Finnish heavy rock band I.F.A, founded in 1985, released their second studio album Tiimalasi on August 8th 2025 via Inverse Records. 

LISTEN to the album on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/ifa-album

The band comments:
“The album was created by selecting 12 of the 15 songs in the demo phase for further development. These 12 songs were played in the studio and 10 of them followed a consistent theme. “Tiimalasi” was selected as the title song because it deals with the life cycle and most of the songs’ themes are set towards the end of the life cycle. A couple of songs did not end up on the album because their topics did not quite fit the album’s theme.

The creative phase gathered interesting collaborations, with Kaasu Gas Lipstick participating as a technician creating drum sounds, and the song “Pedon kieli” on the album was created after contact from author Janne Tulonen, who wrote the novel of the same name. Making the theme song was a new and interesting process for the band.

The recordings took place at Vikke ry’s training facilities in Vihti, and at our guitarist Tom’s FMS studio in Karkkila.

“Tiimalasi” is the band’s first album created with the current lineup, and we as a trio are really pleased with the end result.” 

Track list:

1. Oravanpyörä
2. Kalervo
3. Intiaani
4. Kuumaa
5. Älä seuraa minua
6. Eilispäivän profeetta
7. Lahtisen kuolema
8. Pedon kieli
9. Tuonelan kellot
10. Tiimalasi

Album cover by Erkko Einiö

WATCH
-music video of first single Kalervo: https://youtu.be/PyXkYnMAxr8
-music video of second single Intiaani: https://youtu.be/Qf0tErQa06M
-music video of third single Pedon kieli: https://youtu.be/sal7cPWXY6c
-music video of fourth single Tiimalasi: https://youtu.be/lx1_fbCDD0E

I.F.A was founded in 1985 in Vihti. Aapo McMillan and Timo Supperi were the founding members, and Jouni Kaunisto was brought in as a singer. The band’s name was derived from the East German Industriverband Fahrzeugbau (IFA) car brand, whose cars were manufactured between 1948 and 1956.

The music of the early days of I.F.A was punk-influenced. Over the years, the sound took shape into the current heavier form without forgetting the band’s roots. The band’s activities took a break in 1989, until it was reactivated in 1999. The current line-up took shape when guitarist Tom Heskell joined in 2019 and drummer Herra Koivuniemi in 2023.

The band released their first album of their long career, which was named Ifandia, self-published for streaming in 2021. Albums 17 songs have been collected over the band’s long career.

Kumarra, Panssarimorsian, Pimeää and Taiteilija singles released in 2023 – 2024 gathered promising streaming numbers as a self-published artist and received airtime on Radio Rock, among others. In 2024, the band signed a recording contract with Inverse Records. The new album is released on August 8th 2025.

Line-up:
Aapo McMillan – Vocals & bass
Tom HeskELL – Guitars
Herra Koivuniemi – Drums

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Finnish heavy rock band I.F.A released the fourth and last single ‘Tiimalasi’ from their forthcoming eponymous second studio album which is set to be released on August 8th 2025 via Inverse Records. A music video has also been made for the track, which can be viewed below.

The band comments: 
“The composition of the album’s title track has been a long-standing idea of a versatile slower piece, the different sections of which have found different chord progressions for the guitar strings while meditating. When the composition was completed, it began to sound suitable for lyrics like this. 
 

People have often heard talk about the passing of the sands of life, and the theme of the song reflects this. It feels like in today’s world, perhaps even more people are trying to fight aging and gain more years of life at any cost, but the grim reaper will find even the best escapees.”

LISTEN to ‘Tiimalasi’ single on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/ifa-tiimalasi-single

• Music by Tom Heskell, Herra Koivuniemi
• Lyrics by Herra Koivuniemi
• ISRC: FI3FC2547610
• Single pic by Erkko Einiö, edited by JT Mediatory

I.F.A was founded in 1985 in Vihti. Aapo McMillan and Timo Supperi were the founding members, and Jouni Kaunisto was brought in as a singer. The band’s name was derived from the East German Industriverband Fahrzeugbau (IFA) car brand, whose cars were manufactured between 1948 and 1956.

The music of the early days of I.F.A was punk-influenced. Over the years, the sound took shape into the current heavier form without forgetting the band’s roots. The band’s activities took a break in 1989, until it was reactivated in 1999. The current line-up took shape when guitarist Tom Heskell joined in 2019 and drummer Herra Koivuniemi in 2023.

The band released their first album of their long career, which was named Ifandia, self-published for streaming in 2021. Albums 17 songs have been collected over the band’s long career.

