Revolution Renaissance - Has Come To An End
Revolution Renaissance mastermind Timo Tolkki has issued the following statement regarding the ultimate fate of the band:
"Due to my private problems, the lack of interest in Revolution Renaissance shows by the promoters, and the current situation in the music industry that affects to everything including the production budgets, it has become impossible to continue the band.
We have tried to book shows in these last three years, but we haven't been able to do so. A rock band cannot exist without direct contact to its fans. Therefore, I have no other choice but to make the decision to stop the band and its activities due to the above mentioned reasons.
The third and final album of the band, Trinity, will be released at the end of September.
From the bottom of my heart I would like to thank all the fans of my music throughout the years. It's been a great journey."
[Also thanks to [user_id]32187[/user_id] for the news]
"Due to my private problems, the lack of interest in Revolution Renaissance shows by the promoters, and the current situation in the music industry that affects to everything including the production budgets, it has become impossible to continue the band.
We have tried to book shows in these last three years, but we haven't been able to do so. A rock band cannot exist without direct contact to its fans. Therefore, I have no other choice but to make the decision to stop the band and its activities due to the above mentioned reasons.
The third and final album of the band, Trinity, will be released at the end of September.
From the bottom of my heart I would like to thank all the fans of my music throughout the years. It's been a great journey."
[Also thanks to [user_id]32187[/user_id] for the news]
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| Darkside Momo Retired Elite Posts: 9089  |
Next step, a return to Strato? 
---- My Author's Blog (in French)  "You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you" "I've lost too many years now I'm stealing back my soul I am awake"
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| vezzy Stallmanite Posts: 3493  |
Written by Darkside Momo on 29.07.2010 at 16:52 That'd be hilarious.
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| Lucas Mr. Noise Elite Posts: 13427  |
He couldn't book gigs for his band for three years? That's the most hilarious thing I've read this month! What sort of demands does he have, considering even I could book a gig with my now-defunct guitar-vocalist only duo 'band'.
---- SLUDGE. DOOM. DEATH. Wait, what?  "The reason I'm running for president is because I can't be Bruce Springsteen." - Barack Obama
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| Jon Posts: 182  |
Oh for fuck's sake Tolkki. Nobody can work with you, that much is clear. Retire, retire far away with your weirdness and your long-spent musical talent.
---- A mythology is a religion different enough from your own for it's absurdity to be obvious.
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| YoreLore Posts: 234  |
Time to end it Tolkki and I dont mean kill yourself. I mean give up on the band situation. RR is so distinctly average that its not really the promoters fault, its just possible that there arent that many fans for this below average material
---- "I'm rising in power through murdering rain Stronger than Faith allows Braver than heroes vows ...My head is bloody but I am unbowed I am power..."
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| EmeraldSword Posts: 179  |
I always felt the material was over-hyped. Good luck Tolkki... hopefully you can lay the ego down and resolve those inner demons with a professional.
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| LeChron James Helvetesfossen Posts: 3561  |
Haaaaaaahahahahahahaha
---- Kick Ass, Die Young Less is More Stay Pure Stay Poor Music was my life, music brought me to life and music is how I will be remembered long after I leave this life. When I die there will be a final waltz in my head that only I can hear.
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| treptolemus aphotic_zoning Posts: 207  |
Back to Stratovarius. Make new songs. Good luck anyway man & don't be so grumpy about that. Right?
---- \m/etalstor\m/
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| Daggon Underpaid M.D. Posts: 1689  |
Somehow, I saw this coming, never liked this albums though.
---- "Les vers savent qu'ils n'ont pas d'ailes, c'est pour cela qu'ils se cachent sous terre"
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| mikeprado30 Posts: 1284  |
This was the "Chronicles to an Announced Death". This band hadn't any future. The two albums were simply HORRORFUL and Timo seems that his talent went out with his sickness in 2004. After that, Timo never was the same again, releasing just bad albums (Stratovarius album is a SHAME for the band, the NEW ERA was hyper-cheesy for me, and AGE OF AQUARIUS hadn't any taste for me). Anyways, Timo spoke some time ago about reunite the first Stratovarius line-up for a new project called PROJECT STRATO, so let's see if that becomes reality or else is just another result of the Timo's issued mind. And I beg for he NEVER EVER gets back into Stratovarius ANYMORE, not while he still does so crappy music.
---- BARDS WE ARE, BARDS WE WILL BE!
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| Valentin B Iconoclast Posts: 10094  |
Written by Lucas on 29.07.2010 at 17:14 haha, my thoughts exactly. fuck, after only about 2 and a half months of rehearsing last October even my band got to book a gig at a youth festival. in the last few years i've had more gigs than Timo Tolkki 
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| RavenKing Posts: 1941  |
Good riddance. This band sucked. Their first album was bad and "Age Of Aquarius" was simply awful.
---- They shake your hand and they smile and they buy you a drink They say we'll be your friends we'll stick with you till the end But everybody's only looking out for themselves And you say who can you trust I'll tell you nobody
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| Jon Posts: 182 |
The first album had a couple good songs. We Are Magic, for example, was rather catchy in a pop music sort of way. Age of Aquarius was achingly boring and various commenters here are extremely astute in pointing out that with that quality of material noone can get gigs, the songs just aren't exciting enough. Anyone heard 'In the Year 2525' by Zager & Evans? Now THERE'S a song.
---- A mythology is a religion different enough from your own for it's absurdity to be obvious.
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