01. One Minute Of Reality.
02. Awaited.
03. Fate & Belief.
04. Life Is.
05. Meet The Maker.
06. You And Me.
07. Misfortune-teller.
08. Learn To Crawl.
09. Eyewitness Of Life.
10. Place For Freedom.
Mika Grönholm - Guitars, Bass, Synths.
Markku Kuikka - Vocals.
Tom Rask - Drums.
Derek Sherinian - Keyboard solos.
Ty Tabor - Guitar
Grönholm, Kuikka, Rask: Engineering
Mika Grönholm: Production
Janne Tolsa : Mixing
Svante Forsbäck: Mastering
Hugh Syme: Cover-art
‘Eyewitness Of Life’ is the debut
album from a new act from Finland - enter
Grönholm led by guitarist and song writer
Mika Grönholm. The music of ‘Eyewitness
Of Life’ is built with an appreciation for
a number of metal genres yet there is a common
theme of progressive orientated riffs
throughout the album, however ‘Eyewitness
Of Life’ avoids the monster shredding the
genre is renowned for resulting in a more
focused compact album for those that like
strong songs first and foremost.
Nuances of artists such as
Queensr˙che and Rush can be heard here and
there, but the song is of main concern for
Grönholm who also adds a few shades of other
cultural sounds from Indian and Spanish music
along with some jazz inspired progressions to
add a little spice, yet the overall feel
remains firmly in the metal camp and is easily
accessible. Grönholm states "Simplicity is
many times beautiful and I think this approach
has served me well".
Joining Mika is Status
Minor vocalist Markku Kuikka and
drummer Tom Rask with Grönholm handling
guitar, bass and synth duties himself and this
trio of musicians have created a big sounding
album. Each recorded their parts at their home
studios before Mika pieced the album together
at his home studio. Six years spent working in
one of the leading studios in Finland ensured
this was an easy process for Mika to bring the
whole album together and only mixing and
mastering was handled outside of Grönholm’s
remit.
In addition to the fine
performances of the core trio of musicians the
album also features guest appearances from
guitarist Ty Tabor (Kings X) and
keyboard whiz Derek Sherinian (Dream
Theater, Billy Idol), Grönholm comments,
"One goal was to have a few very good guests
on this and it came true with Derek Sherinian
and Ty Tabor . I mailed them and they liked
the music samples on myspace so they agreed to
play a few solos and songs. As one can guess
they nailed their parts really great, and it
was very nice hear their tracks".
With "Eyewitness Of Life"
Grönholm have delivered a very strong debut
album that is home to punchy songs, great
musicianship, strong production and great
artwork from Hugh Syme (Rush/Megadeth etc) and
is released on April 17 2010 on Lion Music.
• Accessible vocal debut album likely to
appeal to fans of Queensr˙che, Rush etc.
• Artwork by Hugh Syme .
• Guest appearances from Ty Tabor (Kings X)
and Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater/Billy
Idol). • Reviews in all leading rock/metal
printed/electronic media.
• Mike Grönholm is available for interview,
and for radio station ID’s. Please send your
requests to
promo@lionmusic.com