Embrace>>EMBRAZE - FINLAND

Laeh - 1998 - Mastervox
Intense - 1999 - Mastervox
Endless Journey - 2000 - Mastervox
Katharsis - 2002 - Mastervox/Low Frequency
The Last Embrace - 2006 - Verikauha

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Members
Vocals
Maple Cross, Creature, Kallista Kakkaa, For My Pain…, Tuohimaa, Armada North>>LAURI TUOHIMAA>>For My Pain…, Maple Cross, Haavat, Tuohimaa, Armada North

Guitar
Maple Cross, Creature, Kallista Kakkaa, For My Pain…, Charon, Tuohimaa, Armada North>>LAURI TUOHIMAA>>For My Pain…, Maple Cross, Charon, Tuohimaa, Armada North - J. Markus Regelin>>Haavat - Rooster>>Janne Räsänen>>Rooster, Grinster - Normal Figures>>Olli-Pekka Karvonen - Markus Uusitalo – Maple Cross>>SAMI SIEKKINEN>>Maple Cross

Bass
Tony Kaisto - Sami Siekkinen - Maple Cross, Perfect Chaos, Tuohimaa>>OP. KARVONEN [OLLI-PEKKA KARVONEN]>>Haavat, Perfect Chaos, Tuohimaa

Drum
Maple Cross, Reflexion, Tuohimaa, Veriset Äpärät, Stargazery, Cvalda, Ghost Machinery>>ILKA LESKELA>>Maple Cross, Reflexion, Tuohimaa, Veriset Äpärät, Stargazery, Cvalda, Ghost Machinery

Keyboard
Eternal Tears Of Sorrow, The Man-Eating Tree, Corevalley>>HEIDI MAATTA>>Eternal Tears Of Sorrow, The Man-Eating Tree, Corevalley




History & Biography
Embraze was formed in Kiiminki, Finland circa 1994 by Tuohimaa and Leskela. Kiiminki is a satellite of Oulu. The band released several demos like Allotria in 1995, but gained a measure of popularity only around 1997. At this time, the band finished second at the annual RockSM band championships. The band changed its name at this time to avoid confusion with the other Embraces. Laeh appeared in April of 1998.

Endless Journey appeared in 2000. The year after that the band constructed its own studio in order to better concentrate on the recording process. The band's third album was recorded there with engineer Aki Karpinen.

For My Pain... is a gothic side-project featuring members of Nightwish, etc. Three Embraze members also spent time in Maple Cross aside from their multiple other side-projects.

The band voluntarily left Mastervox Records in late 2003 and began seeking a new label. The Finns also recorded a promotional demo. The band celebrated its tenth anniversary with a special show in Oulu, Finland on September 18th, 2004. The group threw in the towel after 15 years at the beginning of 2009. The group's farewell show was to be held at Club Teatria on May 1, 2009. Haavat, was a new Finnish band, featuring Lauri Tuohimaa (Charon, ex-Embraze and For My Pain), Janne Regelin (ex-Embraze) and bassist Olli-Pekka Karvonen (ex-Embraze), in 2011 and had a four-song demo. Cliche-wise, the band returned in 2019 and uploaded a song called One Moon, One Star. Even more cliche, this was a self-cover version from the Intense album. Activities dried up again.


Reviews

EMBRAZE - KATHARSIS - MASTERVOX/LOW FREQUENCY
Metal fans should braze themselves, for in Embraze Finland produces yet another band which incorporates the dizgrazeful instrument called keyboards. What a wazte. - Ali "The Metallian"


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