VALKEAT continue the great tradition of epic Finnish metal epics, packed with sublime anthems and majestic songs, with jubilant choirs, primal melodies, and pagan spirit. Thus, the band follows the great stories of all their predecessors – NIGHTWISH, AMORPHIS, KORPIKLAANI, TURISAS, or MOONSORROW. Not by simply copying them, mind you. But by writing hymns to Finland, its forests, its legends, and all those supernatural creatures of twilight.
The new masterpiece “Fireborn” will be released on August 18, 2023, via Reaper Entertainment. The band will play a release show during this year’s Summer Breeze Open-Air.
Today the band unveils the already third single. “Vana” is a song with Finnish lyrics and is available now on all streaming platforms.
The official lyric video for the song can be seen here:
The band comments:
“‘Vana’ is the first Finnish single from our new album ‘Fireborn.’ It’s a song about adventure and leaving the old we know, and we hope we can inspire everyone to their own life adventures with this song.”
ICYM:
“Tribe” (Music Video): https://youtu.be/uOYW-Vbnvsk
“My Crown” (Lyric Video): https://youtu.be/lcm9PTnYu-Q
The Creation of Fireborn – Episode I: https://youtu.be/nZy5TiAb-Z4
The Creation of Fireborn – Episode II: https://youtu.be/eZiZ3ezXmG4
“Fireborn” is the album that will lead a new generation of Finnish Modern Folk & Symphonic Metal. A new beginning, a new perspective on those magical, otherworldly melodies that have delighted us for decades. We can’t really believe ourselves what this band has created here – “Fireborn” is a flaming, uplifting, enchanted love letter to Finland and its thousand wonders.
The album can be pre-ordered here: www.reapermusic.de
The “Fireborn” tracklist reads as follows:
1 My Crown
2 Tribe
3 Swan Song (Lemminkäinen)
4 Ukko
5 Moraš
6 Fireborn
7 Karjalan Kunnailla
8 Summer Nights
9 Iku
10 Tule Kokko
11 Thunderbird
12 Vana
13 Kuolematon
14 Land of Falling Leaves – Song up the Skies
Named after the magical artifact Sampo from the “Kalevala,” an artifact that creates eternal wealth, “Fireborn” was forged mostly at the renowned Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki.
VALKEAT are:
Miikka Virtapuro – Vocals
Aleksi Kulmala – Guitar
Juho Aarnio – Bass
Eppu Puhjo – Kantele
Iida-Maria Kuronen – Kantele
Vesa Laamanen – Drums
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VALKEAT online:
https://www.facebook.com/valkeat
https://www.instagram.com/valkeat_official
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http://www.reapermusic.de
