Los Bastardos Finlandeses
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Los Bastardos Finlandeses at HIFK 2011 Ice Hockey Championship Party in Helsinki, Finland. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Helsinki, Finland |
| Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal, rock and roll |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | 100% Record Company |
| Associated acts | Ben Granfelt Band, Wishbone Ash, Leningrad Cowboys, Peer Günt, Royal Tramps |
| Website | losbastardos.fi |
| Members |
El Taff Bastardo (Bryn Jones) El Bastardo Grande (Twist Twist Erkinharju) Don Osmo (Olli Kykkänen) El Gringo (Ben Granfelt) |
| Past members |
El Muerte (Jussi Kinnunen) El Diablo (Devil Virtanen) |
Los Bastardos Finlandeses is a band from Helsinki, Finland with raw attitude and the lyrics about Harleys, skulls and rock‘n’roll.[1] Influenced by the likes of Motörhead, Thin Lizzy and a range of Southern Rock and blues rock bands all the way from The Allman Brothers to ZZ Top, Los Bastardos Finlandeses aka "The Boy Band from Hell" has toured with Lemmy and company as well as Aerosmith and Deep Purple.[2]
In February 2010, they did their debut UK tour covering the key cities London, Oxford, Birmingham and Liverpool.[3] Their fourth and current album titled "Saved By Rock'n'Roll" came out on the bands's label 100% Record Company in February 2011 and debuted at #9 on Finland's Rumba Magazine's "indie record-label" charts, the chart leaving out large chain stores. "Saved By Rock'n'Roll" was also introduced on the Finnish album charts at #30.[4]
Current band members
- El Taff Bastardo (Bryn Jones) - lead vocals & bass guitar
- El Bastardo Grande (Twist Twist Erkinharju) - drums
- Don Osmo (Olli Kykkänen) - guitar & vocals
- El Gringo (Ben Granfelt) - guitar & vocals
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| FIN [5] | ||
| 2007 | My Name Is El Muerte | – |
| 2008 | Return of El Diablo | – |
| 2009 | El Grande's Saloon | – |
| 2011 | Saved by Rock'n'Roll | 30 |
| 2013 | Day of the Dead | 19 |
| 2015 | BMF Ball | – |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIN | |||
| 2006 | "Viva Los Bastardos!" | 3 | My Name is El Muerte |
| "So Cold" | – | ||
| 2007 | "Born 'N' Raised" | 14 | My Name is El Muerte |
| 2012 | "Day of the Dead" | – | Day of the Dead |
| 2013 | "Smokin' Dynamite" | – | |
References
- ↑ "Myglobalmind".
- ↑ "stopinternets".
- ↑ "emjaymedia".
- ↑ "NEM-booking".
- ↑ "Los Bastardes Finlandeses discography". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 May 2013.