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name	Ray Allen
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}} Walter Ray Allen (born July 20, 1975) is an American professional basketball player who is currently playing for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association. He has played professionally for the Milwaukee Bucks, Seattle SuperSonics, and the Boston Celtics; and collegiately for the University of Connecticut Huskies. One of the most accurate 3-point and free throw shooters in NBA history, he is a ten-time NBA All-Star and won an Olympic gold medal as a member of the 2000 United States Men's Basketball Team. Allen has acted in two films, including a co-starring role in the 1998 Spike Lee film ''He Got Game''. On , Allen became the NBA's all-time leader in regular season three-point field goals made, surpassing Reggie Miller's mark of 2,560. On , Allen surpassed Miller's career total of 6,486 three-point field goal attempts.

High school

The third of five children, Ray Allen was born at Castle Air Force Base near Merced, California, the son of Flora and Walter Allen. A military child, he spent time growing up in Saxmundham in England, Altus in Oklahoma, Edwards Air Force Base in California, and Germany. He attended high school in Dalzell, South Carolina, where he led Hillcrest High School to a basketball state championship.

College career

Allen attended the University of Connecticut from 1993 to 1996, where he earned All-American status and was named USA Basketball's Male Athlete of the Year in 1995. In 1995–96, his final college season, Allen was a first-team All-American and won the Big East Player of the Year award. Allen finished his UConn career third on the Huskies' career scoring list with 1,922 points and set a single-season school record by connecting on 115 three-pointers in 1995–96.

In 2001, he was named honorary captain of the 25-member UConn All-Century Basketball Team. On February 5, 2007, his name and number were honored at Connecticut's Gampel Pavilion during the "Huskies of Honor" ceremony at halftime of the men's basketball game against the Syracuse Orange.

NBA career

Milwaukee Bucks (1996–2003)

Allen was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the fifth pick of the 1996 NBA Draft. Immediately after his selection, Allen and Andrew Lang were traded to the Milwaukee Bucks for the rights to fourth pick Stephon Marbury. Allen was a member of the NBA's All-Rookie 2nd Team in 1996. His most successful season with the Bucks occurred during the 2000–01 season as he won the 3-point shootout during All-Star Weekend, was selected to the All-NBA Third Team, and led the Bucks, as part of Milwaukee's "Big Three", alongside Sam Cassell and Glenn Robinson, to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they lost in seven games to the Philadelphia 76ers.

Seattle SuperSonics (2003–2007)

Allen remained with the Bucks midway through the 2002–03 season, when he was dealt to the Sonics, along with Ronald Murray, former UConn teammate Kevin Ollie, and a conditional first round draft pick, in exchange for Gary Payton and Desmond Mason. After an injury-riddled 2003–04 season, he was named to the All-NBA 2nd Team and, alongside teammate Rashard Lewis, led the Sonics to the Conference Semifinals in 2005.

During the 2004 preseason, Allen had a brief war of words with Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, whom Allen accused of alienating teammates trying to prove that he did not need Shaquille O'Neal to win games and championships. Allen told the press that if the Lakers remained a mediocre squad, "in about a year or two he will be calling out to (Lakers owner) Jerry Buss that we need some help in here, or trade me." When asked about Allen's comments, Bryant responded, "Don't even put me and that dude in the same breath."

After the 2004–05 season, Allen signed a 5-year, $80 million contract extension. In the 2006–07 regular season, he averaged a career-high 26.4 points per game while adding 4.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game.

During his Seattle tenure, Allen achieved many individual accomplishments. On March 12, 2006, Allen became the 97th player in NBA history to score 15,000 points. On April 7, 2006, Allen moved into second place on the NBA's list of all-time 3-point field goals made, trailing only Reggie Miller. On April 19, 2006, Allen broke Dennis Scott's ten-year-old NBA record for 3-point field goals made in a season against the Denver Nuggets.

On January 12, 2007, Allen scored a career-high 54 points against the Utah Jazz in a 122–114 overtime win, the second most in Sonics history. Shortly after, he had ankle surgery on both ankles and missed the remainder of the 2006–07 season.

Boston Celtics (2007–present)

On June 28, 2007, the Sonics traded Allen and Glen Davis, the 35th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, to the Celtics in exchange for Delonte West, Wally Szczerbiak, and the fifth overall pick, Jeff Green. Shortly after acquiring Allen, the Celtics acquired Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett to play alongside Allen and Paul Pierce.

