Category: Press Releases

Kosto, a new crossover group of experienced artists, released their first single ‘Kipupiste’

Since 2021, matured in complete silence, Kosto is a band operating under the license of nu metal, which also often visits the side of punk and rap. The music is bold and sometimes threatening, reflecting the Finnish soul landscape.

The band made up of experienced musicians includes Jarno Hyökyvaara (vocals), who has made a career as a professional actor and as a soloist, Sami Selei (guitar) known from the band IA, Tino Jäntti, who worked in Vanguardian and as Wolfheart’s session and tour drummer, Ville Marttila (guitar) and Visu Uimonen (bass) whom are active in I Revolt. From the beginning, the band’s common thread has been that the sound comes from the players, not from the computer.

“The first version of the song “Kipupiste” was already created in the winter of 2019. Later, after receiving the lyrics, I realized that this requires a grooving band, not computers,” guitarist Sami Selei commented.

The band’s singer Jarno Hyökyvaara says that he wrote the song on the shower floor, after last year’s Tuska festival.

“The song deals with the Finnish mentality, where the central part is the idea of ​​one’s own survival and loneliness, even if there are communities around,” says Hyökyvaara.

With the new song, Kosto heads to the concert stages. Currently on the desktop are the soon-to-be-released music video and next year’s debut EP.

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Combining doom with symphonic elements, the seven-piece Infirmum will release their album on September 27th

Formed in early 2019, the Finnish Symphonic Doom Metal band INFIRMUM has approached the genre in a unique and complex way. With a sound that explores aspects of classical music combined with the traditional weight and melancholy of Doom, they released their debut album “Walls of Sorrow” in 2020, followed by the EP “The Great Unknown” in 2022. In January 2023, they released the single “Sleep of Reason,” which featured a music video. With the departure of vocalist Anna Rose in 2023, Brazilian singer Sabine Blodwin joined the band, bringing a new perspective from a different culture.

Today, INFIRMUM is preparing for the release of their new single “Burn,” scheduled for August 2024 as a preview of their upcoming album “From The Depths I Cried,” expected by the end of the year.

Watch the music video on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/7QFmLQ2g52c?si=ym7bTfPq5KH_79kL

“Burn is about everything that is controversial and burns inside the human soul, what we feel in secret, what people try to hide or extinguish to fit into society. In ‘Burn,’ while the male part exposes these feelings and unique visions of the world around, the female part represents the embracing of all these demons, the darkness as part of the human being, and this dark flame grows until it finally becomes one with the individual.” – Sabine

”Burn was fun to compose. Wanted to compose a bit faster song and I was in right mood so this turned out to be really good. It is always fantastic to notice how song evolves after I have sent just my guitar tracks and everyone begin to create their parts. Sometimes I delete some guitar leads so other instruments have more space. I am very happy with the results!”– Timo

”Burn was me trying to be more brutal than on other songs, very death metal lyrics” -Eliel

”When I first started to work on the drum parts for Burn, the demo had only Timo’s guitar tracks. But I could immediately hear that this song will be more aggressive and it needs to have a sense of danger. That’s what I aimed for with my drumming: danger alerting accents, tickling our primitive lizard brain with a sense of something bad looming around the corner, short machine gun like bursts of rhythm in kick drums etc. But also I wanted to keep our signature “beauty and the beast” dynamic present in the song, so I made some parts to have a more “flowy” feel for a nice contrast.”– Hanna-Leena

Listen to the single on music services (Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal etc.): https://push.fm/fl/infirmum-burn

INFIRMUM’s music today can be described as profound and conflicted, exploring the darkest sides of human emotions, diving into the depths of madness, pain, sickness, and death, while still finding brief moments of hope, offering an atmospheric journey through the darkest corners of the human soul. Combining beauty and ferocity, their compositions are rich in textures and nuances with strong, reflective lyrics.

