Velcra

Biography

Velcra was a Finnish rock band, established 2000. Their music features female vocals (both clean and distorted) on a background of heavily distorted guitars and marching beats with heavy use of sample loops.

History

They soon signed to Virgin Records to release an album. In 2002, Velcra released their debut CD, Consequences of Disobedience. The singles "Can't Stop Fighting×Can't Stop Fighting2000 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Drained Out of Me2Not Against Me3Alive" and "My Law×My Law2003 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1My Law2Can't Stop Fighting" helped the band rise to No. 5 on the Finnish charts. Velcra also released the singles, "Big Brother×Big Brother2002 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Big Brother2Tension" and "Test Animals×Test Animals2002 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Test Animals2Test Animals (The Amygdala mix)". In 2005, the band released their second album, Between Force and Fate×Between Force and Fate26 January 2005 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1War Is Peace3:332Water Is Getting High3:243Our Will Against Their Will4:374For My Loneliness I Pay3:295Memory Loss3:456I Can’t Tell the Sun From the Moon4:597The Bong Song3:158Corruption4:349Hotel Alcatraz4:0010Wonderland Sunrise3:01, and the single "Our Will Against Their Will×Our Will Against Their Will2005 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Our Will Against Their Will4:402Them (Our Will Against Their Will Remix By Texas Faggot)5:263Our Will Against Their Will (DJ Slow Remix)4:15" hit No. 3 on the Finnish chart. Since then, the band has made two more music videos, one for "Memory Loss" and one for "The Bong Song". For Between Force and Fate, the band dropped the catchy pop choruses from their music presented in their debut Consequences of Disobedience. This gives the album a much heavier sound, which is evident in songs such as "For My Loneliness I Pay". In June 2006, drummer Mikko Herranen left the band to focus on his other band RUST. On 30 May 2007, Velcra released their third album, Hadal×Hadal30 May 2007 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1The Big Sleep6:012White Knuckle Mountains6:193New Recruit3:534Dusk Becomes a Dawn3:405Dead End Lane4:306We Must Start Again5:377Nautifungus2:188Higher State of Truth4:579Hadal4:4510Quick and Dirty4:44. Videos of "Quick and Dirty×Quick and Dirty2007 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Quick and Dirty (radio edit)4:03" and "Dusk Becomes a Dawn×Dusk Becomes a Dawn2007 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Dusk Becomes a Dawn3:54" were released in 2007. The latter song has also been released as a single. In early 2008 Tomi Koivusaari left and Timo Hänninen joined the band.

Members

Jessi Frey - vocals
Ramonius - bass guitar
O.D. - guitar, programming
DJ Freak - keyboards, sampling
Timo Hänninen - guitar

Former members

Teppo Hudson - bass guitar - 2001-2005 (moved to London to study Arts Management and to pursue a solo career)
Mikko Herranen - drums - 2001-2006 (left for his other band RUST)
Wille Hartonen - bass guitar
Tomi Koivusaari - guitar (concentrated on his other band Amorphis)