Unfortunately, I was not able to find any bio information on the band on any of the social media sights, and the press kit didn’t have any either. So, we are going to have to let the music do the talking. One quick note…14 songs sounds like a lot, but six of them are quite short. Let’s begin with the first song called “Yö.” There is a good deal of tension here, but also some charming piano notes. It’s an odd mix. “Màni” is next. This song brings pestilence and death to the world. It has a heavy, marching structure, with a thick bed of rhythm guitars and drums, and the harsh vocals are devastating. “Fenrir” is another meaty offering, this time with harmonies in the lead guitars. The deep harsh vocals are much of the highlight, but some melodies also sneak in, and they provide somber moments.

“Suden hetki” is another shorter offering, and if you listen to the cadence of the album so far, it breaks up much of the somber pace, with a scorching amount of energy. “Creator of Abyss” is another punishing sound that is augmented with subtle melodies. “Waves” has vocal screams that speak of heavy torture, and somber tones rise out of the abyss and envelop the listener with a thick fog. The melodies are great as well…they temper the heavy aggression so nicely. “Musta kuu” is much shorter, and the tension is so thick, you couldn’t cut it with a knife. The title track is also the first video released from the album. The ground is thick, and rocky, and it makes travel very difficult. The clean vocals add a layer of seriousness to the sound also.

“Ghost from the past” is a thick slab of hardened Black Metal that features both vocal screams and some backing melody. The clean vocals bring more somber tones, in an already ominous sound. It segues into “Rahko” with some entering drums, and it’s like someone lit the fuse of a nuclear bomb. The sound that follows is fast and chaotic. “Runo” is another short song, with clean acoustic tones, allowing the listener to catch their breath from the previous terror. “Sòl” hears the somber tones continue, but with added distortion. You can feel the album shifting from anger to hopelessness at this point. The short “Aamu” is the final song, and it sort of closes the door to the blackness beyond that is ever-present.

Overall, although the album stays true to many of the original tenants of both Black Metal, and Melodic Death Metal, the seasoned band (at least, they sound like they have been together for years) was able to work in many other elements to both surprise the listener, and delight the listener. Bravo.