Lapua, Finland based Alternative/Dark Progressive Metal project Rioghan released the single “Skin” taken from their upcoming new album “Kept” due out on February 14, 2025 via Inverse Records. Stream the track through the YouTube player below:
Stream here: https://push.fm/fl/rioghan-skin
The music video of first single “Edge” can be seen here: https://youtu.be/SYz0locEGn4
The second single “Hands” is available here: https://push.fm/fl/rioghan-hands
Biography:
Rioghan is a fresh breeze to Progressive Metal scene from Finland. The band consists of singer Rioghan Darcy, guitarists Teemu Liekkala and Tero Luukkonen, bassist Antti Varjanne and drummer Valtteri Revonkorpi.
Their debut album “Different Kinds Of Losses” was made in collaboration with Jonas Renkse (Katatonia), Einar Solberg (Leprous) and Teemu Koskela (ex-Celesty) and it was rolled out during 2022 sparking interest widely. The singles got airtime in Finland and also internationally, and after the album release in December, Rioghan’s monthly listeners on Spotify peaked at 40 000. The songs also got into multiple Spotify editorial playlists.
Live lineup was put into action in 2023, and this autumn Rioghan will return to stages supporting Wheel on their Charismatic Leaders-tour, bringing their stellar show to Tampere, Kuopio, Helsinki, Jyväskylä, Lahti, and Oulu.
Rioghan started out as a solo project by singer and poetess Rioghan Darcy, based in Lapua, Finland. After years of writing poetry and lyrics, Rioghan was founded in 2019 with an intention to fleshen up some of her words with music. After a while, it grew into a trio with Teemu Liekkala (guitars, bass, keys, production) and Valtteri Revonkorpi (drums) added as permanent stars for the band, and in 2024 guitarist Tero Luukkonen and bassist Antti Varjanne also officially joined the band from live lineup. Rooted deeply in both gothic and Progressive Metal scenes, they sure should bring something interesting on the table.
Pre-Order the album on Bandcamp: https://rioghan.bandcamp.com/album/kept
Tracklist:
01. Dreams
02. Hands 04:34
03. Skin 04:27
04. Edge 04:27
05. Distance 04:21
06. Hopes
07. Motion
08. Here
09. Red
10. Grief
Lineup:
Rioghan Darcy / Vocals
Teemu Liekkala / Guitar
Tero Luukkonen / Guitar
Antti Varjanne / Bass
Valtteri Revonkorpi / Drums
