ShamRain

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title: "ShamRain" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["finnish-rock-music-groups", "dark-rock-groups", "finnish-gothic-rock-groups", "finnish-alternative-rock-groups", "musical-groups-established-in-2000", "2000-establishments-in-finland", "spinefarm-records-artists"] description: "Finnish rock band" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShamRain" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Finnish rock band ::

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Field	Value
background	group_or_band
name	ShamRain
origin	Helsinki, Finland
genre
years_active	–present
label	Firebox, Spinefarm
current_members	Minna Sihvonen
Kalle Pyyhtinen
Jukka Laine
Mikko Kolari
Matti Reinola
past_members	Mika Tauriainen
Janne Jukarainen
Risto Ylönen
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ShamRain is a Finnish dark rock band from Helsinki, formed in 2000 by Janne Jukarainen and Matti Reinola. Their style is described as slow, atmospheric and dreamlike. The band released its second album, Someplace Else, in 2005 via Firebox Records.

Musical style

ShamRain has been described as alternative rock, atmospheric rock, dark rock, and gothic rock. The band almost completely foregoes the distorted guitars that are otherwise typical of rock music. Instead, in addition to delay, echo, and chorus effects, they also use a keyboard that imitates strings and choirs. This creates an atmospheric, melancholic, oppressive mood.

Radiohead, The Cure, Placebo, Porcupine Tree, Antimatter, and Anathema have been named as comparable artists.

Members

• Kalle Pyyhtinen – guitars, keyboards
• Mikko Kolari – guitars
• Matti Reinola – bass guitar, keyboards
• Minna Sihvonen – vocals
• Jukka Laine – drums

Discography

• Pieces (2002, MCD)
• Empty World Excursion (2003)
• ShamRain (EP/2004)
• Someplace Else (2005)
• Deeper into the Night (2006, EP)
• Goodbye to All That (2007)
• Isolation (2011)

ShamRain also appears on the track "Charlotte Sometimes" on the album Our Voices – A Tribute to the Cure (2004).

References

References

1. (8 November 2007). "SHAMRAIN: 'Passing Shadows' Video Posted Online".
2. Jensen, Kim. (August 31, 2011). "Review: ShamRain - Isolation".
3. (2003-08-04). "ENTWINE Singer Launches Side Project".
4. Endres, Markus. (10 July 2005). "ShamRain - Someplace Else Review".
5. (19 December 2007). "Shamrain – Goodbye To All That".
6. (March 2008). "ShamRain - Goodbye To All That".
7. Gatz, Maurice. (2013-04-06). "Shamrain - Goodbye To All That • Review".

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