Malpractice
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MALPRACTICE Enters The Studio
15 March 2012
Finnish progmetalband Malpractice returns from a lengthy break and begins the recordings of their fourth album in April at Astia-Studios, Lappeenranta, Finland. The deal with Spinefarm-Universal ended in early 2011 and even then the band had over an album's worth of material in their drawers. 'We decided not to just sit on this gem we have written. This kind of an album totally deserves to be released', states band's leader Joonas Koto. Malpractice will begin recordings without a deal and just like on their previous album 'Triangular' the producer duties will be shared between guitarist Joonas Koto and drummer Toni Paananen. 'We don't know when or who will release the album yet but it will come out eventually one way or another'.
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Biography
Formed 1994 in Kouvola Finland. After a few line-up changes Malpractice steadied to Joonas Koto and Tuomo Pärttö on guitars, Miikka Tikka on drums, Petri Vuorio on bass and Mika Uronen on vocals. Malpractice started out as a thrash-metal band but soon after the release of their first self-financed CD-EP "Memorial" (May 1996), thrash influences were cast aside by more melodic and progressive elements. In December of the same year Malpractice released their second CD-EP "Frozen" which soon gained interest in Germany, France and Italy. Both EP's are now out of print.
The spring of 1997 ended an era in Malpractice. Bass player Petri Vuorio left the band. His replacement Jonas Mäki joined the band and gave Malpractice a needed kick in the ass. New great material was composed in a very short period of time. Still without a recording deal Malpractice started to record a full-length album in March 1998 at Music Bros studio in Imatra Finland with engineer Miitri Aaltonen. The sessions were finally over in August and the first full-length album "Of Shape And Balance" was out in September. One of the record companies who showed interest in Malpractice's masterpiece was Finnish Mastervox Records. After a few months of negotiations Malpractice signed a deal with Mastervox. In the fall of 1998 Tuomo Pärttö left Malpractice. He was replaced by former Cornucopia guitarist Sami Pesonen. Next one to leave was drummer Miikka Tikka. Their ways parted in May 1999. He was replaced by Toni Paananen. Now with the best possible line-up, Malpractice began to write new material for the forthcoming releases. In 2001 they recorded a three song demo-CD called "Between Divided Platforms" and 2002 another demo-CD titled "Triangular".
In 2004 Malpractice activated again to record yet another demo-CD titled "Circles And Lines". This brilliant demo caught the attention of the leading Finnish record company Spinefarm. Malpractice signed a deal with Spinefarm in December 2004. The recordings of Malpractice's second full length album "Deviation From The Flow" took place in April 2005 at Astia Studio with producer Anssi Kippo.
The latest addition to Malpractice is guitarist Markus Vanhala (Manitou, Omnium Gatherum) who took over Sami Pesonen's duties since Sami's work assignments took him abroad and so it became impossible to continue with him.
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Members
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Toni Paananen
- Drums 1999 -
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Jonas Mäki
- Bass 1997 -
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Joonas 'Jope' Koto
- Guitars 1994 -
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Markus Vanhala
- Guitars 2005 -
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Aleksi Parviainen
- Vocals
Former members
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Mika Uronen
- Vocals 1994 -
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Tuomo Pärttö
- Guitars 1994 - 1998
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Miikka Tikka
- Drums 1994 - 1999
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Petri Vuorio
- Bass 1994 - 1997
Contact Info:
Band:
joonas.koto [at] malpracticeband.com
toni.paananen [at] malpracticeband.com
jonas.maki [at] malpracticeband.com
markus.vanhala [at] malpracticeband.com
Interviews:
Ms Susanna Väre
Spinefarm Records
susse [at] spinefarm.fi
Interviews Finland:
Ms Tuula Salminen
Spinefarm Records
tuula.salminen [at] spinefarm.fi
Booking:
Mr Jukka Hoffrén
Sam Agency
http://www.samagency.fi/
