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First of all Downstone is about rock and metal. Yet it's the
dynamics, melodies and the strong atmosphere in music which are the
elements to finally create a unique Downstone brand of music and
style.
Downstone was formed in 2005. The nearby towns of Oulu and Kemi,
located in the Bothnian Bay area in northern Finland, were the
birthplace for the band which was originally put together as a side
project by the band mates Markku Kerosalo(bass) and Ville
Markkanen(drums). At the time they were also members of the band
called "May I Cry". After a while the two founding members got in
touch with Kai Kinnunen through an internet search and got him to
play the guitar for their new project. Soon the talk about side
project was, however, proven to be irrelevant.
The next step for the band was to find a vocalist. A lucky incident
brought the guitarist Kai and vocalist Valtteri together. After
hearing Valtteri singing Kai was immediately certain that the voice
would suit perfectly to the sound of Downstone. More luckily Valtteri
was available and eager to join the band. A few rehearsals and time
spent on composing revealed the band lacked another guitar to fatten
up the sound. Tommi Viirret came along after a couple of months and
the band was seriously up for action.
Now Not too long after the formation the band in was in real trouble
'cause Markku and Ville were forced to leave the band due to a lack
of time. Kai already knew drummer Juha Alatalo from their previous
projects together. Juha didn't hesitate to face the challenge and
replaced Ville on the drums. At the same time the band was also
actively looking for a new bass player and Tapani "Tapsa" Puurunen
was soon to complete the new line-up. In addition the line-up now
consisted only of Oulu-based players. After these rearrangements
Downstone had a possibility to concentrate fully on writing kick ass
material built on the distinguishing elements of the band's sound.
The first demo, recorded at the Sirius-studios in Oulu, was released
in early June 2006 on the band's website. Just a couple of months
later a self-titled six-track ep was released to be a more
representative release of the many-sided Downstone material. Year
2007 has been very productive for the band which comes to writing new
songs. During the year Downstone has also done a bunch of live shows
and an eight-track self-released live album, entitled "aLive", will
be released in September 2007. Around that very time comes out also a
single "Lose it" which is recorded and mixed by multitalent Jari
Niemi.
http://www.downstone.net
http://www.myspace.com/downstoneband
Tracks:
01. Bringer Of The Black Rose
02. Mind Control
03. Isolation
04. Farewell
05. Regret
06. Encounter
07. 28-32
08. Lose It
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MGC - pyt - radial - RNS - RTB - ss - UBE - UKi - ViC
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