Kumarra, Panssarimorsian, Pimeää and Taiteilija singles released in 2023 – 2024 gathered promising streaming numbers as a self-published artist and received airtime on Radio Rock, among others. In 2024, the band signed a recording contract with Inverse Records. The new album is scheduled to be released in 2025.

Track list:

1. Oravanpyörä
2. Kalervo
3. Intiaani
4. Kuumaa
5. Älä seuraa minua
6. Eilispäivän profeetta
7. Lahtisen kuolema
8. Pedon kieli
9. Tuonelan kellot
10. Tiimalasi

Album cover by Erkko Einiö

WATCH music video of

• first single Kalervo: https://youtu.be/PyXkYnMAxr8
• second single Intiaani: https://youtu.be/Qf0tErQa06M
• third single Pedon kieli: https://youtu.be/sal7cPWXY6c

Line-up:
Aapo McMillan – Vocals & bass
Tom HeskELL – Guitars
Herra Koivuniemi – Drums

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Finnish heavy rock band I.F.A released the third single ‘Pedon kieli’ from their forthcoming second studio album Tiimalasi which is set to be released on August 8th 2025 via Inverse Records. A music video has also been made for the track, which can be viewed below.

The band comments: 
“The lyrics of the song are based on Janne Tulonen‘s novel of the same name, which will be published on the same day. The song aims to follow the novel’s reflective story of growth, with its successes and disappointments, tailwinds and setbacks, and the conflict between good and evil in each of us.

The novel’s main setting is I.F.A.’s home town of Vihti, which gave the band the opportunity to explore and present a familiar neighborhood also through the music video filmed for the song. The melody was pleasing with its wistful but hopeful tone. The long melody notes at the beginning reflect the lingering, tormenting atmosphere of eternity that we, the tormented, feel inside until the end of our lives. The melody also provided an excellent platform for playing a melodic guitar solo, which works nicely with the beautiful filming environment of the song’s music video.”

LISTEN to ‘Pedon kieli” on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/ifa-pedon-kieli

• Music by Tom Heskell
• Lyrics by Herra Koivuniemi
• ISRC: FI3FC2547608
• Single cover by Teemu Leino, edited by JT Mediatory

Tiimalasi Track list:

1. Oravanpyörä
2. Kalervo
3. Intiaani
4. Kuumaa
5. Älä seuraa minua
6. Eilispäivän profeetta
7. Lahtisen kuolema
8. Pedon kieli
9. Tuonelan kellot
10. Tiimalasi

Album cover by Erkko Reiniö

WATCH music video of first single Kalervo: https://youtu.be/PyXkYnMAxr8
WATCH music video of second single Intiaani: https://youtu.be/Qf0tErQa06M

I.F.A was founded in 1985 in Vihti. Aapo McMillan and Timo Supperi were the founding members, and Jouni Kaunisto was brought in as a singer. The band’s name was derived from the East German Industriverband Fahrzeugbau (IFA) car brand, whose cars were manufactured between 1948 and 1956.

The music of the early days of I.F.A was punk-influenced. Over the years, the sound took shape into the current heavier form without forgetting the band’s roots. The band’s activities took a break in 1989, until it was reactivated in 1999. The current line-up took shape when guitarist Tom Heskell joined in 2019 and drummer Herra Koivuniemi in 2023.

The band released their first album of their long career, which was named Ifandia, self-published for streaming in 2021. Albums 17 songs have been collected over the band’s long career.

Kumarra, Panssarimorsian, Pimeää and Taiteilija singles released in 2023 – 2024 gathered promising streaming numbers as a self-published artist and received airtime on Radio Rock, among others. In 2024, the band signed a recording contract with Inverse Records. The new album is scheduled to be released in 2025.

Line-up:
Aapo McMillan – Vocals & bass
Tom HeskELL – Guitars
Herra Koivuniemi – Drums

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Finnish heavy rock band I.F.A released the second single Intiaani from their forthcoming second studio album Tiimalasi which is set to be released on August 8th 2025 via Inverse Records. Music video is also done of the track and it can be seen below.

The band comments: 
“Right from the beginning, the chorus immediately brought to mind the Indian theme. A chocolate bar commercial started to come to mind, where an old Indian goes to his deathbed on a cliff ledge, but after tasting the bar, he starts laughing. The idea was refined to honor the Indians’ appreciation for nature and add some old Indian wisdom. 

Since “Tiimalasi” is a darker and heavier album in terms of themes, “Intiaani” counterbalances that arc with a slightly more major-key song.”

