Moottörin Jyrinä

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

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

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