Helsinki’s very own hard rocking quintet Wishing Well have released a brand new “Valley Of Darkness” single off their new “Playing With Fire” album, out 13 March. The song is fast and furious opening track of the new album and a perfect example of classic Wishing Well sound featuring Hammond organ, melodic guitar solos and strong vocals with haunting lyrics. The song is released together with an effective black and white video, that greatly supports the song’s cinematic atmosphere. “Valley Of Darkness” was written by Anssi Korkiakoski, the guitarist of Wishing Well. The song and the album were recorded in Magnusborg studios in Porvoo by Marko Kataja. The music video was filmed and edited by Jussi Koskinen.

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

“Playing With Fire is Wishing Well’s fifth album on Inverse Records and we’ve had a great journey together for ten years. The band have gotten better and better album by album and the new record is once again a solid proof of their motivation, skills and determination”, says Jaakko Tarvainen, A&R Producer of Inverse Records. “Valley Of Darkness is a song that represents Wishing Well very well and the new album will open many new doors and bring new opportunities and more fans for the band, that’s for sure”, says Tarvainen. “I’m very happy that a band like Wishing Well is in our roster, we keep going full steam ahead together”, he continues.

“Playing With Fire” album will be released on 13 March 2026 and the band will play a record release gig at Semifinal Club in Helsinki on 20 March, supported by Finnish Led Zeppelin tribute band Let’s Eppelin.

Wishing Well are:

Juha Kivikanto – drums

Anssi Korkiakoski – guitars

Matti Kotkavuori  – bass

Pepe Tamminen – vocals

Arto Teppo – Hammond organ

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Finland’s hard rocking Wishing Well have released new music for the first time after their “Sin And Shame” album, that came out in March 2023. “Boys Will Be Boys” is a simple good mood rocker, made seriously tongue-in-cheek and in good spirit to celebrate rock music and pure joy and camaraderie of playing in a band. This positive and cheerful song is a rare release from the band, who usually write more serious and complex songs. The song is released together with a music video, recorded at Magnusborg Studios in Porvoo, filmed and edited by Jussi Koskinen.

“Boys is an old song that goes way back but we wanted to release something in between albums and this song is perfect for that. First we thought it’s too simple and silly but when we worked on it and it took off like a rocket to the moon we decided to give it a go. Somebody then came up with the idea of asking previous Wishing Well vocalists to sing the gang vocals and when they agreed and even Graham Bonnet promised to join we knew it’ll work out great. We decided to shoot the video while in the studio and we had a great time. We’re pleased with the result and the song is also good fun to play live”, says Anssi Korkiakoski, guitar player and songwriter of the band.

“Things should not always be too serious, at the end of the day it’s all about doing what you love, together with your friends. We’re all old metalheads and hard rockers, we share the same thoughts and memories about music, from early years to ‘80s metal and beyond. It’s great that we can do our thing together and share it with each other and our audience as well. This song is a homage to all of us childlike rockers, music lovers and band musicians. There are many of us, naturally lots of girls and women too, despite the song title”, says Korkiakoski.

The song is released under Wishing Well & The Wheelers And Dealers since the choir with its old school veterans plays an important role in the song.

Watch the music video: https://youtu.be/iRA7nHbLqLA

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

At the moment the band is working on their fifth album, due to be released in the spring of 2026.

Wishing Well will perform live at On The Rocks Club in Helsinki on 27 March. For more news updates visit their social media channels.

Wishing Well are:
Pepe Tamminen – vocals
Arto Teppo – Hammond-organ
Matti Kotkavuori  – bass
Juha Kivikanto – drums
Anssi Korkiakoski – guitar

Wheelers And Dealers choir are:
Rick Becker
Graham Bonnet
Rafael Castillo
Peter James Goodman

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