The current lineup includes Sabine Blodwin (formerly of Moonwitch, Draconian Opera, Pettalom) – Vocalist, Taka Eliel (Sanctuary of Hate) – Vocalist and Bassist, Erna Siikavirta (formerly in Lordi, Children of Bodom as session keyboardist, Sinergy as session keyboardist, Arthemesia and Deathlike Silence) – Keyboardist, Joonas Siikavirta (Begrim) – Guitarist, Timo Solonen (Grain of Pain) – Guitarist, Hanna-Leena “Hanska” (Mourning Wood) – Drummer, and Elya – Cellist.
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Finnish metal band Rifftera is releasing a four song EP, called Coda, on October 11th, 2024.

Finnish metal band Rifftera is set to release their new EP Coda on October 11th 2024 via Inverse Records. The second single ‘Quicksand’ is released today with visualizer video. Quicksand is from the more melodic side of Rifftera’s repertoire, although it doesn’t avoid going into the band’s common heavy riffing either.

LISTEN to Quicksand here: https://push.fm/fl/rifftera-quicksand

Mikko Kuoppamaa, band’s guitarist and vocalist, gives some insight about the song;

“Quicksand is one of the few songs in which I have been involved heavily composing-wise and therefore it is an important song for me. The basic building blocks have been around for way too many years and now finally it has all the parts to form a fully functioning song – thanks to Janne (Hietala, band’s other guitarist & vocalist). I need to point out my own affection to Soilwork’s material from the early 2000’s. It’s possible to notice some nods to that direction from the verse and chorus of Quicksand.”

LISTEN to the first single No Turning Back: https://push.fm/fl/rifftera-no

BIOGRAPHY:
Rifftera was formed in 2010 in Vaasa, Finland by Janne Hietala. The band was basically started as a studio project; to be a channel for releasing riffs and song ideas that kept on coming. Janne had been playing in some bands and projects during the years but besides of a couple of demos in the early 2000’s none of this material had ever been heard outside rehearsals. So from the beginning the idea of Rifftera was basically just to get music released – in a form that it deserves.

Antti Pöntinen and Jupe Karhu shared a musical past with Janne, and after being asked, they decided to join this new band. First years of the band involved a lot of learning and skill honing in both song writing and recording areas.

In 2012 Mikko Kuoppamaa joined the band and eventually it lead to a situation where Mikko started to take care of band’s clean singing and Janne dealt with the screaming parts. Before Rifftera Mikko had been just singing some backup vocals and Janne had basically never been in front of the microphone so the only reason to share vocal duties this way was the fact that there weren’t nobody else around to do it. Luckily promising results started to show up and after a couple of demos band finally released its debut album, Pitch Black, on August 2015.

The band had no drummer before the year 2016, when Ville Härkönen joined the lineup (Thomas Tunkkari, an old friend and the drummer of Dark Sarah, played the drums on Pitch Black as a session drummer and the demo-era was dealt with programmed drums). With Ville Rifftera started to work with the second album, Across the Acheron, that eventually ended up to be released on January 2019.

After some silent years, a four song EP named Coda was set up for release in 2024.

Track list:

01. Quicksand

Music by Janne Hietala & Mikko Kuoppamaa.

Lyrics by Janne Hietala

ISRC: FI3FC2482102

Single cover by Leon / fiverr.com/leon86 – Cover art

Track list:

01. Carved in Skin
02. Quicksand
03. No Turning Back
04. Moonchild (Iron Maiden Cover)

EP cover by Leon / fiverr.com/leon86 – Cover art

Line-up:
Janne Hietala – Guitar, harsh vocals & clean vocals
Mikko Kuoppamaa – Guitar & clean vocals
Antti Pöntinen – Keyboards
Jupe Karhu – Bass
Ville Härkönen – Drums

Links:
https://www.rifftera.com
https://www.facebook.com/rifftera
https://www.instagram.com/rifftera
https://www.youtube.com/rifftera
https://rifftera.bandcamp.com

 

 

SANDVEISS Introduces New Album “Standing in the Fire” With Two Powerful Singles “I’ll Be Rising” And “No Love Here”

