Artist:
AURORA
K
Title: 11TH
HOUR
Label: SOUNDMEN RECORDS
Catalog No: /
Format
: Single
Total Time : 2 tracks/ 8.27 minutes
Style/File under: Metal
Hardrock/Pop/Rock
Official release date : 2002
ADDITIONAL INFO :
AURORA K
is something special from Helsinki, Finland. You could say that AURORA
K play melodic hard rock but that’s not the whole truth. Rather,
the band balances somewhere in the holy triangle of metal, rock and pop,
with the style and touch of their own.
AURORA K was founded late 1999 by the guitarist / songwriter Johnny A.
The band started as a one-guy-two-girls trio but soon the line-up was
completed with yet another female, singer Katriina whose low and sexy
voice is something one seldom encounters in hard rock circles. Nowadays,
Katriina and Johnny are the only original members.
In September 2000, the original female dominated quartet recorded its
first demo. The three demo songs were listed on the famous mp3.com music
site late that year and soon (in Dec.) Rosalie, a medium tempo ballad,
hit #1 on the overall METAL CHART of Mp3.com!! That was a major achievement
for an unsigned and still quite unknown band like AURORA K.
In 2001, the band performed about 30 gigs in Finland and experienced some
line-up changes whereupon Katriina and Johnny have carried on with temporary
rhythm sections and their trusted new female keyboard player, Suvi Salo.
In April 2002, AURORA K released its first official single called 11th
Hour in co-operation with a small Finnish record label called Soundmen
Records. The single has brought in very positive reviews and on top of
Europe there’s been airplay as far as Australia and Canada. “If
ever a melodic hard rock band had a chance to re-energize this style in
the United States Aurora K would be a stronger contender.” [Review
by The Pure Rock Shop, USA]
Early 2002, the band also shot a video of 11th Hour and it was included
on the CD single as well. The video has received good reception in Finland
(even though it was done with a low budget). The MoonTV has showed it
and SF Perkele metal site featured it as the “Video of the Week”.
It was also the “Video of the Month” at the Soundi Magazine’s
web portal. The feedback from abroad has also been very encouraging and
flattering. “There's even a multimedia track, with the amazing video
of "11th Hour", which footage could smash up 90% of the other
metal videos of today. [Review by The Babylon Magazine, Italy]
So far, AURORA K has appeared well over 80 times in front of live audiences
in bigger and smaller cities in Finland and, is thus, gaining more and
more enthusiastic fans. The band is dedicated to work hard enough to get
a major league record deal sooner or later because they have great rock
songs in store that are screaming to get out there. The band’s debut
album is scheduled to be released sometime 2003. All parties interested
in licensing and/or distributing it, are welcomed to contact AURORA K
now!
LINE-UP :
Katriina
: Vocals
Johnny A. : Guitar
Santtu Kujala : Bass
Suvi "Lady of the Keys" Salo : Keyboards
1.11th Hour(4:17)
2.The Hopeless(4:10)
AUDIO
:
11TH HOUR:
11th Hour (mp3)
The Hopeless (mp3)
DEMO(2000)
:
Rosalie (mp3)
AURORA K,
Oppipojantie 8 B, 00640 Helsinki, Finland
Email :info@aurorak.com Website:
http://www.aurorak.com