PP Europe death

Words cannot truly express the sadness that Jen & I felt this morning after learning of the tragedy. Our sincere condolences go out to the band, the family, and all associated with ProgPower Europe.
 
OMG! The PPEurope family must be feeling destroyed over this. Really tragic circumstances. RIP, Mikko.
 
Oh wow. How terrible. Just so random and so sad. My sincere condolences to everyone affected by this awful tragedy. :(
 
Sole Remedy

Mikko was a vibrant, funny, kind and warm person and always had a good time, no matter what company he was in. The world lost an AMAZING musician and even greater friend...more than a friend! He was our brother. We will be remembering him with warmth and smiles on our faces, hope you do too.

Sincerely yours,
Jukka - Henkka - Artturi - Eetu
 
Damn! That sucks royally! My heart definitely goes out to the band, the family, the friends and the PP Euro folks.

It is this kind of thing that I am always scared of happening, even at our own PP USA. Hell, we damn near had a tragedy of our own with regards to Christian from Therion.

I just cannot stress how careful we all really need to be at these things.

Again, my sincere condolences to all involved. I can only imagine that driver must be feeling like shit right now.
 
From Sole Remedy's facebook:


Almost 4 months ago we lost a dear friend and a wonderful bandmate. Things have been weird since that day and we had to take a time out. Some time ago we sat down, talked some things over and discussed if there is a future for Sole Remedy. This weekend (27th to 29th of January) Jukka, Artturi and Henry played their first rehearsal together as a trio.

Changes had to be made in order to continue. No one can fill the hole that Mikko's passing away left. Also, it was mutually decided that Eetu Karioja would no longer be a member of Sole Remedy. The time isn't right for him as the band needs more focus now than ever.

We would like to say a Big Thank You to Eetu for the journey we had together for a couple of years. We had some good times, some great times and one huge bad time. As of this moment, Sole Remedy continues as a trio: Jukka Salovaara on vocals & guitars, Artturi Sipilä on bass and Henry Silmonen on drums.

Still, no one knows what the future holds. Sole Remedy will definitely return on live-stages some day. But with what line-up? Now, that's the question. For now, we will focus on composing and arranging the new music to perfection as a dynamic trio. Our first impression was positive as we rehearsed 5 new songs over this weekend. Let's hope this will be an omen for things to come!

Progressively yours,
SOLE REMEDY
Jukka - Artturi - Henry


~Jen