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Sami Vauhkonen

Metal ´n´ roll !!!

About Me

Hey all the people !
I play guitar, write songs and drink beer. Okay, that's not all I do but that's what I really LOVE to do ! I've been doing music since my groundmother bought me an acoustic guitar when I was nine years old. At the moment I'm running the band called LULLACRY and I play also in a band called ROCK. Hell Yeah, you read it right ! The first album will be out in 2008/2009.
Here's the Lullacry story:
LULLACRY Biography
High Energy, massive impact, tenderly bruising and gently entangling LULLACRYreturn with their siren song. Seductively demure Tanja’s voice adds mystery and passion to the Finnish quintet’sheavy rock. Exciting rock hooks pour out taking firm hold in your head and leaving their smoky essence imbued inyour soul.
Helsinki, Finland 1998: LULLACRY release their first album Sweet Desire on Heart, Trust andRespect Records, then moving to Spinefarm for their 2001 sophomore release, entitled Be My God. Century Media,enticed by the alluring strains, licensed the album and released it in parts of Continental Europe and NorthAmerica, further expanding their growing worldwide fanbase. Promoted by a European tour supporting Edguy,performing live proved that their music and the band was stage ready. Due to differences then vocalist Tanya leftLULLACRY replaced by the hypnotically beautiful and vocally dazzling Tanja. Crucify My Heart (2003) was called byOutburn the band’s best album to date having “the catchiest damn choruses imaginable.” LULLACRY then made theirfirst North American appearance at 2003’s Milwaukee MetalFest. Once home they recorded 2004’s Fire Within EP andpromptly returned to North America performing on a sold-out tour supporting Nightwish.
Buoyed by the tourssuccess the band jumped straight into recording Vol. 4 at Finland’s Astia Studio with Anssi Kippo (Children OfBodom, Entwine) and Finnvox Studio (Sentenced, Theatre of Tragedy) with Mikko Karmila (Nightwish, Stratovarius),who also mixed the album.
Allow yourself to be drawn in by the band’s defined and impressive sense forpassionately entertaining rock.
More info at Lullacry.com

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Member Since: 9/17/2006
Band Website: samivauhkonen.com
Influences: All good music, 80´s heavy rock, Zakk Wylde, Steve Vai, Jerry Cantrell, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley, James Hetfield, Dave Wyndorf, Tony Iommi, Nicke Andersson, Blackie Lawless, David Coverdale, Desmond Child, Trey Azagthoth, Mikael Åkerfeldt, Nikki Sixx, Bob Rock/Randy Staub, Rudolf Schenker, Glenn Danzig...
Sounds Like: "Lullacry seems to defy easy comparisons mixing modern, hard-edged rock with sweet pop vocals and rowdy ´80s metal abandon" - OUTBURN MAGAZINE
Type of Label: None