RANDOM EYES BAND PAGE
RANDOM EYES
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CURRENT NAME
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Random Eyes |
FORMER NAMES
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- |
ORIGIN
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Finland |
STATUS
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Active |
FORMED IN
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- |
LABEL
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Currently unsigned |
GENRE
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Heavy metal |
STYLE
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- |
LYRICAL THEME
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- |
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BAND ADDED
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2005-02-06, 00:00 |
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LAST UPDATE
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2009-02-15, 12:52 |
The Random Eyes saga began in 1999 when guitarist and
songwriter Timo Kuusjärvi met vocalist Christian Palin while both were
serving in the Finnish army and the two became fast friends through their
mutual musical interests. It would be a few years later in 2002 that
Kuusjärvi and Palin would come across eachother again and began forging
towards a common musical goal.
Over the course of early 2002 Christian met co-vocalist Katja
Rimpeläinen after running across the young lady while she was performing on a
specific occasion. Captivated by the talent behind the graceful voice,
Christian presented the idea to Katja of singing alongside himself in a
duet-lead metal band.
Acquiring the additional talents of second guitarist Mikko Tuliniemi
along with drummer Timo Peltokangas and bassist Jukka Koponen, the band
took on the name Random Eyes and entered themselves in a nationwide band
contest which was held in Mäntsälä, Finland in the spring of 2002.
Random Eyes claimed the gold at the event, coming across as the most
complete unit with the advent of only three songs. Convincing both the public
and the judges, Random Eyes quickly became a hot topic through word of
mouth and media coverage of the event.
After their victory however, it would prove that bassist Koponen felt
that Random Eyes just wasn´t his calling, leaving the band in the
process. New bassist Timo Mäki-Marttunen filled the gap in quick order and a
third guitarist came into the Ramdom Eyes line-up in the form of Samuel
Hoisko, who was a fantastic lead player.
Random Eyes continued to gig around Finland, adding to their fanbase
and making a name for themselves among the melodic metal fans around the
country. The band compiled a set of songs and headed to the studio in
the autumn of 2002. Along with producer Arttu Sarvanne of the acclaimed
Studio Watercastle in Jyväskylä, Finland, Random Eyes recorded their
debut album "Eyes Ablaze", which was released in February 2003. Playing
alongside Swedish neo-classical metallers Narnia in Keuruu, Finland, the
album release gig was a massive success, witnessed by hundreds of fans.
Random Eyes is music for the new generation, melodic metal for the
masses! Finnish metallic rock has a new face, burning with Eyes Ablaze!

| Session musicians Add - Fetch |
| Unknown / none |