Siknis is a metal band from Turku, Finland. Their music is melodic death metal with a hint of old-school flavors and melodies deriving from classical music. The band started to progress about a half year after it's formation, when Jarno joined the band. Soon, they had 3 songs ready, and decided to take part in Turku Bandstand 2010, where they made it to the semifinals. Line-up: Jarno Salo (vocals) Niilas Nissilä (guitar) Miikka Rosten (guitar) Tomi Ruohonen (drums) Lauri Niemi (bass) Discography: Twisted Mind (01/04/2010) Biography: 2009 It all started in April/May, when Iiris Kosonen wanted to form a band. She asked Miikka for second guitarist, and Iiro Kosonen for drums, but Iiro decided to ask Tomi instead to become the drummer. Their bassist supposed to be Lauri, but due to his military service, he didn't come, so Iiro became the bassist temporarily. After some time and jamming together, they needed a singer. Miikka happened to know Jarno, a musician from Uusikaupunki (a small town 70 kilometers away from Turku), so he asked him to become the vocalist. After singing some Six Feet Under and other stuff for them, Jarno officially became a bandmember. Jarno was also the one, who came up with the name for the band, Siknis. 2010 On January, they performed first time live on Turku Bandstand, and it was shortly followed another gig on February. At the same time, it was confirmed that Lauri will join the band. Lauri performed first time with Siknis on Turku Bandstand semifinals held in March. On July, Iiris was replaced by their live guitarist Niilas, who had been substituting Iiris since May. They split up in fall 2010.
