HISTORY

The band was established in 1986, in small community in the middle of Finland.

First line-up (1986-87): Mika Repo (guit.+voc), Markku Mähönen (guit.+voc), Tuomo Mähönen (drums), Ari-Pekka Mähönen (bass).

Second line-up (1988-1997): Mika Repo (guit.), Markku Mähönen (guit.), Tuomo Mähönen (drums), Jaakko Kauppinen (voc), Ari Komulainen (bass).

First band name (1988-1990): Riff Raff.

Second band name (1990-1999): Rising Power.

Third line-up (1999-2008): Mika Repo (guit./bass), Markku Mähönen (guit.), Tuomo Mähönen (drums), Jaakko Kauppinen (voc)

Third band name (1999-): Exception To The Rule.

Fourth line -up (2008-): Juha Arikoski (voc), Mika Repo (guit.), Markku Mähönen (guit.), Tuomo Mähönen (drums), Jaakko Kauppinen (bass, studio tech.)

Besides the "official" members there has also been a number of visitors in ETTR who has made some efforts for our band / music - for example Jukka Lipsanen, Tero Hannonen and Vesa Helama just to mention a couple of them.

Our music-style could be described as heavyrock, influenced by such great bands as AC/DC, Scorpions and Accept.

Most of our songs are composed by Mika Repo, but also Markku and Jaakko have put their dirty fingers into our music.

Most of the lyrics have been written by Jaakko. To take a look at the lyrics, just click Here.

Also, when Ari played bass in our band, he did a couple of compositions; Dustman Blues and This Song.