About Me
MARKO PUKKILA - bass player, songwriter, engineer, producer
Marko Pukkila is a bassplayer and a songwriter from Finland. He is the former bass player of the finnish melodic metal band Altaria (www.altariamusic.com). He released three studio albums and one compilation with Altaria. All albums were released worldwide. They also toured Europe with Sonata Arctica and Doro and played big festivals in Germany, Belgium and Finland. Pukkila left Altaria in the end of 2007 and started writing music for other artists. He has written music for movies and soundtracks and also done recordings for different Tribute and compilation albums.
In 2005 Pukkila was also working with ex-Dio guitarist Rowan Robertson on a new hard rock band. The band was called Wicked Outlaw. They have plans to tour the U.S and release an album in the future. Pukkila also worked with Robertson in 2005 performing on tracks for a David Lee Roth Tribute Album Titled "Just Like Paradise: A Tribute To Diamond David Lee Roth". Pukkila and Robertson also worked with former Black Sabbath drummer Vinny Appice on this album.
In 2006 Pukkila had a project called Neverday together with Jani Liimatainen (Sonata Arctica, Cains Suffering) and Andy Engberg (Lions Share). They only wrote a few songs together and recorded one demo. You can listen to the songs here: www.mikseri.net/neverday
In 2007 Pukkila had written a lot of songs that he didnt really have much use for. So he teamed up with Janne Hurme (Human Temple) to work on the songs and record them. Then Pukkila asked his good friend Jani Liimatainen if he would like to play guitar on the demo. Liimatainen really liked the songs so they started to write new songs. That was the beginning of Dream Asylum. You can listen to some songs here: www.mikseri.net/dream_asylum Dream Asylum is currently looking for a record deal.
In 2008 Pukkila formed a new band called Fallout Moon. The band is currently writing material for their debut album. Check out Fallout Moon..s homepage www.falloutmoon.com
Marko Pukkila..s bands:
Fortune (1988-92)
Blindside (1994-1995)
Altaria (2000-2007)
Wicked Outlaw (2005-present)
Neverday (2006)
Dream Asylum (2007-present)
Fallout Moon (2008-present)
Musicians Marko Pukkila has worked with:
-Kee Marcello (Europe)
-Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Dio)
-Frankie Banali (Wasp, Quiet Riot)
-Phil Lewis (LA Guns)
-Costello Hautamaki (Popeda, Hanoi Rocks)
-Phil Varone (Skid Row, Saigon Kick)
-Johnny Dee (Britny Fox, Waysted, Doro)
-Keri Kelli (Slash..s Snakepit, Warrant, Ratt)
-Chad Stewart (Faster Pussycat)
-Rowan Robertson (Dio)
-Alex Grossi (Quiet Riot, Bang Tango, Beautiful Creatures)
-Derrick LeFevre (Lillian Axe)
-Troy Patrick Farrell (White Lion, Dizzy Reed)
-Erik Turner (Warrant)
-Tracy G (Dio, WWIII)
...and others.
DISCOGRAPHY:
ALTARIA
-Invitation (2003, worldwide release)
-Warmth In The Wilderness - A Tribute To Jason Becker (2003, Japan only)
-Divinity (2004, worldwide)
-The Fallen Empire (2006, worldwide)
-Divine Invitation (2007, worldwide)
MARKO PUKKILA
-Just Like Paradise - A Tribute To David Lee Roth (2005, USA & Europe)
-It's So Easy - A Tribute To Guns..n Roses Vol 1 (2006, USA & Europe)
-Three Lock Box - A Tribute To Sammy Hagar (2006, USA)
-Panama - A Tribute To Van Halen (2006, USA)
-Chinese Hypocrisy - N International Tribute To Guns N Roses (2006, USA)
-Night Traveler: Prophecy Of The Elder (multimedia adventure, 2007, USA)
-Too Fast For Love - A Tribute To Mötley Crue (2007, USA)
-Lick It Up - A Tribute To Kiss (USA)
-KISS My Ankh - A Tribute To Vinnie Vincent (2008, USA)
-Skater Rock Vol 1-3 (2008,USA)
-Double Talking Jive - A Hard Rock Tribute To Guns N Roses (2008, USA)
-Misty Mountain Hop - A Led Zeppelin Tribute (USA)
COMING IN 2009:
-Hysteria - A Tribute To Def Leppard (USA)
-Still Of The Night - A Tribute To Whitesnake (USA & Europe)
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