Saturday, May 10th, 2025, was a quite busy night at Bar Loose in Helsinki. Three local acts shared the stage: COUNTING HOURS, THE ABBEY, and SILENTIUM. The latter have not been playing live for a few years now, so I believe it was a special occasion for them to get in touch with their fans and friends again. Founded in 1995, they released six full-length albums so far, the last of which, “Motiva,” came out in 2020, about twelve years after the previous one. Such a big gap did not affect the outcome in a bad way, as the uniqueness of their own sound makes their music recognizable. It was the first time for me to see them play, and being familiar with singer Riina Rinkinen’s undisputable talent and stage presence as a chorister in SLEEP OF MONSTERS and T. JARVA AND THE DARK PLACE piqued my curiosity. The opening band, COUNTING HOURS, is likely to be considered as one of the finest acts in the vast doom/death metal scene in Finland, as for THE ABBEY, their debut album turned two years old in February, soon they will be working on a new release, hence this was the last time one could catch them before a well deserved break. Check our photo gallery of the evening below…
Counting Hours
The Abbey
Silentium
Photos by Mirko Luparelli
