Finland’s melodic death metallers RE-ARMED have released today a new EP celebrating their 20th anniversary, titled “XX”. The EP contains two new songs, one demo song “Morrow” (first demo – released originally 2002) that is fully re-produced, re-recorded, re-armed and renamed as “Tomorrow”, one acoustic version from previous album’s “Beyond the Horizon” track and two special versions from previously released songs “Evolve Cycle” as arcade version and “Ode to Life” as orchestral version – all these versions are released with videos and are available on YouTube. The EP is available on all the major streaming platforms.

The band comments on the special release:
“We wanted to put together a somewhat special release that includes something new, but also echoes from the past. The new and the latest single ‘Tomorrow’ from the release is great example of that. The track was originally released under the name of ‘Morrow’ in 2002 as first demo for the band. It was more than exciting to shake its foundations after all these years and make it much better song. Now you can actually feel and hear its strong emotional charge, that’s been hidden in that shitty demo version, heh.

Of course, it could have been way more easier to pick up some songs from all the previous releases and make just some kind of collection album, but it sounded already in the beginning so damn boring idea. And since coronavirus came and shuffled the pack with our previous album promotion tours etc. – it basically cancelled most of our booked shows at that time. What else we do have than time to make some new music? Staying put and waiting for some virus to disappear would have been pure waste of time. Massive thanks goes to our partners in crime, all these guys and girls who helped us to put this bungle together. We shared our vision to them and asked help here and there, especially this happened with the special track versions – The end result is great and special indeed. Enjoy!”

Watch the lyric video “Tomorrow”:

Listen “Tomorrow” on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3u3enct
Listen the original “Tomorrow” AKA “Morrow”: https://youtu.be/8uJeJ3com1U
Watch the video “Evolve Cycle (Arcade Version)”: https://youtu.be/Ezrcbp0xZ6g
Listen “Ode to Life (Orchestral Version)”: https://youtu.be/Vc8DrkBPPkY

Listen the whole EP on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3AAJRI7
Whole EP on Bandcamp: https://re-armed.bandcamp.com

“Tomorrow” credits:
Music by Jouni Matilainen, Oskari Niekka and Allan Välimaa. Lyrics by Jouni Matilainen. Arrangement by Re-Armed. Orchestral arrangements by Aapo Salo. Synths/piano by Sami Tiittanen and Jouni Matilainen. Lyric video by Joona Jaakkola. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Harri Petjakko at Studio UG, Kerava, Finland. Promo photo and cover art by Allan Välimaa. Original version’s music and lyrics by Jouni Matilainen.

“Evolve Cycle (Arcade Version)” credits:
Music by Mika Oinonen, Juhana Korkka Heinonen and Jussi Venäläinen. Arcade arrangement by Sami Tiittanen. Video’s graphics by Simo Kuosmanen. Video by Allan Välimaa.

“Ode to Life (Orchestral Version)” credits:
Music by Allan Välimaa. Orchestral arrangement by Aapo Salo. Video by Allan Välimaa./

Finnish melodic death metal act RE-ARMED have released a new acoustic version and music video for “Beyond the Horizon”. The track was originally released on 2020 to “Ignis Aeternum” -album (released: Black Lion Records), and it kind of guided the band to new direction in musically and thematically. Now the song gets new flesh around its bones for example with featuring female vocalist Mirva Saviniemi. Their upcoming 20th anniversary EP “XX”, will be out on 27 January 2022 worldwide via Inverse Records.

Listen to “Beyond the Horizon”:
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3G3EUcz
Bandcamp: https://re-armed.bandcamp.com/
Apple Music: https://apple.co/3EvuC4J
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3odllbr
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/us/album/270812482
Tidal: https://listen.tidal.com/album/204037523

The band comments on the new version:
‘We simply wanted to transform our strongest song into an acoustic version. The song maintains the same melancholy as original version, but instead of blasting and bursting the expression leans on ambients and clean vocals. Mirva’s vocals are dominant and works nicely together with Jouni’s clean vocals – not forgetting Oskari’s great vocal stems. This combination definitely lifted this song to another level. We simply wanted to show with this version that we are not carved from one metal sheet and this version proves that we can basically do whatever comes to our minds in a creative sense. The track is perfect fit to our upcoming 20 Years Anniversary EP release.’

