THE 69 EYES

Hard Rock / Metal Related / Glam Metal / Non-Metal • Finland
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The 69 Eyes originate from Helsinki, Finland. They became a band in the early 1990's and are nowadays labelled as "gothic rock" though their early releases were more of a glam/hard rock style.

1989 - 1999

Formed by a group of friends in the bars of Helsinki, Finland in the summer of 1989, a nod to illustrate the band's tight-knit friendship is that the lineup has stayed the same since creation. The band originally played glam metal inspired music, different from their current gothic rock style.

The band released their first 7 inch EP, "Sugarman", in 1990, followed by another 7 inch, "Barbarella" in 1991. These releases paved the way for the bands first album Bump 'n' Grind released in 1992 which contained some re-recorded versions of songs from the first 2 EP. This same year, the band released their final 2 7 inch EP's, titaled "Juicy Lucy" and "High
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THE 69 EYES albums / top albums

THE 69 EYES Bump'n'Grind album cover 1.50 | 1 ratings
Bump'n'Grind
Hard Rock 1992
THE 69 EYES Savage Garden album cover 2.75 | 2 ratings
Savage Garden
Hard Rock 1995
THE 69 EYES Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
Hard Rock 1997
THE 69 EYES Wasting the Dawn album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Wasting the Dawn
Glam Metal 1999
THE 69 EYES Blessed Be album cover 4.43 | 3 ratings
Blessed Be
Hard Rock 2000
THE 69 EYES Paris Kills album cover 3.88 | 5 ratings
Paris Kills
Metal Related 2002
THE 69 EYES Devils album cover 3.83 | 3 ratings
Devils
Hard Rock 2004
THE 69 EYES Angels album cover 3.75 | 2 ratings
Angels
Hard Rock 2007
THE 69 EYES Back in Blood album cover 3.75 | 2 ratings
Back in Blood
Hard Rock 2009
THE 69 EYES X album cover 2.79 | 3 ratings
X
Hard Rock 2012
THE 69 EYES Universal Monsters album cover 3.00 | 3 ratings
Universal Monsters
Hard Rock 2016

THE 69 EYES EPs & splits

THE 69 EYES Sugarman album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Sugarman
Hard Rock 1990
THE 69 EYES Barbarella album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Barbarella
Hard Rock 1991
THE 69 EYES Juicy Lucy album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Juicy Lucy
Hard Rock 1991
THE 69 EYES High Time - Low Life album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
High Time - Low Life
Hard Rock 1993
THE 69 EYES Never Too Loud!!! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Never Too Loud!!!
Hard Rock 1994
THE 69 EYES Suck My Mike! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Suck My Mike!
Hard Rock 1994
THE 69 EYES The 69 Eyes & Backyard Babies: Supershow split album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The 69 Eyes & Backyard Babies: Supershow split
Hard Rock 1997

THE 69 EYES live albums

THE 69 EYES Hollywood Kills: Live at the Whisky a Go Go album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Hollywood Kills: Live at the Whisky a Go Go
Hard Rock 2008

THE 69 EYES demos, promos, fans club and other releases (no bootlegs)

THE 69 EYES Rocker album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Rocker
Hard Rock 2006

THE 69 EYES re-issues & compilations

THE 69 EYES Motor City Resurrection album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Motor City Resurrection
Hard Rock 1994
THE 69 EYES Framed in Blood: The Very Blessed of the 69 Eyes album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Framed in Blood: The Very Blessed of the 69 Eyes
Hard Rock 2003
THE 69 EYES Goth 'n' Roll album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Goth 'n' Roll
Hard Rock 2008

THE 69 EYES singles (17)

