The Flaming Sideburns are a
garage punk/
garage rock revival band that was formed in
Helsinki, Finland in 1995. Most of the members are Finnish, but lead vocalist Jorge Eduardo "Speedo" Martinez is an Argentine expatriate.
Band history
The Flaming Sideburns released their first single Close to Disaster in 1997 and soon signed to Danish label
Bad Afro who released a compilation It's Time to Testify in 1999 and debut album Hallelujah Rock'n'Rollah in 2001. Second album Sky Pilots followed on Ranch Records in 2003. Both albums were also released in the United States on Jetset Records. Third album "Keys to the Highway" was released early 2007.
In 2021 their latest studio album Silver Flames was released on Finnish label Svart Records. The band told journalist Jyrki "Spider" Hämäläinen that their guitarist Jeffrey Lee Burns had returned back to the band with the condition that they would record new material. Recording of the album took a couple of weeks and there were no overdubs recorded apart from some vocals.[1]
Current line-up
Eduardo Martinez - vocals (1995–present)
Ski Williamson - guitar (1995–present)
Jay Burnside - drums (1995–present)
Jeffrey Lee Burns - guitar (1996-2001, 2018–present)
Rami Helin - bass (2021–present)
Former members
The Punisher - bass (1995-2013, 2018-2020)
Vilunki 3000 - guitar (1995-1996)
Johnny Volume - guitar (2000-2003)
Peevo de Luxe - guitar (2003-2016)
Discography
Studio albums
Hallelujah Rock'n'Rollah (Bad Afro, 2001)
Save Rock'n'Roll (Jetset, American version of Hallelujah Rock'n'Rollah, 2002)
Sky Pilots (Ranch/Jetset, 2003 / Bitzcore 2004)
Keys to the Highway (Ranch/Bitzcore, 2007)
Silver Flames (Svart, 2021)
Compilations
It's Time to Testify ... Brothers and Sisters (Bad Afro, 1999)