Line-up:
Jouni Valjakka – vocals/guitar
Pepe Ruponen – guitar
Mikko Mattila - bass
Jussi Kallava - drums

Official website
Myspace

Whispered - Thousand Swords
Release date: 10th Fep 2010
Tracklist:
01. Intro – Hajimari
02. thousand Swords
03. Faceless
04. Of Honor
05. Dead Cold Inside
06. Fear Never Within
07. Blindfold
08. Wrath of Heaven
09. Blade In The Snow

Produced by: Perttu Vänskä
Mixed by: Teropekka Virtanen
Mastered by: Svante Forsbäck
Cover Art by: TOK

Biography

Whispered was formed in 2001 when Jouni wanted to rock. He heard a distant sound of the shakuhachi calling and ended up following it. The first incarnation of the band was called Zealot. The first demo Bloodthroned was recorded in 2003-2004.

Some warriors had a different calling and weren't ready to part from the skin on their spine, so new flesh was needed. After several candidates were tested, two of them were found decent to follow the way of the Sword. Most recent members of Whispered are Toni Pöllänen and Valtteri Arvaja, who have proven the spirit of a true samurai dwells in their minds. With the new line-up Whispered took the listeners on a new oriental joyride, releasing a demo called Wrath of Heaven in 2007 with hugely positive reactions from the public. As the group has proven itself worthy also on the battlefield, it might be the sunrises from the East from now on also.

The journey has just begun...

Band photo by Onni Kinnunen