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Mika Kansikas: Guitar |
Matti Jalonen: Bass |
Stenda Kukkonen: Drums |
Ari Toivanen: Lead vocals |
Information: STUD, a pioneer of Finnish Melodic Hard Rock is back! They also appeared in famous TV show MTV3's Levyraati, and got some airplay on Finnish radio as well. Touring expanded across the border, when STUD among the few Finnish bands toured Estonia's largest cities, at a time when Estonia's independence was still around the corner. At the end of the decade, after a new change of singer STUD tried to record a full-length album, but failed to make a deal with a record company, since new, darker music, had increased popularity in Finland. STUD made their last gigs in 1989, after which the band broke up. Now STUD is back. Original line-up Ari Toivanen (vocals), Mika Kansikas (guitar), Pasi Hietanen The actual recording was started in February 2012 at Magnusborg studio in Porvoo. Recordings continued throughout the spring and summer, until the album was finally recorded in September. STUD decided to publish a single prior to the album, in order to promote their second coming. A new single Lovers In The Night / Out Of The Darkness was released in October. Album, with a total of 13 songs will be published during the winter. Currently the band is preparing themselves for live gigs. STUD is back and rocks harder than ever! Andreas "RockBelt": *Band Score 8.5/10* "The first sample of their new tunes sounds great. Lets wait what they have to offer!" |