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updated 30 December 2006 © isten
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Hallowed
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Christian heavy metallers, hell-bent, oops, heaven-bent on becoming Finland's very own Manowar.
Too bad Forever Winter beat them to it.
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CD |
[V/A] FROM KAAMOS TO MIDNIGHT SUN |
Little Rose |
LRP 9802 |
FIN 1998 |
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Halonen
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A Finnish music scene mainstay, writer of many a gold-selling schlager and semi-evergreen. This Purple/Heep/Rainbow-influenced hard rock album and the accompanying singles were some sort of
a side step for Mr. Halonen. He has worked with Kirka for years and the diminutive schlager/rock star actually recorded some of these songs a couple of years later with better success.
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12"EP |
I HAVE PLAYED ROCK'N'ROLL |
Dig It |
DIGMX 153 |
FIN 1985 |
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7" |
If Home Was Here/I Have Played Rock'n'Roll (ps) |
Dig It |
DIGS 154 |
FIN 1985 |
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LP |
I HAVE PLAYED ROCK'N'ROLL (ins) |
Dig It |
DIGLP 30 |
FIN 1985 |
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7" |
Strangers In The Night/Blood On The Streets (ps) |
Dig It |
DIGS 155 |
FIN 1985 |
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Hangover
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Hard rock'n'roll band with shades. Nowadays mainman Ilari Siekkinen has his own home improvement TV show on a local TV station three nights a week.
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7" |
Shakedown/A Night of the City (ps) |
private |
HANG 100 |
FIN 1991 |
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Hard Rock Sallinen
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A power trio featuring the Sallinen brothers rocking hard. The early recordings of the band are sung in
Finnish and aren't particularly powerful but the material recorded in the early '80s is solid hard rock with driving guitar work.
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LP |
[V/A] ROCK RALLYE '77 |
Finnlevy |
FL 5035 |
FIN 1977 |
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2-LP |
[V/A] PROVINSSI-ROCK '80 LIVE |
Kemu |
KEMULP2 |
FIN 1980 |
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7" |
Let's Make Love/So Long My Friend (ps) |
Rokit |
VD-7 |
FIN 1980 |
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LP |
[V/A] HEAVY METAL & LIVE |
Poko |
PÄLP 23 |
FIN 1981 |
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LP |
HEAVY METAL SYMPHONY |
Zero |
ZRL 2007 |
FIN 1982 |
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Hardline
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A fivesome formerly known as Mammoth hailing from Oulu playing traditional mid-tempo heavy metal. Especially the A-side is in the finest Running Wild tradition.
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7" |
The Rock Band/Lay My Stakes Into the Future (ps) |
private |
HLR-001 |
FIN 1988 |
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Hatework
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CD |
[V/A] SUOMI FINLAND PERKELE - HOW TO UNDERSTAND FINLAND!? LESSON 2 |
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H.T.R. |
FIN 1999 |
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Havana Black(s)
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A hard rock combo fronted by Hannu "Guts" Leiden of Sarcofagus fame. Originally the band was
called Havana Blacks but the "s" was dropped when it was time to start marketing the band outside
of Finland - a politically correct decision that hurt no one.
Havana Black can be called one of those Finnish bands that almost made it big. They toured the
States with Michael Schenker Group and Great White and shared the same management
with Guns'n'Roses but in the end things just didn't turn out the way they might have.
Nowadays Leiden runs the Seawolf Studios in Suomenlinna (an island off Helsinki's coast) where a number
of Finnish (metal) bands have recorded their material.
