Rain Diary’s recording history dates to 2013 when the band’s first album – The Lights Are Violent Here – was released. The album was praised by critics, and it also registered some promising chart success [7th spot on Finnish Official Independent Record Store Sales Chart, 30th on The Official Finnish Album Chart (week 40, 2013)]. Rain Diary made its first international show in Tallinn 2014 followed by extensive German tour. Middle-Europe has always been one of the key areas for Rain Diary with six tours and counting.
A nice kick-off was followed by the second album – Black Weddings (2017) – that kept Rain Diary’s underground success crowing towards larger audiences. And then came the cursed Corona that caused first minor and later bigger “hiccups” that led to somewhat dramatic member changes. In 2021 Rain Diary was in the verge of break up: Band’s just-found exceptionally talented new singer had to quit due to severe health reasons. After short hiatus, the band found strength from fellow musicians and fans encouragements.
It’s one out of million kind of luck that struck Rain Diary: The band found an absolute gem from the legendary Bar Loose where Joonas Verho was playing with his previous band. It was a stellar performance Joni Bitter got to witness as his club manager role. The band finally found THE singer and managed to fulfil its honour to support Lord of The Lost in their 2022 ensemble tour. After LOTL mastermind Chris Harms stated that “Circles is one the best pop songs he has heard for years”, all doubt and regret was left behind: LET’S DO THIS!
And here we are with the Night Church. Let it do its own justice, let it shine the night light and pave the road for winterwave.
Listen to the album on music services (Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, tidal etc.): https://push.fm/fl/raindiary-nightchurch
Rain Diary is a Finnish rock band that plays beautiful and twisted dark wave tunes. The band bears its roots in Finnish melancholy, the scenery of evergreen forests, nightless nights and snow-covered wilderness, though the band constantly breaks this easily labelled HIM/Nightwish-stereotype by breathing in something new. Rain Diary injects urban feel with the drumming electronics and clever pop elements making the band a must-see for the fans of Depeche Mode, Placebo and alike. Rain Diary’s music genre has been labelled as winterwave.
Rain Diary are:
Joonas Verho – vocals
Tytti Toppari-Pellikainen – keyboards. vocals
Teemu Rantanen – guitar
Joni Bitter – bass, guitar, programming
Lauri Kujasalo – drums
Live shows:
PE 27.3. Bar Loose (Helsinki, FIN)*
LA 28.3. Nirvana (Turku, FIN)*
LA 4.4. Maanalainen (Tampere, FIN)**
* With Hateful Chains, Hauntees, Black Totem** With Hateful Chains, Black Totem +tba
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