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Click here for recording of the interview. Thank to DarkSideOfLight for translating Ari Hursti: It’s 8:38. That was a weird click-smack kind of sound. Minna Kuukka: Yes, yes. We’re here sitting in the studio, the three of us, and there’s an empty chair in the middle. Minna laughs. Ari: Kuukka, Hursti, Laitinen and… and.. and… [...]

First interview about new single, Cradled In Love: Marko speaks at TheVoice. Interview kindly recorded by Porthos13 (download here) and translated by DarkSideOfLight Radio spoof: Voice First Reaction. Let us know your opinion. Voice.fi Interviewer: This afternoon on First Reaction we have Poets Of The Fall, Cradled In Love. I’m holding the single in my [...]

Article from the RollingStone-India. Original here Action game soundtrack favourites and campus rock idols in India, Finnish rockers Poets of The Fall, played their second gig in the nation at The Great India Octoberfest last month Not all Finnish rock reeks of djent riffs, grindcore or extreme power metal. Case to point being, a carnivalesque [...]

One more interview straight from Bengalore: the lead singer of Finnish band Poets of The Fall talks to Darshan Manakkal about gigging and scoring music for video games. Thanks serinde for finding this =) You can go read the original article here It’s been eight-and-a-half years since Marko Saaresto, Ollie Tukiainen and Markus “Captain” Kaarlonen [...]

MusicDip got to interview Marko while POTF where in India. Here’s the content of the first part of the interview. For all the rest of the article, plus and audio clip and a video, go here please =) How does it feel being back in India? Feels great. It’s warm and sunny, unlike Finland right [...]

From The Times of India Vocalist Marko Saaresto and guitarist Olli Tukiainen of the renowned Poets of the Fall speak to TOI on the band’s recent visit to India India once again Our first trip was to Kanpur, where we played at the IIT Fest. It was an unforgettable experience. We saw the Taj Mahal [...]

Interview by Rohini Kejriwal for Deccan Herald. Link to original Finnish rock band ‘Poets of the Fall’ were in Bangalore during the weekend as the headlining act of the ‘Great Indian Octoberfest’. The crowd was completely won over by their music and energy, especially when they played their popular numbers like ‘Carnival of Rust’ and [...]

Interview by Voice Muotiviikko. Watch here (after 2:55.. look who’s there ;) ). Thanks to serinde for finding, and to DarkSideOfLight for translating Translator’s notes: “Just a couple of notes before reading. Either I didn’t catch the designer’s name well enough and it’s wrong (can’t find anything by that name online) or then it’s one [...]

The Voice fashion Week, 8th October 2011 Translated by Dark Side Of Light Marko, the singer of Poets Of The Fall, the band that performed at The Voice Fashion Week Saturday night, told The Voice about his style and revealed that he styles his friends and other band members for fun. -In the typical habit [...]

Captain @backstage of Rochard, sharing some details and story about the soundtrack of the game. Watch the video here.

Whole interview from Radio Aalto Helsinki day concert (video with performance here) thank you Dark Side Of Light for finding it and translating it :) Sami: Welcome here to Radio Aalto backstage, we have Poets Of The Fall Olli and Marko, hello. Marko: Hey. Olli: Hi. Sami: Capu is apparently getting ready for the gig [...]

June 12th 2011, Radio Aalto Helsinki-day concert in Helsinki. Watch here. Translation to English text by Dark Side of Light Interviewer: Helsinki-day concert in the style of Radio Aalto, how does it feel to come here? Marko: Nice. I’m expecting a lot from today and I hope a lot of people will show up. Olli: [...]

A brief interview to Marko and Olli before going on stage at Radio Aalto Helsinki day concert. Translation by dark Side Of Light (whole transcript here) Video (interview + performance) here, recorded by strangiato. Ellen: Before we let the guys from Poets Of The Fall on stage, Sami is going to find out how delicious [...]

Thanks to HeadBanger.ru for the interview, and to Dmitry Kulikov for sharing it. Original interview (by Ksenia Artamonova) + photos (by Natalia “Nuts” Reshetnikova) can be found here Poets of the Fall were about to wrap up the main part of their Moscow gig when I started elbowing through the thick crowd that occupied the entire floor of [...]

