Metsatöll, an Estonian folk metal band, was formed in 1999 in Tallinn by Markus Teeäär (vocals), Silver “Factor” Rattasepp (drums) and Andrus Tins (bass), playing epic heavy metal with small influences from ancient Estonian folklore. The debut album called "Terast mis hangund me hinge" (Steel Frozen in Our Souls) was released at that time. In 2000, a good friend Lauri "Varulven" Õunapuu joined the band.
With a background playing live drums for bands coupled with studio sessions with producers like Youth (Killing Joke), JDS, Adam F, & Dan Carey (Kylie)....Stylus Rex is hooked on beat construction & production. He emerged on the Breaks scene in 2005 with a self-released EP 'Boomstick/Halo Ember', followed by 'Blatant' released on Punk Funk in 2006,
'Squelch Freak' on BijouBeats March 2007 & now Serious Wobble on Ground Level.
She’s ruled the charts at home in Estonia for more than a decade and her mantelpiece groans under the weight of awards. She’s been a proud flag-bearer for her country, and has enjoyed massive record success on six albums. Now, from her home in London and via exciting collaborations with the hottest composers and producers, singer-songwriter Hannah is ready to make a new imprint on the international pop scene.
RinneRadio is a trio of musicians from Finland. Operating on the boundaries of jazz and electronic music, the output of RinneRadio has been described as "some jazz, plenty of techno and ambient influences, a few poppy melodies, and hints of world music". The biography on the band's website provides this description of the music they produce: "RinneRadio fuses electronic underground beats with progressive jazz.
Bedwetters was born in 2004. Since then the line-up has changed several times. The band consists of five members: Joosep Järvesaar, Mihkel Mõttus, Karl-Kristjan Kingi, Kaspar Koppel and Rauno Kutti. In 2007, Bedwetters won the young band contest and they were recognized as the best young band in Estonia. They also received an award - making their own music video, and it’s been a hectic time for Bedwetters ever since.
Ewert and The Two Dragons is a folk rock / indie band from Tallinn, Estonia. Their debut album “The Hills Behind The Hills” was released in autumn 2009 and since then they have taken the Baltics by storm. Some critics have titled them as “the crown jewel of Estonian music”, Finnish music magazine Rumba was stunned by their performance at the biggest Baltic music festival Positivus in 2010, calling them “the best band at the entire fest”.
Making music began as a hobby for the trio of producers / djs known as Mutated Forms hailing from Estonia. Original members Alexander (Zub) and Artiom (G-ruff) (3 rd member Alex H - joined the crew in 2004)started experimenting with different genres of electronic music using any and all software they could find. It was at the beginning of 2004 when MF's tunes first began appearing on various drum and bass CD-compilations.
1) Southampton-based Indie/Math Rock band.
Formed in 2009, Cardinals are due to release a highly anticipated debut E.P in March 2011 and are already gaining a growing reputation in Southampton and the surrounding areas. Similar to Brand New, Minus the Bear and Moving Mountains. www.myspace.com/cardinalsbanduk 2) An Ambient/Post Hardcore/Progressive band from Bath/Bristol, UK. Previously known as Aurora. www.myspace.com/ukcardinals 3) A local Melbourne hardcore band from Australia.
Niki & The Dove is a new project from Sweden featuring lead vocalist and songwriter Malin Dahlström whose background in live bands and writing music for theatre productions gave her the inspiration to form this new band. The musicians around her are very close friends and collaborators, giving the live show immediate chemistry and confidence. Niki & The Dove will be playing their debut UK gigs in September.