Moottörin Jyrinä

Moottörin Jyrinä appearing in the Seikkisrock event at the adventure park in Turku, Finland in summer 2011

Moottörin Jyrinä (pronounced [ˈmoːtːørin ˈjyrinæ]; lit. 'Rumble of [an] engine') is a children's heavy metal band from Helsinki, Finland.

Moottörin Jyrinä plays cover songs from classic 1980s heavy metal songs (from such bands as Iron Maiden, Motörhead, and Ozzy Osbourne), with new, child-friendly Finnish language lyrics. Most of the lyrics have an educational tone. The band appears in both children's and adults' events.

The name of the band is a parody of Motörhead. The first umlaut is gratuitous, though the second is not. In proper grammatical Finnish the name would be "Moottorin jyrinä".

Discography

• Peikot (2015, VLMedia Oy)
• Metallimyrsky (2011, VL-musiikki)
• Nupit Luoteeseen - ep (2011, VL-musiikki)
• Lapsimetallin kuninkaat (2010, VL-musiikki)

Members

• Marko Skou - vocals, bass
• Esa Orjatsalo - guitar, background vocals
• Jaakko Halttunen - guitar, background vocals
• Jani Landen - drums

Former members

• Janne Hirvonen - vocals (quit the band in 2005)
• Harri Tuhkio - drums (quit the band in 2006)
• Kimmo Kovanen - guitar (quit the band in 2008)
• Aleksi Parviainen - vocals (2005 - 2012)
• Samuli Federley - guitar, background vocals (2008 - 2014)
• Markus Hellas - keyboards (2008 - 2014)

See also

• Hevisaurus