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The foundation of Dream Asylum was built by Marko Pukkila, the bass player
and songwriter of Altaria. He had material that wasn't suitable for the
classic metal style of his main band, more melodic rock by nature. To sing
these songs he needed a strong, emotional voice, and it didn't take him
too long to invite Janne Hurme to the studio. Hurme, who has released
several solo albums and a critically acclaimed hard rock album with his
band Human Temple, was impressed by the quality of the songwriting and
gladly accepted the invitation.
Jani Liimatainen, the guitarist of Sonata Arctica was also contacted, and
he agreed to "enter the Asylum". As it happened, he also had a selection
of songs that would fit neatly into the sound of the new project, and lo
and behold - the band had an albums' worth of songs with strong crossover
potential!
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