EXTERNAL

Finnish hypermodern metallers EXTERNAL have released their new EP “Stillness”. Each song was released individually once a month starting from September and now ending with “Motion In Stillness”, which is also accompanied by a music video.

Listen to the EP:
Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3n7tDxS
Apple: https://apple.co/3rN3kAJ
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3rQ6x2j
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/us/album/190076862
Tidal: https://listen.tidal.com/album/164298357

The band tells: “Stillness” was born in the uncertain spring of 2020. We were supposed to work on our second album, but when the pandemic hit, we all quarantined in our homes. During that time, completely out of nowhere, this set of songs was manifested.Musically, it’s quite different from anything we have done before. The songs ended up in more of an alternative direction, embracing many of our influences outside of metal, such as third stream jazz and the British jazz scene, contemporary classical music such as Ólafur Arnalds and Nordic visionaries like the legendary Björk.”
“Four of the songs have been previously released as singles, and now the final one, ”Motion in Stillness”, pieces together the entire puzzle. Accompanied by a music video, the song works as a thematic centerpiece for the EP, representing the core and soul of the music that was born in silence and isolation. It embraces people’s ability to find beauty in smaller things, meaning from meaninglessness and sources of light in the dark, even (and especially) during weird times like these.”
“Each track on the EP is embodied by a beautiful painting by Teemu Mikaél. His artistic vision definitely breathed some new life to the songs.”

EP credits:

“Motion in Stillness” video shot, directed and edited by Aleksi Yli-Somero and Roger Lundberg
Concept and acting by External

Music and lyrics by Samuel Järvinen and Julius Lehtonen
Recorded by Roger Lundberg
Drums recorded by Samu Oittinen (Fantom Studio)
Mixed and mastered by Samu Oittinen (Fantom Studio)
String arrangements by Elias Nieminen

Cover art by Teemu Mikaél

Aleksi Haukkaluoma – vocals, guitar
Julius Lehtonen – drums, programming, FX guitar
Samuel Järvinen – bass guitar, synth bass, ukulele bass, programming
Roger Lundberg – guitar, sound design

Finnish progressive metal collective EXTERNAL have released a new single, ”Inertia”. It’s the follow-up to their previous single “Distant” (mixed by Asger Mygind of VOLA), released in last December. The song is the first single from External’s upcoming new EP ”Stillness” out later this year. The single is mixed and mastered by Samu Oittinen, who has previously worked with the likes of Insomnium, Sonata Arctica and Korpiklaani.

Watch ”Inertia” Visualizer here:

Listen to “Inertia”
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3hbPgdx
Apple Music: https://apple.co/3m1tLja
Amazon: https://amzn.to/327BaFM
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/us/album/165814782
Tidal: https://tidal.com/browse/album/151348066

Julius Lehtonen tells:
”During the uncertain spring of 2020, we had a bunch of music manifested out of nowhere while in isolation. We were actually in the middle of the writing sessions for our second album, but then the world just stopped, and the situation kind of inspired a whole new sound for us. Inertia is a good example of that – It’s not that metal or even progressive in the typical sense, but it seamlessly blends together lots of different influences that might initially seem far from what we typically do. The song is a fusion of modern prog, hip hop beats and piano lines evocative of modern third stream jazz as well as contemporary classical music.”

Credits:

Visualiser by Samuel Järvinen, Roger Lundberg
Music and lyrics by Julius Lehtonen
Recorded by Roger Lundberg
Drums recorded by Samu Oittinen (Fantom Studio)
Mixed and mastered by Samu Oittinen (Fantom Studio)
String arrangements by Elias Nieminen

Aleksi Haukkaluoma – vocals, guitar
Julius Lehtonen – drums, programming
Samuel Järvinen – synth bass
Roger Lundberg – piano, sound design

Cover art by Teemu Mikaél

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