Dream Asylum

The foundation of Dream Asylum was built by Marko Pukkila, the bass player and songwriter of Altaria. He had material that wasn't suitable for the classic metal style of his main band, more melodic rock by nature. To sing these songs he needed a strong, emotional voice, and it didn't take him too long to invite Janne Hurme to the studio. Hurme, who has released several solo albums and a critically acclaimed hard rock album with his band Human Temple, was impressed by the quality of the songwriting and gladly accepted the invitation.Jani Liimatainen, the guitarist of Sonata Arctica was also contacted, and he agreed to "enter the Asylum". As it happened, he also had a selection of songs that would fit neatly into the sound of the new project, and lo and behold - the band had an albums' worth of songs with strong crossover potential!