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Hailing from Helsinki in Finland, the country with the most metal bands per capita, creating world-class extreme metal is quite literally in their blood. Their strong lyrical themes of occultism, death and horror will delight and engross you, and their latest offering Beyond Death perfectly displays the vast sonic arsenal they have at their disposal. Formed in 2012, the band’s sound can be described as heavily inspired by filthy old-school death and black metal from the 80s and 90s with an edgy, punk rock / crust attitude.
As an already well-established name in the tenacious Helsinki underground scene, Church of the Dead are ready to break free from their subterranean dwellings and ascend to conquer Europe, and their second full-length album Beyond Death arms them with a very potent weapon in order to do just that.
FFO: Entombed, Asphyx, Deathchain, 1914.
CHURCH OF THE DEAD IS:
Kride Lahti – Guitars
Jussi Salminen – Vocals
Antti Poutanen – Bass
Seppo Tarvainen – Drums
DISCOGRAPHY:
2013 – Vol. 1 Stay Out of my Grave EP
2013 – Vol. 2 Terror Tales EP
2013 – Vol. 3 Rave to the Grave EP
2014 – Vol. 4 Meet Me in the Tomb EP
2015 – Vol. 5 Forever Dead EP
2019 – Rat King (The Bringer of Plague) Single
2020 – Church of the Dead (Full-length)
2021 – Happy Dayz: Human Errors Re-visited EP
Recorded by Markus Heinonen at Saarni studio during December 2021 – February 2022.
Mixed by Markus Heinonen. Mastered by JB Van Der Wal
Arrangements by Church Of The Dead and Markus Heinonen.
Produced by Markus Heinonen.
Cellos in tracks 2, 3, 4, 8 by Antti Poutanen.
Synths and shit by Krister Lahti, Antti Poutanen & Markus Heinonen.
Drums by Tommi Makkonen.
Promo pic By Jussi Salminen / Afterlife photography.
Album artwork by Roberto Toderico.
Layout by Nestor Carrera
Booking: Ilkka@graybeard.fi
