Effective period / Period of releases: 1989 - 2021

Members: Jan Yrlund, Ari Karppinen, Aku Kytölä, Tero Karppinen, Matti Johansson (2)

Formed in Tampere in 1987, Prestige is considered one of the pioneers in the old-school Finnish thrash/speed metal scene. Despite their mostly humorous lyrical themes, Prestige took part in shaping the Finnish metal music scene as it's seen today amongst bands such as Stone, Airdash and Dethrone. Before their reunion, Prestige had released three studio albums under Poko Rekords between the years 1989-1992. These included Attack Against Gnomes (1989), Selling The Salvation (1990) and Parasites In Paradise (1992) as well as a self-released EP titled Veijo-EP (1990). The band's original line-up consisted of bassist/vocalist Aku Kytölä, drummer Tero Karppinen as well as two guitarists: Ari Karppinen and Jan Yrlund.

After their third album in 1992, the band underwent a fairly idle phase. However, shortly after the turn of the century Prestige started doing different gigs together. In 2007, Poko Rekords released a compilation album titled Decades Of Decay including digitally remastered songs from their three studio albums and other releases. Years went by and the original line-up lasted all the way until 2019 when drummer Tero Karppinen left the band. A year later in 2020, the band announced a record deal with Massacre Records. It didn't take too long after signing to the new record label when Prestige put out a new single, "Exit", marking 28 years since the band had released any new music. The single introduced their new drummer Matti Johansson, formerly known from Korpiklaani. A following comeback album, Reveal The Ravage, was released in 2021 - starting a new active chapter in the band's history.