Finnish melancholic melodic death metal band Beyond The Hate released their anticipated debut album Darkest Times yesterday, March 8th 2024 via Inverse Records. 

The band’s debut album contains even more atmospheric and melancholic songs compared to the band’s previous releases. More orchestral and choir elements, as well as acoustic guitars, were also added to the songs to create a more atmospheric feel. Album includes 12 tracks and has also feature guest vocalists Katri Hiovain-Asikainen of Numento on “Black Within” and Jaakko Mäntymaa of Marianas Rest on “In Memoriam”. 

LISTEN to Darkest Times on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/bth-album 

The band comments:

“The process of creating Darkest Times -album has been a long one, with the very first demos for the album being completed in 2018 and the compositions were finished in spring 2021, then moving on to the actual pre-production phase. So the material has been carefully thought out and refined over time. The album mainly deals with the darkness and death that we have encountered around us over the years. The album is dedicated to all those we have lost along the way. You will be missed.”

WATCH music video Alone I Die:   https://youtu.be/ZAKMfyt-Zto

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Track list:

1. Sign Of Weakness
2. Alone I Die
3. The Lighthouse
4. Black Within (feat. Katri Hiovain-Asikainen)
5. The Plague Upon Us
6. Left Behind
7. Dark Is The Sky
8. Dead Ones
9. Stranger in Me
10. Times of Misery
11. The Last Moments
12. In Memoriam (feat. Jaakko Mäntymaa)

Beyond The Hate’s beginnings date back to the summer of 2016, when guitarist Kimmo Perälehto and bassist Mikko Monto started writing songs together. Second guitarist Jyrki Karhu joined in early autumn and singer Niko Kalinainen in late 2016. The band was officially founded in 2017, when Tommy Uhtio took over the drumming duties and the first practice sessions were held.

In the beginning, the band’s songs were more straightforward metal but in late 2018, the band started to find their musical direction in melodic death metalsuch, as an good example the single “This Cold Morning” was released in 2019. In 2018 and 2019, the band participated in the Emergenza Finland band competitions, reaching the finals at the both times.

The first taste of the new style came with the 2020 EP “Betrayal Of Time”, which received good reviews and created expectations for the band’s future. – Miika Manninen / Metalliluola 2020: “Beyond the Hate’s name is worth remembering for the future, because you can expect a lot from the next release.”. – The band also participated in the 2022 Tuska-Torstai competition, reaching the semi-finals.
 

After the songs on the EP, the band focused on writing even more atmospheric and melancholic songs. More orchestral and choir elements were added to the songs, as well as acoustic guitar playing to create a new melodic mood. From this creative process came the twelve-track debut album “Darkest Times”, which will be released in March 2024 via Inverse Records. The album will also feature guest vocalists Katri Hiovain-Asikainen from Numento on “Black Within” and Jaakko Mäntymaa from Marianas Rest on “In Memoriam”.

Line-up:
Niko Kalinainen – vocals
Kimmo Perälehto – guitars
Jyrki Karhu – guitars
Mikko Monto – bass
Tommy Uhtio – drums

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Finnish melodic death metal band Beyond The Hate is set to release an anticipated debut album Darkest Times on March 8th 2024 via Inverse Records. The third single Black Within is released today with a lyric video. This track features Katri Hiovain-Asikainen from the Numento. 

LISTEN to Black Within on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/bth-black – Artwork by Petri Lampela / petrilampela.com

“Black Within is one of the last songs written for the album. The process of writing it was quite easy, I wrote it in one day. Sometimes it’s easy to write a song when you have a clear vision and you don’t have to spend weeks or months on it. The song is one of the most atmospheric on the album, even a bit “ballad-like”. Already during the composition phase I knew that I had to have a female vocalist for this song and I had a clear candidate right away; Katri Hiovain-Asikainen from the Numento band. Luckily, Katri agreed immediately, because her beautiful voice took the song to another level.

