Nailed Coil is a metal band from Tuusula Finland


Juissi Kosonen: Guitar/Vocals
Eero Wuokko: Drums
Aki Salmenoja: Vocals
Aaro Koponen: Bass
Teemu Laakso: Guitar

NAILED COIL was formed in November 2002 when Teemu and Aki wanted to start making music together. For both of them the only real music was metal, so no doubts what music the future band would be playing.

However, a talented guitar player and a guy with a powerful voice needed backup. They knew two musically gifted guys Aaro and Eero from earlier projects, and asked them to start playing metal music in a joint project. NAILED COIL was born.

Active practising started in January 2003. The first recording sessions took place in the following summer, and the first EP “Feed you Fears” was released. The locals got some foretaste of the band in May, when NAILED COIL made their first appearance in the local youth center.

In the beginning of September, the band recruited a second guitarist, Henri, because the new songs required two guitar players. Few gigs were played in the autumn and in addition to them: A LOT of training. Also a bunch of new songs were composed for the second studio session in the summer 2004. NAILED COIL also decided to make their first music video "Rise From The Dead".

The year 2004 started with a participation in a band contest "Ääni & Wimma". NAILED COIL managed to get to the semifinals along with nine other "heavy" bands. Finals were not reached at that point, but the band got a lot of good experience and advises from Finnish top musicians. Summer holidays were spent recording and the second EP containing 5 songs got the name "Embodiment of Unconsciousness".

The second music video “Irreplaceable Soul” was recorded in 2005, and again in the warm and long summer nights NAILED COIL worked hard in the studio. The single “This Is My War” got released and shortly after the band decided to release the second guitarist Henri as well. Emil Pohjalainen took Henri’s place and was in the same tune from the beginning on.

In 2006 the Republic of Finland had planned to the majority of the guys some better actions than the band. Almost all of them completed their military service that year. Naturally, it was very difficult to organize gigs, so the band concentrated on training. Eero worked hard on the new songs, and everyone focused on the summer 2007 and on the NEXT BIG THING!

The next big thing for a band is of course an album. The studio acts started in June 2007 and by the end of the year the band had recorded the materials for their first long play. In the late autumn 2007 the windy position as the second guitar player was again taken by a new member, Juissi. Also Juissi is an old friend of the NC guys, and a very talented guitar player and singer.

NAILED COIL releases their first album in spring 2008.