Poetic Finnish Death-Doom Melancholy
Kuolemanlaakso has been invited to open for Finland's biggest music import HIM at Helsinki's Helldone Festival, Tavastia, on New Year's Eve, 31.12.2014. The annual three-day event feature special guests as well as performances by bands handpicked by Ville Valo, as usual. The tickets for the HIM and Kuolemanlaakso night, as well as three-day VIP packages,... Continue Reading →
Kuopio-based Kuolemanlaakso, featuring Mikko Kotamäki of Swallow the Sun on vocals, debuted at #10 on Finland's Official Album Chart with Tulijoutsen, the stunning follow up to their critically-acclaimed 2012 debut, Uljas uusi maailma, and their 2013 EP, Musta aurinko nousee. "Everybody knows that Finland is a metal country, but it’s still uncommon for a death... Continue Reading →
Soundi will be streaming Kuolemanlaakso's critically-acclaimed "Musta aurinko nousee" EP ahead of its November 29th release. Contained in this release is a cover of Juice Leskinen's "Musta aurinko nousee". It’s head-down, bloody-knuckled heaviness, the riffs barrelling headlong like tanks off a cliff... -Dave Bowes, The Sleeping Shaman For the stream, please visit this link. Track... Continue Reading →
Kuolemanlaakso's Musta aurinko nousee EP, to be released on November 29th via Svart Records, is available for preorder. The EP includes three new Kuolemanlaakso songs, and a captivating cover version of Juice Leskinen’s classic by the same name. The limited edition EP will be released in the following formats: 1000 x Digipak CD 100 x... Continue Reading →
In 2012, the Finnish Doom-Death scene saw newcomer Kuolemanlaakso ascend directly to the ranks of its elite with the critically acclaimed debut Uljas uusi maailma (#42 on the Official Finnish Album Chart and #6 on the Rumba Chart). In support of Uljas uusi maailma, Kuolemanlaakso toured its native country, hitting some of Finland’s biggest and... Continue Reading →
"Death of Era I" Last Saturday's show at the warmhearted KarmaRock Festival marked the end of an era for Kuolemanlaakso. The feedback from our debut "Uljas uusi maailma" has been overwhelming in all the corners of the world, and we've played a number of great shows around Finland with outstanding bands, including Jess and the... Continue Reading →
The schedule for the 2013 KarmaRock 22 Festival is pictured below. Kuolemanlaakso will perform at KarmaRock 22 on Saturday, July 27, 2013 at 20:00 on the "Toinen Lava" stage (the set time is between Maj Karma and Ismo Alanko): Please note - KarmaRock 22 will most likely be the last live show of 2013 for... Continue Reading →
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