With such releases as 1994's Motor City Resurrection and 1995's Savage Garden, the 69 Eyes made it clear early on that they had a soft spot for proto-punk and glam.
But heavy metal didn't truly rear its head as part of the band's sound until 1999's Wasting the Dawn.
As heard by such selections as the album-opening "Truck On," "Lazarus Heart," and "Be My Speed," the group wastes little time showing they can riff and thrash with the rest of the metal bands.
Additionally, singer Jyrki 69 even gives Peter Steele a run for his money in the vampire/ghoul vocal department on "Hand of God" and "Wasting the Dawn" (the latter of which is supposedly a tribute of sorts to Jim Morrison).
Not quite as derivative as their aforementioned early releases, Wasting the Dawn shows that the 69 Eyes are perhaps slowly but surely finding their own voice in the realm of hard rock.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wasting the DawnBazie, The 69 Eyes | The 69 Eyes | Play | 05:27 | 12 MB | 40 MB |
| 2 | Wasting the DawnBazie, The 69 Eyes | The 69 Eyes | Play | 05:27 | 12 MB | 40 MB |
| 3 | Wasting The Dawn (Edit) | The 69 Eyes | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 4 | You Is not The Reason | The 69 Eyes | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 34 MB |
| 19 mins | 43 MB | |||||
| 19 mins | 146 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The 69 Eyes | Audio Production, Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 2 | Jussi 69 | Drums, Member of Attributed Artist, Percussion |
| 3 | Archzie | Guitar (Bass), Member of Attributed Artist |
| 4 | Bazie | Composer, Guitar, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 5 | Alex Hellid | Guitar |
| 6 | Mika Jussila | Remastering |
| 7 | Jyrki | Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals |
| 8 | Matti Mikkola | Harpsichord, Keyboards, String Arrangements |
| 9 | T.T. Oksala | Audio Production, Engineer, Mixing, Producer, Remixing |
| 10 | Timo | Guitar, Member of Attributed Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |