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Kurinpitolautakunta was founded in August 2005, when Laupias Tuoni decided to call it quits. The male members of the band – guitar player P. Lahti-Nuuttila, bass player M. Oinonen, keyboardist T, Mennola and newly joined drummer J. Wirama – decided to continue playing together. At this point they decided that they will continue with a new name, a heavier sound and a new (male) vocalist. The search of a new singer started immediately using on-line ads – unfortunately without result. In September J. Wirama contacted his old friend and former bandmate V. Norra and asked, if he was willing to audition for the band. He was and he joined the band after his audition. In October the band was named Kurinpitolautakunta (that's ”disciplinary board” in English).

The band concentrated on practicing and songwriting in the fall of 2005 and in the winter and spring of 2006. In April – just as the band had started the recording of its first demo – V. Norra decided to quit the band. The search of a new singer began… again. And once again the on-line ads showed no result. Finally, in the summer an acquaintance of a friend recommended two possible candidates for the open lead singer position. One of them even auditioned for the job. He was E. von Koskull and he joined the band in September. When the line-up was complete, the band started to concentrate on practising and songwriting.

In February 2007 the band played its first gig in a private party at Ravintolalaiva Wäiski, Helsinki. The first public gig was in Ravintola Rodeo, Vantaa in April. In the same month the band also continued the recordings of their first demo. The first song was released on group's Myspace-page in June.

In 2007 the band played three more gigs: in Factory, Pub Hertas and Ravintola Kantis. In 2008 the band has played four gigs so far: in Night Life Rock Helsinki, Hard Rock House, Ravintola Kantis and Rocktown Helsinki.

In June the band had its second line-up change, when keyboardist T. Mennola and the band parted ways. The band decided to continue as a four-piece and made its live debut with this line-up in October 2008 in Haagan kievari, Helsinki.

In November the band entered the Arcada polytechnic's studio with engineer Mikael Grönroos to record a new demo. Five songs were recorded during two weekends and the first rough mixes of those recordings are already on this Myspace-page . Unfortunately drummer J. Wirama was ill at the time, so he couldn't participate to the recordings. That's why these versions have programmed drums. When Joni has recorded his parts, we will replace these rough mixes with the final demo versions.

In April 2009 E. von Koskull decided to quit the band. His replacement is E. Karri, who joined Kurinpitolautakunta in August. This line-up played its first gig in November 2009 at Ravintolalaiva Pormestari, Vantaa.