Flesh Roxon

History

The origins of the band lay in the meeting of double bass player Ville Mäkinen (future "Mr. Willy"), native of Tampere, and two punk rock musicians, Nicky Rothen and Petri Torkell (future "Peter Cordell"), from the Northern Finnish town of Kemi in 2010 in Tampere. The decision to form a psychobilly band had been taken by the next year, and therefore Flesh Roxon had been formed by January 2012. During the first year of their existence, Flesh Roxon has been refining their act at live shows as well as in the studio. The band also performed at the 2012 Cosmic Puffin Festival on Mersea Island.

The band's name had been chosen by vocalist and guitar player Nicky Rothen.

Style

Flesh Roxon's style combines psychobilly, metal and the tradition of horror punk, using morbid or violent imagery and lyrics influenced by horror films or science fiction B-movies. They had described their style as "zombie rock" and have professed their admiration for B-movies and George A. Romero's work. The video "Back From Your Grave" from their album Flesh to the Bone is inspired by the black and white horror films of the 1920-1940 period.

In early October 2013, the latest version of the iOS and Android arcade game Zombie Road Trip by Noodlecake Studios featured a special Flesh Roxon bundle, consisting of a branded vehicle and chainsaw launcher gun and the songs "Lonely Rider" and "Suck My Chainsaw" from the debut album Flesh to the Bone. The update has been also advertised on the band's Facebook page and is available for free.

On November 1, 2013, there was also released the Android arcade game Flesh Roxon’s Zombie Rock in which the three band members appear as enemy zombie characters with songs from the "Flesh To The Bone" album playing as background music.

Members

Discography

The debut album of the band, Flesh to the Bone, was released on January 2, 2013 in Finland and has been released on iTunes and other digital stores worldwide on March 1, 2013. The album got a very favorable review from Fearnet for their fast and muscular punk attitude, melodic purity and vocal harmonies. The video for the Lonely Rider song also got favorable reviews as a modern interpretation of the theme and style of B-grade horror films.