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Stoned Statues is a finnish punk rock / metal band, formed in 2019. The band released their self-titled debut studio album on the 22nd of April 2022. They are signed under Sakara Records.

History
The band was formed and consists of the three friends; Jenna Kosusen on vocals and bass, Markus Hakala on guitars and vocals, and Allu Tanskanen on drums. Taskanen and Hakala were childhood friends, knowing each other since 1st grade. In the town of Tampere, at Ahlman institute Tanskanen ran into Kosusen at a school function and was immediately impressed by her performance as a singer. He was already considered making a band with his childhood friend Hakala, and he was now convinced to ask Kosusen to be join them as a band. After playing a few gigs throughout Finland, they got a slot at the Smuggler Rock festival, where they impressed the audience and journalists, and later being signed by Sakara Records.

The later to be debut single Demento was one of the first songs they had written and recorded together, having been born during their second training session. After releasing their debut single, they worked together to create enough songs for a studio album, which they sat down and recorded at the end of 2020. It was recorded and mixed by Jere Isberg, before being re-mixed Miitri Aaltonen (having also worked with finnish band Mokoma), and mastered by Mika Jussila.

Album release
After releasing their debut single Demento on the 12th of November 2021, they released two more singles, Glory Pictures and Burning Feathers, before releasing their self titled debut studio album the 22nd of April 2022. The album did well, charting on the Official Finnish Charts, reaching 41. on the album rankings, and 8th on physical album sales.