The story of the song is written by our singer Niko. He wrote the lyrics for his own parts of the song and I wrote Katri’s. So far it’s the only song in the band with more than one lyricist. I think we managed to create a good story. The song is beautiful, but the lyrics are dark. It creates a good contrast to the song,” says Jyrki Karhu, the band’s guitarist and the song’s composer/songwriter, about the process of creating the song.”

“I was lost for a long time with the lyrics of this song, I had the verses and the chorus ready which I sing myself, but I didn’t really know what the acoustic parts would be. Fortunately, Jyrki stepped in at this point and wrote the missing lyrics, respecting the original idea. Katri then did a really great arrangement and a brilliant vocal performance, elevating this song to the level where it had to be made into one of three singles.” says vocalist Niko Kalinainen

WATCH music video Alone I Die: https://youtu.be/ZAKMfyt-Zto
LISTEN to the first single ‘The Lighthouse’ on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/bth-lighthouse

PRE-SAVE album: https://music.imusician.pro/a/fXgthIe9 – PRE-ORDER CD from HERE.

Darkest Times Track list:

1. Sign Of Weakness
2. Alone I Die
3. The Lighthouse
4. Black Within (feat. Katri Hiovain-Asikainen)
5. The Plague Upon Us
6. Left Behind
7. Dark Is The Sky
8. Dead Ones
9. Stranger in Me
10. Times of Misery
11. The Last Moments
12. In Memoriam (feat. Jaakko Mäntymaa)

Line-up:
Niko Kalinainen – vocals
Kimmo Perälehto – guitars
Jyrki Karhu – guitars
Mikko Monto – bass
Tommy Uhtio – drums

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Finnish melodic death metal band Beyond The Hate is set to release an anticipated debut album Darkest Times on March 8th 2024 via Inverse Records. 

The second single ‘Alone I Die’ is released today with a stunning music video which can be seen below.

LISTEN Alone I Die on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/bth-alone – Artwork by Petri Lampela / petrilampela.com – Composed by Kimmo Perälehto – Lyrics by Niko Kalinainen

“The idea for the lyrics of the song was born when I was in a cabin in Finnish Lapland, thinking how wonderful a place it is for a person to be and why not to die. The song is not suicidal at all, and doesn’t contain a drop of self-pity. Rather, it is an honest, raw statement that this is where I will spend my time and I may not always have a partner with me.” says vocalist Niko Kalinainen

Bass player Mikko Monto states:
“The bass riff in the intro of the song was a long time in the making process with the band and producer, and finally we got the right vibe to get the song off to a good start with the guitars. The interludes are also nice to play live and bring good variety to the song in addition with the beautiful slow end. I think the story is about how most of us do indeed die alone, with a lot of darkness, pain and death along the path of life. The song is also accompanied by a nice music video, directed and edited by Juha Sihtola of MadCamProduction. The video was shot in the Black Bear Hall in Kerava and in the beautiful forest and seaside scenery of Finland.”

Drummer Tommy Uhtio tells:
“In our band we truly like powerful double kick drum sixteenth note single strokes. I think it is a repeating element in our songs and kind of a signature feature in Beyond the Hate’s music. The song “Alone I Die” is no exception to this. The verse is double bass driven heavy beat. Originally also the chorus was entirely double bass but during the drum recordings we felt that something was off. We change the chorus so that for the first four bars are basic drum beat and the following four bars are then again with the double bass drum pattern. This change really made a difference to the rhythm, dynamics and the groove of the song.”

LISTEN the first single ‘The Lighthouse’ on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/bth-lighthouse 

PRE-SAVE album: https://music.imusician.pro/a/fXgthIe9 – PRE-ORDER CD from HERE. 

