Unholy Ground

Unholy Ground
Unholy Ground
Studio album by Sunrise Avenue
Released	18 October 2013
Recorded	2012–2013
Genre	Pop rock
Length	40:16
Labels	Polydor; Universal Music;
Producers	Jukka Backlund; Jukka Immonen;
Sunrise Avenue chronology
Singles from Unholy Ground
	"Lifesaver"; Released: 13 September 2013; "Little Bit Love"; Released: 28 March 2014;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Rumba	^[2]

Unholy Ground is the fourth studio album by the Finnish rock band Sunrise Avenue. It was released on 18 October 2013 by Polydor Records and Universal Music.

Track listing

Disc 1: *Unholy Ground*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Unholy Ground"	Samu Haber Carl Björsell Sharon Vaughn	3:10
2.	"Lifesaver"	Haber Jukka Immonen Pontus Karlsson Karl-Ola Kjellholm John Hårleman Jakke Erixson Teemu Brunila Vaughn	3:58
3.	"Little Bit Love"	Haber Immonen	3:45
4.	"I Can Break Your Heart"	Haber Aku Sinivalo	3:47
5.	"Hurtsville"	Haber Björsell Vaughn	3:20
6.	"Letters in the Sand"	Haber Immonen Vaughn	3:56
7.	"Girl Like You"	Haber Jukka Backlund Osmo Ikonen	3:47
8.	"If I Fall"	Haber Immonen	3:56
9.	"Aim for the Kill"	Haber Björsell Vaughn	3:55
10.	"Don't Cry (Don't Think About It)"	Haber Immonen	3:27
11.	"Afraid of the Midnight"	Haber Vaughn Peter Kvint	3:14

Disc 2: *Live from the Big Band Theory Tour / 2013* (Special Deluxe Edition)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Police Squad Opening Theme" (live)	Ira Newborn	2:22
2.	"I Gotta Go" (live)	Haber Immonen Riku Rajamaa	2:43
3.	"I Don't Dance" (live)	Haber Immonen	4:42
4.	"Out of Tune" (live)	Haber Backlund Rajamaa Ikonen	5:22
5.	"Angels on a Rampage" (live)	Haber Björsell Vaughn	5:55
6.	"Olvida Me (Fairytale Gone Bad/Spanish Version)" (live)	Haber Backlund	8:27
7.	"Happiness" (live)	Haber Backlund	7:07
8.	"Stormy End" (live)	Haber Immonen	6:22
9.	"6–0" (live)	Haber Backlund Visa Oscar	7:20
10.	"Hollywood Hills" (live)	Haber	6:26

Personnel

Credits for Unholy Ground are adapted from the official liner notes^[1] and Tidal.^[3]

Sunrise Avenue

Samu Haber – vocals, guitar
Sami Osala – drums
Raul Ruutu – bass guitar
Riku Rajamaa – guitar

Additional musicians

Sharon Vaughn – background vocals (track 1), spoken interlude (4)
Osmo Ikonen – piano, organ (track 6)
Czech National Symphony Orchestra – strings (tracks 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11)

Technical

Jukka Immonen – production, recording, programming (tracks 1–6, 8–11); arrangement (2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11)
Jukka Backlund – production, recording, programming (track 7)
Carl Björsell – recording (tracks 1, 5)
Peter Kvint – recording (track 11)
Lasse Enersen – arrangement (tracks 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11)
Svante Forsbäck – mastering
Jesse Vainio – mixing
Jetro Vainio – audio editing
Matthias Bäuerle – artwork, layout, logotype
Olaf Heine – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[4]	4
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[5]	10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[6]	3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[7]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[8]	46
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[9]	24
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[10]	73

Chart (2014)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[11]	72
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[12]	96
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[13]	49

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[14]	Gold	7,500^*
Germany (BVMI)^[15]	3× Gold	300,000^‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[16]	Gold	10,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1 2 "Sunrise Ave* - Unholy Ground (2013, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
↑ Schildt, Saku. "Sunrise Avenue: Unholy Ground – Levy, joka saa hetkeksi vihaamaan kaikkea rockmusiikkia" (in Finnish). Retrieved 25 August 2025.
↑ "Sunrise Avenue – Unholy Ground (Deluxe Edition)". Tidal. Retrieved 13 September 2026.
↑ "Austriancharts.at – Sunrise Avenue – Unholy Ground" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
↑ "Sunrise Avenue: Unholy Ground" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sunrise Avenue – Unholy Ground" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Sunrise Avenue – Unholy Ground". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
↑ "Jahreshitparade Alben 2013". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
↑ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2013". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
↑ "Jahreshitparade Alben 2014". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
↑ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2014". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
↑ "Austrian album certifications – Sunrise Avenue – Unholy Ground" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sunrise Avenue; 'Unholy Ground')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Unholy Ground')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

[Discogs-1] 1 2 "Sunrise Ave* - Unholy Ground (2013, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

[2] Schildt, Saku. "Sunrise Avenue: Unholy Ground – Levy, joka saa hetkeksi vihaamaan kaikkea rockmusiikkia" (in Finnish). Retrieved 25 August 2025.

[3] "Sunrise Avenue – Unholy Ground (Deluxe Edition)". Tidal. Retrieved 13 September 2026.

[ac_Austria_Sunrise_Avenue-4] "Austriancharts.at – Sunrise Avenue – Unholy Ground" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

[ac_Finland_Sunrise_Avenue-5] "Sunrise Avenue: Unholy Ground" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

[ac_Germany_Sunrise_Avenue-6] "Offiziellecharts.de – Sunrise Avenue – Unholy Ground" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

[ac_Switzerland_Sunrise_Avenue-7] "Swisscharts.com – Sunrise Avenue – Unholy Ground". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

[8] "Jahreshitparade Alben 2013". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

[9] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

[10] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2013". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

[11] "Jahreshitparade Alben 2014". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

[12] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

[13] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2014". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

[AustriaSunrise_AvenueUnholy_GroundalbumCertRef-14] "Austrian album certifications – Sunrise Avenue – Unholy Ground" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 25 November 2020.

[GermanySunrise_AvenueUnholy_GroundalbumCertRef-15] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sunrise Avenue; 'Unholy Ground')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

[SwitzerlandSunrise_AvenueUnholy_GroundalbumCertRef-16] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Unholy Ground')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

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Samu Haber Raul Ruutu Sami Osala Riku Rajamaa Janne Kärkkäinen Teijo Jämsä Jukka Backlund
Studio albums	On the Way to Wonderland Popgasm Out of Style Unholy Ground Heartbreak Century
Singles	"Fairytale Gone Bad" "Hollywood Hills"
Related articles	Discography

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