QWÄLEN have released their new single “Matala Hauta Huutaa”, continuing the path toward their upcoming third album, “Veri Virtaa Edelleen”, due out on March 6th, 2026 via Time To Kill Records.
With this new track, the Finnish outfit pushes further into their raw and confrontational territory, blending scathing black metal intensity with the restless momentum of punk. “Matala Hauta Huutaa” delivers a stark, driving assault that underscores the band’s sharpened focus and growing confidence, while hinting at an album that embraces both ferocity and atmosphere without losing its primal core.
The single is now available on all major streaming platforms, offering another unfiltered glimpse into QWÄLEN’s most direct and uncompromising chapter to date.
Stream: https://ffm.to/qwalen-matala-hauta-huutaa
Blood continues to flow. The third statement ofQWÄLEN 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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