Debut album “Kaarnaköydet” out on April 21st!
The Finnish folk black metal act KOUTA comes back with a new album, one year after the big success of the debut EP “Aarnihauta”. “Kaarnaköydet” – this is the name of the band’s first full-length.
The 7 new songs weave a dark and intricate web of sound that is both familiar and refreshingly new. Folk elements have permeated the new sound much more deeply, while the production has become much more clear, powerful, and straight. At the heart of “Kaarnaköydet” lies a gripping narrative centered around the tragic story of two brothers. Through their music, KOUTA explores the complex and often tumultuous emotions of shame, guilt, and catharsis, inviting the listener to join them on a powerful and emotional journey of aesthetically peripheral discovery.
The drum parts of “Kaarnaköydet” were recorded in a remote cabin in Lapland. Guitars and bass recorded at Pekka Posio’s studio in Helsinki. Vocals, choirs and all other instruments together with the live recording of “Äitimaan Laulu” recorded at Sonic Pump Studios, Helsinki. Mixed by Pekka Posio and mastered by Svante Forsbäck.
Artwork by Arttu Pentikäinen / Antti Mäki / Midjourney. Photographs by Martin Sivakov.
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