Member Since: 3/9/2005
Band Website: soulrelicband.com/site/
Band Members:
Name: Jay Hölli
Date of birth: 16th of July
Sign: Cancer
Hobbies: music, cars, computer graphics
Musical background: I started to play piano at the age of nine. I took piano lessons about seven years and my first teacher was famous Finnish musician Timo Kahilainen. Besides, I studied music theory and graduated a basic examination.
I have played keyboards in various bands, for example Villi Sydän, Pretoria, Nina
Newton band, Colme Cowboyta, Green Zulu, Nuket, Muska Babitzin band, Hannu Savo & Kamiina. I have also played with several popular Finnish artists like Pelle Miljoona, Pate Mustajärvi, Virve Rosti, Tommi Läntinen, Olli Lindholm, Hannu Leiden, Harri Marstio, Jore Marjaranta, Tipe Johnsson, Ville Leinonen, Jarkko Martikainen, Tony Wirtanen, Timo Rautiainen, Markku Aro, Freeman, Costello etc.
Durings those thirteen years I have played with many cover bands and I’ve done a lots of tribute gigs. Mostly I have played with current Hanoi Rocks drummer Lacu Lahtinen in many projects. Nowadays I also play in Lacu’s solo project Technical Justice, besides we play together in heavy metal band Snakegod.
Other bands: SnakeGod, Technical Justice, LeeWings
Food: Pizza, pasta
Drink: Coffee, Vodka/Campari/juice/soda mixture, Mint Vodka
Movies: Beverly Hills Cop II, Face Off, The Lord of the Rings movies
Actor/Actress: Eddie Murphy, Nicholas Cage
Favourite bands: Whitesnake, Deep Purple, Europe, Toto, HIM
Albums: 1987 (Whitesnake), Burn (Deep Purple), Seventh one (Toto)
Songs: Gimme all your love tonight (Whitesnake), Final Countdown (Europe), Pamela (Toto)
Idols: David Paich, John Lord, Elton John, Jerry Lee Lewis, Robert Wells
Lucky number: 7
Best gig you have seen: Deep Purple in Helsinki '01
Best gig you have played: Sweden Rock Festival ’02 with SnakeGod
Instruments: Korg Triton Pro, Roland VK-7, Roland A-33, Yamaha DX-7--
Contact: [email protected]
Name: Tommy Suomala
Date of birth: 30th of October
Sign: Scorpio
Hobbies: Movies, reading, enjoying silence, making love, oral pleasures, questioning the reasons for my existence...
Musical background: 've always dreamed of being a rockstar, but I started fulfilling the dream not before I turned 18. That's when I started singing. I also play guitar, but only when there's no one watching. I suck. Singing is my passion and I sing whenever possible.
Other bands: -
Food: Chinese, pizza, reindeer, pesto
Drink: Beer, Fanta, orange juice, water, red wine, White Russian
Movies: 12 Monkeys, Fight Club, Clockwork Orange, Apocalypse Now!, Fullmetal Jacket, The Lord Of The Rings -trilogy, Mulholland Drive, every episode of Star Wars, Matrix I, Forrest Gump, Little Women, A Beautiful Mind, One Flew Over Cuckoos Nest, The Shining, The Exorcist, Doors - The Movie, American History X, Schindlers List, Green Mile, Bladerunner, Batman, Batman Returns, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill vol 1 & 2, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, The Butterfly Effect, Mies Vailla Menneisyyttä, A.I. – Artificial Intelligence, Cube, Fifth Element, Requiem For A Dream, American Beauty, Sleepy Hollow, Edward Scissorhands, The Crow, Blow, Benny & Joon, Sleepy Hollow, Vanilla Sky... there's something to begin with... and of course adult movies...
