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Official youtube site for rock band The Jade.
THE JADE (2004-2011) :
Genre: Rock / Punk / Pop
Hometown: Helsinki
Founded: 2004
Record label: North & South
Pekko Mantzin: guitars, vox
Jann P.H: bass, b.vox
Sirpa: drums
Wille Rosen : vox (2004-2010)
Tomi TranceandMetal: Keyboards (2009-2010)
Mika Koivunen : Keyboards (2004-2005)
Official site:
http://www.thejade.fi
The Jade on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Jade/80481705728
THE BEGINNING:
The Jade was founded in the summer of 2004 in the Eastern Helsinki to feed the members' number one desire - rock´n´roll music.
In the end of the year 2004, the self-produced Heatwave EP was recorded.
The following release, self-produced mini-album, Slow Motions On The Fast Lanes, was released in the Autumn of 2006. The album achieved good reception also internationally.
In January 2008 The Jade signed the record deal with the Finnish independent record company, North&South.
Two comprehensive German tours followed in April and October 2008.
The latter included a show in Switzerland also. In May 2009 The Jade played one-off show in Stockhom, Sweden.
Two singles from the album Seconds Away From Salvation, made their way to the official TOP 10 Charts in Finland.
The first official release, single Drowning, reached no. 9.
The second release, It's A Sin, entered the charts being no. 4 and stayed on the Finnish single charts for the 5 consecutive weeks.
THE ALBUM "SECONDS AWAY FORM SALVATION":
The debut album, Seconds Away From Salvation, was recorded during the Summer 2009 at Seawolf Studios in Helsinki.
The album was produced by Petri Majuri and Hannu Leiden.
Seconds Away From Salvation was releaased in November 2009 in Finland, UK, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, France and in Japan the album was released in January 2010.
The album was reviewed in various international printed and online rock magazines and it achieved mainly very good and excellent reviews.
THE END:
Ex-vocalist Wille Rosen left The Jade in August 2010.
After several vocalist auditions the band decided to carry on as the trio, guitarist Pekko Mantzin now on lead vocals.
The first gig with this line-up was palyed at Green Room, Helsinki in November 2010.
The Jade carried on playing music, now more punkier and faster, but still melodic rock´n´roll. On the last gigs The Jade are played only their new material along with some punk rock and rock´n´roll covers.
In the beginning of February 2011 Jann P.H, Pekko Mantzin and Sirpa decided that it was time to move on and not to carry on as The Jade anymore.
Pekko Mantzin and Sirpa are now forming the new band and more information will be delivered in the future!
The music will not stop.
Stay tuned!
It´s all about Rock´n´Roll!!
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