Private Line
Encyclopedia
Private Line are a hard rock
band from Helsinki
, Finland, formed during the mid-1990s (in Jyväskylä
, a city in the center of Finland) and continuing today.
and Mötley Crüe
. Private Line won a local band competition and used the prize money from it to record and release their debut EP Smooth Motions in 1998.
After recording Smooth Motions, the band brought in two new members: Spit and Illy. Together they recorded a 5 song promo-cd. Founding member and guitarist Jari left the band and joined in Finnish heavy metal act Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus
in May 2002.
While in Helsinki in 2002, vocalist Sammy met a guitarist named Jack, who was previously playing in band called Rockers Unite!. He was asked to join in the band and gave a new breath of life to Private Line. Jack knew the band and was fan of theirs already before deciding to join them. Jack played two shows with the band before actually becoming a member. Jack's first official performance as a guitarist of Private Line was 25 May 2002 at the club S-Osis in Turku
, Finland.
with a revamped, energy-filled style with hard R'N'R riffs flavored with synthesizers. The Band used 3 earlier recorded songs "Makin' A Mess Since'77", "Grown Like Others", "Crack In Reality" and 3 new songs "uperstar I.Q.", "Downstairs Upstairs" and "Virgin Suicide" for the new EP. The EP got positive reviews from the Finnish rock media as well as glam
and hard rock
-orientated webzines. After the Hellcity Trendkill release, Private Line got their first booking agency deal signed with the Sam Agency Oy.
The band also worked on new songs during the tour and at the end of 2003 they entered the studio to record their forthcoming single "Forever and a Day". The single also included the tracks "Cheerleaders & Dopedealers" and "Sleep Tight", an old Private Line song from the 1990s.
"Sleep Tight" could also be heard in the Finnish box-office hit movie and soundtrack Levottomat3 by Solar Films Inc. in February 2004.
April 2004 saw the appearance of the band's debut full-length album 21st Century Pirates. The album reached #18 at the official Finnish Top40 record charts at its first week and got great reviews in the Finnish and foreign press.
The second single from the debut album carrying the name "1-800-Out-of-Nowhere" was put out in June 2004 and reached #4 in the Finnish single charts. The video of the song stayed on MTV
's Up North Top10 video chart for 10 weeks.
In August 2004 21st Century Pirates was also released in Japan by JVC
Victor Entertainment
and later same year in Australia
, New-Zealand, Italy
, Russia
, Sweden
and Ukraine
.
A third single (released December 2004) from the album, called "Already Dead" brought the band more success with another top 5 charting in their native Finland. The single release consisted also 3 songs "While God Saves I Destroy", White-Collar Crime, Cheerleaders 6 Dopedealers" live video from Tampere at Tullikamari, Pakkahuone.
The band toured for the album in various countries, such as Japan
, Italy
, Spain
, England
, Germany
, Sweden
and Russia
. They supported also acts like Mötley Crüe
(2 shows in Helsinki
and Turku
June 2005), Alice Cooper
(in Turin
, Italy July 2005), D-A-D
(5 shows Scandinavian tour, Stockholm
, Gothenburg
, Helsinki
, Turku
, Tampere
in October 2005) and Brides of Destruction
, a band featuring Nikki Sixx
and Tracii Guns
, in their hometown Helsinki at the Tavastia Club
in June 2004.
Flamingo Hotel and Nevada
desert and was inspired by the Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
movie, featured Finnish porn star and celebrity Rakel Liekki
. The single reached #4 on the Finnish singles chart. The single featured another song from the upcoming album, called "Uniform"'.
In October 2006 they released a new song entitled "Alive" on their MySpace
page and revealed that the new album would be called Evel Knievel Factor
. The album was released on 1 November, and reached #23 on the Finnish albums chart.
Evel Knievel Factor-album was also released in Ukraine
, Japan
by JVC
@Victor Entertainment
, Russia
by Dance Paradise/Soyuz, Brazil
, Chile
, Argentina
in South America
by Dynamo Records, Sweden
by Playground Scandinavia.
