Negative is a Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 glam rock

Glam rock

Glam rock is a style of rock and pop music that developed in the UK in the early 1970s, which was performed by singers and musicians who wore outrageous clothes, makeup and hairstyles, particularly platform-soled boots and glitter...

 band founded at the end of 1997. Members of Negative cite musical influence such as Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...

, Queen

Queen (band)

Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...

, and Hanoi Rocks

Hanoi Rocks

Hanoi Rocks was a Finnish rock band formed in 1979, whose most successful period came in the early 1980s. The band broke up in 1985 after the death of their drummer, Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley...

. The band itself labels the music as ”emotional rock’n roll”.

Members

• Jonne Aaron Liimatainen - Lead vocals

• Antti Anatomy
  Antti Anatomy
  Antti 'Anatomy' Aatamila is a Finnish bassplayer in a glam-rock band Negative which he joined in the year 2000.-References:...
  
   - Bass
• Mr. Snack/Nakki - Keyboard, vocals
• Jay Slammer - Drums
• Hata Salmi - Guitar

Previous members

• Sir Christus
  Sir Christus
  Sir Christus is a Finnish guitarist, best known as the former rhythm guitarist of the glam rock band Negative. His father was Arwo Mikkonen, guitarist of the legendary Finnish rock band Popeda...
  
   - Guitar, vocals.
• Larry Love - Guitar
• Gary - Guitar.

Larry Love announced his departure from the band on May 16, 2011.

Related bands

Jonne Aaron's younger brother, Ville Liimatainen, is the lead singer of the Finnish rock band, Flinch, who are managed by Hype Productions, the same label as Negative. He contributed backing vocals to Negative's cover of Queen's "Too Much Love Will Kill You

Too Much Love Will Kill You

"Too Much Love Will Kill You" is a song written by Queen guitarist Brian May, Frank Musker, and Elizabeth Lamers. The song was recorded by Queen around 1988 or before, and was intended to be on the band's The Miracle album in 1989, but did not make the cut...

" alongside Jussi Selo from Uniklubi

Uniklubi

Uniklubi is a Finnish alternative rock band. It was founded in 1999. The band became well known for its hit Rakkautta ja piikkilankaa in 2004. The band's lyrics are in the Finnish language. All members are from the town of Hämeenkyrö, except the bassist Teemu Rajamäki, who is from Ikaalinen...

 (who also contributed to backing vocals on some Negative tracks), in which Jonne shared the limelight with Jann Wilde

Jann Wilde

Jann Wilde is a Finnish singer/songwriter from Tampere, Finland. Born in 14 April 1982.Jann Wilde started his musical career when he released his demo EP Boys Out Of New York in 2004. On the early demos, he recorded all the instruments on most of the tracks...

 from Jann Wilde and Rose Avenue, and Christian from Dead By Gun.
Sir Christus

Sir Christus

Sir Christus is a Finnish guitarist, best known as the former rhythm guitarist of the glam rock band Negative. His father was Arwo Mikkonen, guitarist of the legendary Finnish rock band Popeda...

 (guitar) previously played bass in his younger brother's band, 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 , 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",...

. Antti Anatomy (bass) made a guest appearance as a vengeful brother in 2007's "Wise Men Don't Cry", released as a single from Bloodpit's second album, "Off The Hook".
Negative has toured with Jann Wilde and Rose Avenue before that band broke up (as they shared Tommi Liimatainen's management, who is Jonne's older brother.) as well as a triple team-up with The Rasmus

The Rasmus

The Rasmus are a Finnish rock band that formed in 1995 in Helsinki while the band members were still in upper comprehensive school. The original band members were Lauri Ylönen , Eero Heinonen , Pauli Rantasalmi and Janne Heiskanen...

 and HIM in 2005.
Teemu Rajamäki, bassist for Uniklubi

Uniklubi

Uniklubi is a Finnish alternative rock band. It was founded in 1999. The band became well known for its hit Rakkautta ja piikkilankaa in 2004. The band's lyrics are in the Finnish language. All members are from the town of Hämeenkyrö, except the bassist Teemu Rajamäki, who is from Ikaalinen...

, has also appeared as guest musician on some concerts.

Albums

• "War of Love" (2003 - FIN #5)
• "Sweet & Deceitful" (2004 - FIN #1)
• "Anorectic" (2006 - FIN #1)
• "Karma Killer" (2008 - FIN #3)
• "God Likes Your Style" (2009) [B Sides]
• "Neon" (2010)

Singles

• "After All" (2003 - FIN #4)
• "The Moment of Our Love" (2003 - FIN #1)
• "Still Alive" (2004 - FIN #4)
• "Frozen to Lose it All" (2004 - FIN #1)
• "In My Heaven" (2004 - FIN #1)
• "My My, Hey Hey" (2005 - FIN #1)
• "Dark Side (Until You're Mine)" (2005 - FIN #2)
• "Bright Side (About My Sorrow)" (2005 - FIN #2)
• "The Moment Of Our Love (New Version)" (2005 - FIN/GER #1)
• "Planet of the Sun" (2006 - FIN #1)
• "Sinners Night / Misty Morning" (2006 - FIN #2)
• "Fading Yourself" (2007 - FIN #1)
• "Won't Let Go" (2008)
• "Giving Up!" (2008)
• "End Of The Line* (2010)
• "Jealous Sky" (2010)
• "Believe" (2011)

External links

• Official site (Finnish ,English, Japanese)
• Negative Myspace
• Interview with Jonne Aaron "Songwriter Till The Day I Die " April 28, 2010