On November 4, 2007, Allen passed 17,000 points for his career with his first of two 3-pointers in overtime in a 98–95 victory against the Toronto Raptors, in which he sank the game winning 3-pointer with three seconds remaining in overtime.

On February 13, 2008, Allen was named by NBA Commissioner David Stern to replace injured East All-Star Caron Butler of the Washington Wizards, who was out with a left hip flexor strain, for the 2008 NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans. While LeBron James was given the All-Star MVP Award, many analysts, including the TNT commentators of the game, felt it should have gone to Allen, who scored 14 points in a stretch of 2 minutes and 30 seconds in the fourth quarter to seal the win for the East team.

On March 28, 2008, Allen was honored as the 3rd best of the 20 greatest players in franchise history during Milwaukee's ''40th Anniversary Team Celebration'', but could not attend the festivities because of the Celtics' game against the New Orleans Hornets. The Boston Celtics finished 66-16, and were the #1 seed in the 2008 NBA Playoffs. The Celtics struggled in the first two rounds of the playoffs, losing every single away game, but maintaining a undefeated playoff record at home. The Celtics had defeated the #8 seeded Atlanta Hawks 4-3 and then defeated the #4 seeded Cleveland Cavaliers 4-3 as well. They advanced to the NBA Finals after a 4-2 Conference Finals series win over the Detroit Pistons.

On June 12, 2008, Allen would play all 48 minutes and contribute greatly with 19 points and 9 rebounds in what would become the largest comeback in NBA Finals history, with the Celtics coming back from a 24-point deficit at one point in the second quarter and a deficit as large as 20 in the third. In that game, Allen would make the game clinching layup with 16.4 seconds remaining to give the Celtics a 5-point lead and put the game away.

On June 17, 2008, in the series-ending Game 6 of the NBA Finals, Allen tied an NBA Finals record with seven three-pointers in the Celtics' 131–92 victory of the Los Angeles Lakers, and also broke the record for three-pointers made in a NBA Finals series with 22, eclipsing the previous record of 17 by Dan Majerle and Derek Harper.

On February 5, 2009, Allen was named as the All-Star replacement for Orlando Magic point guard Jameer Nelson. This marks Allen's ninth time on the All-Star team and the second straight year he has made it alongside teammates Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce.

On February 22, 2009, with his streak ending at 72, Allen broke the Celtics franchise record in consecutive free throws made previously set by Larry Bird (71).

In the first round of the 2009 playoffs against the Chicago Bulls, game one proved to be tough for Allen. He ended up shooting 1–11 from the field, and the Celtics lost by two. In game 2 however, Allen nailed the game winning three-pointer at the end of regulation with two seconds left to cap off an impressive 30 point night. In Game 6, despite a Boston loss, Allen managed to score 51 points. Boston ended up winning the series in 7 Games. He reunited with former teammate and co-captain of the Seattle Sonics, Rashard Lewis in the Conference Semifinals, this time as opponents, however. After 4 games and a 2–2 series tie, his highest scoring game was a 22 point performance in a Game 2 victory.

On December 10, 2009, Allen scored 18 points to reach the 20,000 point total for his career.

On June 6, 2010, in Game 2 of the 2010 NBA Finals in a 103–94 victory against the Los Angeles Lakers, Allen set the record for most three-pointers made in an NBA Finals game on 8–11 shooting. He broke Michael Jordan's record of six three-pointers in one half by hitting seven in the first half and had tied Scottie Pippen and Kenny Smith's record for most three-pointers in one game in the NBA Finals by half time. Allen also became the first player in NBA history to have two separate games of scoring at least seven three-pointers in the NBA Finals. In the following game, on June 8, 2010, Allen was one miss shy of tying the NBA Finals record of most consecutive missed shots, going 0–13 from the field, including 0–8 from the 3-point line. He did, however, manage to score 2 points from the free throw line.

After becoming a free agent on July 1, 2010, Allen re-signed two year-deal with the Boston Celtics on July 7 worth $20 million.

During a game against the Los Angeles Lakers on February 10, 2011, Allen became the all-time NBA leader in total 3-point field goals made (2,562), surpassing Reggie Miller's record of 2,560. The 35 year-old shooting guard finished the game with 20 points but the Celtics eventually lost 92-86. In the 2010-11 season Allen was named to his tenth All-Star game alongside teammates Rajon Rondo, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett. Also during All-Star Weekend Allen competed in the 3-Point Shootout, but lost to James Jones of the Miami Heat.