A second single from the album, called "Sound Advice", was released on 31 January 2007, and reached #2 on the singles chart in Finland and stayed there for 7 weeks. Lyrics to "Sound Advice" as well as to "Gods of Rewind" and "Billion Star Hotel" were written in collaboration with American playwright Rory Winston
. The "Sound Advice" single also featured two previously unreleased songs, "Tokyo" ("Tokyo" was released also on Evel Knievel Factors Japan version with the cover version of the Cheap Trick
s song "He's A Whore") and "Criminal". "Criminal" is originally by Finnish rock band Smack
. It also included the music video for the song "Broken Promised Land".
studios in Helsinki by Vasara Films. It reached #1 on the Finnish music TV channel VoiceTV and stayed there for 10 consecutive weeks.
"Sound Advice" was also featured on the soundtrack of the Finnish box-office hit movie (over 200000 viewers in Finland) V2 – jäätynyt enkeli by Solar Films Inc.
During 2007 Private Line toured Finland, Sweden and Russia.
At the end of 2007, Private Line was asked to participate in the Pepsi Max
campaign covering the main campaign song "More" written by hip-hop group The Black Eyed Peas
. The band recorded their version of the song and it ended up in the Pepsi campaign during November and December 2007 in Finland. Pepsi bottles included the band's logo, a photo of the band and code for the song in the bottles' sticker.
album was released in Italy May 2008 by Edel
Italy. In September 2008 band made their fist headline tour in Germany
, Austria
and Switzerland
. The tour was called "Prozac Nation-tour 2008" and consisted 11 shows.
In the end of 2008 band announced that they will start preparing their 3rd album.
During 2009 and 2010 the band played few club and festival shows in Finland and in Italy including new songs from their forthcoming album.
Names of the songs were "Live, Learn And Grow Apart", "13th Step From The Grave", "Down Came The Rain" and "Deathbedtime Stories".
. Private Line announced in May 2011 that they will start their tour in June 2011 including countries Finland
, China
and USA.
Private Line has performed earlier including Finland
in Japan
, Russia
, Germany
, Italy
, Switzerland
, Austria
, Sweden
, Great Britain
and Spain
.
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band from Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland, formed during the mid-1990s (in Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä is the capital of Central Finland and the largest city on the Finnish Lakeland, north-east of Tampere and north of Helsinki, on northern coast of lake Päijänne. The city has been continuously one of the most rapidly growing cities in Finland since World War II. The city is surrounded...
, a city in the center of Finland) and continuing today.
Origins
The band was founded in the 1990s, when the founding members, Sammy, Jari Huttunen, and Eliaz were still teenagers. They bonded through love of Hanoi RocksHanoi 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...
and Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The group was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil...
. Private Line won a local band competition and used the prize money from it to record and release their debut EP Smooth Motions in 1998.
After recording Smooth Motions, the band brought in two new members: Spit and Illy. Together they recorded a 5 song promo-cd. Founding member and guitarist Jari left the band and joined in Finnish heavy metal act Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus
Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus
Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus was a metal music band from Finland, formed in 1997. The band was led by Timo Rautiainen, leading member of Finnish metallers Lyijykomppania, a band which still has an underground cult following in the scene. The musical influence of the band ranges from Black...
in May 2002.
Re-forming Private Line 2002
Turku
Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...
, Finland.
Six Songs of Hellcity Trendkill 2002
The band started rehearsing new songs during the summer of 2002 and entered the studio in August 2002. Private Line recorded 5 songs in the Jyväskylä Lutakko studios. In December 2002, they released their second CD-EP Six Songs of Hellcity TrendkillSix Songs of Hellcity Trendkill
Six Songs of Hellcity Trendkill is an EP by the Finnish rock band Private Line. It was released in Finland in December 2002.-Track listing:# Makin' a Mess Since '77# Downstairs Upstairs# Superstar IQ# Grown Like Others# Virgin Suicide# Crack in Reality...
with a revamped, energy-filled style with hard R'N'R riffs flavored with synthesizers. The Band used 3 earlier recorded songs "Makin' A Mess Since'77", "Grown Like Others", "Crack In Reality" and 3 new songs "uperstar I.Q.", "Downstairs Upstairs" and "Virgin Suicide" for the new EP. The EP got positive reviews from the Finnish rock media as well as glam
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...
and hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
-orientated webzines. After the Hellcity Trendkill release, Private Line got their first booking agency deal signed with the Sam Agency Oy.