April 15th 2011 Poets Of The Fall interview for Voice (watch video here, or download it froum our archive).  Thanks Dark Side Of Light for the transcript Marko: Oh! A man: Hi! Marko: That was my tai chi teacher. Reporter: Ah, I see. I thought it was a fan, but it wasn’t. Marko: I’m a [...]

Thank you SO MUCH to the amazing Dark Side Of Light for translating the whole interview   April 10th 2011, Marko from Poets of the Fall interviewed at YleX radio show “Uuden musiikin löytöretkellä” (On a quest to find new music). You can download audio here.   Playing: Poets Of The Fall – Can You [...]

Download video here. Thank you Dark Side Of Light for translating Host: The spring has finally arrived, but we are going to switch seasons to autumn music mood for a while. Poets of the Fall band, welcome. Marko Saaresto and Olli Tukiainen. Olli: Thank you. Marko: Thanks Host: Before we start with your things, let’s [...]

March 18th 2011, 8.50 am: Poets of the Fall at The Voice. Thank you Dark Side Of Light for translating SUBTITLES AVAILABLE! You can download videos + English subtitles from our archive (here) or watch them on youTube (1 & 2) Part 1 Male host: Two pieces of Poets of the Fall: guitarist Olli and [...]

Marko at Ylex, March 17th. In our archive you find the audio file + a funny music quiz Marko was asked to fill (click here). Thank you Dark Side Of Light for translating Host: That’s a good piece of advice for all uninvited guests: Jääkää Kotiin [Stay At Home in English] by Stella. But we have [...]

March 16th 2011, 9 am. Poets of the Fall at Radio Nova. Thanks to Dark Side Of Light for saving the interview (you can find it here) and translating it Female host: Every fan’s dream package and it’s in the stores today. CD and DVD compilation carries the name Alchemy Vol. 1 and it includes [...]

Thank you Dark Side Of Light for the English transcript Download video here Marko and Olli in the studio. Host: One of our international success stories, Poets of the Fall. Tow of their members are our guests this morning. Olli and Marko, good morning. Olli: Morning. Marko: Morning. Host: Why was this such a good [...]

Kjell Simosas hosting the show named Stiftelsen [Foundation, in English]. Download the interview here Thank you Dark Side Of Light for translating Kjell: That was Oskar Linnros with the song 25, it’s 8 minutes past 3 o’clock, you’re listening to Stiftelsen, Hipsu and Kjell From Hell in the studio. We have celebrity guests over in [...]

Thanks to Dark Side of Light for translating [Translator’s note: 2 male hosts and later also a female host in the studio. I couldn’t tell which male host was speaking at all times so I gave up on it. I suppose it’s not the key factor here anyways.] Download whole interview here (it also contains [...]

Thank you Dark Side Of Light for recording the interview and translating it to English you can find the audio file here ———————— Marko & Olli @MetroFM, March 14th 2011 Kimmo Sainio and Juha Perälä hosting. Host: It’s Metro FM Morning at 9.12 o’clock and the morning show guests have arrived to chatter with us [...]

March 4th, 2011: Marko & Olli interviewed by Radio Aalto (download the audio file here) Thank you Dark Side Of Light for translating Female host: And we’ve also got Olli here! So wonderful you could make it. Marko: Do you want to give a holler? Female host: You can holler us from over there. Olli: [...]

Interview by Heli Hirvelä. You can read the original here SuicideRock: Poets of the Fall was formed as a band back in 2003. A lot has changed since than for you personally and as a band. How has the band developed after eight years music career and four successful record releases? You had a hard [...]

Interview with Poets of the Fall, by Margarita Khartanovich Original interview here January 2011. Helsinki. We’ve met with Marko and Olli of Poets of the Fall and found out why they were running their own label in Helsinki, what the future of the Finnish music industry holds and how to find time to do something [...]

Original interview here Thanks to our dear pals at POTFmedia for getting the original English version of this Tina: Since you are maybe not so well known by our readers so far, could you please introduce yourself and the band briefly? Marko: Sure, I’m Marko, I’m the vocalist, the others are Olli, he plays the [...]

Interview from JurnalRock.ro – see original here. Thanks serinde for finding the article and getting the English version of it =) Interviewer: When I first came across the “Poets Of The Fall”,the name of the band seemed deep, open to interpretations and also quite visual. Where do you draw your inspiration from mostly, both lyrically [...]

