Exsecratus

Genre: Power Metal, Melodic Metal, Death Metal | Status: Active | Viewed: 3051 times

EXSECRATUS Announces New Singer

30 October 2009

Finnish metal band EXSECRATUS, which features in its ranks Jussi Raatikainen, the older brother of CHILDREN OF BODOM drummer Jaska, has announced the addition of singer Jenni "Luna" Saira to the groups ranks. EXSECRATUS has also parted ways with keyboardist Anna Räisänen "due personal difficulties between her and and the other members of the band."Two new songs from EXSECRATUS — "Seventh Day For The Serpent" and "Too Far Beyond" — can be heard in the YouTube clips below. According to the band, "Both [tracks] were dropped [from the groups forthcoming CD] cause they didnt fit the agressive style and sound of the album. So this December well hit the D studio once again to fill up the two spots with more agressive son

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Exsecratus was found by O. Mattila in the early spring 2004. Soon N. Hartikainen joined the band. After a few quick member changes, the first whole line-up was completed. During the following autumn E. Vihma and A. Päivinen were found to complete the new style of Exe.

Soon after New Year '05 M. Niemelä took his place behind the drums and the name eXsecratus was decided to be the new name of the band.

In spring '05 Mr. Niemelä left the band due to musical and personal differences. Soon to leave was also E. Hartikainen because of his military service.

During the summer and autumn '05 new songs were made, and in early '06 T. Kauhajärvi became a fulltime member even before his first practice session with the band..

Later in the same winter ex-Elenium and Draugnim drummer J. Raatikainen joined the group to boost the effort to make it as a real, powerful and fast metal band.

In spring '06 E. Silvennoinen came along and filled the missing gap in the melody department. So Exe became stronger and made their first demo 19.8.-1.9.06, which was named execute.

On October -06 E.Vihma and A.Päivinen left the band due to personal difficulties between them and the rest of the band. The following day L-M.Hovila filled the gap in lead-singing department. And less than week from that, K.Rautiainen became a serious candidate for the soon-to-be-found solo-guitarist.

And so Exsecratus returned to the rehearsal-place and started to kick some newbie-ass. Not too long after that, Exsecratus as a fully functional metal-regiment once more and rose to the stages again in early December -06. In January -07 Exsecratus did their first tour around Finland with Ensiferum. Five cities in five days, and it was a ride worth wile.

In March ´07 Exsecratus did their first gig outside Finland. St.Petersburg accepted the band with arms wide open.

A week after that Exsecratus and K.Rautiainen went separate ways. The decision was extremely difficult, but things weren’t working the way they were supposed to.

After few weeks of mourning, Tony Hentilä was announced as the new guitar player / back-up singer. This young fellow seemed perfect to fill the gap K.Rautiainen had left. And also his singing brought new dimensions in the clean parts of Exsecratus.

...And so the tale continues.