Finnish modern melodic metal band Northern Genocide released a single ‘New World’ via Inverse Records. The track is taken from the as-yet-untitled third album. 

LISTEN: https://push.fm/fl/northern-genocide-new-world 

-Composed by Rainer Pekkinen ja Pyry Pohjanpalo & Jussi Pulliainen
-Lyrics by Joni Parkkinen
-Produced, recorded & mixed by: Rainer Pekkinen
-Mastered by Juho Räihä/SoundSpiral Audio
-Covert art: Petri Lampela
-ISRC: FI3FC2553901

From the ashes rises a new world, a new chapter. The new Northern Genocide track “New World” turns the knobs up to eleven and unleashes their renewed sound. The lyrics for New World were written by Northern Genocide’s new vocalist, Joni Parkkinen.

“New World is a story about how humanity’s greed has driven nature to turn against us. The song gives a voice to Gaia, tormented by a morbid misanthropy and a desire to cleanse humanity of the disease that threatens her. She offers you a chance to reach out your hand and step into a new world — one that lives by the laws of nature.” — Joni Parkkinen

“The song was created more collectively than ever before, and we couldn’t be happier with the result. Let this be a storm warning of what’s to come from our upcoming full-length studio album”, says the band.

Northern Genocide has always been about finding new ways of combining musical elements without genre restrictions. It all started as an industrial metal project in 2010 aiming to combine exciting electronic elements with aggressive metal riffs. Today it could be described as modern metal or melodic death metal. NG has always embraced the freedom to create music exactly the way they want. Because of that, all of their releases have a distinct sound that has evolved over the years. The first releases ”Atlantis” and ”Planet Asylum” are known for their aggressive synth driven tracks but the latest two releases ”Genesis vol. 666” and ”The Point of No Return” already featured more melodic and orchestral elements. Strong and complex guitar riffs combined with aggressive growl vocals have always the core of their sound.

In 2025 NG  is working on 3^rd full length studio album with new vocalist Joni Parkkinen. The album will come out in 2026.

Line-up:
Vocals: Joni Parkkinen
Lead guitars: Pyry Pohjanpalo
Rhythm guitars: Jussi Pulliainen
Drums: Leo Korhonen
Bass: Arto Viitanen
Synths: Rainer Pekkinen

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Finnish modern melodic metal band Northern Genocide introduce their new singer Joni Parkkinen and released a new track ‘Roviolla’ which is a cover version of legendary Finnish pop-rock band Gimmel. 

LISTEN to Roviolla: https://push.fm/fl/ng-roviolla 

The band comments:
“In order to create something new, the old must burn in a Bonfire. Later, a new world, the new Northern Genocide, is born from the ashes. Faced with the new, we decided, with the power of a new voice, to pay a tribute to the old. This was the beginning of this legendary Finnish pop-rock song reheated through the grate of Northern Genocide. What would heat up a cold autumn evening better than the flames of Bonfire. Nothing.”

-Arranged by Rainer Pekkinen & Pyry Pohjanpalo
-Produced, recorded & mixed by: Rainer Pekkinen
-Mastered by Juho Räihä/SoundSpiral Audio
-Covert art: Petri Lampela
-ISRC: FI3FC2595301

Original track details:
Composed by Marko Kolehmainen
Lyrics by: Jonna Kärkkäinen
Arranged by Sami Lehto
Publisher: BMG Finland Oy

Northern Genocide has always been about finding new ways of combining musical elements without genre restrictions. It all started as an industrial metal project in 2010 aiming to combine exciting electronic elements with aggressive metal riffs. Today it could be described as modern metal or melodic death metal. NG has always embraced the freedom to create music exactly the way they want. Because of that, all of their releases have a distinct sound that has evolved over the years. The first releases ”Atlantis” and ”Planet Asylum” are known for their aggressive synth driven tracks but the latest two releases ”Genesis vol. 666” and ”The Point of No Return” already featured more melodic and orchestral elements. Strong and complex guitar riffs combined with aggressive growl vocals have always the core of their sound.

In 2025 NG  is working on 3^rd full lenght studio album with new vocalist Joni Parkkinen. The album will come out in 2026.

Line-up:
Vocals: Joni Parkkinen
Lead guitars: Pyry Pohjanpalo
Rhythm guitars: Jussi Pulliainen
Drums: Leo Korhonen
Bass: Arto Viitanen
Backing Vocals: Keren Helin
Synths: Rainer Pekkinen

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Finnish modern melodic metal band Northern Genocide released their second studio album The Point of No Return on March 1st 2024 via Inverse Records. 

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

Comments from the band:
“We are proud and honored to finally present this thematical melodic sledgehammer to our listeners. Great pools of sweat and tears were spilled during the making of this album and we couldn’t be happier with the outcome. We always push for something new when making music and to us this album is a milestone in our lives.

