Private Line
Origin	Helsinki, Finland
Years active	1996–present
Genres	Hard rock Sleaze glam
Labels	Bad Habits Records
Members	Sammy Jack Smack Eliaz Lilly Spit

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History

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 Rocks 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. See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from the late 1980s and shortly after the year 2000. ... Hanoi Rocks is a Finnish rock band. ... Mötley Crüe (pronounced ) is a popular American rock band from Los Angeles, California. ...

After recording Smooth Motions, the band brought in two new members: Spit and Illy. Together they recorded a 5 song promo. Founding member and guitarist Jari left the band and joined Finnish heavy metal act Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus in 2001. Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus is a Metal band from Finland. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

21st Century Pirates: 2002-2004

While in Helsinki in 2002, vocalist Sammy met a guitarist named Jack, who had previously played in Palmcut. He was asked to join the band and breathed a new life into Private Line. Founded 1550 Country Finland Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area[1] - Of which land - Rank 185. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

In December 2002, Private Line released their second EP Six Songs of Hellcity Trendkill with a revamped, energy-filled style. The EP got positive reviews from the Finnish rock media as well as glam and hard rock orientated webzines. Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The acronym LAMP (or L.A.M.P.) refers to a set of free software programs commonly used together to run dynamic Web sites or servers: Linux, the operating system; Apache, the Web server; MySQL, the database management system (or database server); Perl, PHP, Python, and/or Primate (mod mono... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

2004 saw the appearence of their debut full-length album 21st Century Pirates. A single called Forever And a Day was released from the album in February 2004 and it quickly shot up the Finnish record charts, reaching #3. A second single carrying the name 1-800-Out-Of-Nowhere was put out in June 2004 and reached #4 in the Finnish charts. The video for the song stayed on MTV's Up North video chart for 10 weeks. A third single from the album called Already Dead brought the band more success with another top 5 charting in their homeland. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 21st Century Pirates is an album by the finnish rock group Private Line. ... February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with a length of 30 days. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MTV (Music Television) is a cable television network headquartered in New York City. ...

The band toured for the album in various countries, such as Italy, Spain, England, Sweden and Russia. They also supported Brides of Destruction, a band featuring Nikki Sixx and Tracii Guns, in their hometown in June 2004. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... Brides of Destruction is a hard rock supergroup containing Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe and Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns amongst others. ... Nikki Sixx (born Frank Carlton Serafino Ferranna, Jr. ... Tracii Guns (born January 20, 1966) is an iconic metal guitar slinger who has played with a number of well-known metal bands and solo artists over the years. ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with a length of 30 days. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Recent times

In 2005, Private Line got to open for their childhood heroes, Mötley Crüe, on a reunion tour date in Finland. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mötley Crüe (pronounced ) is a popular American rock band from Los Angeles, California. ...

Private Line signed a new licensing deal between Playground Music (Scandinavia) and 456 Enterprises & Entertainment (USA). "21st Century Pirates" was released in the United States in the summer of 2006. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

From their forthcoming album, Private Line unveiled a new single on May 31, 2006 called "Broken Promised Land". The track featured synthetizers, which were not so prominent in their earlier material. The single reached #4 on the Finnish singles chart. In October they released a new song entitled Alive on their MySpace page and revealed that the new album will be called Evel Knievel Factor. The album is to be released on the 1st of November. May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ... Evel Knievel Factor is an album by the finnish rock group Private Line. ...

Members

Current

• Sammy - vocals
• Eliaz - drums
• Jack Smack - guitar
• Illy - guitar & synths
• Spit - bass

Former

• Jari Huttunen - guitar

Discography

Albums

• 21st Century Pirates (2004)
• Evel Knievel Factor (2006)

21st Century Pirates is an album by the finnish rock group Private Line. ... Evel Knievel Factor is an album by the finnish rock group Private Line. ...

E.P.

• Smooth Motions (1998)
• Six Songs Of Hellcity Trendkill (2001)

External links

• PrivateLineWeb.com: Offical Site
• Private Line at MySpace
• PrivateLineUS.com