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7" |
Is It Fun?/I'm Beggin' Your Pardon (ps) |
Parlophone |
006-138473 7 |
FIN 1985 |
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12"EP |
DEAD AT CAFE INTERPOL (ps) |
Parlophone |
016-138497 6 |
FIN 1986 |
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7" |
Guts/Oh Well (ps) |
Parlophone |
006-138517 7 |
FIN 1987 |
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LP |
FACELESS DAYS |
Parlophone |
777-795409 1 |
FIN 1987 |
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CD |
FACELESS DAYS |
Parlophone |
777-795409 2 |
FIN 1987 |
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7" |
Sheila/Trashtown (ps) |
Parlophone |
006-138540 7 |
FIN 1987 |
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7" |
Hoo Myself/Shoot You Down |
Parlophone |
777-138554 7 |
FIN 1988 |
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7" |
Hoo Myself/? |
EMI |
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JPN 1989 |
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7" |
Indian Warrior/Sense of Love (ps) |
Parlophone |
777-138548 7 |
FIN 1988 |
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7" |
Lone Wolf/Run With Me (ps) |
Parlophone |
016-138560 7 |
FIN 1988 |
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7" |
Lone Wolf/? |
Capitol |
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USA 1989 |
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CDS |
Lone Wolf |
Parlophone |
560-138561 2 |
FIN 1988 |
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CDEP |
LONE WOLF (promo) |
Capitol |
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USA 1989 |
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LP |
INDIAN WARRIOR |
Parlophone |
777-790567 1 |
FIN 1988 |
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LP |
INDIAN WARRIOR |
Capitol |
C1-90567 |
USA 1989 |
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LP |
INDIAN WARRIOR |
Capitol |
064-794316 1 |
GER 1989 |
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LP |
INDIAN WARRIOR |
Capitol |
EKLP-0074 |
KOR 1990 |
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CD |
INDIAN WARRIOR |
Parlophone |
777-790567 2 |
FIN 1988 |
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CD |
INDIAN WARRIOR |
Capitol |
C1-90567 |
USA 1988 |
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CD |
INDIAN WARRIOR |
Capitol |
064-794316 2 |
GER 1989 |
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CD |
INDIAN WARRIOR |
Toshiba |
TOCP-6159 |
JPN 19?? |
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MCD |
GREAT WHITE BLUES AND BOOGIE TOUR (promo) |
Capitol |
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USA 1989 |
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CD |
[split w/Pepe Ahlqvist] RADIOMAFIA YLE 2 |
Yle |
YLE CDY45 |
FIN 1991 |
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7" |
Love, Understanding & a Helping Hand/Faceless Days (ps) |
Parlophone |
777-138618 7 |
FIN 1991 |
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LP |
EXILES IN MAINSTREAM |
Parlophone |
777-796916 1 |
FIN 1991 |
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CD |
EXILES IN MAINSTREAM |
Parlophone |
777-796916 2 |
FIN 1991 |
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CD |
EXILES IN MAINSTREAM |
Pony Canyon |
PCCY-00302 |
JPN 199? |
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CDS |
King of Beggars |
Parlophone |
7243 86702 2 |
FIN 1993 |
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LP |
GROWING WINGS |
Parlophone |
7243 827601 1 |
FIN 1993 |
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CD |
GROWING WINGS |
Parlophone |
7243 827601 2 |
FIN 1993 |
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CD |
GROWING WINGS |
Toshiba |
TOCP-8166 |
JPN 199? |
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MCD |
LEFTOVERS FOR THE RIGHT PEOPLE |
Also |
ALS-002 |
FIN 1994 |
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[V/A] HEADIN' FOR THE NORTH |
Pink Honey |
ROSACD 200 |
SWE 1995 |
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LEGEND OF THE INDIAN WARRIORS (BEST OF) |
Parlophone |
7243 496750 2 |
FIN 1998 |
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Havoc
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Obscure hard rock band from Nokia. This is the first record of Rami Jämsä who later became
known as the front man of death metallers Convulse.
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7" |
Passage in My Life/Surrounded by Bain (ps) |
private |
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FIN 1989 |
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Hellion Noise
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Melodic mid-tempo metal from Lahti. In January 1989 drummer Tude Usvala joined the ranks of power trio Francine who have made a succesful career with their energetic rock'n'roll/rockabilly/punk mix.
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7" |
Devil's Daughter/Magic Moment (ps) |
private |
HNS-688 |
FIN 1988 |
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Hevinkelium
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Heavy metal versions of hymns (sung in Finnish of course) - how's that for a stillborn idea?
If not badly mistaken this is a side project of a pop/rock cover band Super Trouper that features e.g. former members of Finland's
very first rap posse Pääkköset.
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CD |
VARRELLA VIRREN |
Mefisto |
MEFCD 0198 |
FIN 1998 |
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CDS |
Tiellä ken vaeltaa |
Mefisto |
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FIN 1998 |
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Hidden Truth
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Garage level hard rock that doesn't really take off at any point.
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7" |
Just Another Game/Run Away (ps) |
private |
HTS 89 |
FIN 1989 |
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J. Hiltunen's Wings of Destiny
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An undiscovered Yngwie J. Malmsteen from Kallio, Helsinki. Mostly instrumental guitar
virtuosity but Peter James Goodman (Stud, Pegasos etc.) doing vocals when necessary.
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CD |
J. HILTUNEN'S WINGS OF DESTINY |
private |
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FIN 1996 |
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HIM
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Love metal - oh boy and yeah right. Make that rather sweet melodic hard rock with some dark goth-romantic vibe
added to make the impressionable youth go wild. The band started out by covering Chris Isaak and went on from there.
The attraction of HIM (His Infernal Majesty in the early days) is strongly based on vocalist Ville Valo's charisma -
something the dozens of undistinguished copycats can only dream of. Drummer Gas Lipstick (Mika "Kaasu" Karppinen)
has played drums also in Kyyria among others and he was also the vocalist in thrash combo Dementia.
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CDEP |
666 WAYS TO LOVE: PROLOGUE |
BMG |
74321 424522 |
FIN 1996 |
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CDS |
WHEN LOVE AND DEATH EMBRACE |
BMG |
74321 530882 |
FIN 1997 |
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GREATEST LOVE SONGS VOL. 666 |
BMG |
74321 531062 |
FIN 1997 |
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CDEP |
YOUR SWEET SIX SIX SIX |
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FIN 1997 |
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Hin Onde
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7"EP |
FIERY SEPTEMBER TIME (ps) |
Aftermath Music |
CHAPTER III |
NOR 1998 |
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Hiroshima
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Originally formed in Stockholm, Sweden in 1982 as Target, and considered a Swedish band by most people but featured here here by public demand.