Sandveiss is a heavy rock band from Quebec City that came to life in 2011. Their music is heavy yet also melodic. On a songwriting level, they like to go to “different places” on the same album, and each time pushing things a little further towards new directions while staying true to what they really are. This is exemplified on the first two singles off their upcoming album “Standing in the Fire”, which comes out on October 11, 2024, from Folivora Records. The singles “I’ll Be Rising” and “No Love Here” paint a juxtaposed image of the band, Vocalist/guitarist Luc Bourgeois comments on the latter:

“I guess that the song “No Love Here” isn’t a typical single due to its longer and unconventional structure, but we wanted to release singles that represent different moods of the album. This track clearly demonstrates the band’s prog-rock influences, both in its musical arrangements and in its sounds and textures. Regarding the lyrics, I rarely write about light subjects, and this one is no exception: I wrote it as a reaction to the alarming and horrific rise in domestic violence and femicide, especially during the pandemic. Not one more.”

“No Love Here” is the most prog-rock song on the record. The longest one, the more “developed” and unpredictable in terms of structure and sound. “I’ll Be Rising” uses a blend of heavy riffing, melodic parts, and somewhat unusual time signatures for the band. It gives the song a proggier feel but still has a lot of their more “usual elements”. A good balance between what they’ve always been and what’s new. Lyrically, it’s a song about resilience, justice, and empowerment from the perspective of a survivor of rape and abuse. Anxiety, shame, depression, and the fear of not being believed.

Sandveiss likes to guide the listener through different kinds of emotions on the same album while of course trying to maintain a certain level of coherence and continuity. A bit like different chapters of the same book. Even the singles were chosen to demonstrate different sides of the album and different moods. It is recommended for fans of Black Sabbath, Mastodon, and The Sword.

Listen to the singles at the following links:

Music Video – I’ll Be Rising – https://youtu.be/Hd16egYjMRU​

Visualizer – No Love Here – https://youtu.be/WHEQk8nJu9k​

Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3XnzDIq​

Album pre-order – https://sandveiss.bandcamp.com/album/standing-in-the-fire​

Track Listing:​
1. I’ll Be Rising – 5:03
2. Standing In The Fire – 3:51
3. Wait And See – 3:26
4. No Love Here – 7:26
5. Fade (Into The Night) – 3:48
6. Gone Away – 4:53
7. These Cold Hands – 4:57
8. Bleed Me Dry – 5:42

More info: https://folivora.ca/ | https://www.facebook.com/Sandveiss | https://www.instagram.com/sandveissband​

FINLAND’S RE-ARMED RELEASES NEW SINGLE “PITFALLS” AND HEADS TO JAPAN FOR A TOUR

Finnish melodic death metal band Re-Armed has released a new single titled “Pitfalls”. The band also announces that they will be supporting Omnium Gatherum on their Japan tour this fall.

Re-Armed comments on the release and their upcoming Japan tour: “With ‘Pitfalls,’ we decided to keep things more straightforward—a neck-snapping, groove-driven track with good melodies in the front and center. It’s great to return to Japan for the second time, and this time, it’s an honor to warm up the audience for Omnium Gatherum.”

Upcoming Japan shows:
September 15th at Shibuya Garret, Tokyo
September 16th at Shibuya Garret, Tokyo
September 17th at Holy Mountain, Osaka

The “Pitfalls” single is released by Inverse Records and is the second teaser from the band’s upcoming fifth album, which is yet to be titled.

Listen to “Pitfalls” on Spotify

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact Information:
https://linktr.ee/re_armed_band
https://www.re-armed.net
E-mail: rearmedband@gmail.com

Warfarer released a second single and music video Brotherslayer from their upcoming debut album

Finnish melodic death/folk metal band Warfarer released the second single Brotherslayer, a track taken from their upcoming concept album, ‘A Tale Beyond the Pale’ which is set to be released on November 15th 2024 via Inverse Records.

WATCH Brotherslayer music video: https://youtu.be/My-6xbnEEmo

The band comments the single:

“This track marks a pivotal moment in the album’s narrative, capturing the intense duel between the jealous brotherslayer and his chieftain brother..”