Acting career

In 1998, Allen co-starred alongside Denzel Washington in the Spike Lee film ''He Got Game'' as high school basketball phenomenon Jesus Shuttlesworth. Roger Ebert praised Allen as a "rarity: an athlete who can act," while ''New York'' magazine described him as "graceful and fast in the basketball scenes" while giving "a somberly effective minimalist performance." His role as Shuttlesworth earned him the nickname "Jesus" from teammates and fans.

Allen also appeared as Marcus Blake in the 2001 film ''Harvard Man''.

Personal life

Allen has a borderline case of obsessive–compulsive disorder, to which he attributes his consummate shooting style. He is a member of the Air Jordan brand, which is a subsidiary of Nike.

Allen served as NBA Spokesperson for the Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA program. and was selected as NBA Spokesman for the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. He also started the "Ray of Hope" Foundation to assist charities in several communities.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|- | style="text-align:left;"| 1996–97 | style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee | 82 || 81 || 30.9 || .430 || .393 || .823 || 4.0 || 2.6 || .9 || .1 || 13.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1997–98 | style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee | 82 || 82 || 40.1 || .428 || .364 || .875 || 4.9 || 4.3 || 1.4 || .2 || 19.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1998–99 | style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee | 50 || 50 || 34.4 || .450 || .356 || .903 || 4.2 || 3.6 || 1.1 || .1 || 17.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1999–00 | style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee | 82 || 82 || 37.4 || .455 || .423 || .887 || 4.4 || 3.8 || 1.3 || .2 || 22.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2000–01 | style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee | 82 || 82 || 38.2 || .480 || .433 || .888 || 5.2 || 4.6 || 1.5 || .2 || 22.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2001–02 | style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee | 69 || 67 || 36.6 || .462 || .434 || .873 || 4.5 || 3.9 || 1.3 || .3 || 21.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2002–03 | style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee | 47 || 46 || 35.8 || .437 || .395 || .913 || 4.6 || 3.5 || 1.2 || .2 || 21.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2002–03 | style="text-align:left;"| Seattle | 29 || 29 || 41.3 || .441 || .351 || .920 || 5.6 || 5.9 || 1.6 || .1 || 24.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2003–04 | style="text-align:left;"| Seattle | 56 || 56 || 38.4 || .440 || .392 || .904 || 5.1 || 4.8 || 1.3 || .2 || 23.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05 | style="text-align:left;"| Seattle | 78 || 78 || 39.3 || .428 || .376 || .883 || 4.4 || 3.7 || 1.1 || .1 || 23.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06 | style="text-align:left;"| Seattle | 78 || 78 || 38.7 || .454 || .412 || .903 || 4.3 || 3.7 || 1.4 || .2 || 25.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2006–07 | style="text-align:left;"| Seattle | 55 || 55 || 40.3 || .438 || .372 || .903 || 4.5 || 4.1 || 1.5 || .2 || 26.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08 | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 73 || 73 || 35.9 || .445 || .398 || .907 || 3.7 || 3.1 || .9 || .2 || 17.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09 | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 79 || 79 || 36.4 || .480 || .409 || .952 || 3.5 || 2.8 || .9 || .2 || 18.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2009–10 | style="text-align:left;"| Boston || 80 || 80 || 35.2 || .477 || .363 || .913 || 3.2 || 2.6 || .8 || .3 || 16.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11 | style="text-align:left;"| Boston || 80 || 80 || 36.1 || .491 || .444 || .881 || 3.4 || 2.7 || 1.0 || .2 || 16.5 |-class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:left;"| Career | style="text-align:left;"| | 1102 || 1098 || 37.0 || .452 || .399 || .893 || 4.3 || 3.6 || 1.2 || .2 || 20.2 |-class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:left;"| All-Star | style="text-align:left;"| | 10 || 0 || 20.1 || .423 || .310 || .765 || 2.6 || 2.2 || 1.1 || .2 || 14.5

