HOODED MENACE have revealed new live shows this summer. The Finnish doom cultists will kick off their EU mini tour at the Helvete Club in Oberhausen (DE) on June 22, 2018, followed by shows in the Netherlands and the UK.
HOODED MENACE comment: “We are excited about our short run through Europe this summer. It’ll be just three shows, so doom-death freaks in Germany, The Netherlands, the UK and close, make sure to grab your tics early. See you in June!”
HOODED MENACE shows
22 Jun 18 Oberhausen (DE) Helvete Club
23 Jun 18 Drachten (NL) Iduna (+Shining +Carnation)
24 Jun 18 London (UK) The Black Heart (+Witchsorrow +Coltsblood)
HOODED MENACE festival
09 Sep 18 København (DK) Pumpehuset (Kill-Town Death Fest)
HOODED MENACE have released their new album, ‘Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed’ on January 26th, 2018 and is streaming in full at the link below.
Track-list
1. Sempiternal Grotesqueries (10:38)
2. In Eerie Deliverance (7:05)
3. Cathedral of Labyrinthine Darkness (7:23)
4. Cascade of Ashes (6:43)
5. Charnel Reflections (7:48)
6. Black Moss (2:21)
Total playing time: 41:58
The artwork of ‘Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed’, which has been created by Adam Burke (SÓLSTAFIR, PORTRAIT), can be viewed below.
Doom has always been a style for a rather select but also very dedicated audience. Among the aficionados, HOODED MENACE have quickly become a household name for authenticity and excellence.
With their upcoming fifth album, ‘Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed’, the Finns continue to impress with immaculate songwriting skills and the perfect balance between harsh death metal fuelled outbursts and exquisite melodic melancholy.
HOODED MENACE were formed in Joensuu, Finland in 2007 by guitarist Lasse Pyykkö, who had also performed in the Finnish cult death metal band PHLEGETHON. The band has always avowed to the strong influence by early CANDLEMASS and CATHEDRAL as well as PARADISE LOST, AUTOPSY, ASPHYX, and WINTER. Their lyrics are often inspired by the classic 1970’s Spanish horror movie series ‘The Blind Dead’.
HOODED MENACE recorded a 2-track demo, ‘The Eyeless Horde’ in 2007, which was released on 7″ the following year. Their debut album ‘Fulfill the Curse’ was released in 2008 and the highly acclaimed sophomore full-length ‘Never Cross the Dead’ came out in 2010. HOODED MENACE remained in a highly creative mode and delivered ‘Effigies of Evil’ in 2012 and their latest milestone, ‘Darkness Drips Forth’ in 2015. With a penchant for classic vinyl, the Finns also released several split singles and EPs for example with ASPHYX and COFFINS.
HOODED MENACE toured in Europe and North America, and performed at many major metal festivals such as Hellfest, Roadburn, Maryland Deathfest, Tuska, and Party San Open Air among others.
Now the time has once again come, when HOODED MENACE unleash skeletal horror and sombre despair onto their craving audience. The dead shall ride on ‘Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed’ and the living shall rejoice!
Style: Death Doom
Recording line-up
Harri Kuokkanen: vocals
Lasse Pyykkö: lead, rhythm and acoustic guitar, bass
Teemu Hannonen: rhythm guitar
Pekka Koskelo: drums
Current line-up
Harri Kuokkanen: vocals
Lasse Pyykkö: lead, rhythm and acoustic guitar
Teemu Hannonen: rhythm guitar
Otso Ukkonen: drums
Antti Poutanen: bass
Guest musician
Jemma McNulty (COLTSBLOOD): female voice on “In Eerie Deliverance”
Official Facebook page: HERE
