Lapko is a Finnish

Finland

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 alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 band from Harjavalta

Harjavalta

Harjavalta is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The town has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....

, formed in 1996

1996 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact...

. Lapko is notable for its popularity in Finland, having received "radio play, explosive concerts, and voluminous critical accolades" even before releasing its debut on a well-known label, according to Allmusic.

Their first EP, Your Special K.O. (2003) was self-released. Their debut album The Arms (2004) was released by Jukeboss, but then they were signed to Fullsteam Records

Fullsteam Records

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 and albums Scandal (2006) and Young Desire (2007) saw them gain fame in Finland, reaching the national albums chart.

Members

• Ville Malja – vocals, electric guitar
  Electric guitar
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• Anssi Nordberg – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Janne Heikkonen – drum set

Albums

• The Arms (2004)
• Scandal (2006)
• Young Desire
  Young Desire
  Young Desire is the third studio album of Finnish band Lapko. It was released in 2007 and is a theme album which in accordance with the title deals with passion of youth.- Track listing :# "This Is Aggressive Melancholy"# "Young Desire"# "Miami Vicer "...
  
   (2007)
• A New Bohemia (2010)

Singles

• Stacy (2004)
• All the Best Girls (2006)
• Barrel of the Past (2006)
• Killer Whales (2007)
• Hugging the Phone (2007)
• I Shot the Sheriff (2009)

External links

• Official site
• [ Lapko] at Allmusic.