Watch below the music video “Beyond the Horizon (acoustic version)”.

“XX” EP: tracklist:

1. As the Stars Align
2. Monoeyes
3. Beyond the Horizon (acoustic version)
4. Tomorrow
5. Ode to Life (symphonic version)
6. Evolve Cycle (arcade version)

Finnish melodic death metal act RE-ARMED release their new single and visualizer video for “Monoeyes”. The track follows the release of “As the Stars Align”, which is taken from their upcoming 20th anniversary EP “XX”, out on 27 January 2022 worldwide via Inverse Records. Purchase the track on all digital platforms and watch the visualizer video, which was made by Joona Jaakkola.

Listen to “Monoeyes”:
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3ksjzkK
Apple Music: https://apple.co/3krxaZl
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3qFVs67
Bandcamp: https://re-armed.bandcamp.com/
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/us/album/267359412
Tidal: https://listen.tidal.com/album/202003345

The band comments on the new single:‘The lyrics paint the landscape with black and white – just as polarization erodes the democracy of our society. Some people tend to filter “answers to all questions” too much through their own social media bubble. In a nutshell, there’s always a way out; instead of fighting each other, we should be finding solutions together. Soundwise, the tension builds up as the song proceeds, creating a feeling of urgency and frustration, but yet still the track is more colorful than monochromatic vision that the lyrics paint at the first sight, just like life is in a reality – different kind of layers upon layers, catchy hooks here and there, without forgetting strong emotions..’

Watch the visualizer video “Monoeyes”:

“XX” EP’s track list:
1. As the Stars Align
2. Monoeyes
3. Beyond the Horizon (acoustic version)
4. Tomorrow
5. Ode to Life (symphonic version)
6. Evolve Cycle (arcade version)

Finland’s melodic death metallers RE-ARMED have announced a EP celebrating its 20th anniversary, titled “XX”. The EP will contain five other songs in addition to today’s first single/music video release “As the Stars Align”. The EP will be released digitally via Inverse Records and it drops out on 27 January 2022.

The band comments on the new single, EP and on the band’s 20th anniversary:‘The single’s soundscape is filled with lots of sweet melodies, while still maintaining raw energy brought by impulsive drums and highlighted growl vocals. Song lyrics continue the theme explored in the previous album; wonders of the universe and life’s uniqueness… And what about the anniversary and upcoming EP release. Well, during the 20 years, the band has seen better and worse, but almighty Finnish “sisu”, aka willpower has pushed us through these years and keeps us still on the move. We want to thank everyone who has been involved in this band somehow at some point of this adventure – meaning each and everyone who brought something to the table at that point of trip. Anyhow, the best thing about the past is that it shows us what not to bring into the future – which is clearly visible and heard in the great outcome today. On the upcoming EP new winds are blowing and there will be some, let’s say “adjusted” echoes from the past.’

Listen to “As the Stars Align”:
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3DWCSKf
Apple Music: https://apple.co/3lXafq8
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3lZF2CP
Bandcamp: https://re-armed.bandcamp.com/
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/us/album/263470212
Tidal: https://listen.tidal.com/album/200109828

“XX” EP’s tracklist:

1. As the Stars Align
2. Monoeyes
3. Beyond the Horizon (acoustic version)
4. Tomorrow
5. Ode to Life (symphonic version)
6. Evolve Cycle (arcade version)

“As the Stars Align” credits:
Music by Allan Välimaa. Lyrics by Jouni Matilainen. Arrangement by Re-Armed. Orchestration arrangements by Aapo Salo. Piano and synthesizer by Sami Tiittanen. Music video by Allan Välimaa. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Harri Petjakko at Studio UG, Kerava, Finland. © copyright, Re-Armed 2021. All rights reserved.