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Horsepower from Tampere<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Horsepower was formed by young aspiring musicians from Tampere, Finland in 1986. The band soaked up influences from classic hard rock band\u2019s like AC\/DC, Aerosmith and Judas Priest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The band\u2019s first line-up was finalized when trio Ari Toikka (drums), Juha Junttu (guitar and vocals) and Hessu Sillanp\u00e4\u00e4 (guitar) were joined by Mikko Leinonen (guitar) ja Lone H\u00e4nnik\u00e4inen (bass).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their first single with songs \u201cWeekend Wizard\u201d and \u201cMotor of Love\u201d was self-published in 1988 and was noticed by the record publisher Epe Helenius who signed the band to his label Poko Rekords. First single for Poko had songs \u201cBad Hearted Woman\u201d and \u201cRosalie\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First LP \u201cVirginity\u201d was recorded in summer 1989 and was produced by T.T. Oksala. The sound could be described with a line \u201cHanoi Rocks goes AC\/DC\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The band\u2019s energetic stage work lead to a growing fanbase. During 1989 and 1990 Horsepower played as many gigs in small bars and big festivals alike as possible and even in a music festival in Tallinn, Estonia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In summer 1990 Horsepower recorded a maxisingle with a song \u201cA New Rose Every Day\u201d. It was produced by Mikko Karmila and it gained a position on the Finnish top 10 chart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second album \u201cSecond Albummah\u201d was released in early 1991. The album \u201cGloria\u201d peaked at number four on the single chart and gained rotation in the radio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final breakthrough was imminent but heavy touring started to take toll on the young band. Friction amongst band members began to emerge. In late 1991 the single cover for AC\/DC\u2019s \u201cT.N.T\u201d was the last one with Lone H\u00e4nnik\u00e4inen on the bass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New bassist was found through family connections and soon Jyk\u00e4 Sirainen joined in. He played his first gig in January 1992 just in time for couple of club tours in Sweden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third album was taped in April 1992 again with Mikko Karmila. \u201cTall, Terrific and Trouble\u201d was made in a relaxed atmosphere. Songs were even better and more versatile than before. Influences are heard from Thin Lizzy and Ted Nugent. A single \u201cKeep It in the Family\u201d was cut. The album was later released also in Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1994 a live album \u201cLoud And Proud\u201d was released. Recorded in late 1993 the album documents the band at the top of their game now as a four-piece as Mikko Leinonen had left the band earlier. With songs from earlier albums the live album contains covers for AC\/DC and Whitesnake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because of other interests the band started to play less gigs and within time had almost no activity at all. Through the following years they still joined together to do few gigs now and then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2007 Poko Rekords released a compilation \u201cBest Offah\u201d containing remastered songs from all three albums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took until 2018 for Horsepower to decide to make a comeback even though they never really had broken up at all. They released singles \u201cBullet Train\u201d in July and \u201cRide with the Devil\u201d in September 2018 through label called Bundesrockstar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Albums<\/h2>\n\n\n\n