Iron Imperium was formed in April 2012 by drummer Samuli Öljymäki, guitarist & lead vocalist Juhani Mäkinen and bassist Viljami ”Bailami” Salo. That was the time to cover mostly Metallica's and Avenged Sevenfold's songs, Juhani played guitar in Ilta-Aurinko (popular song orchesta) and ”Cruel World” was II’s only song then.
In 2013 Iron Imperium took Joonas V. with ’em first to play guitar, but it somehow changed to bass, and Bailami changed to play guitar and do backing vocals.
At 2014 (somewhere in November) Joonas V. and Iron Imperium did split up. Iron Imperium had gig just in those times and they didn't have bassist. So they asked one guy that Bailami and Juhani knew, and he promised to play the gig with II. Now on that same guy, Antti Myllymäki (headman of Ezograh) plays bass in Iron Imperium. At least on gigs. Bailami became officially on guitar and backing, or mostly second lead vocalist. Doing own music and spirit to do it got bigger and bigger all the time.
2015 we continued to do more our own songs, with time not just like "four chords, beat and a 1 and a 2...". With attitude and good feeling. Iron Imperium was on second place in SKEBA 2015 band competition’s trial at Ylivieska. Band called ”R3bels” took the win, even judges said that it was tough competition beetween us. Mostly you got just positive feedback, but tips and thing that has room for improvement is always good to say. And that’s what SKEBA’s judges did. One of thee judges said that Iron Imperium should start using make-up so they would get more power to their show.
In 2013 Iron Imperium took Joonas V. with ’em first to play guitar, but it somehow changed to bass, and Bailami changed to play guitar and do backing vocals.
At 2014 (somewhere in November) Joonas V. and Iron Imperium did split up. Iron Imperium had gig just in those times and they didn't have bassist. So they asked one guy that Bailami and Juhani knew, and he promised to play the gig with II. Now on that same guy, Antti Myllymäki (headman of Ezograh) plays bass in Iron Imperium. At least on gigs. Bailami became officially on guitar and backing, or mostly second lead vocalist. Doing own music and spirit to do it got bigger and bigger all the time.
2015 we continued to do more our own songs, with time not just like "four chords, beat and a 1 and a 2...". With attitude and good feeling. Iron Imperium was on second place in SKEBA 2015 band competition’s trial at Ylivieska. Band called ”R3bels” took the win, even judges said that it was tough competition beetween us. Mostly you got just positive feedback, but tips and thing that has room for improvement is always good to say. And that’s what SKEBA’s judges did. One of thee judges said that Iron Imperium should start using make-up so they would get more power to their show.