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Monsteriser "Shortcuts to a Dead End" bio 2008
"Monsteriser sounds like Alice in Chains with Dimebag Darrell on guitar" - Soundi music monthly
Monsteriser is a four-piece from eastern Finland who call their music South Carelia Heavy Grunge. The definition is short but all the sweeter and precisely, that's what its all about. Grinding guitars, strong melodies, rocking heavy rhythms and sleek, but not watered down production. Monsteriser are no new kids on the block, these guys have been playing in bands and making music for the past two decades. They have families and real jobs yet they are still playing heavy rock like there's no tomorrow. Is this a wise thing for grown-ups to be doing? But why of course!
Monsteriser is fronted by music virtuoso Miitri Aaltonen (voc, guitar) who also enjoys fame as a much sought-after producer having been in the limelight with chart-topping Finnish metal acts Stam1na and Mokoma amongst others.
"The Long Snap to Zero" was Monsteriser's debut from 2006 paying homage to their heroes in Seattle as well as the forefathers of modern metal. The new album, "Shortcuts to a Dead End", mixes all the goodness of grunge into dark guitar riffs with a solid metal ladle. Drummer Janne Hynynen sees it as a quintessentially Finnish realist approach to metal sounds that evolved far overseas. "Its Finnish grunge with a heavy sound but we traded those flannel shirts for Jussi jumpers and wiped our asses with the beanies" (Jussi jumpers are the traditional outfits of infamous knife-wielding rednecks from the Ostrobothnia region of Finland, often worn by fellow countrymen The Dudesons).
"Shortcuts to a Dead End" was recorded in Imatra, the band's hometown in southeastern Finland, rubbing shoulders with the Russian border. And as on their album debut the producer twiddling the knobs was Miitri. "We found it worked extremely well on the first album, so why change a good thing. Plus of course we didn't want any outsiders messing the place up", chortles Janne.
The main bulk of the album was recorded in November 2007 through to January 2008. This time songwriting duties were divided among all four band members which can be heard in the album's more diverse output. One track is fully acoustic (A track without fuzz guitar, can it be music?, the band laugh) and all lyrical credits go to main man Miitri. His lyrics much reflect the state of the world as it is today, with a special focus on things that have gone awry.
Regarding the album title Miitri says: "When we started the project we weren't focused on where the album was going musically. However, we wanted to stick with the heavy grunge sound but didn't want to take the easy way out, as it were. This thought evolved into an inside joke about going under fences and through open gates that roughly translates as not taking the easy way out but just taking a way out. So that idea kind of attached itself to the title". The title also brings to mind Finns in general, who typically tend to see things in terms of Murphy's Law - things that can go wrong will go wrong. "Yeah, we're a bunch of sad bastards. But I think we have got it right on this album." And this they definitely have done, go and listen for yourselves.

MONSTERISER - SLOWLY WE DIE
MONSTERISER - DAYS LIKE THESE
Review quotes:
“Monsteriser brings grunge back to life by a series of electric shocks.” www.imperumi.net
“The album has a perfect ratio of melodies and ruthless pounding.” Soundi
“If ‘Days Like These’ was a song by an American band, it would already be a global hit”. www.noise.fi
“Grown men at the real job!” Aamulehti
“Monsteriser doesn’t reach over their heads, they simply do what they do best.” Inferno
“These guys make it easy to applaud “The Long Snap To Zero.” www.vertigo.cd

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Member Since: 7/22/2006
Band Website: monsteriser.com
Band Members: Miitri Aaltonen: lead vocals, guitar
Tommi Suonpää: bass
Janne Hynynen: drums, background vocals
Antti Toiviainen: lead guitar, background vocals

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Order your copy of
SHORTCUTS TO A DEAD END from
LEVYKAUPPA ÄX
(Worldwide)
RELEASE DATE 2.4.2008 (Finland)

Order your copy of
THE LONG SNAP TO ZERO from
LEVYKAUPPA ÄX (Worldwide) MOREMUSIC (Worldwide)CDON.COM (Europe)
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New photos

Monsteriser photos from Klubi (Turku, May 15th) are now online. To support Huumakuva.net, click here!  To view more of Monsteriser (and Pain Solution) pics, go Petri Vilén..s Webalbum.Check them ...
Posted by MONSTERISER (new album out now) on Wed, 21 May 2008 03:39:00 PST

Slowly We Die -video

MONSTERISER: SLOWLY WE DIE All of the honor belongs to the following people:Janne Suhonen-DirectorHenry Naiduwawadu-Producer,Co-directorMikko Keskinen -CameraAki Salminen- 2nd CameraTuukka ...
Posted by MONSTERISER (new album out now) on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:31:00 PST

Album release postponed by one week (See the Album cover)! Levyn julkaisu siirtyy viikolla!

Album release postponed by one week!!!"Shortcuts to a dead end", a new album by Monsteriser will be released one week later than originally informed due to some technical problems with the sleeve. The...
Posted by MONSTERISER (new album out now) on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:37:00 PST

Album release news!

Monsteriser's new studio album "Shortcuts to a Dead End" will be released in Finland on 26th March. It´s the band´s 2nd full-lenght album, the follow-up to 2006's "The Long Snap to Zero"Ugalabugala, r...
Posted by MONSTERISER (new album out now) on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:55:00 PST

Some kind of studio-diary (Finnish only!) +pics and videos

29.10  30.11. Music Bros studio, Imatra, helvetti.PEKULOINTIA, TISSIBAAREJA JA UMPI-PROGEN SYVIN OLEMUS!Tervehdys nahkanaamaiset ystäväni!Monsteriserin toisen pitkäsoiton äänitykset etenevät hitaast...
Posted by MONSTERISER (new album out now) on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:59:00 PST

Check this shit out!!! Days like these live!

Check this shit out! Days like these live @ Rock to the river 2007  Check out our picks section  as well! There are new photos added to the album.Some kind of studio-diary is coming...
Posted by MONSTERISER (new album out now) on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 05:16:00 PST

Check out this video: Monsteriser feat. Mikko Herranen - Hungerstrike

Check out this video: Monsteriser feat. Mikko Herranen (Rust) - HungerstrikeLive @ Rytmikorjaamo (Seinäjoki) 23.2.07 Add to My Profile | More Videos...
Posted by MONSTERISER (new album out now) on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 04:10:00 PST

Photos from Tavastia 18.09.2007

Check out some cool pics from our recent Tavastia gig here!Thanks to Petri Vilén!...
Posted by MONSTERISER (new album out now) on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 03:33:00 PST

JONKINLAISTA PÄIVÄKIRJAA LUETTAVISSA +KUVIA - SOME KIND OF DIARY AVAILABLE (Finnish only!)+PICS

KESÄTERVEISET HELVETISTÄ19.5. Hyväri30.6. Imatran BB-festival2.-3.7. Music Bros studio19.7. Lappenranta FestivalsNmrö eli moissed eli terska ystävät ja paskamaha viholliset!Monsteriser leirissä kesä o...
Posted by MONSTERISER (new album out now) on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 04:36:00 PST

MONSTERISER HITS THE STUDIO!

Monsteriser will begin the recordings of the second album on 2nd of July 2007 at the Music Bros studios. The first mission is to put "The Devil Is Down" and some drum parts for other tracks in the c...
Posted by MONSTERISER (new album out now) on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 02:49:00 PST