Zook is a Finnish

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band based in

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, Finland. Their debut album, ''Root Canal Recovery'', was released in January 2006. It charted at number 27 on the Finnish Top-40 charts. Two of the band's members,

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and

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were formerly members in the well-known

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band

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. Rocka Merilahti has played in

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's and

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's solo bands. Zook toured Finland from March 2, 2006 to April 29, 2006.

Discography

Singles

*''Chemistry'' (2005)

Albums

*''Root Canal Recovery'' (2006)

References

Finnish musical groups Musical groups from Helsinki {{Finland-band-stub