Hemma Beast

Hemma Beast was a rock band and collective from Helsinki, Finland. The group was formed in 1997 and performed regularly at local venues, most recently at On The Rocks club in Helsinki since 2013. The setlist varied from show to show and featured much improvisation and humorous covers of well-known songs. One standard was a 20-minute long medley comprising of over 100 songs. Following the death of Zarkus Poussa, the band decided to quit, and performed their last gigs on 15 May 2016 with various guest drummers. In September 2016, the surviving members reunited under the name Borta Beast with a new drummer Joonas Kaikko, and continued to perform as before.