QWÄLEN launch their new single “Kiviä ja Luita”, marking the first taste of the Finnish band’s upcoming third album, “Veri Virtaa Edelleen”, set for release on March 6th, 2026 via Time To Kill Records.
The track captures the band at their most direct and feral, further refining their stark blend of black metal aggression and punk urgency. With its raw drive and uncompromising delivery, “Kiviä ja Luita” highlights a more focused and confident QWÄLEN, while pointing toward an album that sharpens every element of their sound without sacrificing its primal edge.
Streaming : https://ffm.to/qwalen-kivia-ja-luita
The band comments:
“‘Kiviä ja luita’ is the definitive track of the new album. Coming into existence as a blaze of creation, the song became a gateway towards expanding what the band can sound like. A testament to the flame within amongst the dying embers of humanity.
We will never forget the sound of bone hitting stone. The primal force drives you to leave again and again, but Death always follows. You wait for a return that never comes. All that remains is stones and bones”.
Blood continues to flow. The third statement of QWÄLEN delves into the rottenness of human reality, the abolition of kings and gods, and the bleak, habitual cycle of fraternal violence—concepts that mean nothing to the band, and yet embody everything they express. With the very idea of black metal at its core, QWÄLEN persists in breaking free from the narrow boundaries of the genre. Hail no one but thyself; raise no one on a pedestal but thyself, for borders can only be drawn from within. Gods live only if we allow them. Death becomes the final insult, the ultimate raised middle finger when all is reduced to rocks and bones—the black serpent within, the black flame of rebellion. Hail Satan. Blood continues to flow.
Tracklist:
1. Hunnutettu maa
2. Matala hauta huutaa
3. Kahleet
4. Uusi nahka
5. Kiviä ja luita
6. Pirujen illallinen
7. Veri vastaa
8. Kuolleet jumalat
Preorders:
–https://timetokillrecords.com/collections/qwalen-veri-virtaa-edelleen
–https://qwaelen.bandcamp.com/album/veri-virtaa-edelleen
Formed in 2017, QWÄLEN channels the raw musical backgrounds of its members – active in bands such as Kürøishi, Viimeinen Virhe, Letterbombs and Hoc Est Bellum – into a distinctive interpretation of black metal built on simplicity, rawness, speed and honesty. These foundations shaped their debut, “Unohdan sinut”, which explored self-portrayal, loss, rebuilding, abandonment, misanthropy and Satan. Their second album, “Syvä hiljaisuus”, turned its gaze toward humanity’s sheep-like nature, the inevitability of destruction, the acceptance of flaw and the surrender to greater forces. The new album continues in this vein, embracing the decay of human reality, the fall of kings and gods and the sinister repetition of brotherly violence – motifs that, for QWÄLEN, mean nothing and yet define everything.
As with their previous record, the album was tracked at Waiting Room Recording Studio in Tampere with Mikael Neves, who also handled the mixing. Mastering was completed at Enormous Door by Jack Control, while artwork and layout were created by the always formidable Jussi Pohjanen.
Line-up:
Eetu Viita: Vocals
Samuli Similä: Guitar & vocals
Antti Kannisto: Guitar & vocals
Ville Jylhä: Bass
Henri Kaarre: Drums
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