current_members website years_active article_title background genre origin name
antti valamo ravín paavo pekkonen pietu hiltunen aleksi keränen alarik http://bloodpitband.com 1994 & ndash ; present bloodpit
 group_or_band hard rock finland bloodpit
bloodpit

bloodpit is a finnish hard rock band .
before 1998 the band has been named `` rip '' and `` turmio '' .
it was founded in 1994 by matthau mikojan -lrb- matti mikkonen -rrb- , lead singer , and paavo pekkonen , guitarist .
they released their first album `` mental circus '' in 2005 , along with many singles , such as `` platitude '' , `` bad-ass blues '' , and `` wise men do n't cry '' .
their second album , `` off the hook '' was released in 2007 .
the single `` platitude '' is on the soundtrack to the ea sports game `` nhl 07 '' .
