My Last Prayer (German Version)

Timo Eskelinen - guitar Hannu Kumpula - guitar Kalle Tulonen - drums Dmitry Martynoff – bass Jani Peippo - vocals Downfall gathers a dark - yet beautiful compilation of rock tunes with metallic feel. Put these songs together, mix them with renaissance-styled/autumn-like coverart and you’ll get an album called “My Last Prayer”. Downfall’s debut album has waited itself for two years after the release of “Dark Parade” MCD. “It has been a conscious choice to wait until the time is right and the songs are finished the way that everyone in Downfall is satisfied before the release of “My Last Prayer” ” explains guitarist Timo Eskelinen. “Finnish rock/metal scene has never been in such a good shape as it is now, so this was the perfect time for the release” adds vocalist Jani Peippo.Material of “My Last Prayer” has been described as “dark melodic rock metal”, but there is more to it than normal Scandinavian - almost cliche-like – melancoly and darkness. Though every song has it’s own chief point that makes the song interesting – weither it is a crunchy guitar riff, frequent drum pattern or a deep synth melody - it all comes down to the oldest saying of the industry: “Keep It Simple Stupid”. Although “My Last Prayer” contains almost proge like rythms, the main theme of the album is a simple and straight forward hard rock. “MLP is made consentrating massive amounts of effort in the coherence of the themes rather than polishing up the solo notation” summarizes guitarist Hannu Kumpula.