2003
Private Line toured a lot during the year of 2003 with bands like Negative, Peer Gunt, Hybrid Children etc. and started to build up their fanbase in Finland.The band also worked on new songs during the tour and at the end of 2003 they entered the studio to record their forthcoming single "Forever and a Day". The single also included the tracks "Cheerleaders & Dopedealers" and "Sleep Tight", an old Private Line song from the 1990s.
Debut album 21st Century Pirates (2004)
"Forever And a Day" was released before the album in February 2004 and it shot up the Finnish record charts, reaching #3 at its first week."Sleep Tight" could also be heard in the Finnish box-office hit movie and soundtrack Levottomat3 by Solar Films Inc. in February 2004.
April 2004 saw the appearance of the band's debut full-length album 21st Century Pirates. The album reached #18 at the official Finnish Top40 record charts at its first week and got great reviews in the Finnish and foreign press.
The second single from the debut album carrying the name "1-800-Out-of-Nowhere" was put out in June 2004 and reached #4 in the Finnish single charts. The video of the song stayed on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's Up North Top10 video chart for 10 weeks.
In August 2004 21st Century Pirates was also released in Japan by JVC
JVC
, usually referred to as JVC, is a Japanese international consumer and professional electronics corporation based in Yokohama, Japan which was founded in 1927...
Victor Entertainment
Victor Entertainment
is a subsidiary of Japan Victor Company that produces and distributes music, movies and other entertainment products such as anime and television shows in Japan. It was formerly known as...
and later same year in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, New-Zealand, Italy
Italy
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, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
.
A third single (released December 2004) from the album, called "Already Dead" brought the band more success with another top 5 charting in their native Finland. The single release consisted also 3 songs "While God Saves I Destroy", White-Collar Crime, Cheerleaders 6 Dopedealers" live video from Tampere at Tullikamari, Pakkahuone.
The band toured for the album in various countries, such as Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, Spain
Spain
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. They supported also acts like Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The group was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil...
(2 shows in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
and Turku
Turku
Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...
June 2005), Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
(in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, Italy July 2005), D-A-D
D-A-D
D-A-D is a Danish rock band previously known as "Disneyland After Dark", a name that had to be changed after a threatening lawsuit from The Walt Disney Company. Their style of music is often categorized as melodic heavy rock...
(5 shows Scandinavian tour, Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Turku
Turku
Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...
, Tampere
Tampere
Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
in October 2005) and Brides of Destruction
Brides of Destruction
Brides of Destruction were an American hard rock supergroup from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2002. The band's last lineup consisted of singer London LeGrand , Tracii Guns and Scot Coogan...
, a band featuring Nikki Sixx
Nikki Sixx
Nikki Sixx is an American musician, songwriter, author, fashion designer, radio host, and photographer, best known as the co-founder and bassist of the band Mötley Crüe. Prior to forming Mötley Crüe, Sixx was a member of Sister before going on to form London with his Sister band mate Lizzie Grey...
and Tracii Guns
Tracii Guns
Tracii Guns is an American guitarist best known as the founder of glam metal group L.A. Guns as well as the supergroups Brides of Destruction and Contraband. He was also involved in the formation of the first lineup of Guns N' Roses but eventually left the group and was replaced by guitarist...
, in their hometown Helsinki at the Tavastia Club
Tavastia Club
The Tavastia Club is a popular rock music club in Helsinki, Finland. The house is owned by Hämäläis-Osakunta, one of the student nations at the University of Helsinki, but since 1991 the club has been operated by a private enterprise renting the house from the nation. It is located in central...
in June 2004.
Evel Knievel Factor (2006)
From their forthcoming album, Private Line unveiled a new single on May 31, 2006 called "Broken Promised Land". The video of the song that was shot in Las VegasLas Vegas Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is an approximately stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada; adjacent to, but outside the city limits of Las Vegas proper. The Strip lies within the unincorporated townships of Paradise and Winchester...
Flamingo Hotel and Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
desert and was inspired by the Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 1998 American drama film directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Johnny Depp as Raoul Duke and Benicio del Toro as Dr. Gonzo. It was adapted from Hunter S. Thompson's 1971 novel of the same name....
movie, featured Finnish porn star and celebrity Rakel Liekki
Rakel Liekki
Tiina-Rakel Liekki is a Finnish artist, freelance journalist, writer, director and producer, and former pornographic actress....
. The single reached #4 on the Finnish singles chart. The single featured another song from the upcoming album, called "Uniform"'.
