Finnish sludge metal trio Earthblood premiere new single »Hatchet In Hand«; out today via Inverse Records!

Espoo, Finland based sludge metal trio Earthblood premiere new single »Hatchet In Hand«, out today via Inverse Records.

Listen to »Hatchet In Hand« on all major streaming platforms!

Courtesy of Inverse Records:

Earthblood’s new single »Hatchet In Hand« is continuing in the same footsteps as the previous EP, embracing the more melodic heavy metal soundscape, but still tightly holding on to the bands key characteristics like: The fuzz guitar rumbling, the dirty bass growls and the drums beating like thunder. The song tells about a man with an axe.

Biography:

Earthblood was founded in the spring of 2023 by a group of friends, fusing elements of dirty and gritty sludge with the fast tempos and riffing of genres such as thrash and death metal.

They humorously describe this sonic wall of sound as Thunder Ape metal.

Earthblood’s first EP titled »Primal Fury« was released by Inverse records in the September of 2023. Not wasting any time, the second EP bearing the name »Witchburner« was released in April 2024.

Now after two years, the apes of the Earthblood have returned with two thunderous singles »Ape Warrior« and »Hatchet In Hand« which is set to be released on April 16th 2026. They continue the mighty and powerful soundscapes of both previous EP’s.

Earthblood – »Hatchet In Hand« (Single 2026)

Composed and lyrics by Jere Halonen, Joel Notkonen & Niko Kauhanen.
Mixed and mastered by Owe Inborr of Wolfthrone Studios.
Cover art by Niko Kauhanen.

Line-up:
Jere Halonen – Vocals/Guitar
Joel Notkonen – Vocals/Bass
Niko Kauhanen – Drums/Backing Vocals

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well