TO/DIE/FOR

Melancholic and melodic rock/metal from Finland since 1999.

The story of To/Die/For began in the early nineties when three guys from Kouvola, Finland formed a rock band called Mary-Ann.
Mary-Ann released two self-financed CDs, the latter of which, "Deeper Sin" CD-EP, included songs that would eventually end up on the albums of To/Die/For.

In 1999 Spinefarm Records' Ewo Rytkönen checked the band live, and started negotiations to get the band signed to Spinefarm.
After so many years of going unsigned, it didn't take long for Jape and the boys to sign their names onto the dotted line. Two things were to change though: the band's name and their style.
The band's rock-attitude took a vampiric turn, giving the music a gothier edge, and the rock-band Mary-Ann became the goth-group To/Die/For.

The band's debut All Eternity combined melodic goth rock to Jape's Stiv Bators-esque vocals, Joonas Koto's low-tuned & heavy guitars and the top-notch drumming of Tonmi Lillman.
The band's first real hit though was not to be found from All Eternity's first version at all. While recording, To/Die/For had a bizarre idea of doing a cover version of Sandra's 80s hit single "In the Heat of the Night".
After the release of All Eternity in late 1999 the band gave Spinefarm a CD-R with the cover song, and this recording spawned the band their first gold record, their first professionally shot music video, and added to their success abroad.
Outside Finland To/Die/For was taken care of by such licensees as Germany's mighty Nuclear Blast and Japan's Pony Canyon.
Sales took flight and success was imminent. In Autumn 2000 To/Die/For successfully toured Europe with Dark Tranquillity, SENTENCED and In Flames, and afterwards prepared to boost their career with another album.

To/Die/For is always been filled with "with wild and restless" Members,and that´s one of the reasons that things went to the point that line up changes were inevitable.
During the years,maybe some of the ex-members joined to the band because of a wrong reasons,and maybe their motives were not right. Line up changes always been very painful for band leader Jape Perätalo.

After their first European tour To/Die/For toured in 2001 around Europe with LACRIMOSA,and also did several shows here and there,in Finland with NIGHTWISH,first shows in Russia and so on.
During these years To/Die/For played about in 30 different countries around the world, for examble touring in Europe in 2004 and 2006, several times In Mexico,tour in USA 2007,Tour in China 2011 list would go on and on.

To/Die/For recorded five albums to Spinefarm Records.
After almost two years break,( because of nervous breakdowns) To/Die/For started again in 2010,after wounds were healed,,,even a little bit.
Guys recorded album called as SAMSARA and signed some licence deals in different countries.
for examble: In Europe MASSACRE RECORDS,in Japan HYDRANT MUSIC/BURRN Corporation,in RUSSIA Fono ltd. and so on...

In Autumn 2014 To/Die/For started to write and record songs for their Seventh album,which is gonna be released in MAY 2015.
Seventh album is not yet named.

In 2015,and forward To/Die/For wants to play as many shows as possible around the world.
THE FLAME IN OUR HEARTS IS STILL BURNING!

LINE UP:

Jape Perätalo - Vocals

Juppe Sutela - Guitar

Eza Viren - Guitar

Matti Huopainen - Drums

,,,?,,,,,?,,,,,? - Bass

Discography

ALBUMS:

All Eternity 1999

Epilogue 2001

Jaded 2003

IV 2005

Wounds Wide Open 2006

Samsara 2012

SINGLES:

In the Heat Of the Night 2000

Hollow Heart 2001

Little Deaths 2005

Like Never Before 2006