So setzen sich DARKWOODS MY BETROTHED anno 2021 aus den drei Originalmitgliedern Pasi Kankkunen, Jouni Mikkonen und Teemu Kautonen zusammen – verstärkt von Tumoas Holopainen als festem Keyboarder und Kai Hahto als Session-Drummer. Und falls es bei den Namen grad klingelt bei Euch: Ja, genau, die beiden kennt man von Nightwish.

Gitarrist Jouni Mikkonen kommentiert, wie es zum Einstieg von Tuomas Holopainen kam:
“Tuomas was featured as a session keyboardist on all previous albums. This time he was fully on board from the moment we decided to make this album and hence it was natural for him to become a full band member. He also made a substantial contribution to the creative process.”

Zur ersten Single hat die Band Folgendes zu vermelden: “In Evil, Sickness and in Grief” is our first new release since 1998. For the comeback after 23 years of silence, we chose a song that showcases everything that the band is about: murderous blastbeats, catchy riffs spiced with haunting melodies, vicious screams contrasted by clean vocals and choirs, majestic keyboards and eerily beautiful female vocals layers. These ingredients provide the musical canvas for a lyric that features a dialogue between a peasant soldier forcibly drafted to the Swedish army and the Slaughter’s Holy Angel of War, who demands such horrific deeds from the soldier that he ends up with a shredded soul.”

Foto: Antti Ilvonen