Stone (Finnish speed / thrash metal)

Stone is a Finnish thrash metal band formed in Kerava in 1985. They released four albums and one live album during the late 1980s and early 1990s, before disbanding in 1992 to pursue different musical directions. Stone reunited to play a final set of concerts in 2000, but parted ways again soon afterwards. In 2008, Stone made five "reunion"/comeback appearances. They reunited again in March 2013 for select shows in order to promote their new box set. The band has remained active since then, and they have new material in the works. Despite their rather short career, Stone's legacy has provided inspiration for many of the countless metal bands who emerged during the popularity explosion of the genre during the 1990s. The band's history and influence on the Finnish metal scene was detailed in the book Stone, published in January 2018. Children of Bodom lead guitarist Alexi Laiho credits former Stone member Roope Latvala as a major influence on his playing. Latvala himself would later join Children of Bodom as a session player, and eventually as a permanent member, after the departure of Alexander Kuoppala, and also played alongside Laiho in the now defunct Sinergy. Current members Janne Joutsenniemi – bass, vocals (1985–present) Roope Latvala – lead and rhythm guitar (1985–present) Pekka Kasari – drums (1985–present) Markku Niiranen – lead and rhythm guitar (1990–present) Former members Jiri Jalkanen – lead and rhythm guitar (1985–1990) Studio albums 1988: Stone 1989: No Anaesthesia! 1990: Colours 1991: Emotional Playground Live albums 1992: Free Compilation albums 1998: Stoneage 2008: Stoneage 2.0 2013: Complete 2018: Light Entertainment – Complete Early Works DVD 2007: Get Stoned, Stay Stoned (DVD) Väntänen, Ari (2018). Stone. Helsinki: Like. ISBN 978-952-01-1759-7. "Stone Tour Dates, Concerts & Tickets – Songkick". Songkick.com. Retrieved 4 April 2015. "Suomimetallin pioneeri Stone | Yle Uutiset | yle.fi". 20 June 2018. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2020. "Stone livenä | Elävä arkisto | yle.fi". 13 April 2016. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2020. "Stone". Soundi.fi. Retrieved 4 April 2020. "Radio Rock – Asenne on Rock". Supla.fi. Retrieved 16 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) "Stone – Suomen virallinen lista – Musiikkituottajat". Ifpi.fi. Retrieved 4 April 2020. Österman, Nalle (15 July 2014). "Stone ei lupaa faneilleen enää uusia levyjä | Helsingin Uutiset". Helsingin Uutiset. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2020. "Legendaarinen Stone palaa – yhden keikan ajaksi". Soundi.fi. 13 March 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2020. Timo Isoaho (30 March 2018). ""Kukaan ei määräile meitä!" – Lue tarinoita Stonen tasavuosia juhlivan debyyttialbumin ääreltä". Soundi.fi. Retrieved 4 April 2020. Ari Väntänen. "Like Kustannus | Stone (e-kirja)". Like.fi. Retrieved 4 April 2020. Jarkko Frц╓ntilц╓ (19 October 2017). "Get stoned! Suomalaisen thrash metalin kaikkien aikojen parhaasta yhtyeestц╓ kirja Б─⌠ Stonen tarina kansien vц╓liin". Rumba.fi. Retrieved 4 April 2020. Mirko Siikaluoma (19 October 2017). "Stonea kovien kansien väliin – suomalaisen thrash metalin edelläkävijöistä kirja joulukuussa". Soundi.fi. Retrieved 4 April 2020. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stone. Stone at AllMusic Stone at Encyclopaedia Metallum Stone on Myspace