Von Hertzen Brothers
| Von Hertzen Brothers | |
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Left to right: Jonne von Hertzen, Mikko von Hertzen, Kie von Hertzen.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Finland |
| Genres | Progressive rock, hard rock, psychedelic rock |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Doing Being Music, Universal Music, Spinefarm Records |
| Website | Official website |
| Members |
Kie von Hertzen (guitars, backing vocals), Mikko von Hertzen (vocals, guitar) Jonne von Hertzen (bass guitar, backing vocals) Mikko Kaakkuriniemi (drums) Juha Kuoppala (keyboards) |
Von Hertzen Brothers is a Finnish rock group formed in 2000, by three brothers. Their music is a mix of classic rock combined with progressive elements, folk, punk and contemporary rock. All members have a notable history in the Finnish rock scene, starting from the early 90’s. The guitar-vocalist has played in Don Huonot (1992-2003), the singer-guitarist is an ex-member of Egotrippi (1994-1998) and (1995-1998), and the vocalist-bass guitarist Jonne von Hertzen won the National Rock Contest in 1998 with his band Cosmos Tango and later joined to play the bass in ’s band (1999-2005). The band has two other permanent members, namely on the drums and Juha Kuoppala on the keyboards.
The father of the brothers, Hasse von Hertzen, played guitar in an early sixties band called The Savages and later in . Their uncle Lasse von Hertzen was a member of a well-known 70’s folk band in Scandinavia, .
Von Hertzen Brothers released their first full length album in 2001 on which most of the instruments were played by the brothers themselves. Mikko played the drum parts as well as most of the main vocals. The album was released by an indie label, Zen Garden.
In the spring of 2006 the band released their second album, namely with on the drums. The album achieved gold sales in Finland and won the "Emma" award for “Best Rock Album of the Year” in Emma-gaala, the primary recording industry awards event in Finland. The album's singles “Let Thy Will Be Done”, “Kiss a Wish”, and “Disciple of the Sun” gained notable airplay on Finnish radio and became the band's first hits.
On May 14, 2008 the band released their third album, which opened at No 1 on the . The album remained No 1 for three continuous weeks and reached in two months. The band recorded the sessions at Dynasty Studios in Helsinki and a video studio diary is available of the recordings on YouTube. The release followed a full length tour in Finland and shows in Italy, Denmark, Japan and The Netherlands.
In 2011 the band's own label, Doing Being Music, signed a licensing deal with Universal Music and after a three-year break the band released its fourth full-length studio album Stars Aligned. It was produced together with James Spectrum, known from his project Pepe Deluxé. The album opened at No 1 on the national album sales chart and later reached gold status. Due to the contract with Universal, the album was the first VHB album to be internationally published and distributed. Consequently, the band started touring abroad to eastern Europe and Scandinavia in support of bands like Pain Of Salvation and Opeth. Stars Aligned was especially well received in the UK and the band has played there frequently since. Some of their notable support performances include Foo Fighters, 30 Seconds to Mars, Neil Young and ZZ Top. In September 2011 the band and Rubik performed a unique sold out show “A Night At The Huvila” based on the music of Queen.
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