Finnish heavy rock/proto-metal trio Kuolemankello unveils new music video for »Olkipukki«; debut album »Perkeet« out now on Svart Records!
Turku, Finland based heavy rock/proto-metal trio Kuolemankello has unveiled a music video for the track »Olkipukki« taken from their debut album, »Perkeet«, out on October 31st, 2025 via Svart Records.
Listen to »Perkeet« on all major streaming platforms!
Tracklist:
01. Paarmojen herra
02. Sillanpolttaja
03. Väärä lääke
04. Ikenet
05. Kalmainen poika
06. Valoni
07. Haaskalintu
08. Taudinkantaja
09. Olkipukki
10. Sielun perkeet
11. Sotakoira
12. Kaikki tiet vie Gomorraan
13. Musta hahmo
Courtesy of Svart Records:
Kuolemankello’s new video for the song »Olkipukki« out now!
A blend of original proto-heavy metal and tough rock, Kuolemankello will release their debut album »Perkeet« in October 2025. Eemeli Lehtonen, Tomi Helomaa and Matti Kallio founded the band as a noisy counterbalance to the bleakness of the Covid era.
Kuolemankello’s basis is to play loud rock in the spirit of old heavy metal, as if Black Sabbath and Finnish rock legend Tuomari Nurmio started jamming together. Sketchy songs baked around the screaming riffs, rolled up in full-body comping and marinated in a concrete bunker. An original band, with no clear plan or premonition.
The etymology of the band’s name reflects the finite nature of time and a certain kind of fatalism; life is short and the death clock is ticking, better to start a band now than tomorrow. The band’s drummer Kallio comments on the first single »Valoni«:
“»Valoni« was born around a single riff, without any unnecessary negotiation. We just played it and went for it. There was a great feeling of accomplishment when everyone participated with teenage enthusiasm. Only the lyrics had to be completed afterwards, when the spontaneously looped chorus needed a story around it. The spark was found in the classic film Rosemary’s Baby.”
Kuolemankello’s debut album »Perkeet« is out on October 31st, 2025 on CD, digital platforms, and of course on three gorgeous vinyl editions, of which the limited-to-50-copies turquoise tinted transparent vinyl is only available at Svart Records’ webstore.
Order »Perkeet« HERE.
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well