It’s getting serious: in four weeks, the Finnish theatrical metal pioneers will release their latest album “Odyssee Into The Grey”. With the single “The Bottomless Pit”, the Scandinavians show their full range:
Composer Harri Koskela: “I’m so overwhelmingly happy to finally release this album. We’ve always aimed to raise the bar on every release, and with this album I certainly think that we succeeded quite nicely again. It’s by far the most ambitious album we’ve done thus far, both musically and production wise. I’m a big fan of storytelling via music, so drama and nuances are in my opinion a key factor in it, and so I feel that our albums are at best when enjoyed as a whole. This album definitely makes no exception with that, so I strongly suggest to sit down, maybe have a glass of wine, and enjoy this musical rollercoaster. For the last video release of the album we chose the song ‘Vem Kan Segla Förutan Vind’ and wanted to honour everyone who participated in making this record.”
Anne Lil continues:
“‘Vem Kan Segla Förutan Vind´ is one of the first songs I remember from my childhood, or at least the first I remember in my mother tongue Swedish. It’s a traditional song, which supposedly originates from the Åland islands between Finland and Sweden. We then wrote new verses to the song making our own version of the whole. The video was made in documentary style showing us recording and people participating in making this album. We wish to thank everyone involved!”
