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updated 12 September 2003 © isten
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Prog metal weirdos from Söörmarkku/Pori. For some unfathomable reason Colombian metal baron Bull
Metal (ex-Masacre) signed them on his label Warmaster. Shortened the moniker to the more politically
correct F, recorded a self-financed CD and disappeared. Bass player Jukka Sillanpää also played in
Sceptical Schizo/Lavra and later in As Divine Grace. Guitarist/vocalist Jussi Saivo teamed up
with Jarkko Toivonen (ex-Unholy) under the banner Tiermes, sound and mind expansion adventures.
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LP |
[split w/Bewitched (Chile)] |
Warmaster |
WAR 002 |
COL 1993 |
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CD |
I-III |
Ei Enää |
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FIN 1994 |
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Faff-Bey
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Self-proclaimed "saw rock messiahs" from Oulu - more hardcore-inspired in the beginning, then developing into a
sort of warped thrash metal band. Guitarist/vocalist Maike has spent time with hardcore superstars
Terveet Kädet and is currently also in The Black League.
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7"EP |
S/M PARTY (ps) |
private |
GRAVES-388 |
FIN 1988 |
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LP |
BACK FROM THE GRAVE |
Bad Vugum |
BAD-3 |
FIN 1988 |
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7" |
Emptyhead/No Rule (ps) |
Bad Vugum |
BAD-8 |
FIN 1989 |
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LP |
DOESN'T FEEL LIKE LAUGHING... IT'S THE SECOND FUNERAL |
Bad Vugum |
BAD-14 |
FIN 1990 |
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LP |
BIRTHDAY (inn) |
Poko |
PÄLP 122 |
FIN 1991 |
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CD |
BIRTHDAY (inn) |
Poko |
POKOCD 73 |
FIN 1991 |
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CDEP |
ACE OF SPADES |
Poko |
PSCD 11 |
FIN 1992 |
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CD |
NEW RELIGION |
Poko |
POKOCD 151 |
FIN 1994 |
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Fall of Man
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MCD |
AEONIAN HYMNS |
private |
KC-CD 004 |
FIN 1999 |
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Fall of the Leafe
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CD |
EVANESCENT, EVERFADING |
Defiled |
DLF-4724-2 |
USA 1998 |
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Fasten Belts
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Diverse hard rock.
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LP |
OVERDOSE OF... LOVE |
Mastershots |
SHOLP-1 |
FIN 1987 |
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7" |
Scary Heart/Inside of Love |
US Records |
USS100 |
FIN 1988 |
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7" |
Endless Drive/Inside of Love |
Mastershots |
SHOS-2 |
FIN 1990 |
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Feedback
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Finland's Deep Purple hailing from Tampere. After the debut CD the band parted ways with vocalist Pete
and his replacement Kai "Kuju" Hyttinen was found from Baby Green. Ever since there has been a lot
of traffic behind the drums and the keyboards but the band still exists - sort of. They haven't made any
records and they call themselves Cream Crackers and concentrate on playing Deep Purple covers
instead of their own songs. Keyboard wizard Tumppu who played on all the Feedback records is
nowadays one of the three hosting pianists in the immensely popular Saturday night prime time TV show "Bumtsi Bum".
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7" |
Ain't Such a Bad Thing/The Ocean (ps) |
private |
FBS-001 |
FIN 1990 |
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7" |
And I Fly Out of the Time/Bad Times(ps) |
private |
FBS-002 |
FIN 1991 |
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7" |
[split w/Tiistaimitävaan] Give A Cry/Tuntematon Mielihyvä (ps) |
TEMU |
TEMUS-001 |
FIN 1992 |
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CD |
THE FACTORY |
FB Industries |
FBICD-01 |
FIN 1993 |
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Ferox
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Thrash metal. Not to be confused with a horror punk band with same name that released two 7"s.
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7" |
Hidden Minds/Looking For Reality (ps) |
private |
FEROX-01 |
FIN 1989 |
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Filthy Asses
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Before joining Stratovarius Timo Kotipelto used to sing in this aptly named heavy metal band.
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7"EP |
HAVE NO FEAR (ps) |
private |
FA-001 |
FIN 1991 |
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Finntroll
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Heavy weight oompah sung in Swedish.
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CD |
MIDNATTENS WIDUNDER |
Spikefarm |
NAULA 003 |
FIN 1999 |
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Firefall
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CD |
[V/A] SUOMI FINLAND PERKELE - HOW TO UNDERSTAND FINLAND!? LESSON 2 |
H.T.R. |
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FIN 1999 |
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Five Fifteen
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Progressive hard rockers from the capital area who wrote their name in the numeric form 5.15 in the early days.