The lyrical themes are more relevant than ever and reflect this age of uncertainty and turmoil. We encourage everyone to dive deep into the songs and try to find the meaning of words or sentences. This is the point of no return. 

We’d like to thank everyone who has supported us and listened to our music during the past years! See you on one of our live gigs!”

The video of fourth single Our Final Hour is available here: https://youtu.be/JA1Orvw-iNg
The third single ‘To Serve The Pestilence’ with a music video available here: https://youtu.be/h0TyPoejvQE
The second single Necropolis which features Tommy Tuovinen from MyGrain is available here: https://youtu.be/NOQDWPmP1Eg
Music video of the first single, Harbingers of Genocide, is available here: https://youtu.be/s0kFWzEoDX0

Track list:

1. To Serve The Pestilence
2. Kaamos
3. Harbingers of Genocide
4. Icaros
5. Luonnonsurma
6. My Fortress
7. Our Final Hour
8. Para Bellum
9. The Engram
10. Necropolis feat. Tommy Tuovinen

Northern Genocide was established in 2010 in Helsinki, Finland. It all started with a meeting of old high school friends, guitar player Pyry Pohjanpalo and producer Rainer Pekkinen, after Pyry had discovered Rainer’s interest in programming and computer music. They both had a history of playing in various metal bands, but now they wanted to try something different by bringing electronic influences to metal. The very same year they started recording demos in their home studio.

In 2012 a crew was put together for gigs and new demos. In december 2013 the band began recording a new 3-track demo. After some changes to the initial line-up of the band, the demo was recorded with Markku Tuuri in drums, Toni Jokiranta in bass, Pyry in guitars and Tommi Salonen as vocalist. The demo “Atlantis” was finished in October 2014. Shortly after work began towards a 5-track EP ”Planet Asylum” which was released in 2015.

2019 the debut album “Genesis vol. 666” was released through Inverse Records. The release was a success, and the only song written in Finnish, called Ikiruoste, proved to be a guiding star of the album. The style of NG’s music had already started to evolve away from the industrial metal influenced sound towards more modern melodic metal. Genesis, Vol. 666 album recently reached 1 Million streams on Spotify.

In 2020 began the work towards releasing another full length album. During the long cold winter a few band members moved aside, resulting in Jussi Pulliainen taking the 2nd guitar role and Arto Viitanen picking up the bass guitar. An epic discovery was Leo Korhonen to play the drums. With just 1 month of practice he mastered his parts ready to be recorded for the album.

The new album ”The Point of No Return” was finally finished in the summer of 2023. The process of making the new album was long but it surely paid off. This time no compromises were accepted in the production process and the album surely presents the best of NG to date. The new ideas and the combined effort of the whole band resulted in a solid, banging and rich album. The album picks up where ”Genesis vol. 666” left off featuring even more aggressive guitar riffs and massive orchestrations. The contribution from various featuring vocalists (Stephanie Mazor, Tommy Tuovinen) and instrumentalists adds depth to the songs throughout the album. Lyrics written by Tommi criticize world overpopulation, corruption, abuse of power and describe the dark side of the human mind.

The album is released on March 1st 2024 through Inverse Records and CD version is available HERE. 

Finnish modern melodic metal band Northern Genocide is set to release their second studio album The Point of No Return on March 1st 2024 via Inverse Records. 

The fourth and the last single Our Final Hour is released today and it’s available on all essential streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/ng-final

Comments from the band:
“Final Hour paints a mental landscape of humanity’s last moments before it is too late to change the course. The song is a multi-faceted epic where you get lost in the currents of grooving riffs, painting chords and dark doomsday cacophonies. The voice of guest vocalist Stephanie Mazor is pure and beautiful but also melancholic because the bitter end for us all is near.”

The third single ‘To Serve The Pestilence’ with a music video: https://youtu.be/h0TyPoejvQE
The second single ‘Necropolis’: https://youtu.be/NOQDWPmP1Eg
Music video of the first single, Harbingers of Genocide: https://youtu.be/s0kFWzEoDX0

The Point of No Return Track list:

1. To Serve The Pestilence
2. Kaamos
3. Harbingers of Genocide
4. Icaros
5. Luonnonsurma
6. My Fortress
7. Our Final Hour
8. Para Bellum
9. The Engram
10. Necropolis feat. Tommy Tuovinen

Line-up:
Vocals – Tommi Salonen
Lead guitar – Pyry Pohjanpalo
Rhythm guitar – Jussi Pulliainen
Bass – Arto Viitanen
Drums – Leo Korhonen
Producer – Rainer Pekkinen

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Finnish modern melodic metal band NORTHERN GENOCIDE is set to release their second studio album The Point of No Return on March 1st 2024 via Inverse Records. 

The third single ‘To Serve The Pestilence’ is released today with a music video, watch it below.

