Fugazi Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Starting a topic about Johanna, because why not? She's part of the family! I was curious about her solo material, before Eye Of Melian and Auri and Scrooge and Altamullan Road. If Wiki is to be trusted she released 7 solo albums between 2005 and 2015, so she had plenty of material for shows such as this one recorded for Finnish TV in 2012. My favourite at first listen, and her most successful solo song as far as I can tell, is the last of the show, Rakkauslaulu ("Love Song", 2010). 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Botterell Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 I was listening to several of her tracks on YouTube last night. Her Metallica cover is beautifully done. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted February 12, 2022 Author Share Posted February 12, 2022 From her last solo album in 2015. Also the year she and Tuomas got married, but I'm not implying anything. 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted March 11, 2022 Author Share Posted March 11, 2022 For you guys in Finland: Quote Altamullan Road SuomiLOVEssa nyt tulevana lauantaina 12.3.2022! Altamullan Road performing live on Finnish TV show SuomiLOVE this Saturday March 12! #suomilove #altamullanroad "Altamullan Road is a cinematic pop band formed by two Finnish singer-songwriters Johanna Iivanainen and Johanna Kurkela. The music of Altamullan Road is an intriguing gathering of different genres and emotions, intertwined together by the unique symbiotic connection and harmony of their magical voices. Inspired largely by films, their music touches topics from simple life’s pleasures to mysteries beyond the veil of existence. Sorrow and joy hand in hand. A journey from the earth to the space." (from https://musicfinland.com/en/news/new-artists-to-follow-2-2020) Their eponymous album was released in 2020, and I think there are plans for more. https://www.facebook.com/AltamullanRoadOfficial/ https://altamullanroad.bandcamp.com/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 I don't know what this is about, but Johanna posted about a collaboration with a Finnish rapper, Elastinen: johannakurkela_official https://www.instagram.com/p/CckbtECtkFJ/ Thank you @elastinen for yet another wonderful collaboration! ❤️ New song "Hetken tässä kaikes on järkee" coming out this Friday April 22! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 So this is what it's about: Not Johanna's first collaboration with Elastinen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AsCuLYLZiU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 A new Altamullan Road interview. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 Altamullan Road will open for Delain on May 11th. https://www.facebook.com/delainmusic/posts/pfbid02QtygsgJBeRLjxMKJYq3AsnktiFVrw8NNwqp25WVPBNQKJNV1zQY3JWkJDjbe3htfl Quote It’s with immense pleasure that we announce Altamullan Road and Damian Wilson as very special guests for our show at Bibelot, Dordrecht (NL) on May 11th! You definitely don’t wanna miss this, because it’s gonna be a night to remember Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edema Ruh Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 (edited) I met the two Johannas at the Helsinki and Porvoo Altamullan road concerts recently.. absolutley fantactic concerts.. and such lovely people... breath taking concerts... absolutley breath taking.. I'd love to get to the Delain concerts, but logistically , a nightmare.... and costly... too costly for me.. Edited March 14 by Edema Ruh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edema Ruh Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 14 hours ago, Fugazi said: Hi Edemah Ruh, welcome to the forum! Thanks for your insight, it's nice to hear that there are no hard feelings or any intention to break up the band in the near future. That and the 'multi-album' deal with Nuclear Blast will allay any fears of the band calling it quits. So in 2025 it almost looks like a combined Auri+Altamullan Road tour! By that time the third Auri album will possibly have been released, so they will have plenty of material to pick from. I don't think that Auri will cross the pond to tour the US, unless as a support act for another group. Delain perhaps? Martijn Westerholt seems to be in very good terms with the Holopainen-Kurkela family. i think Auri would be a little too large a troupe to be a support act.. though never say never... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edema Ruh Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 A little update. Johanna will be soon announcing a Finnish Christmas tour. impatiently waiting on dates !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 I tend to forget that Johanna has what... two Christmas albums? Anyway I remember that a couple of years ago -- I can't find the quote right now -- Tuomas said that Johanna quit touring because it was getting too expensive, it's good to see that things have turned around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edema Ruh Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 I’m just checking I have the right Johanna. !! In my excitement I forgot to acknowledge when I got the text. ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edema Ruh Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 1 hour ago, Edema Ruh said: I’m just checking I have the right Johanna. !! In my excitement I forgot to acknowledge when I got the text. ! Yes. It’s Johanna K 🙂. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 Johanna also sings on one track of this obscure new project called Himmelkraft by Tony Kakko (Sonata Artica). This post-apocalyptic concept album has only been released in a couple of countries so far, and there are audio snippets available here: https://mora.jp/package/43000002/GQCS-91449/. Johanna sings on track #9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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