Rabbit Cult, a bunny metal duo that spices electronic pop metal with kantele, shot to fame last year as one of the most interesting new bands in the country, and the duo consisting of Salla-Marja Hätinen and Marianne Heikkinen continue to surprise with their single Bunny Anthem. It is also the first song that the Bunnys have produced themselves. The song was mixed and mastered by Oscar Nilsson at Studio Bohus, who has previously worked with The Halo Effect and the Haunted, among others.

“Bunny Anthem is the first song that Marianne composed for Rabbit Cult. I had just broken my collarbone in a car crash, and when I went into surgery I said that Marianne could write us a song in the meantime. Marianne introduced the song to me by saying, ‘This will never be released,’ and I had no idea what to expect, as I had never heard Marianne’s demos before. But I was immediately on fire with this,” says Salla.

So Marianne had to change her mind – fortunately so. The strong contrast between the melody and the lyrics was created quickly, and it was that ironic sense of danger and contradiction that took the song to a new level.

“In retrospect, Bunny Anthem perfectly encapsulates everything that Rabbit Cult and bunny metal represent to us, but when I made this song, I was both excited and a little ashamed at the same time. I wondered if it was possible to make a song like this. And I remember how big a threshold I had to play the demo of the song to Salla, I guess to alleviate my shame I said ‘this is a joke then’”.

Rabbit Cult’s already released singles Cute AF and Pink Rifle have already taken the duo to, among other things, warm up Lordi at the monster shows in Finland, and in May Rabbit Cult will be seen at the new Capital Of Metal export event for Finnish metal music in Tavastia, Helsinki. The summer’s shows also include a performance at the Hellsinki Metal Festival.

Rabbit Cult is:
Salla-Marja – Vocals, kantele and whatever else is needed at any given time
Marianne – Drums, percussion, bass, guitar, keyboards and backing vocals

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