Biography

Since 1997, Nicole has been punching their way through the Finnish metal scene with their own label Biotech Records and has made a cult status for their selves with a fresh approach on modern alternative metal. The road has taken them to the biggest festival ever held in Finland, Sonisphere 2009, to the darkest clubs and concert venues around the country for 23 years now. The breakthrough album Suljetut Ajatukset in 2005 and Sivu Syyttömistä in 2007 which debuted 11th in the official album chart, set the stage for Nicole and opened the doors for the biggest festivals such as Provinssirock, Tuska Festival, Nummirock and Ilosaarirock. In 2007 they opened for Killswitch Engage and in 2013 for the mighty Meshuggah for their Finnish leg of the tour. After well over a decade of head banging, the band took a break from recording and touring but in 2017 Nicole returned to the stage for their 20th year anniversary and has been touring again ever since. The band also set their eyes on a new record and have started preproduction on a new album set to be released in 2023! The first glimpse of it is the new Illuusio -single which was released 1st of April 2021. The band has published a total of 14 physical releases, including 3 EPs, 3 Singles, 5 Albums and 3 DVDs!