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Violent Pop

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Violent Pop
Studio album by
Released6 March 2020
Recorded2018–2019
Length36:32
LanguageEnglish
LabelRanka Cost
Producer
  • Jonas Olsson
  • Joonas Parkkonen
Blind Channel chronology
Blood Brothers
(2018)
Violent Pop
(2020)
Lifestyles of the Sick & Dangerous
(2022)

Violent Pop is the third album by Finnish violent pop band Blind Channel, released on 6 March 2020.[1][2] The first song for the album was the track, "Over My Dead Body", recorded in the summer of 2018.[3] From that moment on, Blind Channel began writing new material. In December 2019, the band announced that the recording of their album had been completed, taking just under a year and a half to finish.[2] Produced by Jonas Olsson, who also worked on the band's two previous albums, Revolutions and Blood Brothers. In addition, Jakob Hansen, a Danish musician behind the Volbeat hits, also took part in the album's recording.[2] In total, around twenty demos were selected for the album, but only eleven were chosen and ended up in the final release.[3]

On 15 January 2020, Blind Channel revealed the album's title, cover art and track list.[4] It had been revealed that the album would be released under Out Of Line Music in Germany and Ranka Kustannus worldwide on 6 March 2020. The title of the album is in line with the self-named Blind Channel style.[4]

Singles

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The first single was the song "Over My Dead Body", officially released on 15 November 2018. A video clip was published a few days later, directed by Alexei Kulikov from the Estonian media company Vita Pictura.[5]

On 15 March 2019, the second single, "Timebomb", was released, featuring DJ and producer Alex Mattson.

On 7 June, Blind Channel presented the third single, "Snake". The song featured Henrik Englund, best known as GG6, from the Swedish/Danish melodic metal band Amaranthe. The musicians also presented a video clip directed again by Alexei Kulikov and the Vita Pictura team.

After a long break due to a large number of performances, Blind Channel released the fourth single "Died Enough For You" on 22 November 2019.[6] In addition, Blind Channel introduced a new style of the group – to replace the white colour in their outfits came a combination of silver and black. Thus, the group defined a new milestone in their work.[citation needed] The music video for the song was released on 3 April 2020.

On 3 January 2020, a fifth single, "Fever", was released. Blind Channel reported that this is the last single that they would release before the release of the album itself.[citation needed] The album's official release was accompanied by its final single, "Gun".

Track listing

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Violent Pop track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Gun"2:41
2."Fever"3:00
3."Timebomb" (featuring Alex Mattson)3:14
4."Snake" (featuring GG6)3:05
5."One of Us"3:06
6."Enemies with Benefits"3:35
7."Love of Mine"3:40
8."Feel Nothing"3:42
9."Lanterns"3:35
10."Over My Dead Body"3:43
11."Died Enough for You"3:16
Total length:36:32

Personnel

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  • Joel Hokka – vocals, guitar
  • Niko Moilanen – vocals
  • Joonas Porko – guitar, backing vocals
  • Olli Matela – bass guitar
  • Tommi Lalli – drums

Charts

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Chart performance for Violent Pop
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 31

References

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  1. ^ Tilkin, Laureline (7 March 2020). "REVIEW: Blind Channel - Violent Pop". Tuonela Magazine. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Blind Channelin "Violent Pop" -albumi julkaistaan maaliskuussa". KaaosZine (in Finnish). 15 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Exclusive interview with Blind Channel".
  4. ^ a b "Blind channel 3rd album details announced".
  5. ^ Pictura, Vita (7 April 2019), Blind Channel - Over My Dead Body l Music Video, retrieved 25 January 2022
  6. ^ "Died Enough for you release date announcement post".
  7. ^ "Blind Channel: Violent Pop" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 6 March 2022.