‘Uljas Uusi Maailma’

Source: Bravewords.com

Svart Records recently confirmed November 23rd as the release date for KUOLEMANLAAKSO‘s Uljas Uusi Maailma. Featuring members of CHAOSWEAVER, SWALLOW THE SUN and BARREN EARTH, and propuced by a TRIPTYKON/DARK FORTRESS member, Uljas Uusi Maailma (“Brave New World”) is the band’s debut album.

The group have released a video for the album track, ‘Minä elän’ (”I Live”), which can be seen below:

In other news, the band has signed a booking deal with the RedBerg Agency, who handle other artists such as HIM, MAYHEM, and MOONSORROW among others.

Uljas Uusi Maailma tracklisting:

‘Minä elän’ (”I Live”)
‘Kuun lapset’ (”Children Of The Moon”)
‘Nostos & Algos’
‘Roihusydän’ (”Blaze Heart”)
‘Etsin’ (”Searching”)
‘Ikiuni’ (”The Eternal Sleep”)
‘Uljas Uusi Maailma’ (”Brave New World”)
‘Aurinko’ (”The Sun”)

More on Kuolemanlaakso at this location.

Source: Blabbermouth.net

Svart Records has set a November 23 release date for “Uljas Uusi Maailma” (“Brave New World”), the debut album from KUOLEMANLAAKSO, the Finnish band featuring members of CHAOSWEAVER, SWALLOW THE SUN and BARREN EARTH.Named after one of the lowest, driest, and hottest places on Earth, KUOLEMANLAAKSO (“Death Valley”) was formed in the spring of 2010. The band originally started out as a one-man project of guitarist Laakso (CHAOSWEAVER). Much influenced by TRIPTYKON‘s “Eparistera Daimones”, Laakso‘s mission was to create an utterly dark and heavy album, full of catchy hooks and originality: a tragically beautiful world all its own.

It was clear from the start that the lyrics would be recited in Finnish. They were inspired by Eino Leino‘s (1878–1926) poem collection “Helkavirsiä”, the mystique of the Finnish forests, and the morbidity of the modern world.

The feedback from an unreleased four-song demo recording was so overwhelmingly positive from fellow musicians that Laakso decided to recruit some of them and thus make KUOLEMANLAAKSO a fully operating five-head outfit. And not just anybody, but some of his favorite bandsmen: vocalist Kotamäki (SWALLOW THE SUN, BARREN EARTH), guitarist Kouta (CHAOSWEAVER, ex-VERJNUARMU), bassist Usva (ELENIUM, THE NIBIRUAN) and drummer Tiera (DISCARD, CULT OF ENDTIME)

The band packed their bags in February 2012 and flew to Germany’s Woodshed Studio, which is operated by none other than Victor Bullok (a.k.a. V. Santura; TRIPTYKON, DARK FORTRESS). Victor not only co-produced, mixed, mastered and engineered the crushing “Uljas Uusi Maailma”, he also provided guest guitars on five tracks on it — at his own request, as he liked the material so much.

“Uljas Uusi Maailma” track listing:

01. Minä Elän (“I Live”)
02. Kuun Lapset (“Children Of The Moon”)
03. Nostos & Algos
04. Roihusydän (“Blaze Heart”)
05. Etsin (“Searching”)
06. Ikiuni (“The Eternal Sleep”)
07. Uljas Uusi Maailma (“Brave New World”)
08. Aurinko (“The Sun”)

KUOLEMANLAAKSO is:

Kotamäki (SWALLOW THE SUN, BARREN EARTH) – Vocals
Laakso (CHAOSWEAVER) – Guitar, Keyboards
Kouta (CHAOSWEAVER, ex-VERJNUARMU) – Guitar
Usva (ELENIUM, THE NIBIRUAN) – Bass
Tiera (DISCARD, CULT OF ENDTIME) – Drums