LISTEN to Brotherslayer on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/warfarer-brotherslayer


A Tale Beyond the Pale CD PRE-ORDER available HERE

LISTEN the first single Heir Uncrowned on streaming https://push.fm/fl/warfarer-heir

BIOGRAPHY:

Born from the frost of Northern Finland in 2013, Warfarer weaves chilling tales of small people’s great struggles amidst ancient myths. Their ferocious blend of melodic death metal and symphonic elements bites like the freezing wind and grips you like the flu.
After releasing an EP in 2017 and undergoing a complete reincarnation with new singles in 2018 and 2020, the band is more alive than ever, preparing for war with brutal new songs and sharpened axes. Their upcoming concept album, ‘A Tale Beyond the Pale’, set for release in 2024, delves into the Finnish myth of the Brotherslayer, taking listeners on a journey through jealousy, scheming, Viking raids, duels under the northern lights, and an eventual descent into guilt and madness.

Warfarer – A Tale Beyond the Pale (Album 2024)
Cover art by Sofia Sinivuori

Track list:

01. Heir Uncrowned
02. As the Portents Foretold
03. Brotherslayer
04. Bereaver
05. Betrayer
06. In the Gravelight
07. March Through the Endless Snow
08. The Gates to Realms Beyond

 

Warfarer – Brotherslayer (Single 2024)

Cover art by Sofia Sinivuori

Music & lyrics by Kalle Puutio

ISRC: FIPUU2400003

WHISKY OF BLOOD New Video “Crazy Zone” Off New Album “Diablesse Of Revolution” September 2024

Whisky Of Blood is a band born from the desire to return to the roots of 80s rock, describing their sound as rock’n’roll, full of melodies, powerful, and funny. Today, they announce the release of the first single called “Crazy Zone” off their next album “Diablesse of Revolution” featuring guests Chris Holmes (Ex-W.A.S.P., Mean Man) and Steff Rabilloud (Rising Steel, Urgent) to be released via Rockshots Records on September 27th, 2024.

“Crazy Zone” is a dynamic and powerful song that comes out from this forthcoming full-length marking a turning point in their career showing a more mature and varied sound than the previous ones indeed!

Music Video – https://youtu.be/CB10wUwRyMU​

Digital – https://lnk.to/3yA0s9​

Recommended for fans of Bang Tango, Mötley Crüe, Wasp, Cinderella, D.A.D.

Track Listing:​
1. Nothing More
2. Baby Revolution
3. Crazy Zone
4. Diablesse Of Love
5. Minister Of God ft. Chris Holmes
6. Hater Motherfucker ft. Steff Rabilloud
7. Boogie Girl
8. Ten Pearls Of Rock’n’roll
9. Pussy Beer
10. Magic Fire Water
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​Whisky Of Blood Line Up:
Lord Whisky: Vocals, Guitars
Phil The Animal: Guitars, Backing Vocals
Swindler: Bass Guitars, Backing Vocals
King Of Ricqles: Drums, Backing Vocals

For more info: https://www.rockshots.eu | https://www.facebook.com/WhiskyOfBlood​

Catchy Melodies Meet Dark Realities in Scars of Solitude’s Latest Release

Finnish band Scars of Solitude have released the final single from their forthcoming album Under Disheartening Skies, set to be released on October 11th. The slightly progressive title track features catchy melodies, tasteful drumming, and even a jazzy guitar solo. The lyrics address the current state of the world and the loss of hope for a better tomorrow.

The band’s vocalist and guitarist Tuomo Laulainen shares some thoughts on the single and the upcoming album:

“How are we supposed to dream and have hope when the news outlets, social media, and even our dreams are filled with nightmares? We wrote the Under Disheartening Skies album during 2021-2023. We all know the horrors the world has witnessed during this time, and it doesn’t really seem to be getting much better, does it? Well, I won’t need to use much imagination to come up with depressive topics when writing lyrics for the next album—if we ever get to release one.”

