From their first commercial successes with Tales from the Thousand Lakes and Elegy to their declining popularity and tricky financial problems to their successful comeback.

With over 130 b / w and 40 color images, this book is a feast for every fan!

Note:This book is written in finnish! 

Formed in 1996, Nightwish are the most successful Finnish Rock band ever. They have sold nearly ten million studio albums and received numerous Gold and Platinum awards on their way to become one of the biggest Epic Metal bands on the planet. Released in the spring of 2015, their eighth longplayer Endless Forms Most Beautiful showcased a band that had gone through painful line-up changes and revised their subject matter - a move that lost them some fans but gained many more. 

Timo Isoaho followed the making of Endless Forms Most Beautiful from the first demo recordings in Finnish woods and later joined the band on tour all over the world to tell the inside story of this watershed era in the band’s history. 

Luxurious hardcover book with 368 color pages and over 1,000 photos. 

Note: This Book is written in German, please check also the english version.

Veröffentlichung am: 05.11.2018 
Schriftsteller: Timo Isoaho 
ISBN: 978-3-946425-48-9

Nightwish - We Were Here book in English and signed from every band member! 

Formed in 1996, Nightwish are the most successful Finnish Rock band ever. They have sold nearly ten million studio albums and received numerous Gold and Platinum awards on their way to become one of the biggest Epic Metal bands on the planet. Released in the spring of 2015, their eighth longplayer Endless Forms Most Beautiful showcased a band that had gone through painful line-up changes and revised their subject matter - a move that lost them some fans but gained many more. 

Timo Isoaho followed the making of Endless Forms Most Beautiful from the first demo recordings in Finnish woods and later joined the band on tour all over the world to tell the inside story of this watershed era in the band’s history. 

Luxurious hardcover book with 368 color pages and over 1,000 photos. 

Note! This book is in English. Check out also the German version!