The band's guitarists were brothers originally from Pielavesi and drummer Raimo "The Quick" Pikanen was a rock n' roll veteran from Tampere (who had already played glam rock
in Alwari Tuohitorvi in the early '70s - and is still active in Indians Of Justice with Jukka Tolonen of Tasavallan Presidentti fame). Hiroshima played solid '80s
metal with some '70s hard rock influences. Bass player Jouko went on to play in glam/sleaze rockers Pussy Galore
and vocalist Tony moved to the States in the late '80s.
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7" |
Soldier of the World/Nuclear Night (ps) |
Pirate |
HIRS 830901 |
SWE 1983 |
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7" |
Rock'n'Roll Priest/Touch Me (ps) |
Kräk |
KRÄKS 45 |
FIN 1984 |
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LP |
TASTE OF DEATH |
Kräk |
KRÄLP 16 |
FIN 1984 |
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Hollis Brown
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Solid hard rock group from Vaasa with strong AC/DC wibe. Special guest star Dave Lindholm (a Finnish rock scene mainstay) doing some guitar solos on the bedut single.
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7" |
Rock'n Roll Brainstorm/Rise My Rifle (ps) |
MauMau |
MAUMAU-2 |
FIN 1989 |
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7" |
Nightmare / She Wanna Ride (ps) |
private |
HBS-91 |
FIN 1991 |
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Holy Rose
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Melodic mainstrean metal trio. Well played but the production is the kind
quality you can expect from a private release.
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7" |
No Pre-motion / Over (ps) |
private |
HOLYS 01 |
FIN 1989 |
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Horna
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Grim keyboard-free black metal from Lappeenranta, singing in Finnish for the most part.
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3-CD |
[V/A] ENCYCLOPAEDIA PESTILENTIA |
Velvet Music International |
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FRA 1997 |
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CD |
HIIDENTORNI |
Solistitium |
SOL015 |
GER 1997 |
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MCD |
KOHTI YHDEKSÄN NOUSUA |
Solistitium |
SOL018 |
GER 1998 |
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CD |
HAUDANKYLMYYDEN MAILLA |
Solistitium |
SOL031 |
GER 1999 |
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7"EP |
SOTA (ps) |
Sinister Productions |
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GRE 1999 |
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10"EP |
PERIMÄ VIHASSA JA VERIKOSTOSSA (picture disc) |
Oskorei |
OP-011 |
NOR 1999 |
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Horsepower
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Hard rockers from Tampere whose self-financed 7" single topped the local (as in Tampere, a city of less than 300.000 people)
single charts and due to this massive success got signed by Poko Rekords, Finland's biggest indie label at the time.
Drummer Ari "Kreivi" Toikka has later tasted real success in the world-famous disco group Bomfunk MC's.
Vocalist Juha Junttu has made a good career in acting.
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7" |
Weekend Wizard/Motor of Love (ps) |
Blues Brothers |
BBX-001 |
FIN 1988 |
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7" |
Bad Hearted Woman/Rosalie (ps) |
Poko |
PIS 258 |
FIN 1989 |
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LP |
VIRGINITY (inn) |
Poko |
PÄLP 105 |
FIN 1989 |
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CD |
VIRGINITY |
Poko |
POKOCD 105 |
FIN 1989 |
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7" |
Big Fat Mama/Oh My Oh (ps) |
Poko |
PIS 265 |
FIN 1989 |
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12" |
A NEW ROSE EVERY DAY |
Poko |
PIS 280-12 |
FIN 1990 |
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7" |
Gloria/Forgotten Roads (ps) |
Poko |
PIS 289 |
FIN 1991 |
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LP |
SECOND ALBUMMAH (inn) |
Poko |
PÄLP 116 |
FIN 1991 |
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CD |
SECOND ALBUMMAH |
Poko |
POKOCD 116 |
FIN 1991 |
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CDEP |
TNT |
Poko |
PSCD03 |
FIN 1991 |
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CDEP |
KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY |
Poko |
PSCD17 |
FIN 1992 |
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LP |
TALL, TERRIFIC AND TROUBLE (inn) |
Poko |
PÄLP 135 |
FIN 1992 |
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CD |
TALL, TERRIFIC AND TROUBLE |
Poko |
POKOCD 135 |
FIN 1992 |
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CD |
LOUD AND PROUD |
Poko |
POKOCD 157 |
FIN 199 |
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Hundred Years
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CD |
YEAR IN, YEAR OUT |
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1993 |
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CD |
HUNDRED YEARS |
Hellhound |
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GER 1995 |
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CD |
SKYHOOK |
Hellhound |
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GER 1997 |
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