Our story thus far.

It all began in the nineties in the rough suburbia of Helsinki. While most of the world was clamoring about Seattle and grunge, Gothony were the misfits that lived for the more brutal side of music.

OUR STORY

Gothony was founded in 1993 with the line-up :

  • M.Toivonen: drums & vocals

  • Mika Uusitalo: guitar & vocals

  • Miika Peräkangas: guitar

  • Väiski Syväoja: bass

This line-up released two demos in the 90s in 1995 (Gothony) and 1997 (Hidden thoughts). Gigs mostly in the capital region, e.g. Oranssi klubi, Semifinal and at the legendary Thunder Road House. In 1998, M.Toivonen , who handled the vocals, gave the vocal responsibilities to Sami Viitamäki.

Sami Viitamäki's time was Gothony's golden age, and many compare this to the Beatles '65 & '66, when Rubber Soul and Revolver innovated not only the band's sound but the entire pop music genre as well.The golden age was short, but rewarding and Gothony played a few gigs with Sami before the break up that happened in 1999. There was no drama in the breakup, but everyone went on different paths in life.

In 2019, it was decided to reassemble Gothony to revive the past and play old songs. Wuohi, who in the 90s did vocals in Bleed me tears and Katharsis joined Gothony.

In 2020, Gothony went to Tuska-Torstai and Emergenza to get a feel for live show’s. After the gigs, a decision was made to start working on new songs and continue Gothony's story.

The first official Gothony single Patient 2442 was completed in April 2023 and released with a music video by Kimmo Jaatinen (direction, cinematography, screenplay, editing). The second single In the Shadow of the Moon was released in July 2023.

Gothony's first official full-length album released on January 12, 2024.

Gothony circa 2023. (from left to right)
Väiski Syväoja, Mika Uusitalo, Miika Peräkangas, Wuohi, M. Toivonen