Wankers Of The Zoo Crew: "Strange Priorities"
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WANKERS OF THE ZOO CREW is a band, founded in Helsinki, Finland early 2006, consisting of five youngsters around the age 30. With their instruments the five strive to create seemingly individual rock music, nonethless coated with commercial seasoning.
Vocalist/songwriter of REPRINTED for eleven years, TOMMI SALMELAINEN, gathered around him unsuspecting musicians who were not afraid to take part in his vision of making music in the spirit of FAITH NO MORE and the 90's in general. JUKKA RINKINEN, bassist found by pure luck, brought with him the guitarist JUSSI JALKANEN, his former bandmate from RAJAH. The seat behind the drum kit, which was already set up in the REPRINTED's rehearsal place, fell naturally to HARRI KUOSMANEN, the former drummer of the Rep's. Harri's workmate TOMMI SALOMAA earned the keyboardist's place for his first name. August 2007 Jukka and Jussi had to quit for the change of priorities in the band. After a few frustrating auditions the guitarist was found much more closer than they had ever thought when a good friend of them, TOMI JULKUNEN, decided to help the guys out and joined the band. The bassist was naturally harder to find but the Wankers got lucky big time when a very talented bass player, KALLE KESKI-ORVOLA answered their "Wanted" ad on the net. It took only two rehearsals to find out that it all worked perfectly and they definitely were ready to conquer the world!!! Kalle left the band after 20 hours of joining.
Encouraged by the responses of a limited audience to a couple of demos, WANKERS OF THE ZOO CREW will continue to pursue its unrealistic goal of succeeding with its untrendy concept. The band is a non-deliberate counter-reaction to the prevailing glorification of the 80's, short and snappy band names, the importance of looking good, and the "too much screaming and too little chorus"- complaints of the old folks. The hard but melodic line of the Wankers verges on originality, and the impossibility of playing to the gallery will not be admitted.