TOR builds up from three laid back men from North of Finland. Band’s name has a great mystery behind it has been active since the guys were just only young lads. We interviewed this straight forward band from the cold and harsh environment of “The North”.

1.       HI guys, how are you?

Hi Metalshock Finland and hello to your readers. It´s been very busy time for us with the band and other projects as well as in the personal work and studies. None of us band members are full time musicians and all of us have personal life also. In top of all that we all happen to be members of the board in Melu, the live music association of Muhos. So there is no worry of how to spend the free time.

We have been writing new songs and started to record them. New EP is on the way and few drum and bass tracks have already been recorded. We have our own studio equipment so there is really no strict workflow and record making process. Recordings can be made when there is time and inspiration.

We have been asked to make the brand new Heavy Tiernapojat*) christmas show for the heavy music Christmas festival but it is not yet decided where it´s held. It is now fourth time in row that we are making this show and every year it has been different. The basic concept is to take the frame of the traditional Tiernapojat and explode the whole thing, mop up the bloody mess and resurrect the unholy bastard son of tiernapojat.

The group has been changing over the years, but this year propably heavy Tiernapojat consists of TOR, Pekka Huovinen known from many famous bands in northern parts on Finland for example Kozaks Of Metallishtan, a brilliant music mind and multitalent. Also Petri Aho is the working horse of Melu, the man who keeps the wheels turning, professional musician from the finnish defence forces. Petri has more projects than a man has shirts.

*For more information about Tiernapojat, please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Boys%27_Singing_Procession
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