THE 69 EYES Releases New Album Death Of Darkness

new album »Death Of Darkness«
&
‘This Murder Takes Two [feat. Kat Von D]’
music video & single out now
+
»Gotta Rock USA Tour 2023« starts May 5th

THE 69 EYES – This Murder Takes Two [feat. Kat Von D] OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8J8_1uGxrw

Video manuscript, shooting, editing,
color determination & direction by Vicente Cordero
(Industrialism Films; https://industrialismfilms.com/)
Video production by Gabi Hakanen (Vallila Music House)

“Oh yeah, I am a s**ker for THE 69 EYES nostalgia…”
METALKAOZ.COM, Dimitris Kontogeorgakos – 10/10 Points

“Has any band ever sounded cooler than THE 69 EYES? […] The ageless Jyrki 69 is clearly in his absolute element and has seldom sounded more like Hell’s own rock star.”

BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Dom Lawson – 8/10 Points
“Simply unrivalled!”
METALHEAD.IT, Luca Zakk – 10/10 Points

“The Helsinki Vampires, impressively undead as always!”
POWERMETAL.DE, Hannelore Hämmer – 9/10 Points

“On »Death Of Darkness,« THE 69 EYES remain true
to their roots while elegantly adding new nuaces.”
KAAOSZINE.FI, Päivi Närvänen – 4/5 Points

“Heavier than its predecessor […], this album is a real collection full of hit songs
underlining that THE 69 EYES are still one of the most talented and powerful dark rock acts.”
RADIOMETAL.COM, Jessica Boucher-Rétif

Darkness is dead, long live the darkness! Today, THE 69 EYES‘ new effort, »Death Of Darkness« sees the light of day via Atomic Fire Records, while in the US, physical versions will become available on April 28th, 2023. To celebrate the release of their 13th studio album, the Finnish gothic/glam goo-goo mucks have unveiled the official video for new track ‘This Murder Takes Two,’ a special collaborative work featuring wonderful singer and tattoo artist Kat Von D (https://www.instagram.com/thekatvond/). Next to their unique brand of gloom and doom, of glam and wham, this song showcases the extraordinary nature of »Death Of Darkness.« Head over to YouTube to get seduced by the Southern gothic murder ballad:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8J8_1uGxrw

“John Carter Cash, Johnny Cash’s son, was in talks to record and produce an acoustic EP with us at Johnny Cash’s very own Cabin Studios in the US. We demoed some potential songs yet we ultimately never did this recording. This song somewhat just stuck with us,” remembers singer Jyrki 69. “It wasn’t complete without a female touch though, which is why we asked our good friend Kat Von D to sing on it. It’s my personal favourite [on the album].”

“It’s always such a pleasure working with THE 69 EYES boys. I’ve been such a huge fan of their music for so long. ‘This Murder Takes Two’ is such a special song. Even though it’s not the typical style of music that I am used to singing to, it was so much fun stepping out of my comfort zone. Jyrki has a beautiful way of sprinkling goth romance onto everything he does, even when it’s a western style song,” enthuses Kat Von D about the result.

Order »Death Of Darkness« in the physical format of your choice (see below!), stream it or get it digitally now, here: https://the69eyes.afr.link/deathofdarknessPR

Don’t forget to subscribe to Atomic Fire Records on YouTube to stay updated & to listen to ‘This Murder Takes Two [feat. Kat Von D]’ as well as other new tracks in the »AFR New Releases« playlist on Spotify: https://afr.link/spotifynewreleasesPR

More on »Death Of Darkness«:
‘Death Of Darkness’ OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr7A5FN3CMI
‘Drive’ OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76ls-EtQSMM
‘California’ OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqaYXyek-Ok

After completing an extremely successful tour through mainland Europe and their home country, THE 69 EYES will get ready to come back to the US again: kicking off in Phoenix, AZ on May 5th, their »Gotta Rock USA Tour 2023« will lead Helsinki‘s longest serving gothic rock vampires to select cities along the West Coast with support coming from PRETTY BOY FLOYD before coming to an end with a performance at Sick New World in Las Vegas, NV on May 13th.

»Gotta Rock USA Tour 2023«
w/ PRETTY BOY FLOYD
Presented by The Oracle Management
05.05.2023 Phoenix, AZ – The Nile Theater [Tickets]
06.05.2023 Los Angeles, CA – Whisky a Go-Go [Tickets]
07.05.2023 San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick [Tickets]
09.05.2023 Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction [Tickets]
10.05.2023 Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post [Tickets]
12.05.2023 Reno, NV – The Ranch House [Tickets]
13.05.2023 Las Vegas, NV – Sick New World Fest **SOLD OUT*
*w/o PRETTY BOY FLOYD

Tickets & more dates:www.69eyes.com

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 allusions in singer Jyrki 69‘s dark voice and unique onstage dance moves, the band have established a worldwide following. Over the course of over three decades, the band have toured relentlessly throughout Europe, America, Asia and Australia and released 12 full-length studio albums.

Sprawling across ten lavishly dark, effortlessly cool songs, their 13th record, »Death Of Darkness« is one of their most flawless, most consistent – bearing a title that’s of course both stylish and symbolic. Just like their music. 2023 is a far cry from the early days of the new millennium when gothic rock bands emerged from every graveyard and Finnish vampires stormed the charts around the world. However, the spirit of a world-class record like »Death Of Darkness,« the sheer passion and the enticing mystery, the suspense, and the smirk, are still very much alive.

THE 69 EYES are:
Jyrki 69 | lead vocals
Bazie | lead guitars, backing vocals
Timo-Timo | guitars
Archzie | bass, backing vocals
Jussi 69 | drums

THE 69 EYES online:
www.69eyes.com
www.facebook.com/the69eyes
www.instagram.com/the69eyesofficial
www.twitter.com/69eyesofficial
www.youtube.com/the69eyes
https://label.atomicfire-records.com/project/the-69-eyes/