LATEST   NEWS


20.8.2008 NEW KEYBOARDIST!

Iconofear is proud to present Lari Sorvo, the man and the myth behind keyboards. Lari is known for his work in Crystal Blaze alongside Eerik Purdon.
23.6.2008 ICONOFEAR WISHES AN INFERNAL SUMMER!

The recording process slows down a bit during the summer. When Limppu gets back from his summer vacation with Chevy Chase, he continues to sing his lungs off. So we believe we'll have the vocal parts ready in august-september. Take care and be patient. We know we won't!
10.2.2008 ICONOFEAR IN STUDIO!

Iconofear has entered D-STUDIO on 10.2.2008. Check the STUDIO DIARY to see the progress...
9.12.2007 FULL-LENGTH ALBUM UPDATE!

Iconofear is entering D-STUDIO on 10.2.2008 to start recording a full-length album! The plan is to record nine new kick-ass songs. You'll have more info when the recordings start...
5.11.2007 NEW SINGER ANNOUNCED!

Iconofear is proud to present Mika "Limppu" Lindberg, the new vocalist for Iconofear! Mika has previously been delivering his fierce voice for Vestigia Terrent and Grain in the 1990's. He has also done some session work for Cradle of Filth, Mortiis and Evemaster.

Things have been working out great so far, and we can't wait to record our new songs with Mika!

Hell yeah!
21.8.2007 NEWSFLASH!

There have been some major things happening at the Iconofear camp.
Keyboardist and vocalist Heidi Parviainen decided to concentrate on her
singing career. Keyboards wasn't the right choice for her. So we wish her
and Amberian Dawn all the best. Also, things didn't work out with our singer
Thomas Vee, so we had to let him go.

Some may think why all the changes in the line-up recently? Well, we didn't
want to stay put, we wanted to evolve to a new level and we were frustrated
with the current situation. We had to do drastic decisions if we wanted to
keep going. It's hard to find people who share the same visions, are
ambitious and can cope with each other musically and personally. The current
line-up (Aki, Eerik, Kasperi, Timo) represents all that. Iconofear will come
up with a new singer and keyboardist, that's for sure. New songs we have
written are definitely the best Iconofear songs so far, and they
deserve/need the proper talent throughout the band. So you'll hear from us,
hopefully very soon...

Meanwhile, Iconofear is currently looking for a new keyboardist and a new
vocalist. We have already candidates for the job, but we'll try out every
possibility, whoever is interested.
7.4.2007 Change of plans! Since Aki & Kasperi have been on fire, writing so many songs in the past few months, we decided to record a full length album. So no more demos. We've got seven new songs that are still in the process. We first finalize them in our rehearsal shack and then we'll find a good studio to record them (and few of our good ol' classic songs). We finance this process ourselves, so this might take a while. So please be patient, it will be worth waiting! Meanwhile you may see us live occasionally, but we'll mostly concentrate on the upcoming album.
13.3.2007 NEW BASSPLAYER

Eerik Purdon is the new bassplayer for Iconofear! Eerik is also known for his work in Crystal Blaze. Lars had to move far far away to study and educate himself, and we wish all the best in his efforts! Once again, no tragedies involved.
17.1.2007 Here's an overview: Iconofear is rehearsing new songs for the upcoming EP. If everything goes well, you'll be holding a new compact disc with an "Iconofear" -logo on it this spring/summer!
27.9.2006 New song from "The Unbreathing" called 'Blinded Ways' available! Download it from: www.mikseri.net/iconofear
25.7.2006 Iconofear is included in the Noise compilation cd vol. 2. You can order it from here for free (In Finland only).
12.7.2006 Iconofear made its way to the finnish final of Wacken Metal Battle 2006. The final takes place at Qstock festival in Oulu. Iconofear and other three bands will battle for the Wacken Open Air appearance!
More info:
Wacken Metal Battle
31.5.2006 ANNOUNCEMENT!

Iconofear is proud to present Kasperi Heikkinen, the new guitarist to stand alongside the glorious Aki Holma. Some of you might know him for his work in Elenium and Guardians of Mankind.
21.5.2006

ANNOUNCEMENT!

Iconofear has parted ways with the drumster Rami Kokko. The guitarist Timo Aspiala will step in as the new drummer and will also continue to beat the skins in Royal Truck. There are no great emotions involved and absolutely no “Nightwish” -situation. We all wish Rami the best of luck!

This doesn’t affect the current situation of Iconofear at all. Iconofear will be stronger than ever, and all booked gigs will be played with one guitarist (the one and only Aki Holma) or perhaps with a temporary replacement, we’ll see. But we are currently looking for a guitarist.

So, the game is on, will you be the other guitarist of Iconofear? If you are from Finland and think you’ve got what it takes, contact iconofear@hotmail.com and tell about yourself...

4.5.2006 New song 'Human Will' available! Download it from: www.mikseri.net/iconofear
2.4.2006 The Emergenza semifinals will be held at Gloria (Helsinki) friday 19.5.2006. Showtime is 20.30. Be sure to come there and give us your hand!!
26.3.2006 Iconofear made it to the semifinals of Emergenza band contest. The gig will be held at Gloria, Helsinki in may. More info coming soon... Thanks for everybody who were at Semifinaali to support us!
8.2.2006 New EP "The Unbreathing" is now available! If you want a copy of your own, please send mail to iconofear@hotmail.com for further instructions. The price is 5€, all costs included. The title song is available for downloading at this address:
www.mikseri.net/iconofear
23.1.2006 The upcoming EP "The Unbreathing" is thus recorded and is available in february. The Unbreathing contains four songs:
1. Human Will
2. The Unbreathing
3. Blinded Ways
4. We Sleep in Silence

We are redesigning Iconofear homesite, so when the EP comes out, this site shall have new looks, featuring artwork of Jarno Lahti...
20.12.2005 Iconofear is entering Clean Cut Studios at the beginning of January!! A new 4-piece EP, titled "The Unbreathing", is on its way...
22.11.2005 Iconofear is paricipating in Emergenza band contest. The gig will be held at Semifinal, Helsinki, 22.3.2006. The prices for the tickets are either 13 € (from the venue) or 9 € (directly from us). The crowd has a huge impact on the winner, so be sure you'll be there to support us!

For more info: www.emegenza.net
3.11.2005 The latest EP 'The 13th Circle' is thus sold out. If you see our singer Thomas drunk at a pub, ask him, he may have a copy or two...

Don't worry, you may download ALL the songs from that EP from this location:
www.mikseri.net/iconofear