 The band mainly uses seven-string guitars on all albums, with a few songs composed for eight string guitar on the album "Taival".The band chose to use a '1' in their name to represent the 'I' in the word '' to make them more distinct, primarily making the band easier to find in search engines.The band originally started as a three-piece in 1996, but it was only after several demo recordings that they got signed late in 2004 by Sakara Records, a label founded and headed by the fellow South Karelian band Mokoma.