Widescreen Mode (commonly abbreviated as WSM) is a heavy melodic band from Riihimäki, Finland. History Widescreen Mode?s members are no strangers to playing together, the four-some originally formed the band Fairlane until career decisions in the 1990s forced them to split up and move on. When drummer Janne Aaltonen and singer Samu Brusila both moved back to Riihimäki they began discussing the possibility of forming another band. But, in the words of singer Brusila they were just that; discussions. Finally Aaltonen?s fiancé intervened; tired of hearing them discuss it but never do anything about it. The band was once again together, and in 2005 they released a demo EP and soon were playing important festivals and shows both in Finland and around Europe, supporting bands like Paradise Lost, the Cardigans, Anathema, and Die Krupps.In 2006, Widescreen Mode made it to the final round of the MTV-E unsigned comp

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