Under Disheartening Skies will be released as a limited edition 12” vinyl (200 copies) and a limited edition digipak CD (300 copies). The vinyl edition is made in Finland and will be pressed by the Finnish vinyl pressing company Helsingin Levypuristamo. The album will also be available on all major digital platforms upon its release.

Tracklist:
1 Stone
2 The Arsonist
3 FOMO
4 Luna
5 Under Disheartening Skies
6 Game of Thrones
7 Doors
8 Phantom Pain
9 Even Angels Will Fall
10 Void of Hope

Social content:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SCARSOFSOLITUDE/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ScarsofSolitudeFI/
Youtube: https://bit.ly/3QFUMuj
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scarsofsolitude
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScarsOfSolitude
Official web home: https://scarsofsolitude.com/

Finnish deathgrind band K.Y.M.I. releases second single HEMICRANIA from their upcoming album – what a massive headache attack would sound like musically?

Deathgrind band K.Y.M.I. from Finland releases their debut album on September 27th via Inverse Records. The band’s brutal lyrics are about everyday life during the busy adult years and the mid-life crisis. The songs are a result of emotional outbursts packed into a form of brutal deathgrind.

The second single, HEMICRANIA, is about what a massive headache attack would sound like musically. Migraines and other recurring attacks such as these are not only painful but also emotionally draining, often ending in the way the song describes.

Listen to the single on music services (Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal etc): https://push.fm/fl/kymi-hemicrania

K.Y.M.I. is a one-man project by Kalle Ylönen, that will in the future also produce Viking jewelry and other artistic craftwork under the name K.Y.M.I.paja (smithery). Tuukka Ojansivu, a strong supporter of the project, is responsible for arranging the songs and recording the instruments for the upcoming album LIHA. The vocal recording, mixing and mastering of the album was done by Pasi Löfgren at Inka Studios.

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https://www.instagram.com/k.y.m.i.paja

 

Finnish Black Metal band Malasorte released the second single ‘Constellation of the Wolf’ from the upcoming debut album ‘Apex Sovereignty’

Finnish one-man black metal band Malasorte is set to unleash the debut album Apex Sovereignty on October 11th 2024 via Inverse Records. The second single ‘Constellation of the Wolf’ is out now on all essential streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/malasorte-wolf

The man behind Malasorte, Jal’zoroth comments the single:
“Behold the Constellation of the Wolf, where shadows dance fervently and the void echoes with the howls of celestial beasts. In this astral kingdom, madness reigns supreme, and the stars, like hungry eyes, witness the violent ballet of creation and destruction.”  

Apex Sovereignty CD PRE-ORDER available HERE

The first single ‘Slaying The Messengers’ is available here: https://push.fm/fl/malasorte-slaying

BIOGRAPHY:
In the frostbitten heart of Helsinki, Finland, Jal’zoroth forged “Malasorte” from the fires of black metal in 2024. A one-man wrecking crew, Malasorte unleashes a sonic onslaught that’s as savage as it is spellbinding. With relentless riffs, thunderous drums, and vocals dripping with venom, Malasorte commands the darkness with unbridled ferocity. Emerging from the shadows, Malasorte is a force to be reckoned with, transmutating adversity into waveform, turning curses into catharsis.

Malasorte – Apex Sovereignty (Album 2024)

Track list:
01. The Rift Is Now Open
02. Cerebral Pandemonium
03. Across The Frozen Tundra
04. Into The Killing Fields
05. Behind Closed Doors
06. Constellation Of The Wolf
07. Inscribed In Blood, Bound By Will
08. Slaying The Messengers
09. The Devil’s Pact At Roanoke
10. Apex Sovereignty
11. Crowned In Astral Majesty

Cover art by JTR

Malasorte – Constellation Of The Wolf (Single 2024)

Music & Lyrics by Jal’zoroth

ISRC: FI3FC2448506


Cover art by JTR

Line-up:

Jal’zoroth – vocals, guitars, bass & drums

Links:
https://www.facebook.com/Malasorteblackmetal
https://malasorte.bandcamp.com