One Morning Left

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One Morning Left
Origin Vaasa
Genres Metalcore, electronicore, post-hardcore
Years active2008–2025
Labels Arising Empire
Past membersMika Lahti
Miska Sipiläinen
Leevi Luoto
Juuso Turkki
Dennis Hallbäck
Website www.onemorningleft.com

One Morning Left was a Finnish metalcore band formed by singer Mika Lahti in Vaasa in 2008. The band enjoyed popularity in Finland and has also toured Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Iceland, Japan and Russia. They released four full-length albums and two EPs. It was disbanded in 2025 as a consequence of child grooming allegations against Lahti.

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History

Their first full-length album, The Bree-Teenz, was released on 24 August 2011 by the label Spinefarm Records. Their second album, Our Sceneration was recorded during the summer of 2012 and released on 22 February 2013.

In early 2014, drummer and clean vocalist Tomi Takamaa announced that he would had left the band. Shortly after, the band announced that Niko Hyttinen, would replace Takamaa as the new drummer. They also announced that the clean vocals and second guitar would be played by Leevi Luoto from the band ARF.

On 16 December 2015, the band announced that they had been dropped from Spinefarm and signed with American-based label Imminence Records for the North American and Oceania territories. They also announced the release of their third album, Metalcore Superstars, for 22 January 2016. After the release Metalcore Superstars band toured a lot in clubs and festivals in Finland, Baltics, Europe, Iceland and Japan.

In early 2025, it was confirmed that One Morning Left would compete in the 2025 edition of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu with the song "Puppy", [1] however, on 22 January, it was announced that they had been disqualified due to a contract violation. [2] The band published a statement the same day, announcing it was being disbanded due to child grooming allegations made against its lead vocalist and founder, Mika Lahti. [3]

Members

Past members

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

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References

  1. "Presenting the artists for UMK 2025". Yle. 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  2. "One Morning Left Will Not Continue in the Contest for New Music UMK". Yle. 2025-01-22. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
  3. @onemorningleftofficial (2024-01-22). "Tietoomme on tullut, että sosiaalisessa mediassa yhtyeemme jäsentä kohtaan on esitetty anonyymisti vakavia syytöksiä. Syytösten mukaan Mika Lahti olisi väitetysti viestitellyt vuosien 2007-2010 välisenä aikana IRC-Galleriassa mahdollisesti alaikäisen henkilön kanssa - tiedostamattaan tai tiedostaen" [It has come to our attention that serious accusations have been made anonymously against a member of our band on social media. According to the accusations, Mika Lahti allegedly communicated with a possibly minor person in the IRC-Galleria between 2007 and 2010, knowingly or unknowingly.] (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-01-22 via Instagram.