Finnish Atmospheric Progressive Metal band Alase released a new single track “The Essence.” “The Essence” is the band’s first international co-operation as the vocal duties are handled by a Scottish talent Matt Norriss. “The Essence” is catchy and even surprisingly straightforward song. Lyrics tell a story about one’s long struggle with health issues and life around them. It’s a balancing act between hope and despair. The same theme is shown also on a cinematic music video made by Aarni Visuals that features martial arts performance. There are some musical similarities with modern Metal bands like Architects and Tesseract so the song offers an emotional journey to the listener but also a good inspiration for some serious headbanging.
Watch the official music video for “The Essence” via the YouTube player below:
Guitarist Janne Lunnas comments “The Essence“:
“It’s been a while since our latest EP was released last year. Fortunately we were able to start working on new Alase music again this spring and The Essence was the first new song that became ready to get recorded. We were lucky to get my audio student friend Matt Norriss to perform the vocals on this song. We had an intense six-hour remote session, where Matt was recording his vocal tracks at his Piraxa studio in Scotland and I participated as a producer from my studio in Turenki.
I have started my own audio production company Hidden River Audio this year so it was natural that I did the whole song production but also handled the mixing and mastering on The Essence. This new production process will simplify and speed up the work on Alase’s future releases as well.”
Purchase and Stream “The Essence” on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/alase-the-essence
— Alase Biography —
Alase is an Atmospheric Progressive Metal/Rock band from Finland. Their music is a melting pot of various genres, but the main focus is on the melody and atmosphere. There are a lot of influences outside metal music as well. Musically, Alase has similarities with bands like Katatonia, A Perfect Circle, The Ocean, Textures and Tesseract, just to name a few. Band’s second album “A Matter of Time” was released in April 2023. A four song EP “Beyond Our Imagination” was released in early 2024.
Lineup:
Janne Lunnas / Guitars
Ari Miettinen / Bass
Ville Aatsinki / Drums
Ninni Swan / Lyrics
Matt Norriss / Session Vocals