Helsinki Seven are an alternative rock

Rock music

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 band from Northwich

Northwich

Northwich is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies in the heart of the Cheshire Plain, at the confluence of the rivers Weaver and Dane...

, Cheshire

Cheshire

Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...

, England

England

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.

History

Helsinki Seven are a three piece band who have toured with Fighting With Wire

Fighting with Wire

Fighting with Wire are an alternative heavy rock and punk band hailing from Derry, Northern Ireland. They have toured with Biffy Clyro, Million Dead, Reuben, Twin Atlantic, yourcodenameis:milo, Kerbdog, Helmet, You Me At Six, Nomeansno, InMe, Brigade, Against Me! and Seafood...

, Future Of The Left

Future of the Left

Future of the Left are an alternative rock group based in Cardiff, Wales.- Beginnings :Future of the Left were formed by singer/guitarist Andy "Falco" Falkous and drummer Jack Egglestone, both previously of Cardiff band mclusky, alongside singer/bassist Kelson Mathias, formerly of the...

, LaFaro

Lafaro

LaFaro are a four piece alternative rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. They consist of Jonny Black , Dave Magee , Cahir O'Doherty and Alan Lynn .-History:...

, Atomic Garden

Atomic Garden

Atomic Garden are an indie rock band from France.Their sound is a mix of rock with punk rock and post-hardcore influences.Formed in 2000, the band have had several line ups: they currently comprise Arnaud Mailler , Matthieu Herrou and Loic Le Bihan .They have released three albums: Hellheaven ,...

 and Palehorse.

The band have received national airplay on the XFM

Xfm

Xfm is a brand of two commercial radio stations focused on alternative music, primarily indie pop, and owned by Global Radio.-History:Xfm was created in London in 1992 by Sammy Jacob, who later co-founded NME Radio in 2008. Xfm subsequently expanded to a network of four stations; there are...

 Rock Show and Clint Boon

Clint Boon

Clint Boon is an English musician and DJ. Boon originally rose to notability as the keyboards player with Inspiral Carpets.-Career:...

's Music: Response Show.

In February 2008 the band released the limited edition EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

, "The Trap is Set", recorded and mastered by Neal Calderwood (Fighting With Wire

Fighting with Wire

Fighting with Wire are an alternative heavy rock and punk band hailing from Derry, Northern Ireland. They have toured with Biffy Clyro, Million Dead, Reuben, Twin Atlantic, yourcodenameis:milo, Kerbdog, Helmet, You Me At Six, Nomeansno, InMe, Brigade, Against Me! and Seafood...

, General Fiasco

General Fiasco

General Fiasco are an indie rock group from Bellaghy, Northern Ireland. Since their formation in 2007, they have toured with Fighting With Wire, The Wombats, One Night Only, The Pigeon Detectives, The Enemy, Jet and Kids In Glass Houses...

) at Manorpark Studios, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

. The release was well received, garnering positive reviews from Sandman

Sandman (magazine)

Sandman was a free music magazine launched in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, in September 2002. Later versions were created, specifically covering Leeds, Kingston upon Hull, York, Nottingham and Manchester before all five editions were amalgamated into one compendium edition which also covered...

magazine, and Fungalpunk.

In early 2009, drummer Elliot Stimpson left the band and was later replaced by Nick Cowling. The band had to re-record their debut album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 Helsinki Seven in June 2009. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Joe Penny in two weeks and was released on 21 September 2009 on the independent record label

Independent record label

An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...

, Dapsone Records.

The first single released from the album was "Waiting For A Hero" which received its first national airplay on the XFM

Xfm

Xfm is a brand of two commercial radio stations focused on alternative music, primarily indie pop, and owned by Global Radio.-History:Xfm was created in London in 1992 by Sammy Jacob, who later co-founded NME Radio in 2008. Xfm subsequently expanded to a network of four stations; there are...

 Rock Show on 11 July 2009.

In October 2010, the band released their new EP "Divisions" and supported the release with a three week tour of Europe and the UK. Divisions was self recorded and mastered by Mike Major (At the drive-in

At the Drive-In

At the Drive-In was an American rock band from El Paso, Texas, considered part of the post-hardcore genre and active from 1993 to 2001. They were known for their extremely energetic stage shows which hearkened back to the 1980s hardcore scene...

, Sparta

Sparta

Sparta or Lacedaemon, was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the banks of the River Eurotas in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. It emerged as a political entity around the 10th century BC, when the invading Dorians subjugated the local, non-Dorian population. From c...

) The record received glowing reviews in The Skinny (4/5) and RoomThirteen (11/13)
In September 2011, the band announced another european tour including slots at festivals in Belgium and France.

EPs

• "Introductions and Exits" (2006) Tour Ep
• "Calm After The Storm" (2007) Tour Ep
• "The Trap Is Set" (2008)
• "Divisions" (2010)

External links

• Helsinki Seven - Official website
• Helsinki Seven - Myspace
• Helsinki Seven - Facebook
• Helsinki Seven - Dapsone Records
• Album Review - RoomThirteen
• Album Review - Glitzine
• http://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/albums/100221-helsinki_seven_divisions]
• http://www.roomthirteen.com/cds/11206/Helsinki_Seven__Divisions.html]