VANITY BEACH

band members: JONAS KARSTEN - VOCALS JESSE VALO - BASS ANTON MORELLI - GUITARS JUHA PELTONIEMI - GUITARS MIIKKA TIKKA - DRUMS LAURI SOINI - SYNTHS "With the high-sex camp pomp pout of Scott Weiland, the sleazy metallic meat of Skid Row and the electronic perversion of Children Of Bodom, they sound like Mötley Crüe's souls look like: dark, sexy, sleazy and totally shameless. They sound like they'd sleep with your girlfriend/wife/mum and film it for you as a birthday present." - Metal Hammer UK "DEAD HOT BAND" - Metal Hammer Vanity Beach is a 5­piece Finnish goth rock band. In addition to the traditional rock palette, the band utilizes analog synthesizers and modern technology to create an uncompromising sound they claim their own. The group released several demos and extended plays in the mid­/late 00’s, the very first one being picked up by a certain Dave Mustaine, who ended up signing them briefly to his now defunct label. Their MySpace page exploded, garnering hundreds of thousands of plays, which in turn turned the heads of the press both in their native Finland and abroad. Metal Hammer included the band on their Dead Hot Bands compilation alongside bands such as Bring Me The Horizon and Deathstars back in 2008. After negotiations and offers from several major labels the band, upon recommendation of their then management ended up releasing their debut ‘A Life Of Vice’ “on their own” through Playground Music Scandinavia in May 2010 and signed a deal worldwide deal with Live Nation Finland. The album was produced by 69 Eyes producer Johnny Lee Michaels and was well received in the Finnish music press, gaining rave reviews from the metal and rock/alternative press alike and earning them spots and live performances on the country’s major TV stations and features in all the biggest magazines and newspapers. In support of the album the band toured Finland in cooperation with Jack Daniels Whiskey, as the brand saw the band as a spitting image of rock n’ roll rebellion. One off shows were played in various major cities in Europe and The Russian Federation, and they performed as direct support for Marilyn Manson, HIM, The 69 Eyes and Bullet For My Valentine, to name but a few. After a brief hiatus the band returned with a new single in the summer of 2012 called ‘Love On Autodrive’. The song was produced by one of Finland’s most prominent producers/artists at the moment; Arto Tuunela from the group Pariisin Kevät and features a guest appearance by saxophone player Kevin Lenear of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. Vanity Beach are currently working on their follow­up album, tentatively titled ‘This is Love’ and plan to have it out later this year. chanelboughtourdomain.com