Finnish thrashers Krushor are set to release their debut EP ‘Taste of Hatred’ on January 9th 2026 via Inverse Records. The second single ‘Taste of Hatred’ is unleashed today and it’s available here: https://push.fm/fl/krushor-taste 

–Composed by Joni Kärsämä, Juho Mattila, Saku Hirvimäki, Sami Keränen
–Lyrics by Ville Lehtoranta
–Arranged by Krushor
–ISRC: FI3FC2595904

The band comments:
“Taste of hatred is about situation where a person takes a stand for someone who’s pushed ’em down long enough to make that person retaliate. What happens, when beaten and oppressed person decides to stand their ground and says they’ve had enough and gives back all they had to endure. What kind is this persons actual hatred if just a taste of it can turn tables and make the one who made them suffer have taste of their own medicine.”

LISTEN to the first single ‘Shockwave’: https://push.fm/fl/krushor-shockwave

Taste of Hatred Track list:

1. Shockwave
2. Vortex
3. Rise Above
4. Taste of Hatred

–Composed by Joni Kärsämä, Juho Mattila, Saku Hirvimäki, Sami Keränen
–Lyrics by Ville Lehtoranta
–Arranged by Krushor
–EP cover by Joni Kärsämä

The band found its current identity through shared musical tastes, playing together, and a shared hobby. We are a group of people who enjoy making and playing music that works for all of us. A big part of this is that composing, writing lyrics, and editing songs is open to everyone. All songs and compositions are created by the whole group, not based on one person’s vision or goal. 

Our influences definitely come from older metal, but that doesn’t matter, because mixing genres actually adds a lot to our music; there’s no one right way to do things. Krushor’s goal is to make music that sounds good and at the same time talk about the difficult things that are part of life. For many people, music can be therapeutic, and if even one person feels that way about our music, we feel we have succeeded.

Line-up:
Ville Lehtoranta – Vocals
Joni Kärsämä – Guitar
Juho Mattila – Guitar
Sami Keränen – Bass
Saku Hirvimäki – Drums

https://www.facebook.com/krushorofficial
https://www.instagram.com/krushor_official
https://krushor.bandcamp.com

Finnish thrashers Krushor are set to release their debut EP ‘Taste of Hatred’ on January 9th 2026 via Inverse Records. The first single ‘Shockwave’ accompanied by lyric video is unleashed today and it’s available here: https://push.fm/fl/krushor-shockwave 

The band comments:
“Shockwave is about war, its madness, and maybe, fittingly for the times, a bit about why wars are fought, who starts them, and who benefits from them. In war, there are no winners at least not for us poor folks. I don’t like to politicize things, but in these times, wars are too present, and you can always write a song about how horrifying they are.”

-Composed by Joni Kärsämä, Juho Mattila, Saku Hirvimäki, Sami Keränen
-Lyrics by Ville Lehtoranta
-Arranged by Krushor
-ISRC: FI3FC2595901

The band found its current identity through shared musical tastes, playing together, and a shared hobby. We are a group of people who enjoy making and playing music that works for all of us. A big part of this is that composing, writing lyrics, and editing songs is open to everyone. All songs and compositions are created by the whole group, not based on one person’s vision or goal. 

Our influences definitely come from older metal, but that doesn’t matter, because mixing genres actually adds a lot to our music; there’s no one right way to do things. Krushor’s goal is to make music that sounds good and at the same time talk about the difficult things that are part of life. For many people, music can be therapeutic, and if even one person feels that way about our music, we feel we have succeeded.

Taste of Hatred Track list:

1. Shockwave
2. Vortex
3. Rise Above
4. Taste of Hatred

-Composed by Joni Kärsämä, Juho Mattila, Saku Hirvimäki, Sami Keränen
-Lyrics by Ville Lehtoranta
-Arranged by Krushor
-EP cover by Joni Kärsämä

Line-up:
Ville Lehtoranta – Vocals
Joni Kärsämä – Guitar
Juho Mattila – Guitar
Sami Keränen – Bass
Saku Hirvimäki – Drums

https://www.facebook.com/krushorofficial
https://www.instagram.com/krushor_official
https://krushor.bandcamp.com