Bad Valentines is a Helsinki rock band formed in 2023, drawing on 1970s glam and punk rock as well as 1960s pop. The five-piece - vocalist Hon, guitarists Pekko Mantzin and Kupe Wessman, bassist Bryan Ugartechea and drummer Sirpa Immonen - are veterans of the Finnish underground scene, known from acts such as Plastic Tears and Daggerplay. Their debut EP 'Memory Tattoos' (April 2025), produced by Petri Majuri (Hanoi Rocks, Michael Monroe) and Sammy Aaltonen, earned strong reviews across the international rock press, including a 9/10 in Vive Le Rock.
Bad Valentines posted a studio diary update on Facebook in late June 2025, suggesting new recording activity following the EP release.
The debut EP 'Memory Tattoos' received a 9/10 review in the UK rock magazine Vive Le Rock.
Bad Valentines released their debut EP 'Memory Tattoos' on 25 April 2025, produced by Petri Majuri and Sammy Aaltonen.
Bad Valentines released the single 'Last Days in the Sun' on 24 January 2025 as a preview of the forthcoming EP.
The band released their debut single 'Mariia' in 2024, an anti-war song that became a calling card for the group on the Helsinki rock scene.
