On December 2nd Svart Records will release the slowly gestated second album by the mystical Finnish progressive rock group GetÅ¡emane, who describe themselves as performing music "molded from the jawbones of a pike", in reference to the Kalevala where Väinämöinen built his first kantele. The group first got together in 2009 in the Tampere area to perform live music for a fire theatre.

After the shows they decided to continue as a band finding ever more polyrythmic and progressive ideas still drawing from the Kalevala mythos and eccentric psychedelic visions. Getšemane self-released their eponymous debut album in 2015, and the follow-up Viimaa is due for release this December.

Best known for their dynamic live shows, the group's new album is full of unusual time signatures, meandering melodic lines and ethereal landscapes, not forgetting hard rocking in the best 70s style. Those that are into classic prog rock in the lines of Haikara, Tabula Rasa or King Crimson will feel immediately at home. The first single off the album, Varma kuolema ("Certain death") is a good representative of the entire album. According to the band, the song gives "A gruesomely honest but a cradling, positive vibe of the meaninglessness of life."

Listen to Getšemane's Varma Kuolema here:

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02.12. Getšemane: Viimaa LP/ (pre-order)
https://www.svartrecords.com/en/product/get%C5%A1emane-viimaa/10719

Getšemane
Juha Pekuri - vocals
Markus Nokelainen - drums
Sami Koivisto - guitar
Jonne Savela - bass
Sami Sippola - saxophone

https://www.facebook.com/Getsemaneband
https://getsemane.bandcamp.com/