TEMPLE BALLS ANNOUNCE LIVE EP "THE STUDIO SESSION 2021"

October 11, 2021

Finnish hard rockers Temple Balls have released a special live EP, "The Studio Session 2021" on all digital music platforms and released a video of the full performance on YouTube. The performance was captured earlier this year when the band got together to rehearse for their, at the time, upcoming fall tour with H.E.A.T, which has now been rescheduled for 2022. See below for dates. Stream/download the audio of the performance HERE: https://orcd.co/templeballslive Watch the full performance below:

Temple Balls are an energetic hard rock band from Finland. “Pyromide”, their Frontiers debut and third album overall, is a tour de force of melodic hard rock that sees the band pushing themselves onto the world stage. Produced by none other than Jona Tee (H.E.A.T.), “Pyromide” is a tour-de-force of hooks, powerful rhythms, and anthemic rock ‘n roll like it was meant to be played. Buy or stream "Pyromide" HERE: https://orcd.co/templeballs

Watch videos for singles from "Pyromide":

“Thunder From The North” (music video) https://youtu.be/GsyAsTJwoWY

“T.O.T.C.” (music video) https://youtu.be/Y5e280Op6cY

“What Is Dead Never Dies” (lyric video) https://youtu.be/A_FvqTav-Pk

For the past couple of years, Temple Balls has kept busy both in the studio and on the stage. Opening for such bands as Sonata Arctica, Queen, Deep Purple, and Uriah Heep, the band has proven to be more than capable of handling stages of any size, whether it be a big festival or your local club’s stage. Live, this band will set your friggin’ pants on fire and turn you into a believer.

The band’s first official single, ’Hell And Feelin’ Fine’ was released in September 2016 and got loads of airtime on Finnish Radio Rock. The band’s debut album was recorded at Karma Sound Studios (Thailand) in May 2016, and saw the daylight on February 24, 2017. The album was produced by Tobias Lindell, who is known for his collaborations with Europe, Mustasch, and H.E.A.T. Fall of 2017 started with a sold out tour across Finland with Battle Beast. The band also played in Japan for the first time and did a five day tour of Ukraine in late 2017. After their swing through Japan, the readers of the biggest Japanese rock magazine Burrn! voted Temple Balls as ‘the second brightest hope’ and additionally were chosen as ‘The Newcomer of the Year’ on Masa Ito’s Rock TV.

The second album, “Untamed” dropped on March 8, 2019 and immediately got fantastic reviews from music media such as Soundi and Burrn! magazines. The band also toured Europe as support for Sonata Arctica, cementing their reputation as a stellar live act.

Line-up:

Arde Teronen – Vocals

Jimi Välikangas – Bass

Jiri Paavonaho – Guitar

Niko Vuorela – Guitar

Antti Hissa – Drums

NEW VIDEO ALERT! Temple Balls "Thunder From The North” (Live)

August 10, 2021

We have been LOVING all the killer feedback you guys have been giving us on Finland's Temple Balls new album "Pyromide". The guys are busy rehearsing and gearing up for their upcoming tour with H.E.A.T in support of the album, but in the meantime, they graciously filmed a couple live performances in the studio for us. Check out this one for 'Thunder From The North'! Stay tuned as there are more to come…

Watch the video “Thunder From The North” (Live)

If you haven't heard their new album yet, then do yourself a favor and give it a listen

HERE: https://orcd.co/templeballs

TEMPLE BALLS RELEASE NEW VIDEO, EXPLAIN ORIGIN OF NAME

March 8, 2021

NEW ALBUM "PYROMIDE" DUE APRIL 16, 2021 VIA FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL

Frontiers Music Srl will release the third album, and label debut, from Temple Balls, "Pyromide" on April 16, 2021. On Friday they unleashed the second video from the album, "T.O.T.C." The hard rockin' Finnish band is ready to take the world by storm!

Pre-order/save "Pyromide" HERE: https://orcd.co/templeballs

Watch the video for the first single, "Thunder From The North" HERE: https://youtu.be/GsyAsTJwoWY

And now a message from the band on the meaning of their name:

"The Story Behind The Name

A little dove floats in through the window like a snowflake on a mild winter night in Lapland (97% of the people who read this may think that Oulu is actually in Lapland, but tell you what, no, it is not..) and carries a message to our headquarters and a vigilant vocalist notices the bird. He gently opens the band that holds a tiny paper scroll tied to the dove's leg. The vocalist reads the scroll which says:

"What are Temple Balls?"

After a damn good cup of coffee, he decides to answer the ever demanding question about the group's name, so here goes:

It is a perfect summer day back in 2008. A slightly wild teenager, a bass player called Jimi, reads a book in his hammock. Normally he'd be bouncing all over the place probably making pranks and sharing laughs with his friends. This time it's different. This time, the 14 year old boy got his hands set tight on the cover of the book he's reading.

The adventures of a band called Hanoi Rocks and more precisely a guitarist and a songwriter named Andy McCoy seem to interest this little fellow so much he decides to put a band together and enjoy the ride of rock n roll and heavy metal like so many before him.

