Shade Of Sorrow, who received rave reviews around the world with their album Upon The Fields Of Grief, released last year and produced by Tuomas Saukkonen, are releasing their new single Summer’s Sorrow. Mika Kankainen, who has starred in four Wolfheart videos and has worked as a guitarist or drummer in several bands, has a solo project that is truly solo – Kankainen plays all the band’s instruments himself and also takes care of the vocals.
The definition of The Selfdestruction Diaries, often attached to the band’s name, says a lot about what it’s about, and even though the song’s name is quite gloomy, Mika Kankainen jokingly states that it’s even a hilarious “summer hit”. The song was created in an hour during some recording sessions where the intention was to do something completely different.
“This song came naturally, and Summer’s Sorrow is my easiest and most creative project so far, quite confidently. Since the song is very different in style compared to the rest of the material on the upcoming album, it will be released as a single. It combines a good rhythm, melodies and a bit of a punk vibe, which is a very good thing especially in this summer,” says Mika.
Kankainen has been working hard in the studio together with the recording engineer to the point that currently about four-fifths of the upcoming album is already done, and the goal is to have the package ready for mixing and mastering before the fall. Kankainen estimates that the next album will be released in early 2026.