Gothic Theatre

69 Eyes

The 69 Eyes

“DEVILS”, the 7th album of The 69 Eyes is their first release on a big major label. Released in their native Finland in October 2004 – and later on in Europe – it is also their 4th album to reach gold status and again another number one position on the Finnish TOP40 album charts. Combining all their influences from high energy punk rock to glam rock and all the way to gothic, this album produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, Sentenced, Moonspell
etc) introduces The 69 Eyes at their very best: loud’n’proud but with a melancholy soul.

Ever since the early 90’s The 69 Eyes have been playing like their influences taught them, just like to trust on the unholy combination of black hair, leather jackets and sunglasses after dark – The Ramones, Dead Boys, The Cramps, The Doors, Iggy; just to name a few – these days it might be even more simple to tell them to be the missing link between Hanoi Rocks and HIM! Looking at their audience, it’s definitely easy to tell that we have here a REAL cult band which gathers all the subculture people from goths to black metal kids to teddy boys to glam teens under the same roof – they really ARE Helsinki Vampires as they call themselves. Headlining European tours and main stage festival appearances at the biggest festivals in Europe like Sziget Hungary and M’era Luna Germany have always been a proof of the power of ROCK - that’s what The 69 Eyes do, they ROCK.

The 69 Eyes previous album “Paris Kills” (2002, Roadrunner/Poko) has reached platinum in Finland. The 69 Eyes have got gold and platinum in Finland also from their three previous albums: “Blessed Be” (2000, Roadrunner/Poko), “Paris Kills”
(2002) and “Framed In Blood – The Very Blessed Of…” (their best of compilation, 2003).

After the release of “DEVILS”, the band has been very busy touring all around Europe and Japan. On November 2005 the album was released in USA. The 69 Eyes will be touring USA in early 2006.

UNICEF
Finland appoints new Goodwill Ambassador: Jyrki 69, singer of The 69 Eyes 08/17/2005.

Invited by the Board of Directions of UNICEF Finland Jyrki Linnankivi, singer of the rock band The 69 Eyes has signed an agreement of cooperation with the organization. Linnankivi, better known as Jyrki 69, has done excellent UNICEF work as Spokesperson for the school campaign “Stolen childhood”. “Stolen Childhood” is a campaign designed for schools,, and the beneficiares are children in West-African Benin, who run the risk of becoming trafficked.

During the ceremony, Executive Director Pentti Kotoaro of UNICEF Finland said that “the unselfish work of the Goodwill Ambassadors is a priceless resource to UNICEF. With their help the message of Children’s rights reaches audiences, to wich we would not have access otherwise”.

The Goodwill Ambassadors are UNICEFs messengers and spokespersons for children’s rights. They commit to the goals of the organization and put children’s issues on the agenda in their own field. Goodwill Ambassadors are volunteers for UNICEF.

International Goodwill Ambassadors are among others Harry Belafonte, David Beckham, Robbie Williams, Angelique Kidjo and Sir Roger Moore, who visited Finland 2005.

Devils album has been released in the following countries:

Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Norway
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Hong Kong
Brazil
Mexico
Japan
Russia
Usa

The 69 Eyes:
Jyrki69 – vocals
Bazie – guitar
Timo-Timo – guitar
Archzie – bass
Jussi69 – drums