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Album Details
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· Produced By: Jari Salo
· Running Time: 50.05
· Release Date: June 21
· Released: EU
· Genre: Melodic Rock
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· LabelLink: MTM
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Details
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Line-Up:
Janne Hurme: vocals
Jari Salo: guitars, vocals
Tony Green: keyboards, vocals
Harri Kinnunen: bass
Petri Lehto: drums
Info:
The hard rock and metal boom of the eighties left a lasting impression on millions of teenagers. Among them, two young guys in Turku, Finland got an extremely bad case of hard rock poisoning. In 1986 it got really bad, and they decided to form their first band. Those guys were vocalist Janne Hurme and drummer Petri Lehto, and that band, whatever it was called, lead them to a road of no return...and ultimately to HUMAN TEMPLE.
Janne Hurme a solo artist has achieved sales of 150.000 albums, and his breakthrough single "Kirje" was one of the biggest hits of the last decade in Finland. Janne is also the frontman of cover/party band SEX A.M. and one of the vocalists of ROCK CITY BAND, a heavy metal/hard rock cover project
During the late eighties and early nineties Janne and Petri played in various bands with many of the rock musicians of the Turku area, including current members of bands such as Kilpi, Clayskin and Rock City Band. In 1995 things changed dramatically, as Hurme was given an opportunity to sing entirely different kind of music in 1995. He took the chance and went on to become one of the most popular pop/"schlager" artists in the country, but he never lost his passion for metal and hard rock. There was always a hard rock band waiting in the wings...and Janne kept on writing hard rock songs.
Human Temple was formed in 1998. During 2002 a first demo found its' way to a few magazines, websites and record labels. The response was very encouraging, not only from the press and labels, but also from the music fans.
In early 2003 the band decided that it was time for the first album. Guitarist Jari Salo handled the production duties, as he's been doing studio work for years.
Just to add a little extra flavour to the album, a few guests were invited to take part: three Finnish top lead guitarists, Emppu Vuorinen from NIGHTWISH, Jani Liimatainen from SONATA ARCTICA and Erkka Korhonen from URBAN TALE added their solos to one song each. One of the best metal shouters of the country, Taage Laiho of ALTARIA fame provided backing vocals.
Finally, in February 2004 the album was mastered by Mika Jussila at the world-famous Finnvox studio.
In March 2004 the band signed a deal with MTM, one of the leading hard rock labels in Europe. The label will release the album "Insomnia" in summer, 2004, and it's a must for everyone into melodic hard rock, AOR or even melodic, 80'ies styled metal.
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