Comments from the band:
“To Serve the Pestilence tells about a world of misinformation and lies where man has no chance to find the truth. The song is a sweet taste of the more old school Northern Genocide sound. The catchy chorus and hooks will make even the most cynical listener pump their fist in the air. The song is a display of skill from the band’s bassist Arto, as he has co-written the lyrics with Tommi and shows his ability to growl throughout the song.”

LISTEN To Serve The Pestilence on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/ng-pestilence – Single cover by Petri Lampela

The second single Necropolis which features Tommy Tuovinen from MyGrain is available here: https://youtu.be/NOQDWPmP1Eg. Music video of the first single, Harbingers of Genocide, is available here: https://youtu.be/s0kFWzEoDX0

The Point of No Return Track list:

1. To Serve The Pestilence
2. Kaamos
3. Harbingers of Genocide
4. Icaros
5. Luonnonsurma
6. My Fortress
7. Our Final Hour
8. Para Bellum
9. The Engram
10. Necropolis feat. Tommy Tuovinen

Line-up:
Vocals – Tommi Salonen
Lead guitar – Pyry Pohjanpalo
Rhythm guitar – Jussi Pulliainen
Bass – Arto Viitanen
Drums – Leo Korhonen
Producer – Rainer Pekkinen

More info at:
https://www.northerngenocide.com
https://www.facebook.com/northerngenocide
https://www.instagram.com/northerngenocideband
https://northerngenocide.bandcamp.com

Finnish modern melodic metal band Northern Genocide is set to release their second studio album The Point of No Return via Inverse Records later in 2024. 

The second single Necropolis which features Tommy Tuovinen from MyGrain is released today and an epic lyric video is available below.

Comments from the band: 
“Necropolis is a powerful song about mankind’s vulnerability and decay during epidemics and war. A beautiful nocturnal sky and the heat of the Sun are only symbols of despair when all else is lost. The guest vocals by Tommy from the mighty MyGrain elevates the epicness of the song to an unprecedented level. In the dark world it is still possible to find salvation in peace of mind.”

LISTEN Necropolis on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/ng-necropolis – Single cover by Petri Lampela

Music video of the first single, Harbingers of Genocide, is available here: https://youtu.be/s0kFWzEoDX0 

Northern Genocide was established in 2010 in Helsinki, Finland. It all started with a meeting of old high school friends, guitar player Pyry Pohjanpalo and producer Rainer Pekkinen, after Pyry had discovered Rainer’s interest in programming and computer music. They both had a history of playing in various metal bands, but now they wanted to try something different by bringing electronic influences to metal. The very same year they started recording demos in their home studio.

In 2012 a crew was put together for gigs and new demos. In december 2013 the band began recording a new 3-track demo. After some changes to the initial line-up of the band, the demo was recorded with Markku Tuuri in drums, Toni Jokiranta in bass, Pyry in guitars and Tommi Salonen as vocalist. The demo “Atlantis” was finished in October 2014. Shortly after work began towards a 5-track EP ”Planet Asylum” which was released in 2015.

2019 the debut album “Genesis vol. 666” was released through Inverse Records. The release was a success, and the only song written in Finnish, called Ikiruoste, proved to be a guiding star of the album. The style of NG’s music had already started to evolve away from the industrial metal influenced sound towards more modern melodic metal. Genesis, Vol. 666 album recently reached 1 Million streams on Spotify.

In 2020 began the work towards releasing another full length album. During the long cold winter a few band members moved aside, resulting in Jussi Pulliainen taking the 2nd guitar role and Arto Viitanen picking up the bass guitar. An epic discovery was Leo Korhonen to play the drums. With just 1 month of practice he mastered his parts ready to be recorded for the album.

The new album ”The Point of No Return” was finally finished in the summer of 2023. The process of making the new album was long but it surely paid off. This time no compromises were accepted in the production process and the album surely presents the best of NG to date. The new ideas and the combined effort of the whole band resulted in a solid, banging and rich album. The album picks up where ”Genesis vol. 666” left off featuring even more aggressive guitar riffs and massive orchestrations. The contribution from various featuring vocalists (Stephanie Mazor, Tommy Tuovinen) and instrumentalists adds depth to the songs throughout the album. Lyrics written by Tommi criticize world overpopulation, corruption, abuse of power and describe the dark side of the human mind.

The album will be released in early 2024 through Inverse Records.

Line-up:
Vocals – Tommi Salonen
Lead guitar – Pyry Pohjanpalo
Rhythm guitar – Jussi Pulliainen
Bass – Arto Viitanen
Drums – Leo Korhonen
Producer – Rainer Pekkinen

More info at:
https://www.northerngenocide.com
https://www.facebook.com/northerngenocide
https://www.instagram.com/northerngenocideband
https://northerngenocide.bandcamp.com