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Children Of Bodom

Children of Bodom is a Finnish band from the city of Espoo, near Helsinki. The name of the band comes from one of the most famous Finnish murder cases of all time. (The murdering of three teenagers one night at Lake Bodom back in the 60's.) Early Children of Bodom albums are inspired by classical music and death metal (Red Light in My Eyes pt. 1 starts with a line from J.S. Bach's Invention No.13 in A minor and Red Light in My Eyes pt.

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Backsliders

There are at least 3 bands called Backsliders. One is from Australia (see http://www.backsliders.com.au) and the other, from Finland, is described below. The third is an alternative country rock band from Raleigh, North Carolina. Finnish biker band Backsliders were Marko Asser Hirsma (vocals & bass), Dan "Danny" Peter Wilhelm Eklund (guitar), Antti Kalervo "Ana" Haglund (drums) and Olli Sakari Hilden (except on the first two albums where they were a trio) (guitar). On the latest album Marko Kainulainen (played with Andy McCoy and Boycott) replaced Antti Haglund who passed away.

Read more about Backsliders on Last.fm.

Tabula Rasa

There are several bands named 'Tabula Rasa': a Finnish progressive rock group, a math rock band, a medieval band, a Greek punk band which was active in the 90's, a reggae band from Poland, an acoustic/folk band from Birmingham, UK and a funk-rock band from Solothurn, Switzerland. The following text deals with the progressive rock group: Tabula Rasa was one of the most influencial progressive rock groups of the 1970's in Finland. Tabula Rasa was formed in Kangasala, Finland, in 1972.

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malignus

There are 2 artists with the name malignus,
1) Black metal band band from Finland (formed 1997)
2) Technical death metal band from Melbourne, Australia 1)
Malignus was born at the end of 1997 in Haapajärvi, Finland. Original line-up was Ahmis (vocals and
guitar), Arto Räisälä (guitar), Tomi (bass) and Latex (drums). First changes happened when Arto Räisälä left the band. Tomi moved from bass to guitar and Rage joined Malignus to fill the empty place of bassist. A.Komu was also rarely seen playing keyboards at

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Teeth & Tongue

Teeth & Tongue is the solo project/band of New Zealand born songwriter and performer Jess Cornelius. Her debut album 'Monobasic' was released on Crystal Chain Records via Inertia in November 2008. Teeth & Tongue also includes Marc Regueiro-Mckelvie (guitar), Patrick Millman (bass), Steve Masterton (drums) and Brigitte Hart (keys, vocals).

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Ups & Downs

This can refer to two different bands: 1. Brisbane band Ups and Downs
2. Norwegian downsrock band Ups & Downs from Molde 1. Brisbane band Ups and Downs played a brand of ethereal, well-crafted, jangly guitar pop that called to mind Australian post-punk icons The Church. The bands influences also extended to overseas groups like Cocteau Twins, R.E.M., and Flamin' Groovies.
Indeed, the name Ups and Downs was derived from a track on the Flamin' Groovies 1978 album, Now.

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Turisas

Turisas is a Finnish folk metal band from Hämeenlinna. They were founded in 1997 by Mathias Nygård and Jussi Wickström and named after an ancient Finnish god of war. Turisas combine elements of folk metal and power metal, with strong influences from symphonic metal as well. The album title Battle Metal has given rise to the term "battle metal" being used as a description of folk metal (as stated by Metal Hammer magazine) but it may not be a canonical metal subgenre.

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A Murder of Crows

There is more than one band named A Murder of Crows: 1. A fledgling hardcore/d-beat outfit from the south west of england. Formed early 2009, they have already cut their first ep (self-titled) and are planning a european tour early next year. Featuring members of Jesus Bruiser, Belladonna and Anti-pack. 2. A musical project of Elliott Smith (billed as Elliott Stillwater-Rotter) and Garrick Duckler. Duckler and Smith had previously played together in Stranger Than Fiction, Smith's high school band, which released three limited-edition cassettes.

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Muska

Marija "Muska" Babitzin (28th June 1952, Helsinki) is a Finnish singer. She is the daughter of a musical Russian emigrant family, and her brothers are <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Kirka" class="bbcode_artist">Kirka</a> and <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Sammy+Babitzin" class="bbcode_artist">Sammy Babitzin</a>. Her biggest hits include songs "Kirjoita postikorttiin" (1971) and "Krokotiili rock" (1973).

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