by Suotana
Release Date: 29 August 2025
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: REAPER ENTERTAINMENT
£26.99
Suotana Ounas II Limited Green Blue Yellow Marbled Vinyl LP
Overview:
After two years of relentless touring and festival appearances, Finnish melodic death metal force Suotana returns withtheir most ambitious album to date: "Ounas II", set for release on August 29, 2025. As the epic sequel to 2023’s "OunasI", this album elevates the band's signature frosty sound to new heights, delivering icy yet soaring melodic death anthemsthat will redefine the genre. Following the success of their previous album, Suotana embarked on an Asian tour withKalmah and on a European tour with Finntroll in early 2024, bringing their energetic and atmospheric sound to newaudiences. The band also solidified their reputation as a force to be reckoned with through performances at majorfestivals, including Summer Breeze, Ragnarök Festival, Nummirock, Tuska, and Hellsinki Metal Festival. Their return tothe studio culminated in a record that masterfully blends aggression, melody, and grandiose storytelling. "Ounas II" is atestament to Suotana’s evolution, presenting epic, frostbitten melodic death hymns with black and power metal elements.Tracks like "Twilight Stream" and "Winter Visions" showcase their refined songwriting and icy, yet electrifying atmosphere.The album’s undisputed centerpiece, however, is "1473 Ounas", a 10-minute melodic death metal odyssey featuring abreathtaking guest performance by Cradle of Filth’s Zoe Marie Federoff-Šmerda. Her haunting vocal lines intertwineseamlessly with Suotana’s signature sound, making this track an instant classic. To conclude the Ounas saga, Suotanadelivers a chilling rendition of the Children of Bodom classic "Hatebreeder", reimagined in their own style, cold and harslike the arctic nature. The stunning album artwork, once again crafted by Simo Räsänen, perfectly captures the northernmajesty and raw intensity that defines Suotana. With Ounas II, Suotana firms up their place among the elite of Nordicmetal, delivering an album which pushes the boundaries of the standards for melodic death metal with black metal influences
Featured Tracks:
Side: 1
1. The Flood (In Memoriam)
2. Foreverland
3. Winter Visions
4. Twilight Stream
Side: 2
1. The Crowned King of Ancient Forest
2. 1473 Ounas (feat Zoe Marie Federoff-Smerda)
3. Hatebreeder
Release Date: 17 March 2023
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Reaper Records
£26.99
