The summer may almost be over, but Finland’s leading Gothic Rockers THE 69 EYES once again let you enjoy a dark summer night in “California” with this last single off their EP “Drive” that is digitally available now!
“I usually have lots of riffs, but these ones never left my mind and sounded exiting every time I played them. Wanted to have that 1987 Hard Rock vibe, but with groovy bass and big chorus”, guitarist Bazie remembers and singer Jyrki 69 adds: “These kind of song come from your mind after missing the sun! That’s like LYNYRD SKYNYRD missing the Cali, haha!”
THE 69 EYES has been haunting stages all over the world for 33 years and seem to be a truly immortal part of the dark Rock/Metal scene. Widely known as the HELSINKI VAMPIRES, the quintet gained several platinum albums with “Blessed Be” and “Paris Kills” and not only reached #1 of the single and album charts in their home country of Finland, but also plunged the world into a sinful cosmos of love, death and melancholy, while outliving any other band emerging from the goth hype of the early 2000s.
By developing their sound further into Sleaze Rock on “Devils” (2004) and “Angels” (2007) and not shying away from pitch black Elvis Presley allusions in Jyrki 69‘s dark voice and unique onstage dance moves, the band has established a worldwide following. Over the course of over three decades, the band has toured relentlessly throughout Europe, America, Asia and Australia and released 12 full-length studio albums.
For those who just can’t get enough of the new tracks, THE 69 EYES have prepared a strictly limited vinyl EP including the three brand-new tracks of this year and even one exclusive bonus live song:
- Drive
- Call Me Snake
- California
- Two Horns Up (Live) – only available on vinyl, not digitally
You can watch the official video for “California” below:
