Mika Korpi: vocals
Jukka "J.K. Knox" Kemppainen: guitars
Thomas Slåttsbacken: guitars
Marko Siila: drums

J.K. is ex Kingpin (Shotgun Messiah). This is a new and promising band that made a tour as support to Raging Slab on a demo! Great relaxed vocals and a musical direction that mixes traditional hard rock and heavy grunge-oriented sounds. They label their own music "hippie-hardcore". The band is actually featured on a local compilation and recorded the master for an album late 1995. Latest news is the band unfortunately has lost its singer.

(Note: I got the information that "drummer Mika" of Cosmic Zoo should be the brother of Pekka "Stixx" Ollinen, former drummer in Shotgun Messiah. In this article the singers name is Mika, so I think this is the more correct information. He's still the brother of Stixx, though.)

From The Encyclopedia Of Swedish Hard Rock And Heavy Metal 1970 - 1996 by Janne Stark (Premium Publishing).
© 1996 Janne Stark.