Following the positive reception of Kaamos, Finnish melodic death metallers As The Sun Falls return from the frostbitten North with their most intimate and visceral work to date. The new EP, Pohjoisen Sydän, arrives on 23 May through Theogonia Records. The band has just released its first single, "Luonto Ja Sydän", a raw and melancholic glimpse into the wild heart of their homeland.
Rising from the icy shadow of Kaamos, Pohjoisen Sydän is a record born from soil, memory, and blood. Entirely in Finnish - with a haunting moment in Swedish, sung and performed by bassist Oskar Englund - the EP is a paean to Finland itself: its untamed beauty, its fractured traditions, and the eternal, complex relationship between the land and its people. This marks a new chapter for the band, with Joni Hakulinen making his recording debut as the band's commanding new frontman.
"Pohjoisen Sydän is our most personal and grounded work to date", says the band. "The music takes a slightly wilder turn than our previous releases - raw, direct, and melancholic, in the Finnish way. This wasn't a stylistic choice as much as a necessity. The stories we tell demanded this sound."
"Luonto Ja Sydän" is the pulse of the North itself - cold winds woven with mournful melodies and relentless riffs. It embodies Finnish nature: beautiful, brutal, and unforgiving. The single channels themes of urbanisation, emotional isolation, and the disintegration of ancient bonds with the land - all wrapped in a feral storm of melodic death metal majesty.
With Pohjoisen Sydän, As The Sun Falls honours the unseen architects of Finnish resilience: soldiers, farmers, nurses, workers - every unsung soul who carved their lives into the harsh earth. Their legacy bleeds through each note and lyric. Link
AS THE SUN FALLS - Presents First Single From Upcoming Pohjoisen Sydän EP
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