We met the band’s mastermind Marko Saaresto for a nice chat about the new album, about how to handle criticism and the deplorable state of music industry these days. Most importantly, he lifted the curtain over the band’s name – turns out their ‘poetry’ is not quite about the 4th season of the year. You [...]

Singer Marko Saaresto of Finnish metal band Poets Of the Fall Answered the ten questions for the “Short”-interview. Have fun reading. Thank you Mahoniara for saving this from oblivion. My parents-in-law are probably saying something like “He’s okay for taking out the trash” about me, but I’d like it to be “Gee, i think I’ll [...]

We have again some guests from Finland. This time Marko Saaresto, the singer of Poets of the Fall was the one who responded our questions. The guys have a new album, a new video and good music like always. You can find below the complete interview Hello and welcome to officialconcerts.com! Thanks! Your new album [...]

July 2010, Poets Of The Fall at Ruisrock. Olli and Jani interviewed by Anne and Kjell from Yle X3M radio station (video here). Translated to English text by Dark Side of Light. Kjell: So then, that was Lady Gaga and Alejandro, now we have live guests, great. Anne: We have live guests, Olli from Poets [...]

Marko, Olli and Captain interviewed by AdventureCorner in May 2010. You can read the interview here: part 1 & part 2 Thank you PotfMedia and Ulrika Tegtmeier for providing the English transcript. Enjoy ;) With ‘Alan Wake’ released in May 2010, Finnish developer Remedy were able not just to release one of the best thriller games of all times, but a [...]

Voice POP ::: In the interview Poets Of The Fall Original post Translated to English by DarkSideOfLight Info box 1: Poets Of The Fall rose to world recognition when Late Goodbye was included into the soundtrack of Max Payne 2-game. Info box 2: Twilight Theater is Poets Of The Fall’s fourth album. Info box 3: [...]

Marko on Euro-Rock RenegadeRadio. Talking about the new album, his first singing experience, how potf videos and songs are created… and much more! Interview in English, you can listen here Thank you The Artist for recording it

Anne Ekhom hosting an interview with Olli and Captain for a Swedish-speaking radio. Download original audio (Swedish+Finnish) Thanks to Dark Side of Light for translating Anne: Last week I met Olli and Markus from Poets of the Fall. Olli is the guitarist of the band and Markus plays keyboards. The singer, what was his name, [...]

Interveiw from Vertigo.cd (thank you redbossfan for finding it) Written by Heini Strand Translated to English by Dark Side of Light The Helsinki-based Poets Of The Fall published their fourth album Twilight Theater at mid-March. The new album continues along the lines of the dramatic and mainstream rock, where opposites attract. A few days after [...]

Original article: Antti Eerola, Helsinki (STT) Translated to English by Dark Side of Light Poets of the Fall squeezes their all three albums to Finland’s chart number one within few years. The fourth album is continuing the path of its predecessor. Twilight Theater went straight to number one on the album chart. Journalists have a [...]

Interview + acoustic performance: Download audio or Download video Translation of the spoken parts by Dark SIde Of Light Host: NRJ Live, the last day of March, good evening also to all radio listeners. At the moment the situation is as follows. We’re at a studio in Lauttasaari [an area in Helsinki], at the lobby and next [...]

WATCH THE INTERVIEW Thanks to Dark Side of Light for English transcript Interviewer: Poets of the Fall did it again just like with its earlier albums. With this album, Twilight Theater, the band has risen to number one on Finland’s Official Album Chart. Welcome Marko Saaresto and Olli Tukiainen. Marko, once again a number one placement. [...]

Download audio (contains interview + You’re Still Here acoustic performance) Thanks to Dark Side of Light for the transcript Interviewer: How are you Marko and Olli? Marko: Good, thank you, just good. Olli: Good, I’m starting to cheer up by now. Marko and Olli laugh. Marko: Definitely. We both are restlessly hysterical by this time of the [...]

Original article written by mk Translated to English by Dark Side of Light Guest of the week: The frontman of Poets of the Fall, Marko Saaresto. Q: Your new album is going to be released in mid-March. What are your feelings of expectations? A: I’m terribly nervous. The album is being printed in Germany right now, [...]

Watch video Translated to English by Dark Side of Light Interviewer: The rehersal place of Poets of the Fall can be found at the outskirts of Helsinki, at a sort of an industrial area. Interviewer knocks on the door. Marko: Hey, come on right in, the door is open. Hey. Interviewer: Hey. Marko: Welcome. Will [...]

