After Bear

After Bear - The story so far

After Bear is a five member alternative metal group from Seinäjoki, Finland.

In the early 2017, two guitarists named Mikko and Jukka figured out that maybe they should form a band.
Antti, who had been a bass player in a former band with Mikko from the golden Nu-metal days, quickly grabbed his bass and jumped aboard.
Juho, the drummer from the rural town of Jurva, was a new acquaintance the group found via musicians wanted list. After seeing Juho play for the first time, the group was unanimous that they had found their beat master.

Year 2019 was ending and the set list kept growing. Jukka unfortunately announced he had to leave the band due to family and time constraints.
In a dire need of a replacement, Antti remembered his old friend Sami and asked him to join the band as a guitarist - and luckily he did.
The newly reshaped group quickly bonded, found their joint tune and went their merry way. Or did they?

The singer - that's a whole 'nother story. To make it short : the group had half of the Seinäjoki's singers to audition, but it was all in vain. It took all the way to the year 2020 until they found Santtu.
Santtu, another foster child of the unholy nu-metal era from the early 2000s, was on a 13 year hiatus from the music world. This was the perfect time to get him back and try out.
Something obscure yet magical was born when the forces of After Bear's music and Santtu's voice collided - the band got it's final form.