Playoffs

|- | style="text-align:left;"| 1999 | style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee | 3 || 3 || 40.0 || .532 || .474 || .615 || 7.3 || 4.3 || 1.0 || .3 || 22.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2000 | style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee | 5 || 5 || 37.2 || .444 || .385 || .909 || 6.6 || 2.6 || 1.6 || .0 || 22.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2001 | style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee | 18 || 18 || 42.7 || .477 || .479 || .919 || 4.1 || 6.0 || 1.3 || .6 || 25.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2005 | style="text-align:left;"| Seattle | 11 || 11 || 39.6 || .474 || .378 || .889 || 4.3 || 3.9 || 1.3 || .4 || 26.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2008 | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 26 || 26 || 38.0 || .428 || .396 || .913 || 3.8 || 2.7 || .9 || .3 || 15.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2009 | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 14 || 14 || 40.4 || .403 || .350 || .948 || 3.9 || 2.6 || 1.1 || .4 || 18.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2010 | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 24 || 24 || 38.5 || .431 || .386 || .863 || 3.3 || 2.6 || .9 || .1 || 16.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2011 | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 9 || 9 || 40.1 || .523 || .571 || .960 || 3.8 || 2.4 || 1.2 || .1 || 18.9 |-class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:left;"| Career | style="text-align:left;"| | 110 || 110 || 39.5 || .452 || .415 || .900 || 4.0 || 3.4 || 1.1 || .3 || 19.4

Honors

NBA Champion: 2008

Olympic gold medalist as member of the United States men's basketball team that played at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

10-time NBA All-Star: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011

All-NBA Second Team: 2005

All-NBA Third Team: 2001

NBA All-Rookie Second Team: 1997

NBA Joe Dumars NBA Sportsmanship Award: 2003

The Sporting News "Good Guy": 2000, 2001, 2005

NBA All-Star Weekend Three-point Shootout champion: 2001

NBA records

Regular season

Three-point field goals made, career: 2,612 (as of May 11, 2011)

Seasons leading the league in three-point field goals made: 3 (–, )

Consecutive seasons leading the league in three-point field goals made: 2 (–)

Three-point field goals made, season: 269 ()

Three-point field goals made, half: 8, second half, for Milwaukee Bucks vs. Charlotte Hornets,

Tied with many other players

Three-point field goal attempts, career: 6,554 (as of May 11, 2011)

Playoffs

Consecutive points scored in a game: 19, for Milwaukee Bucks vs. Philadelphia 76ers, Broken by LeBron James on

Three-point field goals made, 6-game series: 22, for Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 2008 NBA Finals

Three-point field goals made, 7-game series: 28, for Milwaukee Bucks vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 2001 Conference Finals

Three-point field goals made, game: 9, twice 9, for Milwaukee Bucks vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 9, for Boston Celtics at Chicago Bulls, (3 OT)

Three-point field goal attempts, game: 18, for Boston Celtics at Chicago Bulls, (3 OT)

Finals

Three-point field goals made, 6-game series: 22, for Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 2008 NBA Finals

Three-point field goals made, game: 8, for Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers,

Also holds second (see below)

Three-point field goals made, half: 7, first half, for Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers,

Three-point field goals made, quarter: 5, second quarter, for Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers,

Three-point field goal attempts, 6-game series: 42, for Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 2008 NBA Finals

All-Star

Three-point field goals made, career: 20

Three-point field goal attempts, career: 64

Three-point field goal attempts, game: 11 (2005)

Three-point field goal attempts, half: 7, second half (2005)

Ranks 2nd in NBA history

Regular season

Three-point field goal attempts, season: 653 () Trailing George McCloud (678, )

Three-point field goal attempts, none made, game: 0—10, for Seattle SuperSonics vs. Boston Celtics,

Playoffs

Field goal attempts, none made, game: 0—13, for Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers,

Three-point field goals made, one postseason: 57 (2001)

Trailing Reggie Miller

Three-point field goals made, 7-game series: 27, for Boston Celtics vs. Chicago Bulls, 2009 First Round

Three-point field goals made, game: 8, for Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers,

Three-point field goals made, half: 7, first half, for Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers,

Three-point field goal attempts, 7-game series: 58, for Boston Celtics vs. Chicago Bulls, 2009 First Round

Finals

Field goal attempts, none made, game: 0—13, for Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers,

Three-point field goals made, game: 7, for Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers,

Three-point field goal attempts, 7-game series: 41, for Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 2010 NBA Finals

Three-point field goal attempts, game: 11, for Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers,

All-Star

Three-point field goals made, game: 5, twice (2005, 2008)

Three-point field goal attempts, game: 10 (2002)

Ranks 3rd in NBA history

Regular season

Three-point field goals made, game: 10, for Milwaukee Bucks vs. Charlotte Hornets,

Playoffs

Three-point field goals made, 5-game series: 19, for Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat, 2010 First Round

Ranks 4th in NBA history

Highest free throw percentage, season: .952 (237—249) ()

