Melodic Death Metal band Wolfheart has returned with new music, a new music video and a new album on the horizon. Wolves Of Karelia, due out on April 10, 2020, via Napalm Records. The album is available to pre-order now, via the link below. Catch the band on tour with Devastation on the Nation tour w/ Rotting Christ, Borknagar, Abigail Williams and Imperial Triumphant. Watch their new video for their new single, ‘Ashes’. Watch the video and get a first taste of Wolves Of Karelia now!
Pre-order Wolves of Karelia here: https://smarturl.it/WolvesOfKarelia-NPR
The album’s lyrical and musical content is inspired by the Winter War waged between Russia and the band’s native country, Finland, which took place during the winter of November 1939-March 1940. Finland ultimately managed to stop the Russian troops from invading their country. Wolfheart mastermind and frontman Tuomas Saukkonen was inspired by the personal stories of local veterans, conveying the tales of what they experienced and survived from their perspectives. Somber, frostbitten and heroic, Wolves of Karelia portrays these tales with stunning musical precision.
“I was born in a small village right on the Russian border, about 15km to the border zone from our family farm,” says Tuomas. “There is a hill with a cannon pointing towards Russia where we used to play as kids and the famous WW2 sniper “White Death”, aka Simo Häyhä, was from the neighboring village… so you could say the history of the war is well remembered in that area.
We had 32 tanks against their 3,000 and 114 planes against their 3,800… we had less than 350,000 soldiers against their one million, and yet, still we speak Finnish.”
He adds about the new single “Ashes”, “”Ashes” is the last song of the album and grand finale of the main theme which is Winter War. More precisely the end of the war. The first dawn when the guns and cannons went silent. I was listening to a lot of stories told by veterans of that day. Most heartbreaking and grand was a story of veteran who lost his best friend in the war and his body was never found until just recently in the Russian woods by a team who still tries to find remains of the fallen heroes left behind. He waited 80 years to know the fate of his friend.”
Wolves of Karelia Tracklist:
1. Hail Of Steel
2. Horizon On Fire
3. Reaper
4. The Hammer
5. Eye Of The Storm
6. Born From Fire
7. Arrows Of Chaos
8. Ashes
Wolves of Karelia will be available in the following formats:
– 4 Page Digipack
– Digital Album
– Shirt & Digipack
– Black LP Sleeve
– Silver LP Sleeve – limited to 100 copies
Wolfheart North American Tour Dates on the Devastation on the Nation tour w/ Rotting Christ, Borknagar, Abigail Williams And Imperial Triumphant
3/19: Berkeley, CA @ Cornerstone
3/20: Portland, OR @ Bossanova Ballroom
3/21: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
3/22: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
3/23: Boise, ID @ The Shredder (Rotting Christ, Borknagar, Wolfheart only)
3/24: Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
3/25: Denver, CO @ The Roxy Theater
3/26: Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room
3/27: Minneapolis, MN @ Skyway Theatre
3/28: Chicago, IL @ Reggies
3/29: Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary
3/31: Toronto, ON @ Mod Club
4/01: Montreal, QC @ Foufounes Electriques
4/02: Quebec City, QC @ Le D’Auteuil
4/03: Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus Bar
4/04: Manchester, NH @ Jewel
4/05: Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
4/06: Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit Hall
4/07: Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlies
4/08: Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle
4/09: Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco
4/10: Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
4/11: Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Hell)
4/13: Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
4/14: Fort Worth, TX @ Rail Club Live
4/15: Austin, TX @ Come and Take It Live
4/16: El Paso, TX @ Rockhouse Bar
4/17: Mesa, AZ @ Club Red
4/18: San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
4/19: Los Angeles, CA @ 1720
Wolfheart is:
Tuomas Saukkonen: Guitar, Vocals
Joonas Kauppinen: Drums
Lauri Silvonen: Bass, Backing Vocals
Vagelis Karzis: Session Guitar