Actor/Actress: Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Uma Thurman, Kate Winslet, Jennifer Connelly, Rakel Liekki, Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Bruce Willis, Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, Johnny Depp, John Travolta
Favourite bands / artists : Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, Coldplay, Depeche Mode, Katatonia, Roy Orbison, Frank Sinatra, The Doors, Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Sinatra, HIM, Type O Negative, Charon, Sentenced, Metallica, Pimple
Albums: The albums by my favourite artists
Songs: Almost every song by my favourite artists… especially Nancy Sinatra: These Boots Are Made For Walking & Bang Bang, Topi Sorsakoski: Salattu suru, Roy Orbison: Only The Lonely, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: Love Letter, Metallica: Bleeding Me & Outlaw Torn, Marko Haavisto & Poutahaukat: Paha vaanii, Urge Overkill: Girl You’ll Be A Woman Soon, Sentenced: No One There & Dead Moon Rising, HIM: Our Diabolikal Rapture & For You, Madonna: Frozen…
Idols: My mom & dad, Nick Cave, Eino Leino, Jim Morrison, Frank Sinatra, James Hetfield
Lucky number: 42
Best gig you have seen: Metallica at Ruisrock Festival '99
Best gig you have played: Maybe SoulRelic at Belgrade, Serbia 2005 (the best crowd!)
Instruments: I sing through whatever is available
Contact: [email protected]
Name: Raymond Pohjola
Date of birth: 8th of January
Sign: Capricorn
Hobbies: Beer & Women
Musical background: Selflearned
Other bands: Reflexion
Food: Kebab, pizza
Drink: Beer, milk
Movies: Spinal Tap, Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains the Same
Actor/Actress: Jim Carrey, Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio
Favourite bands: Mötley Crue, Iron Maiden, Queensryche
Albums: Queensryche: Operation Mindcrime
Songs: For My Pain: Rapture Of Lust
Idols: Tommy Lee, Nico McBrain, Neil Peart
Lucky number: 10
Best gig you have seen: Kiss 97, Helsinki Hartwall Areena
Best gig you have played: Coming soon
Instruments: Yamaha Maple Custom Absolute, Paiste & Zildjian Symbals
Contact: [email protected]
Name: Pecu Talala
Date of birth: 18th of the April
Sign: Aries
Hobbies: gym, reading and back and forward exercise
Musical background: I started playing guitar when I was eleven years old, since that I´ve played in a few good, not so well-known bands.
Other bands: ...
Food: Pizza, Chinese
Drink: Beer, milk and Jägermeister
Movies: Jaws I and II and Planet of the apes Parts I-XX
Actor/Actress: Gary Oldman, Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi
Favourite bands: Rush, Ozzy Osbourne and The Police
Albums: Rush (Grace Under Pressure), Queensryche (Operation:Mindcrime)
Songs: Wind him up (Saga), Angel of death (Thin Lizzy), Fool for your lovin´ (Whitesnake)
Idols: Gustaf II Adolf
Lucky number: 6
Best gig you have seen: Iron Maiden (Hartwall Arena 21.12.2003)
Best gig you have played: Domma- 2 Christmas party, things got wild! :)
Instruments: Bass
Contact: [email protected]
Name: Timo "Tinke" Niemistö
Date of birth: -
Sign: -
Hobbies: Movies...? (Where the hell is my spare time???) ;)
Musical background: My family background is quite musical, so I grew up with music and instruments. At first I learned to play some melodies by piano and later on my father showed me a couple chords for guitar. I got my very first guitar at christmas 1984 (toy Stratocaster made of plastic) ;).The first band I got in to as a drummer, was a punk-band called "Tasohöylä". Classical music has allways been close to my heart so I begun to take classical guitar lessons. Soon I realized that it couldn't satisfy the beast within... ;) So I sold my soul to the Rock music.
Other bands: Anthriel, Underwear
Food: Italian
Movies: Star Wars movies
Actor/Actress: Nicholas Gage, Susan Sarandon
Favourite bands: Symphony X, Within Temptation, Pink Floyd, Deep purple
Albums: V - The New Mythology Suite (Symphony X), Maximum Security (Tony Macalpine)
Songs: Through The Looking Glass (Symphony X), High hopes (Pink Floyd)
Idols: Tony MacAlpine, Michael Romeo, David Gilmour, Eric Johnsson, J.S.Bach
Lucky number: 9
Instruments: Ibanez and ESP guitars, Line6 POD pro pre-amp, Digitech effects Marshall power-amp and cabinets
...taken from the official website
Record Label: Spinefarm Records
Type of Label: Major