Teardown

Biography

Teardown was formed in the beginning of the year 2001. Sami Ahmaoja wanted to compose and play Katatonia inspired music and started to gather musicians to the band. He found other guitarist Ari Keltamäki, drummer Rami Repola, bass player Mika Laine, keyboardist Pipsa Niemiand singer Markku Hartikainen.

In following years Teardown concentrated on finding own unique concept. Katja Pieksämäki joined the band in year 2003 and soon after that demo “Drowned in your tears” was released. Second demo “Cold rooms” (released in 2006) was made also as home-recording. Feedback for both demos was positive and encouraging and Teardown concept, depressive and melodic metal, was assured.

In 2007 Teardown began rehearsing more and more to make the band ready for gigging. After few months of heavy training some shows were booked, and the success of shows motivated the band to rehearse even more. Beside gigging, new material was made all the time and in the summer 2008 Teardown entered Watercastle studio in Jyväskylä for recording sessions. Soon "Cyanotic"- promo was born and ready to roll. Cyanotic was heavily promoted and the demo got mainly really good feedback, for example the title of Demo of the month and top 5 demos of year 2009 in Imperiumi- metalmedia. Teardown was also selected the best unsigned band for the second time in Noise- musicmedia.

In the summer 2009 guitarist Keltsu decided to leave Teardown and Jari Kinnunen took his place. The years 2009 and 2010 the band concentrated on gigging around Finland and also in foreign countries. In January 2010 Teardown headed for Finnish Female Fronted Rock/Metal European Tour with Manzana and For Selena and Sin and in August Teardown traveled to Estonia to play few gigs with Soulfallen.

New material has been made all the time and the goal, full-length album, will hopefully be soon achieved.
Before that, Teardown released EP “Signs of (In)humanity” in February 2011.

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