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PRESTIGE BIOGRAPHY
Formed in 1987, PRESTIGE was one of the leading Speed / Thrash metal bands in Finland and one of the first to get signed by a major label. They released three full lenghts: "Attack Against Gnomes" in 1989, "Selling The Salvation" in 1990 and "Parasites In Paradise" 1992. Besides these they also released the 12" maxi-single "Priest" in 1991 and the "Veijo" - EP in 1989. In 2007 a best of compilation "Decades Of Decay 1987-2007" was released and there has been rumours that the guys would release also some new material.
Line up:
Aku Kytölä (vocals)
Jan "Örkki" Yrlund (guitars)
Ari Karppinen (guitars)
Tero Karppinen (drums)
PRESTIGE GENRES
Thrash Metal
PRESTIGE LYRICAL THEMES
Death, crime, humour, politics
PRESTIGE ORIGIN
Finland (Tampere), formed in 1987
PRESTIGE CURRENT RECORD LABEL
Poko Rekords
PRESTIGE STATUS
On hold
PRESTIGE CURRENT LINE-UP
Aku Kytölä - Vocals, bass
Ari Karppinen - Guitar
Jan "Örkki" Yrlund - Guitar (ex-Ancient Rites, Angel (Hol), ex-Delain, Imperia, Satyrian, Lacrimosa, Two Witches)
Tero Karppinen - Drums
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