Biography
In the year 1996, three young guys were practicing hard and performing to the empty walls in their rehearsal place. They were blowing off their own hard rock oriented guitar riffs and also playing stuff from AC/DC, Metallica etc. During the time they were going on without vocalist. And also without any clue that behind the walls was something, or actually someone who could fill up the gap. Young guy called Juha Kylmänen was practicing in the next room and listened to these guys playing. He really adored them and the first thing, which came to his mind, was that he must get to their band. He sang his own melodies over their riffs and just waited for the right moment to get to know these guys. Everything that Juha had learned through his brother from such bands like Deep Purple and White Snake havent gone down the drain.
So Kylmänen joined the band and soon they were ready to hit the studio for the recordings of their first demo tape. Nothing radical did not happened yet and most of the copies were sold hand-to-hand to their friends etc. During the times they played many great gigs and gained much success in their hometown Oulu. Years came by and couple of other demo tapes was also recorded during these years. With quality varying from harsh homemade productions to tight and hard rocking material. And the latter ones also paid attention of some record companies. But the negotiations did not yet lead to any further collaboration. Musical expression and the skills of the band were developing radically all the time. Each of them knew that it was just matter of time when suitable label would came up with satisfying deal.
During the recordings of "Journey To Tragedy" promo tape in 2003, guys from A1 Music were working at the same studio. Right away, when they first listened to the stuff band was working on, the thing was clear. They noticed that lots of potential were smouldering in this band. Powerful output of the band and especially the skills of talented vocalist were the things that really worked. Band made a co-operation deal with A1 Music and after that it was time to start working seriously and unleash the hidden forces.
Before the journey continued, some re-arrangements were made to line-up. Original keyboard player Antti and former bassist Petteri left the band at the end of the year 2004. Raymond knew the guy named Mikko Uusimaa and asked him to play bass in REFLEXION. He agreed immediately and the whole band stood behind the decision to continue with the new guy. Newborn line-up was harder than ever and more than ready for the glow of the flames.
In the beginning of the year 2005 band signed a record deal with the A1 Metal and started recordings of their debut album on May 2005. Arttu Peljo and Mikko Tamminen - formerly known from band called Firevision - were chosen to produce the album. The soundscapes and background vocal parts they created became one of the characteristics for the new sound of REFLEXION. Album was finished during the autumn and the first single called "Undying Dreams" was released in 21st of September. It is a catchy song that represents the lighter side of the album, but brings out many new elements that has not earlier heard on bands music.
At the same year band made its first gigs with the new line-up and played also couple of festival gigs in Finland. First single gained great success and spend three weeks in official Finnish top20 single charts. Second single called "Storm" was released on January and "Out of the dark" debut album on 15th of March.
Via their brand new album "Dead to the Past, Blind for Tomorrow", band returns now to spread the virus more widely and passionately continue to conquest our ears. A long experience and remarkable songwriting amalgamate with typical Finnish melancholy which results in an exciting listening adventure. The band’s early love to acts like Metallica, Whitesnake, and AC/DC provides a fierily rocking kick throughout the tracks whilst Kylmänen showcase his varied vocals between bittersweet toughness and wistfulness. The outcome ensnares gothic people as much as alternative, pop or metal music listeners.
Produced by Aksu Hanttu (Entwine), the album was recorded in three different cities in Finland: Oulu, Lahti and Helsinki. The first session took place already in March 2007 and the second followed in August. Vesa Ranta (ex-Sentenced) meanwhile took care of the visual realization and created the suitable artwork for the fervent album which lyrically offers themes about daily life occurrences , spiced with black humor and self-irony.
After unleashing the crunchy online single "Weak and Tired" in January 2008, band returned with another anthem in February. With its irresistible piano lick, massive guitars and catchy melody, "Twilight Child" is nothing short of a breathtaking experience – a smashing, emotional hit tune that will rock your foundations. Now it’s time for further guitar power, melodies, glamor and emotions. Get ready to be Dead to the Past, Blind for Tomorrow.
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