Bloodpit
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Bloodpit is a Finnish
hard rock
band. Before 1998 the band has been named "RIP" and "Turmio". It was founded in 1994 by Matthau Mikojan (Matti Mikkonen), lead singer, and Paavo Pekkonen, guitarist. They released their first album Mental Circus
in 2005, along with many singles, such as "Platitude", "Bad-Ass Blues", and "Wise Men Don't Cry". Their second album, Off the Hook was released in 2007. The single "Platitude" is on the soundtrack to the EA Sports
game NHL 07
.
, in a similar role.
Also, Matthau and his brother are sons of departed Arwo Mikkonen, who has played guitar for the famous band Popeda
.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band. Before 1998 the band has been named "RIP" and "Turmio". It was founded in 1994 by Matthau Mikojan (Matti Mikkonen), lead singer, and Paavo Pekkonen, guitarist. They released their first album Mental Circus
Mental Circus
Mental Circus is the debut album from Bloodpit, a Finnish rock band. It was released on Beemvees/Playground Music in 2005.-Tracklist:#"Bad Echo"#"In A Furnace"#"Platitude"#"Autumn"#"Bad-Ass Blues"#"For The Time Being"#"For The Days Of The End"...
in 2005, along with many singles, such as "Platitude", "Bad-Ass Blues", and "Wise Men Don't Cry". Their second album, Off the Hook was released in 2007. The single "Platitude" is on the soundtrack to the EA Sports
EA Sports
EA Sports is a brand of Electronic Arts that creates and develops sports video games. Formerly a marketing gimmick of Electronic Arts, in which they tried to mimic real-life sports networks by calling themselves "EA Sports Network" with pictures or endorsements of real commentators such as John...
game NHL 07
NHL 07
NHL 07 is an ice hockey video game. It was released on September 12, 2006, the successor to NHL 06. The game improved the series' gameplay with more realistic features, such as stickhandling and a wider variety of controller schemes...
.
Band members
- Antti Ravín - vocals
- Paavo Pekkonen - guitar
- Pietu Hiltunen - guitar
- Aleksi Keränen - bass
- Alarik Valamo - drums
Previous band members
- Matthau MikojanMatthau MikojanMatthau Mikojan is a Finnish rock musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter in a band named after him. In addition, he has thrown some gigs with a Finnish rock band called Black Jezus but he is not an official member of it...
- guitar and vocals (1998–2007) - Janne Kolehmainen - bass (1998–2000)
- Arnold T. Kumputie - drums (1999–2002)
- Sir ChristusSir ChristusSir Christus is a Finnish guitarist, best known as the former rhythm guitarist of the glam rock band Negative. His father was Arwo Mikkonen, guitarist of the legendary Finnish rock band Popeda...
- guitar and backing vocals (2000–2002) - Paspartou Hagen - bass (2002)
Related bands
Previously bassist for Bloodpit, Matthau's older brother, Sir Christus, left to play guitar in Negative. Of the latter, Antti Anatomy, bassist, appeared in Bloodpit's video "Wise Men Don't Cry" as a vengeful brother, accompanied by Jussi Selo, from UniklubiUniklubi
Uniklubi is a Finnish alternative rock band. It was founded in 1999. The band became well known for its hit Rakkautta ja piikkilankaa in 2004. The band's lyrics are in the Finnish language. All members are from the town of Hämeenkyrö, except the bassist Teemu Rajamäki, who is from Ikaalinen...
, in a similar role.
Also, Matthau and his brother are sons of departed Arwo Mikkonen, who has played guitar for the famous band Popeda
Popeda
Popeda is a Finnish rock band hailing from Tampere and one of the staples of Manserock. Epe Helenius, who signed the band for Poko Rekords in 1977, called the band "Finnish Rolling Stones"...
.
Albums
- Mental CircusMental CircusMental Circus is the debut album from Bloodpit, a Finnish rock band. It was released on Beemvees/Playground Music in 2005.-Tracklist:#"Bad Echo"#"In A Furnace"#"Platitude"#"Autumn"#"Bad-Ass Blues"#"For The Time Being"#"For The Days Of The End"...
(2005) - Off the Hook (2007)
- The Last Day Before the First (2009)
Singles
- "Out to Find You" (2005)
- "One More Time" (2005)
- "Platitude" (2005)
- "Bad-Ass Blues" (2005)
- "Wise Men Don't Cry" (2007)
Videos
- "Platitude" (2005)
- "Bad-Ass Blues" (2006)
- "Wise Men Don't Cry" (2007)
- "For You To Be Safe" (2008)