Milwaukee Bucks franchise records

Consecutive games played: 400, from to

Three-point field goals made, career: 1,051

Three-point field goals made, season: 229 ()

Three-point field goals made, game: 10, vs. Charlotte Hornets,

Three-point field goals made, half: 8, second half, vs. Charlotte Hornets, Tied with Tim Thomas (second half, at Portland Trail Blazers, ) and Michael Redd (second half, vs. Houston Rockets, )

Three-point field goal attempts, career: 2,587 Broken by Michael Redd on

Three-point field goal attempts, season: 528 ()

Three-point field goal attempts, game: 17, at Cleveland Cavaliers, (2 OT)

Three-point field goal attempts, game (regulation): 14, four times 14, vs. Utah Jazz, 14, vs. New York Knicks, 14, vs. Charlotte Hornets, 14, vs. Charlotte Hornets,

Tied by Michael Redd

Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder franchise records

Three-point field goals made, season: 269 ()

Three-point field goal attempts, season: 653 ()

Boston Celtics franchise records

Highest free throw percentage, season: .952 (237—249) ()

Consecutive free throws made: 72, from to

Highest three-point field goal percentage, 2010-2011 season: .444 (168 for 378), eclipsing the record set by Eddie House in the 2008-2009 season

See also

List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders

List of National Basketball Association career 3-point scoring leaders

List of National Basketball Association players with 1000 games played

List of National Basketball Association players with 50 or more points in a playoff game

References

External links

Ray Allen official website

Ray Allen - databasebasketball.com

Ray Allen Video at ESPN Video Archive

''Voices on Antisemitism'' Interview with Ray Allen from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

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Coordinates	37°46′45.48″N122°25′9.12″N
name	Eternal Tears of Sorrow
background	group_or_band
origin	Pudasjärvi, Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland
genre	Symphonic Death MetalMelodic death metal (Early)
years active	1994–2001, 2005-
label	Suomen Musiikki, Spinefarm, X-Treme, Drakkar, NEMS, Fono, Massacre, King, Marquee/Avalon
associated acts	For My Pain..., Kalmah, Tarot, Turmion Kätilöt, To/Die/For, Soulrelic, Catamenia
website	eternaltears.info
current members	Altti VeteläinenJarmo KylmänenJarmo PuolakanahoMika LammassaariJanne TolsaJuho Raappana
past members	Olli-Pekka TörröPasi HiltulaAntti-Matti TalalaAntti KokkoPetri SankalaRisto Ruuth }}

Eternal Tears of Sorrow (commonly abbreviated to EToS) is a Finnish symphonic death metal band formed in Pudasjärvi in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland. Romantic lyrics and soft keyboard melodies show gothic metal influence.

Biography

The band was formed in 1994 by Jarmo Puolakanaho, Altti Veteläinen and Olli-Pekka Törrö, after some various projects that featured several people that later were members of Eternal Tears of Sorrow. Andromeda, a first death/doom/thrash metal project, had been put on hold in late 1992 because the rehearsal place had burned down. It seemed their home town was not able to give them a new rehearsal place, so the three members started a new sideproject (M.D.C.) and recorded a demo tape, ''Beyond The Fantasy'' in autumn 1993.

In spring 1994, they recorded a new demo, ''The Seven Goddesses of Frost''. Now, the band decided to change their name to more serious ''Eternal Tears of Sorrow''. Between 1994 and 1996 the band had a couple of songs on some compilation CDs in Europe and Canada, and recorded their debut, ''Sinner's Serenade''. It took more than a year for the debut album to get released by X-Treme Records, a small underground label from Gothenburg in Sweden. After recording the second album (recorded with their own money), ''Vilda Mánnu'', Spinefarm Records approached the band and soon they signed a deal with the label.

Their third album, ''Chaotic Beauty'' (on which the band had three new members since Olli-Pekka Törrö had left the band), led to a European tour with Nightwish and Sinergy. Their fourth album, ''A Virgin and a Whore'', went to the Finnish Album Top 40 charts. After releasing four albums, the band announced having a break just after the release of ''A Virgin and a Whore''; however, they broke up in January 2003.

In February 2005, the band announced they were to make a comeback. Their fifth album, ''Before the Bleeding Sun'', was released in April 2006 (excluding releases in Russia and Japan that were released later). This album also went to the Finnish Album Top 40 charts, to #26. The band broke their 66-month gig silence in late 2006 with two session members since Petri Sankala and Janne Tolsa were unavailable at that time.

