J.Ahola

AHOLA is recording a new album. Here’s a little vid for ya!

Raskasta Joulua-group keeps getting larger and larger. Here’s almost the whole posse, only Ilja Jalkanen is missing. The newest face in the crowd is Antti Railio, the Voice Of Finland 2013. The official upcoming music video is now shot and so are the promo pics. But…enough of the Xmas for this time. I’m sure we’re all going to have lots of it when the time comes. (Pic: Jenny Rostain)

New AHOLA-album is finally in the making. The band had a photo shoot in Turku this week with Samuli Karala behind the camera. The drumming session follows next week in Tampere @ Headline Studio with Jani Viitanen behind the knobs and J. as a producer. The rehearsal schedule appeared to be very tight in the end, since some new songs followed up at the last hour. But hey, the guys like the challenge and the fact that not everything is strictly planned ahead.

Again this summer will be filled with song writing and recording new material. AHOLA (picture up above from left to right: Antti Karhumaa, Antti Mäkelä, J & Jari Laitinen) will hit the studio in August to lay down drum tracks. J is still working on few new songs, but things are looking alright with 8 different songs already ready to rock . J has also been writing few song for his solo album that is still on a state of draft and design, but the finished songs are yet showing the right way. More of this later. Raskasta Joulua -project is working on a new album and it’s coming out at the end of this year. J is doing few songs on it among others, like Marco Hietala, Tony Kakko or JP Leppäluoto. This one is going to be a huge entirety!

Teräsbetoni cuts down the silence with a 10th anniversary show

Teräsbetoni, the messenger of Finnish heavy metal music, will perform in Turku at Down By The Laituri -festival on the 26^th of July, 2013. The band has been laying low for a while now and was last seen on stage in the summer of 2011.
The band released its first demo in 2003 and has sold several gold and platinum albums ever since. They have played hundreds of shows in Finland and few gigs abroad as well. The Europe came to know better about Teräsbetoni in 2008 when they represented Finland in Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade.

Teräsbetoni wants to celebrate its 10 year journey where else but on stage in front of live audience. Turku is the right place for this, since in its early times the band visited the city often and enjoyed delirious underground popularity. DBTL offers a perfect ground for this uncommon show.

“A lot of Metal beer has flowed to Aurajoki after we did a show in 2003 at crowded TVO’s premises. I’m sure I speak for all of us when I say, that the last ten years have changed our lives. We have experienced wonderful things and this 10^th anniversary gig in Turku will be a special experience for us and the audience”, comments bands singer-bassist J.Ahola.

Teräsbetoni is:

J. Ahola – vocals & bass
A. Järvinen – guitar
V. Rantanen – guitar
J. Kuokkanen – drums

For more info: www.dragonwhite.com

https://www.facebook.com/TerasbetoniOfficial
http://www.dbtl.fi/

J and AHOLA are featured on long-time classic and melodic rock spokeman, Melodic Rock. Check it by clicking HERE. A special thanks goes to Tia & Gerry Murrel.

Happy Valentine’s Day all of ya – and a big thanks for the picture gift I got through J.Ahola Official Street Team. Here are few of them. Some of the pics were meant for me personally only. So, thank you for remembering.

J has written a rockabillyish song “Roviolla” for a band called Jani & Jetsetters. It has been released as single few days ago and you can check it out from HERE!

I want to thank you all for this special year. I never expected that there’d be two totally different albums out, AHOLA – Stoneface and Ave Maria. It seems that you never know what’s going to happen next. I am grateful to all you people who have supported me along the way. I’m also humbled of the success of my Xmas album. I knew that we were doing something special, but that so many people found it, wow. Thank you.

A special thanks for the Xmas greets some of you sent me through J.Ahola Official Street Team. Very kind of you!

And now it’s time to take it easy for a while. I wish you all a very joyful Christmas and may the upcoming year bring all the good stuff to YOU.

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Haluan kiittää kaikkia tästä erityisestä vuodesta. Enpä olisi koskaan arvannut, että olisin samana vuonna kahdella albumilla – ja vieläpä täysin erilaisilla sellaisilla: AHOLA – Stoneface ja Ave Maria. Sitä vaan ei voi koskaan tietää mitä elämässä tulee eteen. Olen kiitollinen teille kaikille, jotka olette olleet tukemassa minua matkallani tuonne jonnekin. Nöyränä ihmettelen myös joululevyn saamaa suosiota. Toki tiesin, että olemme tekemässä jotain erityistä, mutta että niin moni ihminen löysi tuon albumin. Kiitos.

Erityiskiitos niille, jotka lähettivät J.Ahola Official Street Teamin kautta minulle joulutervehdyksen. Erittäin ystävällistä!

Ja nyt on aika ottaa rennosti tovi. Toivon teille kaikille nautinnollista joulua ja tuokoon tuleva vuosi kaikkea hyvää teille. Tarkemmin, juuri SINULLE.

Ave Maria has reached a gold status in Finland. J received it in a Puoli seitsemän live show @ TV1. A way to go!