Veli-Matti ”Läjä” Äijälä (born 29 September 1958) is a

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musician,

comics artist A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comic book illustrators in that they produce both the literary a ...

and

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems ( oral or wri ...

. He is best known as the singer and primary songwriter of the legendary

hardcore punk Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier p ...

band Terveet Kädet. Äijälä has been associated with many side projects like the synthpop band Leo Bugariloves,

rockabilly Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music. It dates back to the early 1950s in the United States, especially the South. As a genre it blends the sound of Western musical styles such as country with that of rhythm and blu ...

group Billy Boys and

noise rock Noise rock (sometimes called noise punk) is a noise-oriented style of experimental rock that spun off from punk rock in the 1980s. Drawing on movements such as minimalism, industrial music, and New York hardcore, artists indulge in extre ...

band Death Trip. In 2004 Äijälä released a compilation album ''Passions of Läjä Äijälä'' which includes music of Terveet Kädet and eight of his side projects. Läjä Äijälä has been working as a comics artist since the 1980s. He has released several comics albums and a book of his poems. Äijälä has also done the artwork for some album covers. One of his works is the cover of

Johannes Kastaja ''Johannes Kastaja'' is the first EP by CMX. It, with '' Raivo'', is included on ''Kolmikärki Gold'', the 2002 re-release of the band's debut album. "Lapsi" became something of a cult song, with controversial lyrics about child sexual abuse. T ...

by CMX.CMX Biography
(in Finnish)

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1958 births 20th-century Finnish male singers Punk rock singers Finnish comics artists People from Tornio Living people {{Finland-musician-stub