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SATAN’S FALL – new single from band’s upcoming album

Finland’s SATAN’S FALL have a new album coming out in a few weeks. Destination Destruction will be the band’s 2nd full length album, and they’ve gone through a number of changes since their 2016 debut EP. The band just released their 2nd single (and video) from Destination Destruction – “Afterglow”; I like it, kinda reminds me a wee bit of Iron Maiden’s “Wicker Man” (the beginning, anyway). Great heavy sound, well produced. *Check out the clips below, as well as the press info, album cover, track listing, etc…

Finland is well-known as a country where metal talent abounds, and SATAN’S FALL, from Helsinki, is no exception. The band presents the second single from their upcoming album ‘Destination Destruction,’ accompanied by a music video. The song is called “Afterglow” and is one of the faster, more melodic tracks off the new album.

Guitarist Tomi Mäenpää adds: “‘Afterglow’ is easily one of the catchiest tracks on the album, both in terms of melody and delivery of the song. It reflects well how far we have come as composers and as a band. We think listeners will like it a lot! 

“Once again we had the pleasure and honor to shoot the video with our trusted man Esa Jussila who is behind our previous videos.”

The music video was directed, shot and edited by Esa Jussila. The album was recorded and mixed by Lassi Tiainen and mastered by Mika Jussila.

After the release of their debut album, ‘Final Day’, in December of 2020, the pandemic, of course, made all tour plans redundant. However, SATAN’S FALL, the five-piece surrounding vocalist Miika Kokko, guitarist Tomi Mäenpää and bass player Joni Petander, hasn’t lost its idealism, as a matter of fact, quite the opposite. Following a line-up change that saw Ville Koskinen join on as new lead guitarist and Arttu Hankosaari take the drummer’s seat, the Nordic quintet sounds more impressive than ever before!

An even stronger album than the first, ‘Destination Destruction’ is eight powerful metal songs (+ two bonus cover tracks) performed with speed and virtuosity, infused with catchy melodies and brilliant production.

The album will be available from Steamhammer/SPV on November 3rd, 2023 on CD, LP and for digital download.

https://satansfall.lnk.to/DestinationDestruction

Track List:

1. Lead the Way

2. Garden of Fire

3. Swines for Slaughter

4. Monster’s Ball

5. Afterglow

6. No Gods, No Masters

7. Kill the Machine

8. Dark Star

Bonus Tracks CD Digipak:

9. Es Wird Viel Passieren

10. Go Go Power Rangers

‘Destination Destruction‘ will be released on November 3rd, 2023 through Steamhammer / SPV in the following configurations:

> CD DigiPak (incl. poster)

> 12″ LP, 140 g, black vinyl, printed inner sleeve, poster

> Download / Streaming

Pre-Order HERE

> Exclusive 12″ LP (solid white) and CD/LP Bundle with a T-shirt only at the Steamhammer shop

Pre-Order HERE

SATAN’S FALL Live Dates:

25.11. FI-Helsinki – Bar Loose

09.12. FI-Vantaa – Skenesali Myyräncolo 

2024

08.03. DE-Oldenburg – MTS Records

10.03. FR-Paris -Le Klub

15.03. CZ- Suchdol Nad Luźnicí- House Of Culture

16.03. PL-Warsaw – Helicon Metal Festival

SATAN’S FALL are:

Miika Kokko: lead vocals

Ville Koskinen: guitars, backing vocals

Tomi Mäenpää: guitars, backing vocals

Joni Petander: bass guitar

Arttu Hankosaari: drums, backing vocals

LINKS:

https://www.facebook.com/SatansFall

https://www.instagram.com/satansfallofficial/?hl=en

https://www.youtube.com/@SatansFall_official/videos

https://satansfall.bandcamp.com/album/final-day

LEAFLET – release first single from forthcoming album

Another fine sounding heavy rockin’ band from Finland, Leaflet has a brand new single out from their forthcoming 2nd album. Check out the video to the excellent track “Gonna Do It”. For more info on the band and their upcoming album, check out the press release below.

Finnish rockers LEAFLET will be releasing their sophomore album Something Beyond this coming January 2023 via Rockshots Records. The album follows their debut album Outta Door released through VR Label Finland in 2017.

Today, the band is “Gonna Do It” and pull the trigger by giving fans the first single off their second full-length. The track is a hard riffing fist-pumping track to get you off your feet and rocking out!

“‘Gonna Do It’ is about the feeling of getting stuck in your life. You realize it is time for a change, and that it is your own duty to change the course of your life. Of course, there is a risk involved and it feels scary as hell, but you need to hear yourself saying: “Gonna do it”. ‘Gonna’ is the heaviest track we have written so far. We had several versions of it and ended up pretty much re-writing the whole song during the pre-production process. We are glad we did because the end result sounds absolutely stunning with its monster opening riff, crushing chorus, and epic guitar solo!” says the band about the track.

Listen to “Gonna Do It” at the following links: Youtube: https://youtu.be/J6RFeUKWttI
Digital: https://bfan.link/gonna-do-it

The band comments on Something Beyond: “With this album, we are definitely showing that rock music is alive and pumping! The album is full of catchy metal-influenced rock tunes that would fit perfectly in the heavy rotation of every rock radio station. The album has a lot of variety within the songs, and we got a diverse selection of singles as well. Three very different singles trying to represent the entire album as well as possible. As singles, we got one heavy and hard-hitting tune, one straightforward and super catchy tune, and one fast-paced in-your-face type of tune. You should check out them all to see what you think! “

Formed in 2013, LEAFLET is a four-piece hard rock band from Turku, Finland. Their music can be described as metal-infused American-style hard rock and while you might hear echoes of bands like Alter Bridge or Shinedown they have their own unique Nordic flavor. “Our musical cocktail is a blend of many things. Although we love the 80s, we are trying to keep our hard rock fresh and not follow the retro route”, the band says.

The band has performed on Finnish festivals such as Kuopiorock and Saaristo Open Air along with touring across their home country to support their debut album. They also spent time on the road in the Baltics with Willie & the Goodsouls in 2018 again playing clubs and festivals.

In 2019, LEAFLET released “Johnny Two-Face” as a single through VR Label Finland followed by an ambitious music video shot in both Turku, Finland, and Tokyo, Japan. After a couple of years of silence due to the pandemic, the band is now back with their second album Something Beyond to be released by Rockshots Records on January 20, 2023, sounding stronger than ever.

Album pre-order – https://bit.ly/LEAFLET_CD

Track Listing:
1. Gonna Do It
2. Resonate
3. Alone Alive
4. Earth
5. Johnny Two-Face
6. Tattoos of Life
7. Shades of Black
8. Someone Somewhere
9. Something Beyond

LEAFLET is:

Jaakko Leaflet – lead vocals & guitar

Antti Kallio – guitar & backing vocals

Fabian Korsström – bass & backing vocals

Pekka Jokela – drums

Links:
https://www.rockshots.eu
http://www.leafletband.com
http://www.facebook.com/leafletband

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGFenAwec6fJwoeIaaB-fFA
Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3qpA2su