Terveet Kädet are a Finnish hardcore punk

Hardcore punk

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 band, the first in Finland

Finland

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. The group was founded in Tornio

Tornio

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 in January 1980. They have had a major influence on bands from all over the world, especially in Brazil (which some have claimed was because of a member from the leading band Olho Seco and his enthusiasm/connections to that country's scene). Max Cavalera

Max Cavalera

Massimiliano Antonio "Max" Cavalera is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the heavy metal band Sepultura, before forming Soulfly in the late 1990s...

 of Sepultura

Sepultura

Sepultura is a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte, formed in 1984. The band was a major force in the death metal, thrash metal and ultimately groove metal realms during the late 1980s and early 1990s, with their later experiments melding nu metal, hardcore punk and industrial.Sepultura...

 and Soulfly

Soulfly

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 has mentioned Terveet Kädet as one of his all-time favourite bands.

The band's line-up has changed several times, and the singer Veli-Matti "Läjä" Äijälä is the only original member left.

The name "Terveet Kädet" means "Healthy Hands".

Discography

• Rock laahausta vastaan (7", Ikbal 003, 1980)
• II (7", Ikbal 004, 1981)
• Ääretön joulu (7", Poko/Kädet 105, 1982)
• Terveet Kädet (12", Propaganda Records, 1983)
• Halloween (12", re-issue of "I" Rock-O-Rama/Germany, 1983)
• Kädet Suojelee (7", 1983)
• Black God (LP, Propaganda/R-O-R licence Germany), 1984)
• Yalta Hi-Life (LP 1984, with Varaus, Äpärät, Aivoproteesi, Kaaos, Kansanturvamusiikkikomissio)
• The Horse (LP, 1985; Power It Up, 2006)
• Oma koloni (7", 1988)
• Anno Domini (7", 1989)
• Live Kemi 1982 (7", 1989)
• Unkind (7", 1990)
• Message (7", Kill City/Propaganda, 1990)
• PROPAGANDA (LP, Kill City/Propaganda, 1991)
• Six Song (7", HCR, 1991)
• Slow Promotion (7", Mad Rat, 1991)
• Bizarre Domination (7", 1992)
• The Horse (7", A.A.R., 1994)
• Pahan voima (7", A.A.R., 1995)
• Sign of the cross (CD, A.A.R., 1995)
• Bondage And Anguished Life (7", Healthy Hands Records, 1995)
• Hardcore Brutality (CD, Grand Theft Audio, 1996)
• Kumia Ja Verta - 1987 Kokoelma (CD, Alternative Action, 1996)
• Doomed Alien Race (CD, A.A.R., 1997)
• Leather Enslavement (LP, Klayster Records, 1998)
• The Ultimate Pain (CD, Solardisk, 1999)
• Ääretön Propaganda (CD, Propaganda Records PRO 2001, 1999)
• Non Ultra Descriptica (CD, Solardisk, 2000)
• Onnellisia Kytkentöjä 1980-2000 (CD, Solardisk, 2002)
• Deep Wounds (CD, Usina De Sangue Records, 2002)
• Pissaa ja paskaa (CD, Propaganda Records PRO 2026, 2006)
• Ääretön Propaganda (LP & bonus-EP, Propaganda/Höhnie Records, 2007)
• Ihmisen poika, pedon poika (CD, Longplay Music/Kämäset levyt, 2009)

Current Line-Up

• Veli-Matti "Läjä" Äijälä – vocals, lyrics (1980–present)
• Ilari – guitar (2006–present)
• Lene – bass (1990–1998, 2006–present)
• Peedro – drums (1980–1983, 2006–present)

Past members

Drums

• Walde (1983–1984, died in 1984)
• Tilli (1984–2000)
• Luttinen (2000–2006)

Bass

• Piäsky (1980–1989)
• Kähkönen (1989–1990)
• Lene (1990–1998)
• Puksu (1998–2006)

Guitar

• Tiimo Viik (1980–1985)
• Weega (1985–1986)
• A. W. Yrjänä
  A. W. Yrjänä
  Aki Ville Yrjänä , better known by the stage name, A. W. Yrjänä , is a poet and the singer, bassist, and primary songwriter of the Finnish rock band CMX. In addition to his musical work he has published four collections of poems.- Music :Yrjänä has studied theology and comparative religion,...
  
  (1986–1988)
• Lene (2000–2006)
• Maike (1989–2006)

External links

• http://www.myspace.com/terveetkadetofficial
• Läjä Äijälä's Myspace page can be found at http://www.myspace.com/lajatk
• Propaganda Records