Soulrelic were a Gothic

Gothic metal

Gothic metal or goth metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that combines the aggression of doom metal with the dark melancholy of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music...

 melodic metal band from Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 who formed in 2003. The band decided to separate in 2007. They were signed to Spinefarm Records. They are also known as Kurakello, but the reason for this is unknown outside of the band. The group issued a statement on the 24 March 2007 which stated that they saw no 'light at the end of the tunnel' for their project
at that time after they had been dropped by their record label. However, the band stated it might be possible that they would write new material in the future.

The band's debut single, 'Hollow Craving' was produced by Aksu Hanttu

Aksu Hanttu

Aksu Hanttu is a musician, record producer and sound engineer from Lahti, Finland. He plays drums in the metal band Entwine and vocals and drums in the group Tuoni. Hanttu is also involved with Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, which has worked with artists such as Nightwish, Reflexion, Soulrelic and...

 from Entwine

Entwine

Entwine is a Finnish gothic metal band.-Biography:Entwine was originally assembled as a death metal band in 1995 by guitarist and vocalist Tom Mikkola, drummer Aksu Hanttu and bassist Taipale. In 1997 they decided to change Entwine's musical style to gothic metal. Rhythm guitarist and vocalist Panu...

 and mixed by Mikko Karmilla at Finnvox Studios

Finnvox studios

Finnvox Studios is a recording studio located in Helsinki, Finland. Founded in 1965, it was the first studio in Finland dedicated for music recording. Many metal bands have had albums mastered here , including Sonata Arctica, Nightwish, Finntroll, HIM, Moonsorrow, Holy Knights, Ram-Zet, Throes of...

 in Helsinki

Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

. The single spent three weeks in top 10 in the Finnish top 20 singles charts. They also toured with the Finnish metal band To/Die/For

To/Die/For

To/Die/For is a gothic metal band from the town of Kouvola in southeast of Finland, assembled in 1993 as a hard rock band under the name Mary-Ann. In 1999, they decided to change their musical style to gothic metal, changing their band name as well...

 in March/April 2005 in mainland Europe

Europe

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. Their second single 'Tears of Deceit' entered the Finnish top 20 in the singles charts at number 13.

Line-up

• Tommy Suomala- Vocals- (2004-2007)
• Antza Talala- Guitar- (2003-2006)
• Pecu Talala- Bass- (2003-2007)
• Jani 'Jay' Hölli- Keyboards- (2003-2007)
• Raymond Pohjola- Drums- (2003-2007)
• Timo 'Tinke' Niemistö- Guitar- (2006-2007)

Discography

• Love is a Lie we Both Believed
  Love is a Lie we Both Believed
  Love is a Lie We Both Believed is the debut album of the Finnish Melodic/Industrial metal band Soulrelic. It was released in 2005. Two singles were released on the album, "Hollow Craving" and "Tears of Deceit". A promotional video was made for the latter....
  
  - 2005, album.
• Hollow Craving- 2005, single
• Tears of Deceit- 2005, single.