Die Black / Folk Metal-Band HIIDENHAUTA hat nach “Riidenlieko” und “Leväkkö” mit “Lettorikko” eine dritte Single von ihrem kommenden Album “Riivin” als Video-Clip veröffentlicht. “Riivin” ist nach “Noitia on minun sukuni” (2014) und “1695” (2018) das dritte Album der Finnen.
Das Thema des Albums soll “The Devil in Finnish folk tradition” sein, wie Sänger Tuomas Keskimäki erklärt: “In the beginning, the idea was to make a theme album about gnomes and such creatures in Finnish folklore, and other perhaps more invisible characters. However, after reading books like “Myytillisiä tarinoita”, “Suomalainen piru” and “Olevaisen yöpuoli”, it was pretty clear that the theme of the album must be the Devil in the Finnish folklore, which at first glance may seem like a rather worn out subject more than the first thought about it. The Finnish Devil is versatile; it can be a moral guardian, vindictive, cruel, helpful, playful, humane, visible, invisible, and everything in between. It’s a concrete and at once strangely multi-level figure in folklore, and people´s experiences of the Devil have been mind-bogglingly realistic. And it must be remembered that the Devil of Finnish folklore is not even remotely related to the Devil of Christianity, and these should not be confused with each other.”
HIIDENHAUTA sind Sänger Tuomas Keskimäki, Sängerin Emma Keskimäki, Bassist Henri Hakala, Gitarrist Otto Hyvärinen und Drummer Eetu Ritakorpi.
“Riivin”, das mit einem Cover-Artwork von Jamppa Lamminpää (ATLASES) ausgestattet wurde, wird am 18. September 2020 via Inverse Records erscheinen.
HIIDENHAUTA “Riivin” Tracklist
01. Riidenlieko (Video bei YouTube)
02. Lettorikko (Video bei YouTube)
03. Raate
04. Petäjä
05. Leväkkö (Video bei YouTube)
06. Halava
07. Yövilkka
08. Ahonoidanlukko
09. Harmio