In late 2008, the band told Jarmo Kylmänen (who had been part of the band's song-writing team since 2005) had joined the band as an official member. Soon after that, their long-time drummer Petri Sankala had left the band because of his back pain. In early April 2009, it was reported that Risto Ruuth has left the band. The band found a replacement, Mika Lammassaari, and has started rehearsing for the postponed live shows originally planned for May.

The band's sixth "Children Of The Dark Waters" came out in May 2009 through Suomen Musiikki in Finland, Massacre Records in Europe excluding Finland, and Marquee/Avalon in Asia. A new single, "Tears of Autumn Rain," was released in Finland and Japan as well as on the band's MySpace page. The other track on the single was a rerecorded version of "Vilda Mánnu" from their second album. "Children of the Dark Waters" album charted at #19 at the Finnish Album Top 40 charts.

Currently, the band is finishing their tour and starting to prepare for their seventh album, to be released in early 2012.

Discography

Full-length albums

''Sinner's Serenade'' (1997)

''Vilda Mánnu'' (1998)

''Chaotic Beauty'' (2000)

''A Virgin and a Whore'' (2001)

''Before the Bleeding Sun'' (2006)

''Children of the Dark Waters'' (2009)

Singles

''Sacrament of Wilderness'' (Split single with Nightwish and Darkwoods My Betrothed) (1998)

''The Last One For Life'' (Finland only) (2001)

''Tears of Autumn Rain'' (2009)

Demos

''The Seven Goddesses of Frost'' - (May 1994)

''Bard's Burial'' - (October 1994)

Pre-EToS demos

''The Fourth Dimension'' - (as Andromeda, May 1992)

''II'' (unfinished demo) - (as Andromeda, August 1992)

''DWN'' (instrumental demo) - (as D.W.N., June 1993)

''Beyond the Fantasy'' - (as M.D.C., October 1993)

Band members

Timeline

Current members

Altti Veteläinen – vocals, bass guitar (Since 1994)

Jarmo Kylmänen – clean vocals (Since 2008)

Jarmo Puolakanaho – guitar (Since 1994) Mika Lammassaari – guitar (Since 2009)

Janne Tolsa – keyboards (Since 2005)

Juho Raappana – drums (Since 2008)

Former members

Olli-Pekka Törrö – guitar, 1994–1999 (For My Pain..., also in all the previous pre-EToS projects)

Pasi Hiltula – keyboards, 1999–2003 (Kalmah, Scenery Channel, Burning Point), session tour musician 2009-2010

Antti-Matti Talala – guitar, 1999–2000 (To/Die/For, Soulrelic, Kalmah)

Antti Kokko – guitar 2000–2003, bass as a session tour musician 1997-1998 (Kalmah)

Petri Sankala – drums 1999–2008, session tour musician 1997-1998 (For My Pain..., Kalmah, also in Andromeda 1992-93)

Risto Ruuth – guitar 2005–2009

Guest musicians on albums

Heli Luokkala – guest vocals on ''Vilda Mánnu''

Kimberly Goss – guest vocals on ''Chaotic Beauty'' (Sinergy, Therion)

Juha Kylmänen – guest vocals on ''A Virgin and a Whore'' (For My Pain..., Reflexion)

Miriam Elisabeth Renvåg – guest vocals on ''Before the Bleeding Sun'' and ''Children of the Dark Waters'' (Ram-Zet, For My Pain...)

Tony Kakko – guest vocals on ''Before the Bleeding Sun'' (Sonata Arctica)

Marco Hietala – guest vocals on ''Before the Bleeding Sun'' (Tarot, Nightwish, Sinergy)

Heidi Parviainen – guest vocals on ''Children of the Dark Waters'' (Amberian Dawn)

Session tour musicians

Pekka Kokko – bass guitar, 1999 (Kalmah)

Heidi Määttä – keyboards, 2000 (Embraze, The Man-Eating Tree), temporarily replacing Pasi Hiltula.

Juha Kylmänen – clean vocals, 2001 (For My Pain..., Reflexion, To/Die/For)

Veli-Matti Kananen – keyboards, 2006–2007, 2010 (Tacere), temporarily replacing Janne Tolsa

Tuomo Laikari – drums, 2006–2007, temporarily replacing Petri Sankala

External links

Official website

References

Category:Finnish melodic death metal musical groups Category:Musical groups established in 1994 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2001 Category:Musical groups reestablished in 2005 Category:Musical sextets Category:Finnish symphonic metal musical groups

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