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7" |
Nirvana/Kylmemmäksi kuin jää (ps) |
Bluelight |
BLR 4512 |
FIN 1990 |
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12"EP |
OHMIN LAKI (picture disc) |
Bluelight |
BLR 4515 |
FIN 1991 |
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7" |
Kesäinen Stadi/Shakinpelaaja (ps) |
Bluelight |
BLR 4519 |
FIN 1991 |
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7" |
Sleepwalker/Nightingale Waltz (ps) |
Bluelight |
BLR 4523 |
FIN 1992 |
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CD |
PROGRESSIVE HARD ROCK BEYOND THE MAINSTREAM |
Bluelight |
BLR 3319CD |
FIN 1994 |
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CD |
[V/A] MONK ROCK |
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FSCD-001 |
FIN 1994 |
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CD |
ARMAGEDDON JAM SESSION NUMBER FOUR |
Blastic Heaven |
BHR 3324 2 |
FIN 1995 |
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CD |
PSYCHEDELIC SINGALONGS FOR STADIUMS |
Blastic Heaven |
BHR 3343 2 |
FIN 1997 |
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CDS |
Innocence Is No Excuse |
Blastic Heaven |
BHR 4553 2 |
FIN 1998 |
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2-CD |
SIX DIMENSIONS OF THE ELECTRIC CAMEMBER |
Blastic Heaven |
BHR 3354 0 |
FIN 1998 |
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CD |
SIX DIMENSIONS OF THE ELECTRIC CAMEMBER |
Blastic Heaven |
BHR 3354 2 |
FIN 1999 |
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CDEP |
I DON'T REMEMBER |
Blastic Heaven |
BHR 4557 2 |
FIN 1999 |
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Flashbacksliders
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Backsliders plus Albert Järvinen of Finnish rock'n'roll legends the Hurriganes.
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7" |
Let's Go Rockin' Tonight/I'm Talkin' About You (promo) |
Polarvox |
PROMO 25 |
FIN 1990 |
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CDS |
Let's Go Rockin' Tonight (promo) |
Polarvox |
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FIN 1990 |
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LP |
LET'S GO ROCKIN' TONIGHT |
Amulet |
WISH 40 |
FIN 1990 |
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CD |
LET'S GO ROCKIN' TONIGHT |
Amulet |
WISH CD 40 |
FIN 1990 |
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Flounder
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Avantgarde thrashing foursome from Tampere/Ylöjärvi who stirred the underground with demo
tapes that were chockfull of complex-for-complexity's-sake compositions. Before the Flounder years
a couple of the members actually recorded an album with their teen-pop band Jam Jam.
The belated Flounder CD release no longer featured the original line-up. Timo Väänänen (vocals/guitars)
had already left the band in favour of his dance music projects and later on found himself in Finnish gothic
rockers Two Witches. After Flounder ceased to exist for good drummer Juppo joined Feedback and
Convulse for a while and bass player Tenze joined a pop group called Super who supposedly got some
recognition in Japan. Guitarist Aki Yli-Salomäki has dabbled in prog/jazz fusion, making at least one solo effort.
The session vocalist on the Flounder CD was Petri from the Parkano-based techno thrashers Tetragon who
unfortunately never made it on record.
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MCD |
MANIFESTO |
private |
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FIN 1992 |
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Forever Winter
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It's safe to say that this Tampere-based band wouldn't clinch any of the top places in the
Manowar
impression competition although they do try their darnedest.
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CD |
REVENGE |
Unisound |
USR 031 |
GRE 1999 |
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45 Degree Woman
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Industrial metal from the capital area featuring Pasi Koskinen of Amorphis on vocals.
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CD |
[V/A] SUOMI FINLAND PERKELE - HOW TO UNDERSTAND FINLAND!? FIRST LESSON |
H.T.R. |
1315-2 |
FIN 1998 |
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Fultrack
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Melodic metal of the Maiden/Metallica mould from Tampere.
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CDEP |
LOST INSIDE |
Full Tracks |
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FIN 1998 |
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Funebre
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Alongside with Abhorrence these splatter freaks from Turku were Finland's first real death metal band.
Whatever they lost in nuances they more than made up for in rawness and brutality. Two tracks from
their five track debut demo were pressed on vinyl and after the second demo the band was picked
up by Spinefarm who were taking their first steps in the record releasing business. The debut album
was recorded but the band was already dead, buried and consumed by maggots when the record saw the dark of night.
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7" |
Brainspoon/Necropolis Discomposure (ps) |
Whisper In Darkness |
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GER 1990 |
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LP |
CHILDREN OF THE SCORN |
Spinefarm |
SPI 3 |
FIN 1991 |
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CD |
CHILDREN OF THE SCORN |
Spinefarm |
SPI 3 CD |
FIN 1991 |
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Furia
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Moonshine black/death metal from Porvoo.
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MCD |
THY SECOND MONTH OF WINTER |
private |
FURYCD001 |
FIN 1997 |
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Furnace
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Has been described by somebody somewhere as "metallic grindcore with hardcore influences" which we reckon is a bit repetitive. Anyway, at least we know the ballpark, roughly, and the group's from Lahti.
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MCD |
BLOODSTAIN |
Kidney |
KDN03 |
FIN 1998 |
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Furthest Shore
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An offshoot of Darkwoods My Bethrothed trying to keep their heads above the water on the coattails
of viking-era Bathory. Tapio Wilska from Lyijykomppania, Stray Toasters and Wizzard
participated in the project. As did keyboard player Tuomas Holopainen of Nightwish.
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CD |
CHRONICLES OF HETHENESSE, BOOK 1: THE SHADOW DESCENDS |
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