Finnish PROGENY OF SUN released their second single ‘False Radiance‘ from the upcoming debut album ‘Throne of Desolation’. The album is set to be released on December 8th via Inverse Records.
The composer Hauta comments: “in rehearsals, our drummer always wants the guitars to be louder in the in-ear monitoring. That’s how I got the idea for a song where the drummer would have to play completely on his own and if he concentrates on the guitars, game over. The song didn’t raise great enthusiasm for the singer at first, but as soon as he got his own voice in, he started to like it. Bass was executed normally.”
Finnish blackened death metal band PROGENY OF SUN is set to release their long-awaited debut album ‘Throne of Desolation’ by the end of 2023. The first single ‘Damsel’ from the upcoming album is released today along with music video which can be seen below.
The band comments: “We accidentally managed to compress the entire album’s setting into this song. Damsel consists of blasts, speed and aggression, all the while also containing melody, sensitivity and surprise. This is a miniature model of the album, the themes of which can be heard more extensively in the remaining 11 tracks. Joni doesn’t remember exactly how the song came about, but most likely the end result was created semi-accidentally. Two different parts happened to function together and ended up creating a strange cohesion.”
In the beginning Progeny of Sun was a two-man band formed by Jaakko Hautamäki and Niko Aromaa. Jaakko was responsible for instrumentals, mixing and mastering, and Niko handled vocals, lyrics, media etc.
The songs Jaakko introduced were very versatile. Some had speed, some were slow, some painted a picture with their atmosphere, and some were more straightforward bangers. Despite the diversity in style everything worked exceptionally well in tandem and from this premise the band started to develop and pave its own way forward.
To start with, Progeny of Sun created a 6 song self-titled “EP” and discovered the music they do is met with great reception. They also found a very good publisher for the EP from Inverse Records. The EP itself was a mix of all kinds of subject matters the band likes to talk about. The duo behind the band did all the mixing, mastering, videos and artwork themselves. The project as a whole was very fun and rewarding to work with.
After the EP release Jaakko and Niko began to think that something more was still needed. They still had the burning desire to go and spread their music around the world but with 2 people it would’ve been impossible.
Subsequently Jaakko found 2 guys who were local musicians around the Seinäjoki area: Joni Kiviniemi (guitar) and Juha Peura (drums). Joni and Juha were at first taken on board just to offer vision and play their assigned instrument for new material. Soon however it began to feel like they are a part of the family, and so it was decided that they will be full-fledged members in the squad and become a part of the band’s story. Not long after Tuomo Tolkki (bass) was also welcomed to join in, so in a matter of few months the full line up was formed.
The first release with the full line up, a 3 track EP ‘Dark Wanderer’, was released in 2021. Next in line were single releases ‘Worthless’ and ‘Anguish’ which were released in 2022. Thanks to the aforementioned experimental phase, Progeny of Sun has gained self-confidence and started to understand its own identity. The band has been working hard on the debut album ‘Throne of Desolation’, which will be released by the end of 2023. The title is a reference to someone or something that terrorizes the existence of life in multiple forms when given authority.
Line-Up: Niko Aromaa – Vocals Jaakko Hautamäki – Guitar Joni Kiviniemi – Guitar Tuomo Tolkki – Bass Juha Peura – Drums
Finnish blackened death metal band PROGENY OF SUN released a new single and music video Anguish. The band is currently composing new tracks for their debut album.
The band comments: “Juha once told us (composers) that for once we could create a song where the tempo is actually humane. Subsequently Jaakko went digging through the archives, found a couple of old unused riffs, and ended up using neither. The approach we took with this song was consciously a bit different from normal, although simultaneously the aim was to stay true to the characteristic sound of the band. Eventually all the rough edges of the original demo were smoothed out by joint efforts of the whole band. Even Juha was given the opportunity to add couple of fills. Then Niko made the vocals, once again crushing it with first try. This was the fastest produced song from start to finish during the band’s history so far. As soon as we heard the first demo version, we decided that this song would be prepared to be a single release right away.”
Single’s drums were recorded by Vesa Viitanen from Napalm to thy Face Prod. The track is mixed by Anton Sizikov (Empire Studios). Mastering is handled by Sebastian Has (Behemoth) from Sound Division Studio Poland.
To continue where Dark Wanderer EP left of last year, PROGENY OF SUN will release two new singles in the beginning half of 2022. Things are heating up as the new material will sound even more brutal than ever before. First single Worthless is released today and a stunning music video, directed by Doni Bacox, can be seen below.
The band comments: “The other day while jamming together, Juha and Joni suddenly came up with a frame of a new song. Jaakko listened the demo and had to impose his own vision in order to take the credit of the whole song. During composing Jaakko managed to combine two separate ideas that weren’t originally meant to go together. These ideas merged as one, forming what came out to be perhaps the juiciest track so far. Eventually, after “slight” pressuring, Niko made the vocals and struck gold with them. Even Tuomo was given an opportunity to recompose one part of the bass lines.”
Single’s drums were recorded by Vesa Viitanen from Napalm to thy Face Prod. The track is mixed by Anton Sizikov (Empire Studios). Mastering is handled by Sebastian Has (Behemoth) from Sound Division Studio Poland.
Composed by Jaakko Hautamäki & Joni Kiviniemi Lyrics by Niko Aromaa
Finnish extreme metallers PROGENY OF SUN have released their new EP Dark Wanderer via Inverse Records. To celebrate the release the band also released a music video for Eclipse track.
The band comments: “We think this is a huge improvement from the first EP. The sounds and texts have gotten increasingly dark and gained a pressuring twist. All in all, the material feels more unified this time around even though we have more people behind it. Vocals are bit more straightforward compared to the first EP, still with a lot of variance, but with more taste.
This EP summarizes well the direction we want to take our music, and the next album will be killer.
The video is also an absolute cracker especially considering it’s fully our own making. Joni did absolutely amazing job getting it done. We think the video also summarizes our energy and enthusiasm precisely. The video shoot was easy, we just played the song as we would with an audience. We had only one small setback when the person who was supposed to shoot the video got quarantined because of coronavirus. Fortunately, Joni was able to step up and with little additional help from our “manager” we handled the situation well.”
EP drums was recorded by Vesa Viitanen from Napalm to thy Face Prod. EP is mixed by Jaakko Hautamäki. Mastering is handled by Sebastian Has (Behemoth) from Sound Division Studio Poland.
Track List
Eclipse
Defiled
Divine Treachery
EP cover by: Niko Aromaa
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