In October 2006 they released a new song entitled "Alive" on their MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page and revealed that the new album would be called Evel Knievel Factor
Evel Knievel Factor
Evel Knievel Factor is the second studio-album by the Finnish rock group Private Line. It was released in Finland on 1 November 2006. Two singles have been released from the album: "Broken Promised Land" on 31 May 2005, and "Sound Advice" on 28 January 2007...
. The album was released on 1 November, and reached #23 on the Finnish albums chart.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
by JVC
JVC
, usually referred to as JVC, is a Japanese international consumer and professional electronics corporation based in Yokohama, Japan which was founded in 1927...
@Victor Entertainment
Victor Entertainment
is a subsidiary of Japan Victor Company that produces and distributes music, movies and other entertainment products such as anime and television shows in Japan. It was formerly known as...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
by Dance Paradise/Soyuz, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
in South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
by Dynamo Records, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
by Playground Scandinavia.
A second single from the album, called "Sound Advice", was released on 31 January 2007, and reached #2 on the singles chart in Finland and stayed there for 7 weeks. Lyrics to "Sound Advice" as well as to "Gods of Rewind" and "Billion Star Hotel" were written in collaboration with American playwright Rory Winston
Turn left at Gilgamesh
Turn left at Gilgamesh is a play by , in which civilization develops solely through a series of misunderstandings.Winston's first full-length effort, Turn Left at Gilgamesh centers around 3 characters whose every effort to be understood furthers their sense of alienation...
. The "Sound Advice" single also featured two previously unreleased songs, "Tokyo" ("Tokyo" was released also on Evel Knievel Factors Japan version with the cover version of the Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973. The band consists of members Robin Zander , Rick Nielsen , Tom Petersson , and Bun E...
s song "He's A Whore") and "Criminal". "Criminal" is originally by Finnish rock band Smack
Smack (Finnish band)
Smack was a Finnish band, which was active 1982-1990. The band's original line-up consisted of singer Claude, guitarists Kartsa and Manchuria, bassist Cheri and drummer Kinde.-Discography:* Smack On You...
. It also included the music video for the song "Broken Promised Land".
2007
The video of "Sound Advice" was shot in MTV3MTV3
MTV3 is a Finnish commercial television station owned by Bonnier. It had the biggest audience share of all Finnish TV channels until Finnish Broadcasting Company’s YLE1 took the lead. The letters MTV stand for Mainos-TV , due to the channel getting its revenue from running commercials...
studios in Helsinki by Vasara Films. It reached #1 on the Finnish music TV channel VoiceTV and stayed there for 10 consecutive weeks.
"Sound Advice" was also featured on the soundtrack of the Finnish box-office hit movie (over 200000 viewers in Finland) V2 – jäätynyt enkeli by Solar Films Inc.
During 2007 Private Line toured Finland, Sweden and Russia.
At the end of 2007, Private Line was asked to participate in the Pepsi Max
Pepsi Max
Pepsi Max is a low-calorie, sugar-free cola, marketed by PepsiCo as an alternative to Pepsi and Diet Pepsi.It differs from Pepsi in that it contains aspartame, potassium benzoate, acesulfame potassium, calcium disodium EDTA and panax ginseng extract while it does not contain high fructose corn...
campaign covering the main campaign song "More" written by hip-hop group The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
. The band recorded their version of the song and it ended up in the Pepsi campaign during November and December 2007 in Finland. Pepsi bottles included the band's logo, a photo of the band and code for the song in the bottles' sticker.
2008 - 2010
Evel Knievel FactorEvel Knievel Factor
Evel Knievel Factor is the second studio-album by the Finnish rock group Private Line. It was released in Finland on 1 November 2006. Two singles have been released from the album: "Broken Promised Land" on 31 May 2005, and "Sound Advice" on 28 January 2007...
album was released in Italy May 2008 by Edel
Edel Music
-History:Edel Music was founded in 1986 by Michael Haentjes in Germany as a mail order record company selling mostly soundtracks. With artists such as Scooter, SASH!, Holly Johnson and many others, it became a very successful pop music label...
Italy. In September 2008 band made their fist headline tour in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. The tour was called "Prozac Nation-tour 2008" and consisted 11 shows.
In the end of 2008 band announced that they will start preparing their 3rd album.