Track list:

1. Sign Of Weakness
2. Alone I Die
3. The Lighthouse
4. Black Within (feat. Katri Hiovain-Asikainen)
5. The Plague Upon Us
6. Left Behind
7. Dark Is The Sky
8. Dead Ones
9. Stranger in Me
10. Times of Misery
11. The Last Moments
12. In Memoriam (feat. Jaakko Mäntymaa)

Line-up:
Niko Kalinainen – vocals
Kimmo Perälehto – guitars
Jyrki Karhu – guitars
Mikko Monto – bass
Tommy Uhtio – drums

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Finnish melodic death metallers BEYOND THE HATE are set to release an anticipated debut album Darkest Times on March 8th 2024 via Inverse Records. The first single ‘The Lighthouse’ is released today with lyric video which can be seen below.

LISTEN on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/bth-lighthouse – Artwork by Petri Lampela / petrilampela.com

Guitarist Kimmo Perälehto states:
“In the pre-production and early stages of the album, we wanted something a little different, so we ended up writing the song in 3/4 time signature. At the same time we combined the song our trademark tremolo saw picking alongside a slower pedal stroke – the result was what we felt was the perfect song”
 

Bass player Mikko Monto adds:
“As for the chorus, the song is one of the fastest played on the upcoming album, with the slower interludes bringing a nice moody lift to the song. 
Symbolically and metaphorically, the lighthouses stand in their lofty solitude and soar towards the sky, taking on the storms of the seas and leading 
travellers safely to their destination. This time, however, the listener is left to ponder the darknesses of the story.”

Vocalist Niko Kalinainen sums:

“Lighthouses usually provide shelter for sailors and guide them past the reefs, this lighthouse is something quite different. It lures its prey towards its inevitable end, like a flame to a moth. This monument of death swallows up all light in its path and steers towards destruction – let those who can still be saved!”

PRE-SAVE album: https://music.imusician.pro/a/fXgthIe9 

Track list:

1. Sign Of Weakness
2. Alone I Die
3. The Lighthouse
4. Black Within (feat. Katri Hiovain-Asikainen)
5. The Plague Upon Us
6. Left Behind
7. Dark Is The Sky
8. Dead Ones
9. Stranger in Me
10. Times of Misery
11. The Last Moments
12. In Memoriam (feat. Jaakko Mäntymaa)

Artwork by Petri Lampela / petrilampela.com

Beyond The Hate’s beginnings date back to the summer of 2016, when guitarist Kimmo Perälehto and bassist Mikko Monto started writing songs together. Second guitarist Jyrki Karhu joined in early autumn and singer Niko Kalinainen in late 2016. The band was officially founded in 2017, when Tommy Uhtio took over the drumming duties and the first practice sessions were held.

In the beginning, the band’s songs were more straightforward metal but in late 2018, the band started to find their musical direction in melodic death metalsuch, as an good example the single “This Cold Morning” was released in 2019. In 2018 and 2019, the band participated in the Emergenza Finland band competitions, reaching the finals at the both times.

The first taste of the new style came with the 2020 EP “Betrayal Of Time”, which received good reviews and created expectations for the band’s future. – Miika Manninen / Metalliluola 2020: “Beyond the Hate’s name is worth remembering for the future, because you can expect a lot from the next release.”. – The band also participated in the 2022 Tuska-Torstai competition, reaching the semi-finals.
 

After the songs on the EP, the band focused on writing even more atmospheric and melancholic songs. More orchestral and choir elements were added to the songs, as well as acoustic guitar playing to create a new melodic mood. From this creative process came the twelve-track debut album “Darkest Times”, which will be released in March 2024 via Inverse Records. The album will also feature guest vocalists Katri Hiovain-Asikainen from Numento on “Black Within” and Jaakko Mäntymaa from Marianas Rest on “In Memoriam”.

Line-up:
Niko Kalinainen – vocals
Kimmo Perälehto – guitars
Jyrki Karhu – guitars
Mikko Monto – bass
Tommy Uhtio – drums

https://www.facebook.com/BeyondTheHate
https://www.instagram.com/beyondthehate_band
https://beyondthehate.bandcamp.com