SURUNAAMIO

Photo by Antti Rastivo

Finnish Surunaamio, a solo band by At The Hollow’s frontman Kalle Koo, released their self-titled debut album on May 30th 2025 via Isosisko Records.

LISTEN to Surunaamio on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/surunaamio

“Be with me my own darkness / For the feeling of joy suffocates”.

With these words Surunaamio embark on a raw journey through the sullen mindscape of their debut album. The journey explores themes reminiscent of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, describing how we humans destroy our world and poison ourselves with our greed and selfishness. The song Kuoleman kentät (Fields of Death) contemplates the value of animal life, death and how other species are corroding and withering in the gears of the machine. Erämaa (Wilderness) takes a stand against the world of confrontation and extremism, where anger is the fuel that feeds the fire evermore.

The album was titled Surunaamio, and it is, without a doubt, one the darkest albums of the year. All eight songs are imbued with sorrow, agony and profound frustration of the path our world is on. In the middle of desperation and anger, the album manages to spark hope and trust. In all of us lives an invisible power that makes it possible to break free from the prisons of our past. Those shackles around our wrists, and the cage surrounding us, are merely constructs of our mind created by ourselves. The keys to a better future are in our hands. You don’t hear reflection this deep in music every day.

Track list:

Musta
Epäinhimillinen
Äänetön kevät
Kuoleman kentät
Näkymätön voima
Erämaa
Yksinäinen tuli
Menneisyys

-Composed & lyrics by Kalle Koo
-Recorded, mixed & mastered by Janne Saksa
-Album cover by Tuomas Vuorensola

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Behind Surunaamio is a long-time musician and tattoo artist Kalle Koo. In the music scene, Kalle has become known as the frontman and songwriter of At The Hollow. His bright vocals combined with vibrant baritone guitar, double bass, glockenspiel and timpani created something rarely heard on record or on stage. While At the Hollow’s soundscape was serene and sensitive, tranquillity has transformed into rage, anger and power that comes from deep within. The album’s music combines the raw sensitivity and punk attitude of Apulanta’s Kiila with the heavy melodic nature of Dissection’s Reinkaos album. The drums hit hard, the riffs cut deep, and the vocals carry with strength. Despite the heavy surface, Surunaamio also carries a deep blue melancholy, not unlike Juha Tapio. The combination of Surunaamio doesn’t neatly fit into any single genre, but it contains influences from different directions and makes it something entirely its own. Light, shadows and every shade in between.

Line-up:
Kalle Koo – Vocals, guitars & bass
Matias Rokio – Drums

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Finnish Surunaamio, a solo band by At The Hollow’s frontman Kalle Koo, is set to release self-titled debut album on May 30th 2025 via Isosisko Records. The third single ‘Näkymätön voima’ is unleashed today and it’s available on all essential streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/surunaamio-nakymaton

Composed & lyrics by Kalle Koo
ISRC: FIQH12500003
Single cover by Tuomas Vuorensola

Tomi Koivusaari from Amorphis comments the single:
“This is a big song. Strong and lovely melodic melancholy a’la Kalle Koo, the wise already know. The playing sounds big in its apparent minimalism, and damn what a drummer! Otherwise, the general atmosphere exudes the presence of the Kingston Wall spirit, which is always tasty. The song is beautiful and the lyrics are meaningful. I like it a lot!”

Matias Rokio from Sargassus, who played the drums on the album:
”Näkymätön voima is personally one of the most important songs on the album. In the song, almost eerily beautiful vocals are combined with the relentless beat of acoustic guitar and drums, which occasionally give way to surprising distortion sections. There are also few songs these days that are as acoustically sensitive as the blast beats familiar from extreme metal!”