LISTEN to ‘Intiaani” on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/ifa-intiaani 

• Music by Tom Heskell
• Lyrics by Herra Koivuniemi
• ISRC: FI3FC2547603
• Single cover by Ari Sinkkonen, edited by Ari Sinkkonen & JT Mediatory

Tiimalasi Track list:

1. Oravanpyörä
2. Kalervo
3. Intiaani
4. Kuumaa
5. Älä seuraa minua
6. Eilispäivän profeetta
7. Lahtisen kuolema
8. Pedon kieli
9. Tuonelan kellot
10. Tiimalasi

Album cover by Erkko Reiniö

WATCH music video of first single Kalervo: https://youtu.be/PyXkYnMAxr8 

I.F.A was founded in 1985 in Vihti. Aapo McMillan and Timo Supperi were the founding members, and Jouni Kaunisto was brought in as a singer. The band’s name was derived from the East German Industriverband Fahrzeugbau (IFA) car brand, whose cars were manufactured between 1948 and 1956.

The music of the early days of I.F.A was punk-influenced. Over the years, the sound took shape into the current heavier form without forgetting the band’s roots. The band’s activities took a break in 1989, until it was reactivated in 1999. The current line-up took shape when guitarist Tom Heskell joined in 2019 and drummer Herra Koivuniemi in 2023.

The band released their first album of their long career, which was named Ifandia, self-published for streaming in 2021. Albums 17 songs have been collected over the band’s long career.

Kumarra, Panssarimorsian, Pimeää and Taiteilija singles released in 2023 – 2024 gathered promising streaming numbers as a self-published artist and received airtime on Radio Rock, among others. In 2024, the band signed a recording contract with Inverse Records. The new album is scheduled to be released in 2025.

Line-up:

Aapo McMillan – Vocals & bass
Tom HeskELL – Guitars
Herra Koivuniemi – Drums

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Finnish metal band I.F.A released the first single Kalervo from their forthcoming second studio album Tiimalasi which is set to be released on August 8th 2025 via Inverse Records.

Music video is also done of the track and it can be seen below.

The band comments: 
“The song summarizes the life of Kalervo Palsa. The other side of the shy and contemplative nature was a bohemian, an artist addicted to alcoholism and perversions. The paintings were very radical, for example his works had to be hidden from the Academy of Fine Arts when the president arrived. Death is a central theme in many works, and some of the works were even labeled as pornography at the time.

Palsa announced that he wanted to be the darkest painter in Europe. In his opinion, “it’s not enough to paint flowers, you also have to paint gallows”. The purpose was to experiment with not-so-usual melodic progressions and scales, so a strangely different one was born from that, which is also emphasized by the idea of ​​the song’s lyrics.”

LISTEN to ‘Kalervo” on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/ifa-kalervo

• Music by Tom Heskell
• Lyrics by Aapo McMillan
• ISRC: FI3FC2547602
• Single cover by Erkko Reiniö, edited by JT Mediatory

Tiimalasi Track list:

1. Oravanpyörä
2. Kalervo
3. Intiaani
4. Kuumaa
5. Älä seuraa minua
6. Eilispäivän profeetta
7. Lahtisen kuolema
8. Pedon kieli
9. Tuonelan kellot
10. Tiimalasi

Album cover by Erkko Reiniö

I.F.A was founded in 1985 in Vihti. Aapo McMillan and Timo Supperi were the founding members, and Jouni Kaunisto was brought in as a singer. The band’s name was derived from the East German Industriverband Fahrzeugbau (IFA) car brand, whose cars were manufactured between 1948 and 1956.

The music of the early days of I.F.A was punk-influenced. Over the years, the sound took shape into the current heavier form without forgetting the band’s roots. The band’s activities took a break in 1989, until it was reactivated in 1999. The current line-up took shape when guitarist Tom Heskell joined in 2019 and drummer Herra Koivuniemi in 2023.

The band released their first album of their long career, which was named Ifandia, self-published for streaming in 2021. Albums 17 songs have been collected over the band’s long career.

Kumarra, Panssarimorsian, Pimeää and Taiteilija singles released in 2023 – 2024 gathered promising streaming numbers as a self-published artist and received airtime on Radio Rock, among others. In 2024, the band signed a recording contract with Inverse Records. The new album is scheduled to be released in 2025.

Line-up:
Aapo McMillan – Vocals & bass
Tom HeskELL – Guitars
Herra Koivuniemi – Drums

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