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Leverage (Jyväskylä/Helsinki, Finland) hits many of you right out of the bushes, but in a flashy way. Finnish Heavy Rock has long traditions and tough merits, but this type of old school melodic heavy rock with a shade of progressive flavour hasn’t been heard from Finnish bands before. It all started with a heavy dose of Rainbow, but how did we get here, and where has Leverage been hiding all these years? Songwriter-guitarist Tuomas Heikkinen has a few words on the subject:
The story so far…
‘As little kids, me and Lampinen used to sit in a pile of snow on the schoolyard reading comics, besides that I spent most of my free time at home sitting with my headphones on listening to Stargazer by Rainbow a hundred times over. Lampinen said he wanted to get to play the bass in Budokan, I wanted to be Ritchie Blackmore. In a way that still hasn’t changed.
A bit later I used to teach heavy rock guitar to kids, I was about 17 or so, and then this kid by the name of Torsti walked in. He picked up all my licks in no time wanting to play faster than anyone else. He still does.
I heard Heino sing for the first time through a friend’s cell phone recording. He sang like a superstar while the others tried to keep up with acoustic guitars. I knew immediately that here’s the man that I had been looking ever since moving to Helsinki to find a great singer.
Valtteri and Niskala dig all kinds of prog-metal, other than that they are good guys…
The story so far…
‘As little kids, me and Lampinen used to sit in a pile of snow on the schoolyard reading comics, besides that I spent most of my free time at home sitting with my headphones on listening to Stargazer by Rainbow a hundred times over. Lampinen said he wanted to get to play the bass in Budokan, I wanted to be Ritchie Blackmore. In a way that still hasn’t changed.
A bit later I used to teach heavy rock guitar to kids, I was about 17 or so, and then this kid by the name of Torsti walked in. He picked up all my licks in no time wanting to play faster than anyone else. He still does.
I heard Heino sing for the first time through a friend’s cell phone recording. He sang like a superstar while the others tried to keep up with acoustic guitars. I knew immediately that here’s the man that I had been looking ever since moving to Helsinki to find a great singer.
Valtteri and Niskala dig all kinds of prog-metal, other than that they are good guys…
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Last_Dawn wrote:
YEAH! ^^ Nr.1 listener! You can't get tired of listening. Amazing! ^^
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Vggamegod wrote:
this band is stellar :D
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CoenVen wrote:
I want more of this amazing band and I want it now!
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Meat_Wolf wrote:
Not power metal? o.O Well, half of the scene draws from hard rock bands of the past now, so what? Doesn't make them less power metal 'cause all the basics and melodies are 90% of power metal. But no, you claim it's... progressive! :D That's a bit too much. Don't know if there's a single progressive element in Blind Fire let's say. It's straightforward as hell.
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TheOnlyMetallia wrote:
Any band that has roots in Rainbow . has my votes ! nice sound
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Harmaa_Griffin wrote:
Well, prog/power, like Masterplan.
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Lumikuukkeli wrote:
Leverage haven't even seen power, it's progressive... -.-'
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Harmaa_Griffin wrote:
"Circus Colossus" is almost pure power. Only "Tides" is heavy.
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Lumikuukkeli wrote:
Who idiot have tagged that power metal there... Leverage don't even sounds power any, so... -.-'
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Gayana_the_Ist wrote:
Hidden treasure
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Meat_Wolf wrote:
Don't know why people still listen to new records of old 'heroes' which kindda stink and skip such bands as Leverage. All three albums are superb, sounds like these guys have been playing together for eternity. Pekka is an excellent singer and Tuomas is both an excellent composer and player. Wish them more attention from the people and Spinefarm.
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pjun wrote:
Leverage is definitely the most underrated band I can think of.[2]
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umosay wrote:
Yup, and not many bands get better with time... I think CC was their strongest yet, but all albums are good and have their strong points. Pekka is also a phenomenal (also underrated) vocalist.
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mrfajita wrote:
Leverage is definitely the most underrated band I can think of. One of my favorites too.
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tyralyon wrote:
<3
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Harmaa_Griffin wrote:
I like them just too much X)
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os_teriyaki wrote:
I've posted every other time I've bought a Leverage album so... Tides is great! \:D/ Several amazing songs, but my favourite of all is probably "Horizon", so beautiful! And the chorus for "Gone" is just SUMPTUOUS. Possibly my favourite Leverage chorus :D
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I0NESCU wrote:
Very good band :):)
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SlayerOfLight1 wrote:
AAAAAAAAAAH!! REVELATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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TopshopViking wrote:
Happy birthday Pekka!
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