Free Spirit

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FREE SPIRIT DEBUT ALBUM

PALE SISTER OF LIGHT

RELEASED IN FINLAND ON FEB 4th 2009

FREE
SPIRIT plays timeless melodic hard rock with a sound that brings you to
the roots of nature and its mighty scenery. Their music reaches out to
listeners of all ages with its captivating melodies. Massive choruses
and guitar sounds are the brand of Free Spirit.

Pale Sister of
Light takes us through the real world, dream and illusion. It is the
band's first full length album including 11 tracks. Together these
songs form a journey to freedom, whilst performing strongly as singles
too.

Pale Sister of Light is produced by Carpel Music and it
will be released via Edel Records Finland on Feb 4, 2009. Other
countries will follow.

FREE SPIRIT was the winner of the Garage
Countdown contest with their video "Until the Night". It was viewed
over 82 000 times over the internet and is now running on The Voice TV
-channel that hosted the competition.

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Band

Sami Alho (vocals)
Vesa Yli-Mäenpää (guitar)
Pasi Koivumäki (drums)
Marko Haapamäki (guitar)
Sami Hämäläinen (bass)
Timo Alho (keyboards).

Sami
Alho and Pasi Koivumäki are the original founding members, and the
current line-up was formed in 2006 when a group of like-minded
musicians with a similar musical goal found each other. Read more:

Sami Alho

Instrument
Vocals

Birthday / place of birth
27.1. / Kokkola

Residence
Seinäjoki

Best song ever
Led Zeppelin - Black Dog

Favourite music
Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, The Doors, Bon Jovi, Scorpions, Whitesnake, Van Halen, Deep Purple, AC/DC

Best song from Free Spirit
Strangers

Played since
1988

Former bands
Exit

Hobbies
Music, reading, running, dogs, skiing

Pasi Koivumäki

Instrument
Drums

Birthday / place of birth
8.10. / Alavus

Residence
Ilmajoki

Best song ever
Van Halen - Jump

Favourite music
Dream Theater, Nickelback, 3 Doors Down, The Scorpions, Black Label Society, Pink Cream 69

Best song from Free Spirit
Far Away from Heaven

Played since
1986

Former bands
Poisoned Wine, Exit, Heavy Metal Maniacs

Hobbies
German cars, japanese motorbikes, music, movies

Vesa Yli-Mäenpää

Instrument
Guitar

Birthday / place of birth
29.6. / Kuortane

Residence
Seinäjoki

Best song ever
Scorpions - Coming Home

Favourite music
Scorpions, Def leppard, Ozzy Osbourne, Rhandy Rhoads, Mathias Jabbs

Best song from Free Spirit
Far Away from Heaven

Played since
1986

Former bands
Dead End, Cora, Aresti, Sheriff of Death

Hobbies

Drinkin' wine and being nasty to everyone :)

Sami Hämäläinen


Instrument
Bass guitar

Birthday / place of birth
13.9. / Alavus

Residence
Alavus

Best song ever
Dio - Holy Diver

Favourite music
Deep purple, Metallica, Pink floyd, Iron maiden, Dio...

Best song from Free Spirit
Strangers

Played since
1987

Former bands
Nasty Noise, Exit

Hobbies
Reading, light exercise

Marko Haapamäki

Instrument
Guitar

Birthday / place of birth
6 /10  Kuortane

Residence
Kuortane

Best song ever

Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand

Favourite music

Led Zeppelin, Doors, Black Sabbath, Kingston Wall, Mercyful Fate, King Diamond

Best song from Free Spirit
Strangers

Played since
91

Former bands
Misty Hop, the benz

Hobbies
Painting, handicrafts

Timo Alho

Instrument
Keyboards

Birthday / place of birth
22.1. / Jyväskylä

Residence
Jyväskylä

Best song ever
Alphaville - Forever Young

Favourite music
Depeche Mode,The Scorpions, Alphaville, Bon Jovi, 80's synthpop

Best song from Free Spirit
Heroes Don't Cry

Played since
1996

Former bands
Elven Stone, Celadon Skies (still active)

Hobbies
Reading, playing games, running, physics

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For more Information please visit

http://www.freespiritrock.com

or

http://www.myspace.com/freespiritrock