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An [[Alternative Rock]] band from Finland, [[Poets of the Fall]] consists of vocalist Marko Saaresto, guitarist Olli Tukiainen, and keyboardist Markus "Captain" Kaarlonen, who also produces the songs. When touring, the band is supported by three additional members: bassist Jani Snellman, rhythm guitarist/supporting vocalist Jaska Mäkinen, and percussionist Jari Salminen.
Shortly after the band was formed in 2003, Sami Järvi, a friend of Saaresto’s and a scriptwriter working at Remedy, asked him to turn a poem Järvi had written into a song for ''[[Max Payne 2]]''; this would turn into "Late Goodbye", which serves as the game’s end credits theme and a recurring motif. Additionally, Kaarlonen had previously worked at a software company, which contacted them to use the song "Lift" in a benchmark program. Both of these helped expose the band to a wide audience. Their debut album, ''Signs of Life'', entered the Finnish charts in the number-one spot and remained in the Top 40 for over a year.
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Fun fact: their first two albums were produced in Kaarlonen’s living room.
* ''Signs of Life'' (2005)
* ''Carnival of Rust'' (2006)
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* ''Temple of Thought'' (2012)
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* [[Ballad of X]]: "The Ballad of Jeremiah Peacekeeper"
* [[Breakaway Pop Hit]]: "Late Goodbye" from ''[[Max Payne 2]]'' and "Lift" from benchmark software 3DMark.
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* [[Executive Meddling]]: Defied. The band founded their own record label, Insomniac, to avoid this.
* [[Fake Band]]: As [[Heavy Mithril]] band "Old Gods of Asgard" in ''[[Alan Wake]]''. Then, just to muddy the issue, they appear as themselves in a cameo, and before playing the Poet's song ''War'', a radio host compares the two bands, saying there’s something similar he can’t quite place.
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* [[Genre Roulette]]: They can play a wide variety of styles, ranging from metal to hard rock to symphonic. [[I Thought It Meant|Has nothing to do with]] ''Revolution Roulette''.
* [[Greatest Hits Album]]: Subverted with ''Alchemy Vol. 1'', as it’s actually a collection of the band’s favorite songs. They have released a “Best of” album, but only in India for some reason.
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* [[No Export for You]]: Their albums tend to be released only in countries around Finland, although ''Carnival of Rust'' was also released in Australia. Fortunately, they’re all available on iTunes.
* [[Power Ballad]]: "The Poet and the Muse"
* [[Purple Prose]]: They do this with a few songs, while proving that [[Tropes Are Not Bad]].
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** The title of ''Signs of Life'' is a nod to [[Pink Floyd]]’s instrumental of the same name.
* [[Subdued Section]]: Especially "The Ultimate Fling" and "Revolution Roulette".
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