Bloodpit is a Finnish hard rock band. Before 1998 the band has been named "RIP" and "Turmio". It was founded in 1994 by Matthau Mikojan (Matti Mikkonen), lead singer, and Paavo Pekkonen, guitarist. They released their first album ''

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Band members

Antti Ravín Antti is a Finnish masculine given name derived from the Greek name ''Andreas''. In Estonia, the variant Anti is more common. It is uncommon as a surname. People with the name include: Given name * Antti Autti (born 1985), Finnish snowboarder ...

- vocals *

Paavo Pekkonen Paavo is an Estonian and Finnish masculine given name, cognate to " Paul". The Finnish patronymic surname Paavolainen is derived from it. It may refer to: * Paavo Aaltonen (1919–1962), Finnish gymnast and a three-time Olympic champion *Paavo ...

- guitar * Pietu Hiltunen - guitar *

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- bass *

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- drums

Previous band members

Matthau Mikojan Matthau Mikojan (born ''Matti Mikkonen'', March 26, 1982) is a Finnish rock musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter in a band named after him. Life Matthau Mikojan was born on March 26, 1982 in Tampere, Finland. His father Tapani "Arwo" Mikko ...

- guitar and vocals (1998–2007) * Janne Kolehmainen - bass (1998–2000) * Arnold T. Kumputie - drums (1999–2002) *

Sir Christus Sir Christus (born Jukka Kristian Mikkonen; April 10, 1978 – December 7, 2017) was a Finnish guitarist, best known as the former rhythm guitarist of the glam rock band Negative. His father was Arwo Mikkonen, guitarist of the Finnish rock band Pop ...

- guitar and backing vocals (2000–2002) * Paspartou Hagen - bass (2002)

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Releases

Albums

# ''

'' (2005) # ''Off the Hook'' (2007) # ''The Last Day Before the First'' (2009)

EPs

# ''Sauna Päälle!'' (2006) # ''Recovered'' (2008)

Singles

# "Out to Find You" (2005) # "One More Time" (2005) # "Platitude" (2005) # "Bad-Ass Blues" (2005) # "Wise Men Don't Cry" (2007)

Videos

# "Platitude" (2005) # "Bad-Ass Blues" (2006) # "Wise Men Don't Cry" (2007) # "For You To Be Safe" (2008)

External links

Official website

Bloodpit page on Wimstream.com
Finnish musical groups {{Rock-band-stub