English transcription by Dark Side Of Light The beginning of the interview shows the cover of Twilight Theater and gig photos along with Dreaming Wide Awake playing in the background. The new Poets of the Fall album is out now. Interviewer asks what Olli and Marko think about the Twilight Theater title name resembling the [...]

From Sue Magazine (see scan) Original Text: Niina Linna Translated to English by Dark Side of Light Behind The Mask Q: Marko Saaresto, your fourth album Twilight Theater has just been finished. How were its songs born? A: A part of the songs came about during the tour, some of them were made earlier. The [...]

Thank you Dark Side of Light for translating Marko says that the band is a little paniced about getting everything done for the new album’s release date (March 17th 2010, exactly 1 month from today), but that they always experience this chaos close to the release and sometime in the past the date has been changed [...]

Janne Kärkkäinen and Marko Saaresto (Poets of the Fall) interviewed for Phoenix effect fanclubDownload PHNX fanzine and read the interview Or watch the video Thanks to the Phoenix Effect Fan Club

Translated by DarkSideOfLight. Watch here Max Payne-movie VIP-party, 2008. Marko from Poets Of The Fall being interviewed. The band’s single Late Goodbye sprang to public awareness from Max Payne 2-game soundtrack. Interviewer: What does the game mean to you and the band? Marko: Well, of course it’s a great, wonderful memory for us. And all [...]

Original interview here. Translated to English by DarkSideOfLight On Sunday August 3rd 2008, the second day of Ankkarock, the singer Marko Saaresto, the guitarist Olli Tukiainen and the bassist Jani Snellman of Poets Of The Fall are sitting at the backstage in a relaxed atmosphere. The early afternoon gig went great despite the rain, so [...]

Kivenlahti Rock ’08 Interviews Vol.1 (4:18 – 7:49) – watch video. Thanks to DarkSideOfLight for translating Interviewer: Well, here I am wondering again, in a rock vibe, what are the feelings of today. And I happened to snare… Poets Of The Fall is actually starting… finishing up this festival and… I caught up with Marko [...]

Stara.fi Video Podcast Stara Video 55 – Poets Of The Fall http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQLkHOGeqXg June 26th, 2008 Translated by DarkSideOfLight Sami: Hello! We’re Sami and Samu from Sunrise Avenue band. Samu: And you’re checking out Stara Video podcast. 0:21 Jocka: Hey! Marko: Hi. Jocka: MC Marko! Marko: Oh yeah. Jocka: Well that was that kind of a [...]

POTF performing at NRJ: part 1 – part 2 – part 3 Translation for spoken parts and the interview by Dark Side Of Light Marko: Dear album lovers, we’ll start by telling you about rose gardens. We’re having a very mellow vibe today so take it easy, have a beer or eat something if there’s [...]

Watch video here. Thanks to DarkSideOfLight for translating Interviewer: This is what the new Poets Of The Fall sounds like. Good morning Marko Saaresto. Marko: Good morning. Interviewer: I’m glad you could make it, to visit us so early in the morning. Marko: It’s nice to be here, as an early bird. Interviewer: A new [...]

Interview from Polish magazine “Positive”. Thanks to Agnes How can you describe Poets Of The Fall and your music? It is both a blessing and a curse, it’s a sickness and the sweet nurse, like molasses on your tongue, your defences undone, it’s debauchery and blasphemy you experience religiously, a moment before its gone, oblivion. [...]

Source: NYT (See scans) Thanks to Tiiwyn for translating What is the bands USP, Marko Saaresto? Vocalist of Poets of the Fall once bought an completely useless turnip watch (as in a pocket watch) Mention a band that has a sillier name than yours isToad the Wet Sprocket. A good band, but the name is obscure [...]

Marko and Captain visited the “Star Lounge”, and some people in Habbo asked questions Thanks Tiia for attending, “screenshooting”, translating and sharing Marko, is it really all about the size or the money? M: “It’s all about the money they say, but it’s never about the money for real” Do you like horses? M: “Yeah, they’re great animals, [...]

Soundi magazine, April 7th 2008 original text: Juho Juntunen (see original) Translated to English by Dark Side of Light POETS OF THE FALL – SOMETHING ELSE THAN MASHED POTATOS AND SAUSAGE -Back in the day when we were choosing the name for the band we thought about the feelings our music awakens. That’s when we [...]