As the clouds drift across the blue sky and start to cluster into a bigger grayish cotton candy-like figure, he dreams of playing on those same stages, just like the coolest guys on on the face of Earth.

"SO, I'll put a band together, but it's got to have a name," he thinks. "It's gotta be like a punch in the face or a kick in the crotch," he wonders.

Suddenly, the sky above him begins to thunder like hell and it starts to look like there's gonna be heavy rain soon. Jimi, who's used to spending his time outdoors, slowly strolls back towards the summer house his family is staying in. Still holding a firm grip of the book he turns the page and a few raindrops fall on the open spread.

"SHIT!" he swears. "I just got this goddamn book and haven't got to finish it yet...".

He enters the porch, opens the door and steps in. He kicks off his Star Wars themed flip flops and rests his young bones on the bed and focuses his vision back on to the book. At first glance he immediately sees it...it's like a gift from the gods! Like a surprise present in the candy store and all those clichés layered on top of it.

On the page where the raindrops had hit reads "TEMPLE BALLS".

"That's it!! That's the name of my band!", he jumps up and screams! "This is going to be the best rock band in the world!"

After a few years of writing songs and gigging all around Finland the band called TEMPLE BALLS got their first record deal and were asked if they'd like to change the band's name.

The tribal council gathered and cast their votes and the results were unanimous. The band decided NOT to change the name even if they already had gotten some negative feedback about it from their ever growing audience.

It implies the freedom to call themselves whatever the F they wanted their band to be called.

It takes a lot of "balls" to call your band Temple Balls. So why would we change it?

You see, this is rock n roll...

I truly hope you liked this story and finally got the information you were looking for.

Stay safe and see you at the gigs (eventually)!"

Temple Balls are an energetic hard rock band from Finland. “Pyromide”, their Frontiers debut and third album overall, is a tour de force of melodic hard rock that sees the band pushing themselves onto the world stage. Produced by none other than Jona Tee (H.E.A.T.), “Pyromide” is a tour-de-force of hooks, powerful rhythms, and anthemic rock ‘n roll like it was meant to be played.

Line-up:

Arde Teronen – Vocals

Jimi Välikangas – Bass

Jiri Paavonaho – Guitar

Niko Vuorela – Guitar

Antti Hissa – Drums

TEMPLE BALLS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM "PYROMIDE" DUE APRIL 16, 2021 VIA FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL

February 5, 2021

NEW SINGLE + VIDEO 'THUNDER FROM THE NORTH' OUT TODAY

Frontiers Music Srl is thrilled to announce the release of the upcoming third album, and label debut, from Temple Balls, "Pyromide" on April 16, 2021. The hard rockin' Finnish band is ready to take the world by storm and today, they have fired their latest salvo with the new single and video, 'Thunder From The North'. See it HERE: https://youtu.be/GsyAsTJwoWY

Pre-order/save "Pyromide" HERE: https://orcd.co/templeballs

"Yet again, a huge amount of blood, sweat and tears were poured into the magic pot of hard rock and heavy metal. We are thrilled to release this whole package for you to listen to. They say 'third time's the charm' . We think that "Pyromide" verifies it brilliantly. We truly wish you enjoy it as much as we do! Cheers everyone," says the band.

Producer Jona Tee chimes in, "I have had the pleasure of working with Temple Balls on all of their albums. First one as a musician and the latest two as producer and songwriter. Let me tell you this, these dudes love their heavy metal. I get educated in the ancient ways of Finnish rock every time I cross the Baltic Sea. I’m happy to call these crazy bastards my friends and I think "Pyromide" is a heavy metal classic and Temple Balls strongest album to date."

For the past couple of years, Temple Balls has kept busy both in the studio and on the stage. Opening for such bands as Sonata Arctica, Queen, Deep Purple, and Uriah Heep, the band has proven to be more than capable of handling stages of any size, whether it be a big festival or your local club’s stage. Live, this band will set your friggin’ pants on fire and turn you into a believer.

The band’s first official single, ’Hell And Feelin’ Fine’ was released in September 2016 and got loads of airtime on Finnish Radio Rock. The band’s debut album was recorded at Karma Sound Studios (Thailand) in May 2016, and saw the daylight on February 24, 2017. The album was produced by Tobias Lindell, who is known for his collaborations with Europe, Mustasch, and H.E.A.T. Fall of 2017 started with a sold out tour across Finland with Battle Beast. The band also played in Japan for the first time and did a five day tour of Ukraine in late 2017. After their swing through Japan, the readers of the biggest Japanese rock magazine Burrn! voted Temple Balls as ‘the second brightest hope’ and additionally were chosen as ‘The Newcomer of the Year’ on Masa Ito’s Rock TV.

Temple Balls third album, “Pyromide” is now ready to be unleashed. Produced by none other than Jona Tee (H.E.A.T), it is a stunning punch in the face for all lovers of anthemic and melodic hard rock.

Line-up:

Arde Teronen – Vocals

Jimi Välikangas – Bass

Jiri Paavonaho – Guitar

Niko Vuorela – Guitar

Antti Hissa – Drums