GRAVEYARD ANGEL

Photo by Masi Ahlqvist and Micke Löfgren

Finnish dark rock duo Graveyard Angel released a new single Poisonous Smile via Inverse Records. The single comes out accompanied with a black and white video, which, together with the song lyrics tell the story of a destructive relationship, one, that wounds you deeper every day you stay.

Mika “Alde” Ahlqvist – or rather his alter ego “Ground” has composed the music and played all the instruments. Writing the lyrics and singing all vocals and backing vocals has been Ana‘s responsibility. Ana is already known to some from her other band “LAB“.

“We are not gloomy personalities, but for some reason we share a taste for a bit darker and harder music. Rough and punchy riffs combined with disturbing stories is what makes us tick. This pretty much defines the music style of Graveyard Angel: dark, tough and delightfully disturbed.”

“Making the video for “Poisonous Smile” was a very different process from the making of our earlier debut video. This time, instead of using AI, the video has been filmed, and set decoration done in a completely traditional way. We not only created ideas of how the video could be, but also got our own hands literally dirty with the set decoration, “ Ana smiles. The group of people making the video was, though professional, very small. “Alde and I got to participate in some assisting roles as well, which was very interesting and so much fun! ” Ana says.

The video for “Poisonous Smile” was directed and filmed by Jani “Viski” Viskari. The lighting was done by Anu Lehtonen, the leading male role played by Roni Tohmo and editing was done by Zizi Fandango.

Graveyard Angel is signed by Inverse Records.

LISTEN to Poisonous Smile on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/graveyard-angel-smile

-Songwriter – Mika ´Álde´Ahlqvist
-Lyrics – Ana Anna Leppälä
-Music recorder by – Mika ´Álde´Ahlqvist at Brutalrecords
-Vocals recorded-mixed and master by Pekka ´Splendid´Laine at East Sound Studios
-ISRC: FIRH12500001
-Single cover: Ana Anna Leppälä
-Cover layout: Mika Ahlqvist

LISTEN the first single ‘Apathy’ on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/graveyard-angel-apathy

Line-up:
Ana Anna Leppälä – Vocals
Mika “Alde” Ahlqvist: guitars, bass, synths, programming

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Photo by Masi Ahlqvist and Micke Löfgren

Graveyard Angel, a new Finnish dark-rock duo released their debut single “Apathy” on November 8th 2024 via Inverse Records.

While the video has been made with the help of AI, the music has been created in the traditional way. Mika “Alde” Ahlqvist – or rather his alter ego “Ground” has written the song and played all the instruments. He has also done all programming. “My responsibilities have been the lyrics, vocals and backing vocals” says Ana, who is already known to some from her other band “LAB“.

LISTEN Apathy on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/graveyard-angel-apathy

Composed by Mika Ahlqvist
Lyrics by Ana Anna Leppälä
Arranged and produced by Mika Ahlqvist and Ana Anna Leppälä
Mixed & mastered by Pekka “Splendid” Laine at East Sound Studios (Finland)
Single cover: Ana Anna Leppälä
Cover layout: Mika Ahlqvist

“We are not gloomy personalities, but for some reason we share a taste for a bit darker and harder music. Rough and punchy riffs combined with disturbed stories is what makes us tick. This pretty much defines the music style of Graveyard Angel: dark, tough and delightfully disturbed.”

“We are very interested in AI as a tool for creating visual material. Ari Kuoppa-Aho made our video using AI tools. We did not know much about visual AI, so it was extremely interesting to follow the making of the video and to see it gradually come to life. We are stunned about how cool the video turned out. So, the video is made by a human using AI tools. One could call it a HIAI video; human intelligence and artificial intelligence combined.”

“I am shamelessly happy and proud of this single. When one does one’s best, one sometimes succeeds”, Ana says. Her long and blond hair is messy in a relaxed way and she looks as pleased as a cat by a lake of cream.

On the 10th of October Graveyard Angel was signed to Inverse Records. “We sent a link to our Apathy video to Inverse Records. Less than 24 hours later we made the deal with them. Sometimes things just go surprisingly smoothly”, Ana says, smiling.

Line-up:
Ana Anna Leppälä – Vocals
Mika “Alde” Ahlqvist: guitars, bass, synths, programming

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https://graveyardangel.bandcamp.com