HB (band)

Infobox musical artist |
Name = HB
Landscape = yes
Img_capt = Logo of HB
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Forssa, Finland
Genre = Christian metal
Symphonic metal
Years_active = 2002-
Label = Bullroser
URL = [http://www.hbmusic.net]
Current_members = Johanna Aaltonen vocals
Antti Niskala piano
Tuomas Mäki-Kerttula bass
Markus Malin drums
Janne Karhunen guitar

HB is a Christian symphonic metal band founded in 2002 from Forssa, Finland. After publishing demo in 2002 HB have released two albums: "Uskon puolesta (2004)" and "Enne (2006)", and one single: "Turhaa tärinää? (2004)". The newest album of the band, "Enne", was altogether four weeks in Finnish official Top 40-chart, in best week peaked at number 27. [http://www.yle.fi/lista/listat/tuote.php?id=6816 Finnish official Top 40-chart] ] Style in "Enne" have much more impulses from metal and thus compositions and adaptions "Enne" are such similar to Nightwish and Within Temptation. [ [http://www.musicaldiscoveries.com/digest/digest.php?a=viewr&id=701 Review of Enne at Musical Discoveries] ] Instead lyrics by Antti Niskala are Finnish and clearly spiritual. The group re-recorded an English version of "Enne" titled "Frozen Inside" which was released April 23, 2008. On its opening week, the album peaked at number 15 on the Finnish Top 40 charts and number 25 the next week. [ [http://www.yle.fi/lista/listat/tuote.php?id=8684 Frozen Inside Top 40 Chart positions] ] For now, after the beginning of year 2008 HB is on a break and is concentrating on working on a new album. Samuel Mäki-Kerttula left the band at the Maata Näkyvissä-festival in November 2007. The new drummer of the band is Markus Malin.

Many fans of the bands, believe the songs to be ironic (like the song "God Has A Plan For Us All" by Angtoria) and actually not religious at all; indeed, quite the opposite. Although, this is just a collective interpretation by fans.

Members

*"Johanna Aaltonen" - Vocals
*"Antti Niskala" - Piano
*"Tuomas Mäki-Kerttula" - Bass
*"Markus Malin" - Drums
*"Janne Karhunen" - Guitar

Technical group of concerts
*"Leevi Murtolahti" - lights
*"Miika Mäki-Kerttula" - sound

Former members
*"Samuel Mäki-Kerttula" - Drums

Discography

"Frozen Inside" (release 23.4.2008)
#"Intro"
#"God Has All Glory"
#"It Is Time"
#"Be Aware"
#"Holy Secret"
#"Frozen Inside"
#"Years Go By"
#"Ambition"
#"Way"
#"Lovesong"

"Enne" (Long play, 2006)
#"Intro"
#"Herralle kiitos" (eng. Thank God)
#"Hanki elämä" (eng. Get a Life)
#"Uskon siemen" (eng. Seed of Faith)
#"Valvokaa" (eng. Stay awake)
#"Tie" (eng. The Way)
#"Yksin armosta" (eng. From the Mercy Alone)
#"Kunnia" (eng. Glory)
#"Ratkaisu" (eng. The Solution)
#"Jeesus on Herra" (eng. Jesus is the Lord)

"Turhaa tärinää?" (CDS, Released in Maata Näkyvissä-festival 12.11.2004)
#"Turhaa tärinää?" (eng. Pointless Shaking?)
#"Valvokaa"

"Uskon puolesta" (Long play, released in cathedral of Helsinki 4.2.2004)
#"Himoa" (eng. Lust)
#"Uskon puolesta" (eng. For Faith)
#"Vain yksi mahdollisuus" (eng. Only One Chance)
#"Käsiisi sun" (eng. To Your Hands)
#"Tee mulle" (eng. Make for Me)
#"Eksynyt" (eng. Disoriented)
#"Hän puhuu" (eng. He Speaks)
#"Huominen ei kuole koskaan" (eng. Tomorrow will never die)
#"Taivaaseen?" (eng. To Heaven?)

"HB 2002" (Demo/EP, 2002)
#"Eksynyt"
#"Hän puhuu"
#"Epävarmuutta" (eng. Ambivalence)
#"Tee mulle"

References

External links

* [http://www.hbmusic.net/ HB official site]
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* [http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=68067 HB] at Encyclopaedia Metallum