Finnish doom metal band Denigrate dedicate new music video »In The Light« to the memory of the guitar player Seppo Nummela

Photo credit: Aldis Jordans

Helsinki-based doom metal band Denigrate released their fourth full-length album titled »To The Goddess Unknown« on November 29th, 2024 via Inverse Records. In the beginning of March 2025 the founding member, guitarist and main composer of Denigrate Seppo Nummela passed away suddenly. Music video was filmed earlier and now it is finished and released to honor the memory of Seppo.

Denigrate’s singer Galzi tells about the song and the music video:

“»In The Light« was one of the first compositions for the album »To The Goddess Unknown« – the last individual of the album release as a music video.

Also the song was the only one from the album that kept its’ work name from the beginning until completion.

We wanted to make this a proper art-and-headbanging-video to underline the sheer joy of doing what we do. Huge thanks goes to Markus Saarela for capturing the moments.

Though the song tells about taking and giving nothing in return, there dwells a glimpse of hope for a change at the end.

This we will dedicate to the memory our key-member, the founder of Denigrate, Seppo Nummela. We’ll keep carrying the torch, don’t you worry brother!”

Since Denigrate was found back in ’96, the inevitable vibe of the band was to be dark, melancholy, tormented, observative.

The quantity of albums released is really not the thing in this band. From the first released album in 2003 to the latest 4th one in 2024 called »To The Goddess Unknown«, decades has changed and so has the band.

After no more than three albums released, after big-time local momentum with a finnish cover song, after mandatory hiatus, after some line-up changes, Denigrate 2024 introduces their absolutely greatest masterpiece to date and shows what only truely experienced bunch of members can achieve.

Order »To The Goddess Unknown« here: denigratefin.bandcamp.com

Denigrate is:
Galzi Kallio – Vocals
Pekka Pyrhönen – Bass
Seppo Nummela – Guitar
Teemu Riekki – Guitar
Tipi Toivanen – Drums

Courtesy of Inverse Records

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