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Music For Tattooed Ladies & Motorcycle Mamas Vol 1
Hard Rock 1993
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Velvet Touch
Glam Metal 1995
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Wasting the Dawn
Glam Metal 1999
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Gothic Girl
Hard Rock 2000
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The Chair
Metal Related 2001
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Stolen Season
Metal Related 2001
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Dance d'Amour
Non-Metal 2001
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Betty Blue
Metal Related 2002
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Crashing High
Hard Rock 2003
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Devils
Hard Rock 2004
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Lost Boys
Metal Related 2004
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Sister Of Charity
Metal Related 2005
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Feel Berlin
Hard Rock 2005
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Never Say Die
Hard Rock 2007
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Ghost
Hard Rock 2007
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Perfect Skin
Hard Rock 2007
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Dead Girls Are Easy
Hard Rock 2009

THE 69 EYES movies (DVD, Blu-Ray or VHS)

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Helsinki Vampires: Live at Tavastia
Hard Rock 2003

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THE 69 EYES Paris Kills

Album · 2002 · Metal Related
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lukretion
The decadent title chosen for The 69 Eyes’ sixth album – Paris Kills – captures well the essence of the music it contains: glossy and romantic goth ‘n’ roll that even vampires would fall in love with. In many ways, Paris Kills is the natural evolution of the two albums that preceded it, as the Finns continue their ascension to the summit of the then-popular Love Metal genre, shedding away the edgier, noisier and heavier aspects of their sound in favour of the same mellow and poised gothic allure their countrymen HIM and Sentenced were showcasing in those years.

The new songs have a direct and simple structure, usually consisting of subdued verses tightly woven around catchy hooks on the choruses. The guitars chug away and the bass pulsates in the background, giving the music a dense and groovy backbone, with plenty of space for the keyboards and vocals. Played by producer Johnny Lee Michaels, the keyboards are fairly prominent here, and rely on both subtle electronic loops and warmer organ-drenched sounds. Jyrki’s vocals are the other dominant aspect of the music. His croon is low and ominous, but also alluring and seductive – a perfect black gothic vampire at the mic. The main vocal lines are beautifully complemented by vivid rock-n-roll backing vocals that inject good energy into the music.

The template works a charm and it’s hard to find a fault with textbook-perfect goth anthems such as “Crashing High”, “Dance d’Amour” or “Betty Blue” (all launched as singles) or many of the other songs included here. I also enjoy how the album seems to enter a more experimental phase towards its mid-section, as tracks such as “Grey”, “Radical”, and “Stigmata” usher in electro-industrial vibes and an overall more sinister mood. It’s a welcome digression from the love-drenched goth decadence of the rest of the record, which would have otherwise been too homogeneous to retain interest from start to finish.

Paris Kills will eventually go platinum and is still considered The 69 Eyes’ crowning achievement by some. Personally, I prefer the two albums that preceded it, Wasting the Dawn and Blessed Be: they may be rawer but they are also more inspired and genuine compared to the material included here. In fact, the biggest problem I have with Paris Kills is that is sounds a tad too tame and predictable, as if, by perfecting their formula to its ultimate level, the Finns might have somewhat lost that sacred flame of artistry that burns instead so vividly in their less-perfect, but more earnest previous records.

THE 69 EYES X

Album · 2012 · Hard Rock
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Kev Rowland
‘The Helsinki Vampires’ have been at it for more than twenty years now, and no prizes at all for guessing that this is their tenth album. What we have here is goth metal, but much more in the vein of The Cult and even Billy Idol than Fields of the Nephilim or the mighty Type O Negative. This is pop mixed with melodic rock, dirty guitars and gothic vocals and the result is something that is well-suited to radio fodder and maybe that is the point? There is no real depth to the music, no real passion, almost as if playing their trade down this musical path for so long even they are bored of it. Now I know that these guys have sold a great many records, and I am sure that this will do well for them, but it’s not for me. Need less to say I get really annoyed myself when I find that the odd song such as “I Know What You Did Last Summer” has something indefinable going for it. Maybe they’re like Nickelback – no serious metalhead will admit to enjoying their songs but many of us have some stashed somewhere and just won’t admit it… This really is an album that you need to hear before purchasing.

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