LAB is an
alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...
band from
Helsinki
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, Finland. Their single "Beat the Boys" was featured in the PS2/Xbox/PC game "
Flatout
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* ''Flat Out'' (Buck Dharma album), 1982
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".
The band has released three albums.
Formation
The band formed in 1997, and consisted of five members. (Singer Ana and guitarist Johannes are siblings).
* Ana Leppälä - lead singer
*
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- guitar
* Johannes Leppälä - guitar
*
Kirka Sainio
Kirill "Kirka" Babitzin (22 September 1950 – 31 January 2007) was one of the most commercially successful Finnish musicians. His career spanned from the late 1960s until his death in 2007.
Previously associated with Ilkka Lipsanen's The Islan ...
- bass (Airdash,
The Scourger
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,
Gandalf)
* Masa - drummer
Discography
Albums
* ''Porn Beautiful'' (2000)
* ''Devil Is a Girl'' (2002)
* ''Where Heaven Ends'' (2005)
Singles
* Get Me a Name (06/1999)
* 'Til You're Numb (09/1999)
* Isn't He Beautiful (02/2000)
* Killing Me (06/2000)
* Beat the Boys (02/2002)
* Machine Girl (07/2003)
* When Heaven Gets Dirty (03/2005)
* Love Like Hell (04/2005)
Music videos
* 'Til You're Numb
* Beat the Boys
* Machine Girl
* When Heaven Gets Dirty
The majority of their music videos feature the singer Ana wearing a pair of white angel wings.
References
External links
LAB Official siteLABmusicofficial on Facebook
Finnish alternative rock groups
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