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Edge Of Haze
12+ albums
Progressive metalatmosphericfinnish metalProgressive rockdoom metal
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Edge of Haze is a progressive metal band from Espoo, Finland who combine cinematic atmospheres, big dynamics and rich melodies in their music. The band was formed in 2010 by Eero Maijala and Janne Mieskonen. Initially the group was a quintet consisting of Maijala, Mieskonen, Iivo Kaipainen (see: Arion), Lenno Linjama (see: Lenno) and Akseli Savola. After some disagreement, Kaipainen was replaced by Markus Hentunen in 2011 before the recording of their 2012 demo album Mirage. With the release of the demo album, Edge of Haze built their name in the Finnish metal underground. The band played domestic gigs and festivals such as Nummirock 2013. After playing a handful of shows with eg. Arion and Whispered the band began to eagerly write follow-up for their first first release. In August 2014 Edge of Haze released Illumine, which was a big step forward from the previous record, both musically and productionwise. The drums were recorded at Sonic Pump Studios, one of most famous studios in Helsinki, Finland. The album was voted as the Album of the Year 2014 at the UK-based site Rock N Reel Reviews and got great reception from many critics. Following the release of Illumine, Edge of Haze played a handful of shows in Finland at eg. Kivenlahti Rock Festival 2015. At this point, guitarist Linjama wanted to focus more on his producing and solo career and left the band. The band was now a quartet, consisting of Maijala, Mieskonen, Hentunen and Savola with Juha Rapanen filling in for l
