Terveet Kädet history

The legend started over 30 years ago in Tornio

The Legend started over 30 years ago in Tornio (a small town in northern Finland), when Läjä (the only original member since then) formed a Discharge-influenced hardcore band with a few friends of his. The music they played was very unusual at the time in Finland, and so was their name, Terveet Kädet, which could be translated as ‘Healthy Hands’. The first, so called ‘Classic TK line-up‘ since January 1980 was: Läjä (vocals), Tiimo (guitars), Piäsky (bass) and Peedro (drums).

These young men started their career with some of the most legendary punk slabs nowadays; “Rock Laahausta Vastaan” and “Terveet Kädet II“, both self-financed one-sided seven-inchers with minimum pressings of 200 copies (they were released on Läjä’s own IKBAL label, which has been somewhat active since the putting out of the first EP, releasing Läjä’s weird side projects as well as Läjä’s own comic books).

A bit later they got a deal from a bigger label, Poko Records, and released the evergreen, worldwidely praised punk classic “Ääreton Joulu” EP 1982. Peedro left Terveet Kädet in 1983, and Walde, who died in an accident in 1984, replaced him for a short period. Some classics from that era are the “Halloween” twelve-incher and the “Black God” LP. Both were later released in Germany and the “Black God” album was also released in Brazil. After Walde’s tragic death, Tilli (Läjä’s younger brother) took his place. At the end of the 80′s Tiimo and Piäsky decided to leave the band and Terveet Kädet had their “softest” period in the history of the band. Releases from that time include “The Horse” album and the self-financed seven-inchers “Anno Domini” and “Oma Koloni” featuring A.W. Yrjänä (later a member of the famous CMX) on guitar.

Läjä and Tilli moved to Oulu, the noisiest city in Finland, around the year 1990 and found new members, Maike from Faff-Bey for guitars, and Kähmy for bass, who only one EP later was replaced by Lene, an old friend from Tornio. With this new line-up; Läjä (vocals), Tilli (drums), Maike (guitars) and Lene (bass), the music of Terveet Kädet became a little bit more metal orientated and lyrics changed from Finnish to English.

During the next few years Terveet Kädet released several records (like the classic “Bizarre Domination” EP and the “Sign of The Cross” album) on the Finnish label Alternative Action Records. Due to the unpleasant relationship with the A.A.R. label, Terveet Kädet started to look for a new home, and without prejudice signed to the local, small Solardisk. Their next album “The Ultimate pain” came out on January 1st, 1999.

At the end of 1998, the long time bassist Lene moved to the US of America, and a couple of months later he was replaced by a new guy, Puksu. The whole beginning of 2000 passed by practising and demoing new material at the classic SM-Studio, new 11-track opus was “Non Ultra Descriptica“. Before the album was finished, Lene, the ex-bass player, moved back to Finland and immediately rejoined the band as a second guitarist.

Terveet Kädet performed for the first time as a five-piece band at the Tuska Metal Festival in Helsinki on July 7th, 2000. Line up then was Läjä (vocals), Tilli (drums), Puksu (bass), Maike (guitar & vocals) and Lene (guitar). Later Tilli stopped playing in the band, due personal reasons and as replacement drummer came Luttinen. 4- track demo recordet in August 2002. After the release, Onnellisia Kytkentöjä 1980-2000 best of cd.

Terveet Kädet was on ice so to speak, five-piece band play their last gig at the Qstock festival in Oulu 2006.

From 2006 onwards original member Peedro come back to drums and new guy Ilari on guitars, Lene moved to bass again. Back to roots with the new line-up Terveet Kädet started to make more and more gigs, and people liked the 80-ties style hardcore. Short and fast songs with aggressive punch really led the band to new areas, and from 2007 to 2009 TK played abroad through Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany and Czech Republic. In the year of 2008 TK gigged most of the festivals in Finland, including Ilosaarirock, Kuopiorock and Simerock for ex.

They played few gigs with american band Naked Aggression in Sweden. They started to compose songs for an upcoming recording. Terveet Kädet recorded 10 new -tunes in Tornio, march 2009.  “Ihmisen poika, pedon poika” cd/ep. The record received lots of positive feedback and great reviews. It contains raw and fast songs. More gigs and tours started coming and TK performed in England and in Russia, the gigs were warmly welcomed. 2011 back to Russia and Sweden second time.


Current line-up: Aki, Läjä, Ilari & Jani

 

Lene and Peedro left TK 2011, new guys Jani for bass and Aki for drums… and the story continues. New “Album” “Musta hetki” CD/LP was released september 2012 and get lot´s of positive reviews and feedback. Terveet Kädet manage to get themeselves finally first time in USA 2013 and end of the same year band toured in Japan also. “Piinaavanautinto” 7″EP was released 2013. Long time dream for Läjä touring in Brazil came true 2014. New album called “Lapin Helvetti” will be released macrh 2013 and band is going back to USA 26.2.-8.2.2015..

BIOGRAPHY

GUITAR
● Tiimo Viik, 1980–85
● Weega, 1985–86
● A. W. Yrjänä, 1986–88
● Maike, 1989-2006
● Lene, 2000-2006
Ilari, 2006-

BASS
● Piäsky, 1980–89
● Kähkönen, 1989–90
● Lene, 1990-1998, 2006-2011
● Puksu, 1998-2006
Jani, 2011-

DRUMS
● Peedro, 1980–83, 2006-2011
● Walde, 1983–84
● Tilli, 1984–2000
● Luttinen, 2000-2006
● Aki, 2011-

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 license Germany), 1984)
● Yalta Hi-Life (LP 1984, kokoelma. Muita bändejä 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 / 10″ Kämäset Levyt, 2009)
● UGH!!! Terveet Kädet elävänä (CD & LP, Longplay Music, 2012)
● Musta Hetki (CD/DIGIPAK Longplay Music & LP Kämäset Levyt 2012)