The 69 Eyes - making-of "Universal Monster" Pt. II launched!

Helsinki's most famous vampires, THE 69 EYES, recently proudly announced the release of their new, 12th studio album, called »Universal Monsters«. It will be released on April 22nd via Nuclear Blast. To bridge the gap until the album is unleashed, the band have launched the second making-of trailer today. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFnYNNWs9Bc

"I was walking in the downtown of Austin during the last SXSW festival and ran into this strange castle looking horror shop Sfanthor which had also a house of wax kind of movie monster exhibition. The classic 30's and 40's movie monsters are something that you love to be afraid of and...love. I thought that would be perfect way to portray THE 69 EYES as a band of monsters,” explains singer Jyrki 69 of the title of the album.

If you missed #1, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWC0309-hiY . Photographer Ville Juurikkala is also be seen as an important part of the band, creating their photos and also the new video for first single 'Jet Fighter Plane'.

“We do this from friendship and love for rock 'n' roll. THE 69 EYES, producer Johnny Lee Michaels and photographer Ville Juurikkala have done this together over two decades. This is our lifestyle. This is also how we see the world right now.”

• Watch 'Jet Fighter Plane' here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDaN1JFAliY
• Purchase 'Jet Fighter Plane' digitally here: http://nblast.de/The69EyesDownloads

"As I first heard the instrumental demo of the song, it immediately sounded for me like a song from the early 80’s new wave/post punk days. You know, like when the music was heavily inspired by David Bowie’s dark visions, the Cold War, the threat of nuclear war and »1984«-kind of the future. So I wrote such lyrics from the past – and all of a sudden, the history started to repeat itself and the Cold War winds started to blow again! It was very strange - all of a sudden THE 69 EYES have a song which is very "today" and even political, longing back the days of peace," tells singer Jyrki 69. "We also wanted the video to be artistic and visually capturing the vibe and theme of the song. There is hope but also darkness, violence and innocence. And it’s only goth 'n' roll."

The new album’s cover artwork was conceived by Finnish photographer and director Ville Juurikkala - known for his work with NIGHTWISH, AMORPHIS, HIM, APOCALYPTICA and MICHAEL MONROE. As the album title »Universal Monsters« refers, the band are captured in movie monster lightning, showing them as well classic and timeless creatures. “The covers are planned and designed as an old-school CD covers - remember when the booklets used to be as exciting as the album itself?! It will actually have five different covers being such a folder - each member of the band can be used as a cover creature of their own. Ville has really succeeded in capturing the classic movie vibe for the shots without any special make-up or photo shopping. THE 69 EYES are the universal rock ’n’ roll monsters - not so many of us left anymore,” says THE 69 EYES vocalist Jyrki. “So from real fans I wish they would get the actual CD in their hands to get the full album treatment as we have planned it to be experienced!”

NB-exclusive formats of THE 69 EYES' new opus can be pre-ordered here: http://nblast.de/The69EyesMonstersNB

The »Universal Monsters« tracklist racks up as follows:

1. Dolce Vita
2. Jet Fighter Plane
3. Blackbird Pie
4. Lady Darkness
5. Stiv & Johnny
6. Never
7. Miss Pastis
8. Jerusalem
9. Shallow Graves
10. Rock 'N' Roll Junkie
11. Blue

THE 69 EYES will tour Europe in support of their new record. See all dates below:

• 06.02. FIN Helsinki - Baltic Queen
• 12.02. FIN Kittilä - Hullu Poro Areena
• 13.02. FIN Tornio - Lapland Tattoo Weekend
• 24.04. CH Pratteln - Z7
• 25.04. D Munich - Backstage
• 26.04. D Stuttgart - LKA Longhorn
• 27.04. D Frankfurt - Batschkapp
• 28.04. D Bochum - Zeche
• 29.04. D Cologne - Gloria
• 30.04. D Berlin - PHB-Club
• 01.05. D Hamburg - Markthalle