During 2009 and 2010 the band played few club and festival shows in Finland and in Italy including new songs from their forthcoming album.
Names of the songs were "Live, Learn And Grow Apart", "13th Step From The Grave", "Down Came The Rain" and "Deathbedtime Stories".
2011
After a couple of years break Private Line released a new single and music video "Dead Decade" from their forthcoming third album with the same name. The album will be released in August 2011 by King Foo Entertainment. The music video was directed by Ville Lipiäinen in co-operation with GreenpeaceGreenpeace
Greenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over forty countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, The Netherlands...
. Private Line announced in May 2011 that they will start their tour in June 2011 including countries Finland
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...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and USA.
Private Line has performed earlier including Finland
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...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
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, Austria
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, Sweden
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, Great Britain
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and Spain
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Current
- Sammy - vocals & guitar
- Eliaz - drums & vocals
- Jack SmackJack SmackJack Smack is Finnish rock musician. He is the guitarist/background vocalist/composer in the Helsinki based hard-rock band called Private Line and also in the "party band" groups Evil Boys, Thunderbombs and Trabant...
- guitar & vocals - Illy - guitar, synths, programming & vocals
- Spit - bass & vocals
Albums
- 21st Century Pirates (2004)
- Evel Knievel FactorEvel Knievel FactorEvel Knievel Factor is the second studio-album by the Finnish rock group Private Line. It was released in Finland on 1 November 2006. Two singles have been released from the album: "Broken Promised Land" on 31 May 2005, and "Sound Advice" on 28 January 2007...
(2006) - Dead Decade (2011)
Singles
- "Forever and a Day" (February 2004) (4 weeks in official Finnish charts, best chart position #3)
- "1-800-Out-of-Nowhere" (June 2004) (6 weeks in official Finnish charts, best chart position #4)
- "Already Dead" (December 2004) (4 weeks in official Finnish charts, best chart position #6)
- "Broken Promised Land" (May 2006) (11 weeks in official Finnish charts, best chart position #4)
- "Sound Advice" (February 2007) (7 weeks in official Finnish charts, best chart position #2)
- "Dead Decade" (April 2011)
Compilations
- Fan records (1999) - "Sick Of Myself"
- KlamydiaKlamydiaKlamydia is a punk rock band from Vaasa, Finland. The band's name was chosen because it was the worst name that came to their minds. The band was assembled in 1988, and has been continuously active since then. The history of the band is long and eventful...
- Piikkinä Lihassa, Klamydia 15v. (2003) - "Junkies Love" (Narkkarirakkautta) Private Line (Sammy, Jack Smack, Eliaz) /Sir.Christus & Antti AnatomyAntti AnatomyAntti 'Anatomy' Aatamila is a Finnish bassplayer in a glam-rock band Negative which he joined in the year 2000.-References:...
(NegativeNegative (Finnish band)Negative is a Finnish glam rock band founded at the end of 1997. Members of Negative cite musical influence such as Guns N' Roses, Queen, and Hanoi Rocks. The band itself labels the music as ”emotional rock’n roll”.- Members :...
) - Rock2006.fi-Vuoden Kovimmat Rockhitit (2006) - "Broken Promised Land"
- Tuhma Rock-kokoelma Vol.1 (2007) - "Broken Promised Land"
- Mama Trash Family Artists Volume One (2007) - "Broken Promised Land"
- Sweden Rock Magazine Vol.43 (2007) - "Broken Promised Land"
- Mama Trash Family Artists Volume 2 (2007) - "He's A Whore"
Movie soundtracks
- "Sleep Tight" (2004) in the movie Levottomat 3
- "Sound Advice" (2007) in the movie V2 - Jäätynyt Enkeli
Other releases
- "More" (November/2007) Pepsi MaxPepsi MaxPepsi Max is a low-calorie, sugar-free cola, marketed by PepsiCo as an alternative to Pepsi and Diet Pepsi.It differs from Pepsi in that it contains aspartame, potassium benzoate, acesulfame potassium, calcium disodium EDTA and panax ginseng extract while it does not contain high fructose corn...
campaign song, original song by The Black Eyed PeasThe Black Eyed PeasThe Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
Music videos
- "Forever and a Day" (2004)
- "1-800-Out-of-Nowhere" (2004)
- "Broken Promised Land" (2006)
- "Sound Advice" (2007)
- "Dead Decade" (2011)