Finnish funeral doom/death metal band Astral Sleep release »Tomuinen Tie«, cover of Woody Guthrie classic »Going Down The Road«

Finnish funeral doom/death metal band Astral Sleep has released a brand new single »Tomuinen Tie«, a cover of Woody Guthrie classic »Going Down The Road«.

»Tomuinen Tie« is out now exclusively on Bandcamp!

The track can be freely downloaded.

Band quote about the song: “»Tomuinen Tie« is an in between albums studio b-roll outtake performance of a classic Woody Guthrie protest song »Going Down The Road«, as a funeral doom/funk version in Finnish.

We had the rare opportunity to perform as a 5-piece ensemble! It was played and recorded all in one take.”

Astral sleep is currently finishing their 5th studio album, to be released in 2026. The band takes a break from studio work to return to stages during the spring on the following dates:

13.05. Rockneck, Jyväskylä
16.05. Bar Kotelo, Tampere

Song info:
Original song: »Going Down The Road« by Woody Guthrie.
Finnish translation by Mikko Perkoila – Hannu Raatikainen.
Composition & arrangement by Astral Sleep.

Line up:
Markus Alavire – Guitar & vocals
Santeri Kangasmetsä – Guitar
Jaakko Oksanen – Bass
Jiri Pyörälä – Drums
Rolle Heinonen – Keyboards

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