Thanks to Dark Side Of Light for the English transcritpion Watch the videos here part 1 or part 2 NEW: Dowload videos+subtitles from our archive (disponibile anche con i sottotitoli italiano!) PART 1 Interviewer: Poets of the Fall band and from it two members, Marko and Olli. Welcome to Lista program as our guests. Marko and [...]

Listen to original broadcast here. Thanks to DarkSideOfLight for translating Jani: Jani and Mira in here and also our guest, Marko from Poets Of The Fall. Hello. Marko: Thank you, hey to everyone. Jani: The new album is coming out 26th of next month… Marko: Yeah. Jani: … and there is some last minute tweaking [...]

CreativeCow magazine interviews Stobe Harju and Eki Halkka about the video Carnival of Rust. Go read the article on their site (direct link), our download the whole Jan/Feb 2008 issue of CreativeCow from our archive (link).

Soundi, February 19th 2008 Original text: Timo Isoaho Translated to English by Dark Side of Light Revolution Roulette, the third album of Poets Of The Fall, is coming out on March 26th and the first single choice is going to be The Ultimate Fling. -When we were preparing for the third album we built ourselves [...]

Interview by MTV3 Thank you Angel for translating   After their success in Finland and Europe, the Finnish band Poets of the Fall set out to conquer India this Fall. The trip was a success and the band received lots of attention from the media and a lot of new fans. The initiator of the [...]

Translated by DarkSideOfLight Download video here A clip of Lift music video. Axl: Hey everyone and welcome to another Axl meets episode. We’re at Helsinki airport and this time our guest is the last year European Music Award winner Poets Of The Fall. And their Carnival Of Rust tour ended to a place which in [...]

Interview from anusaya.com Up and coming, and ready to take the world by rock storm Poets of the Fall are a rock band formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 2003. Known for their rock and rock-alternative style of music. Poets of the Fall are also known as a band with an eclectic member mix; a rock [...]

Poets of the Fall plays poetic rock as an introduction to Fall. by Simon Staun Translation by Vlad the Great from Danish (original can be found here). It is the second time that Irish Jim Newman, the owner of Ryans of Odense, is gambling a pocket of his fluff in order to arrange a free [...]

Original interview here By: Sabine van Gameren Poets of the fall… one of the best pop/rock bands in Finland. Are they ready for the rest of the world? We asked them questions like these… – How are you? Marko: “I am fine! Thank you!” – How did you enjoyed your gig at Ankkarock? Marko: “It [...]

Podcast here Thank you Dark Side Of Light for the transcript Time: 00.07 Reporter (standing outside in the rain): Stara videopodcast hassle is this time a guest at Turku Ruisrock and there in the background Poets of the Fall is just finishing their set. As you can see it’s raining pretty hard but we’re going [...]

you can read the original interview (with some videos) here (link) finnbands: This is your second tour in Germany…. Olli: Well, the second time in Germany. Captain: The first tour was one gig! Olli: You can’t call that a tour, I’d say. Marko: Yeah, we went to Berlin and we played a show there, you know. [...]

Thanks to Lori for translating After their big success in Finland it’s about time for the Finnish Mega-Stars Poets of the Fall to conquer the German music market. Bizarre Radio: First of all thanks for having some time for an interview with Bizarre Radio. We hope you did enjoy your tour in Germany so far. [...]

Marko interviewed for Kaaos Thanks Jariq, hexalius and Raspu What does the singer of Poets of the fall think… “Know yourself so that you know who you are, before the world starts telling you who you should be.” –Marko Saaresto When you’re small you always think that you’d like to be rich, wise and above [...]

POTF shows a bit of what happens ‘on the road’. From Turku to Stockholm. Watch on YouTube (link) or dowload from our archive. NEW! English subtitles added! Thanks to Mika and POTFmedia for the video, and thanks to Lunarwolf for the English transcript. Subtitles by PoetCountyJail

Olli and Marko answering to questions sent  by fans/readers. Thanks to Johanna for scanning and Tiiwyn for translation In the protection of Paperinik/Duck Avenger: Poets of the fall Marko, could you give me an advice on how getting my english grades up? Marko: The most important thing is motivation. If you don’t have the motivation [...]

Video: “Making of… Locking Up The Sun” (click here to download, or click here to watch it) Thank you to serinde for finding the video, and to Dark Side of Light for translating it. There you go, enjoy the reading =) The Voice: The making of… Locking Up The Sun Translated into English text by [...]

