Private Line (band)
| Private Line | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Helsinki, Finland |
| Genres |
Hard rock Punk rock Metal Pop |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | King Foo Entertainment, Bad Habits Records, Playground Scandinavia, JVC Victor Japan, Edel Italy, Dynamo records Brazil, SOYUZ Russia |
| Website | Private Line |
| Members |
Sammy Aaltonen - voc Jack Smack - gtr/voc Illy - gtr/voc/synths Spit - bass/voc Eliaz - drums/voc |
| Past members |
Jari Huttunen - gtr - 1996–02 Janne Kulju - bass - 1996–99 |
Private Line are a hard rock band from Helsinki, Finland, formed during the mid-1990s (in Jyväskylä, a city in the center of Finland) and continuing today.
The band was founded in the 1990s, when the founding members, Sammy, Jari Huttunen, and Eliaz were still teenagers. They bonded through love of Hanoi Rocks and Mötley Crüe. Private Line won a local band competition and used the prize money from it to record and release their debut EP Smooth Motions in 1998.
After recording Smooth Motions, the band brought in two new members: Spit and Illy. Together they recorded a 5-song promo-CD. Founding member and guitarist Jari left the band and joined in Finnish heavy metal act Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus in May 2002.
While in Helsinki in 2002, vocalist Sammy met a guitarist named Jack, who was previously playing in a band called Rockers Unite!. He was asked to join in the band and gave a new breath of life to Private Line. Jack knew the band and was fan of theirs already before deciding to join them. Jack played two shows with the band before actually becoming a member. Jack's first official performance as a guitarist of Private Line was 25 May 2002 at the club S-Osis in Turku, Finland.
The band started rehearsing new songs during the summer of 2002 and entered the studio in August 2002. Private Line recorded 5 songs in the Jyväskylä Lutakko studios. In December 2002, they released their second CD-EP Six Songs of Hellcity Trendkill with a revamped, energy-filled style with hard R'N'R riffs flavored with synthesizers. The Band used 3 earlier recorded songs "Makin' A Mess Since'77", "Grown Like Others", "Crack In Reality" and 3 new songs "Superstar I.Q.", "Downstairs Upstairs" and "Virgin Suicide" for the new EP. The EP got positive reviews from the Finnish rock media as well as glam and hard rock-orientated webzines. After the Hellcity Trendkill release, Private Line got their first booking agency deal signed with the Sam Agency Oy.
Private Line toured a lot during the year of 2003 with bands like Negative, Peer Gunt, Hybrid Children etc. and started to build up their fanbase in Finland.
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