Apulanta

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Apulanta a Finnish rock band is founded in 1991. The members are now Toni Wirtanen (composing, lyrics, vocals, guitar), Simo "Sipe" Santapukki (back vocals, drums) and from year 2005 Sami Lehtinen (back vocals, bass). Along with rock the genres are alternately changed from punk to alternative rock, nu metal, pop rock and hard rock. Anyway the music has changed to a bit heavier style.

The head singer of the band Toni Wirtanen makes also the deep lyrics. He takes his time to  write the songs and the topics are based on hard issues like mental health and life itself.

Apulanta has also done two publications in English though their main language is Finnish. Fans of Apulanta you can find mostly from Finland and Germany but also from other lands in Europe.

The latest album Kuutio ("Cube") was released in 2008 and in 2009 Apulanta won Emma-Award thanks for the album.

I think the absolutely best thing about Apulanta is the lyrics. Sometimes they are hard to understand for they have so deep meaning and toughtful words. And yes angst of North you can find from their music... :)

 

Check also: Pahempi toistaan ("Both worse than the other"), Viisaus ei asu meissä ("Wisdom doesn't live in us"), Hiekka ("Sand"), Jumala (with english translation) ("God"), Trauma ("The trauma"), Ravistettava ennen käyttöä ("Shake before opening"), Runalla ("On the edge"), Bring me down (English version of "Reunalla"),Vasten mun kasvojani ("Against my face"), Armo ("Mercy"), Turvallista matkaa helvettiin ("Safe journey to hell").

KONEESEEN KADONNUT

music & lyrics Toni Wirtanen

Koneeseen kadonnutta
ei voi takaisin saada
Kulutettu, käytetty
ruokkimaan ympyrää

Luotettu ehkä liikaa
siihen että aika korjaa
se minkä vuoksi nähtiin
niin kovin paljon vaivaa

Että hajalle saatiin
Se mikä kauniiksi tarkoitettiin

*Kipu kuolee huutamalla
alastomana lattialla
Miten kauan sitä kestää
ei, sitä ei voi tietää
Kehen sattuu ja kuinka paljon
siitä kysymys enää tässä kai on
Kun on saavuttu siihen pisteeseen
ettei mikään ole varmaa*

Maailman pisimmät tunnit
niiden otteeseen jää kiinni
Niitä kantaa loppuun asti
vaikka itse ei aina huomaa

Millainen on se taivas
jota ei löydetty koskaan
Olen kuullut paljon siitä
osan jopa omasta suustani

Voi niin pitkälle jaksaa
kun itsellensä vakuuttaa

*Kipu kuolee huutamalla... *

Joku meistä on onneton
palanut mutta tunnoton
katuva mutta uskoton
enemmän kuin rauhaton

Periaate on ehdoton
perustelu on aukoton
yhtälö ehkä mahdoton
Miten niin muka armoton? (5x)

*Kipu kuolee huutamalla... *

GONE INTO THE MACHINE

Gone into machine

Can't get it back

It's consumed, it's used

To feed the circle

One has trusted maybe too much

In that time will heal

The one for what

One has worked so much

So that we broke

What was ment to be beautiful

*Pain dies by screaming

Naked on the floor

How much will it take?

No,no one cannot know it

To who does it hurt and how much?

That's the question - I guess

When we have passed the point of no certainity * 

The most longest hours of the world

They hold on you

And you will carry them to the end 

Though you don't notice it by yourself

What kind of heaven it is

The one we never found?

I have heard so much about it

Some things even from my own lips

So far you can carry on

When you convince yourself

*Pain dies by screaming... *

Someone of us is hopeless

Burned but numb

Remorseful but unfaithful

More than calmless

The principle is absolute

Explanation has no chinks

Equation maybe impossible

How could it be merciless? (5x)

*Pain dies by screaming... * 

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