Thank you to Strangiato for translating POETS OF THE FALL ARE LIVING THEIR DREAM Signs of Life, the debut album of Poets of the Fall, sold platinum. Their second album Carnival of Rust went straight to the top of the charts, and it’s still going strong. Singer Marko can’t explain the phenomenal success of his [...]

Thank you Maria for finding it, and thank you Jariq for translating it. The music of Poets of the Fall, who come from Helsinki and play melodic rock, has been hanging for long in the top of the charts. Their newest album Carnival of Rust has gotten much popularity as their debut album Signs of [...]

Very old interview from October 2002: Marko before the POTF era Thank you strangiato for finding and translating this  There’s no stopping an entrepreneur This young entrepreneur from Espoo does everything from rock climbing to classical singing. Before this interview Marko Saaresto had a terrible nightmare: he was working as a courier for someone else. [...]

Thank you so much to Dark Side Of Light for translating this looong interview with Marko @ Kiss.fm Get original audio here Radio spoof: New Kiss. Vacation Club. Susanna: Good morning from Kiss.fm, on Vacation Club, it’s 7:02 and Lauri Salovaara and Susanna Laine here with you until 11 am. Lauri: Oh yes, oh yes. [...]

Download here Thanks to DarkSideOfLight for translating Interviewer: Welcome again to listen to Stara.fi podcast. In this episode, we’ll be exploring the backstage area of Provinssirock and checking out how Poets Of The Fall was doing about half an hour after the gig. Olli: Ok, ok. Interviewer: Poets Of The Fall at Provinssirock backstage, hello. [...]

A video from Kivenlahti 2006, where we get two little snaps from POTF too. Thanks DarkSideOfLight for translating Watch video 0:42 – 0:54 Interviewer: Will you be coming again next year? Marko: It everything goes as well as it has this year, why not, it’s been fun. Festivals are always fun to play at and [...]

Source: Cosmopolitan, May 2006 (the original text was written by Elina Pirinen) Thanks to JohannaPoets of the Fall’s vocalist Marko Saaresto announced already at the age of 15 on the educational guidance class that he wanted to become a rock star, when the other boys told they wanted to be polices and the girls travel [...]

Source: Lista Show Download video Thanks to Ninzu for the English transcript Interviewer: The boytrio from Helsinki, Poets of the Fall, published their second album the very same day as Jane. (The girls are from that band). The album’s name is Carnival of Rust, I speak a great English. Welcome Poets of the Fall’s Marko [...]

Source: Mesta.net Thanks to Tiia and Vilma – Hi Mark, what’s up? – Hey, I’m just fine, the fever from last week is gone and I can do gigs again. It’s cool to look out the window and see that it’s raining. – You gained a lot with your 1st album. What kind of hopes [...]

Marko & Olli hosting TheVoice’s countdown – you can find the video in our archive (here). UPDATE (June 2011): Here’s the whole translation. A big thank you to Dark Side Of Light. Marko: Hey everyone! Olli: Greetings. Marko: That’s Olli. Olli: Hey. And that’s Marko. Marko: Yo. And we’re from Poets Of The Fall and [...]

Source: Finpop.net Thanks to Raspu Mark from Poets Of The Fall When and how was your band created? It was one of those sweltering hot days you don’t want to spend in the suffocating heat of a poorly airconditioned car. Nonetheless, our guitarist Olli and myself we’re sitting in such a vehicle, planning what we [...]

Marko says something about the songs in COR Source: Soundi View Scans Thanks to Tiia and Jariq for the translation and to Spiraali for the scans 1. Fire Fire begins like a flame flickers in the wind. Then we see what happens if you leave the flame flicker without anyone guarding it. The fire will [...]

From: Soundi Magazine See scans here Thank you Spiraali for the images and thank you Naira & Sarek for translation   Poets of the Fall – Full speed in the middle of the road Their first album was released last January and is still in the top40 album chart. Even when the huge success of [...]

Source: YleX Top 40 Thanks to Spiraali777 and Danny for finding the interview, and to Jariq for transcribing in English. As the first guest in the official record list in Finland program, Marko from Poets of the Fall, how are you doing? -Thanks, I’m doing good at the moment Good right now? -right now. How did POTF [...]

