SWALLOW THE SUN at Architektoniki Club Live Stage, Athens

Swallow the Sun play Architektoniki Club Live Stage in Athens on 17 October 2026, 19:31. They are a Finnish death-doom band founded in 2000 by Juha Raivio. The current line-up is guitarist and founder Juha Raivio, vocalist Mikko Kotamäki, drummer Juuso Raatikainen, guitarist Juho Räihä and bassist Matti Honkonen.

Their death-doom style emphasizes melody and atmosphere, and occasionally steps into gothic and black metal territory. They have released nine studio albums, one triple album, one EP, one demo, one live album and seven singles. The band name comes from the long Finnish winters when the Sun is blocked for months, and also references Nordic myths about creatures swallowing the Sun.