Source: Buusteri Download Thanks to Mika Isa-Eerika (The interviewer): Today on the music-corner we will dive into the studio-working, here is Poets of the Fall and they are making their second album, first one was quite awesome, so propably more good is coming up. We are here in Espoo, why did you come just here [...]

Tilt.tv Max Payne 2 Interview Download video Translated by DarkSideOfLight Jaana: People who aren’t into gaming probably had to rub their eyes in January when Poets Of The Fall rose to the number one position of Finland’s album chart. For anyone who’s played Max Payne 2 the band is already familiar. Next up is the [...]

The Voice Interview: Emma gala 2005 Translated by DarkSideOfLight Download here Interviewer: Olli and Marko, the debut album of the year and the new band of the year Emmas. Congratulations. Olli and Marko: Thank you. Marko: Thank you kindly. Interviewer: The first and foremost feelings? Marko: You can’t talk about it yet, you just try [...]

CreativeCow magazine interviews director of photography, Eki Halkka about the making of “Lift” Go to the original post (click here). Or listen to the podcast clicking here.

Source: Buusteri Download Thanks to Mika Isa-Eerika: Poets of the Fall has been asked for being our guests and today it comes true, cause these guys will play acoustic song for us. This album, Signs of Life was published in January 2005 and sold gold. Did this came up for you like a surprise that [...]

Source: http://www.stara.fi/?p=1868 Download  Interviewer:The racket was so loud at the Energy birthday party that we had to come..what is this..this isn’t a staircase… Mark:this is some toilet’s hallway [Ollie and Captain are agreeing in the background] I: So guys you are due to the stage in few minutes. What is the feeling? M: Extremely good. [...]

Watch video Thanks DarkSideOfLight for translation Interviewer: We got an opportunity to interview some familiar people. Hey, how’s it going? Marko: Thank you, it’s going pretty good. Interviewer: Would you like to tell about your band? Marko: Ooo, it’s called Poets Of The Fall and we’ve been doing music for a couple of years now [...]

Download video Interviewer: Kati Valkeakari Translated by DarkSideOfLight Kati: Alright, good evening everybody. I have Poets Of The Fall guys here with me. Yeeeeee, I’m pretty excited about this. You could start by introducing yourselves. Marko: Hi, I’m Marko. Captain: Capu. Olli: Olli. Kati: Olli. Alright. What’s the vibe before the gig? Captain: Nervous. Marko: [...]

Summeri Show Interview on TV2 Download video Translaed to English by DarkSideOfLight Interviewer: Like we were talking about earlier, your success took you by surprise. Did your whole life turn upside down? Did you have to make all your plans anew? Marko: Well… quite a few things changed but it didn’t turn my life upside [...]

Source: Seepra Magazine Thanks to IronHeart and Videl “Cap gun interview” You don’t mess with Marko’s hair Marko -Poets of the Fall was founded in 2002 -The band consists of the singer Marko, guitarist Olli and the man of many talents, Captain -The band rose to fame when their song Late Goodbye was chosen to [...]

Source: COMO Thanks to Viivi From where does your dressingstyle come? (Iris) – We all have quite a strong opinion about in what clothes we feel ourselves natural. It goes from there. When do you believe that you’re on the peak of your career? Soon? (Kaisa) – Well there isn’t anything to complain on the [...]

Source: Nordische-Musik.de (Copyright by Nathalie Martin, exclusive for Nordische Musik) Thanks to Raspu for translating “…now probably we are Rockstars” An interview by Nathalie Martin, Helsinki 2005 The song “Late Goodbye“ of the Finnish poets, alias rocksinger Mark, jazzguitarist Ollie and industrial-trance-man Captian, spread like a virus with the computergame “Max Payne 2“. Radiostations picked [...]

Translated to English by DarkSideOfLight Watch video (contains acoustic performance of Illusion & Dream) Vappu: Great Thursday to everyone for my behalf, from Planet Voice. We’re having a great band as a guest, or two thirds of a band Poets Of The Fall. Welcome. Marko: Thank you. Vappu: Tell us about… why don’t you introduce [...]

Translation by DarkSideOfLight Watch video (performance + interview) Tuomas: Welcome back to the live transmission, now in Experience studio performing Poets Of The Fall and Illusion & Dream. Illusion & Dream Tuomas: Thank you Ismo, and you can send questions to our special correspondent Ismo Leikola at our website. You can ask anything you want [...]