Helsinki-based melodic metal band AVERLANCHE's new album is now released
Photo: Vin Valentino / Framenoir
Averlanche releases their long-awaited second album ”Arctic Atlas” today 12th of May.
After a few years of composing and producing, ”Arctic Atlas” is finally available as a physical album or digital version. Averlanche is more than ready to introduce themselves as a newborn Symphonic Metal band from Finland with modern sounds and a completely new style.
The album will be released through JVR MUSIC GROUP record label. INVERSE RECORDS handles the digital promotion worldwide.
Arctic Atlas is an interesting album full of surprises. It starts in the freezing cold and then jumps straight into a burning theater. It is something you never expected from Averlanche.
Averlanche’s debut album “Life’s Phenomonen” was produced, recorded & mixed by the famous Finnish producer Hiili Hiilesmaa, best known for collaborating with bands like HIM, Sentenced, Apocalyptica and others. After a long collaboration, this time the band’s manager Joonas Rinne was chosen to be the producer. The album was recorded in different sessions during 2022-2023.
“Working with Averlanche has been an interesting journey through time. The album was being prepared for about a year, from the demo sessions to arrangement and production. The album was fun to mix and the collaboration with the band went well. Mika Jussila took care of the mastering process and a few days ago we received the finished product from Finnvox. The entire production team and the band are very satisfied with the results. I hope the listeners will take the album as their own from the first time listening.” – Joonas Rinne, producer
The recording process of ”Arctic Atlas” was a very different experience from recording the debut album. This album was recorded in different sessions and every session had its unique style.
“I enjoyed the recording process and I think we have all grown a lot during this past year. My favorite song on the album has been changing a lot. It really depends on my mood. At the moment I would say ”Island Across”! I love the atmosphere it creates. I would like to thank you so much for your patience and your support. Soon it will be rewarded. We hope to see you at the upcoming shows!” – Rebecca Spörl, vocals
Most of the songs on the album had already been composed before the release of debut album “Life’s Phenomenon”.
“The oldest songs of the album, ”In The Theater of Fire” and ”She & the Dark Winter”, we have already been playing live for a while. We put a lot of time and effort into the production phase of our songs and tested and discussed many different possible arrangements to find the best versions. This time we did the recordings in multiple sessions in Oulu, instead of all at once like last time. This way we had more time to work on the details.” – Antti Kopra, keyboards
Jump in!
Listen to the album on music services: https://push.fm/fl/averlanche-arcticatlas
Vocals: Rebecca Spörl
Keyboards: Antti Kopra
Guitars: Otto Haalahti
Drums: Henri Tenhunen
Tracklist/ISRC-codes:
01. -273.16 °C (FID112300005)
02. In The Theater Of Fire (FID112300006)
03. Killing Floor (FID112300007)
04. Heartache Parade (FID112300008)
05. Island Across (FID112300009)
06. Polaris (FID112300010)
07. She & The Dark Winter (FID112300011)
08. Little Lotus (FID112300012)
09. Black Butterflies´ Night (FID112300013)
10. Arctica (FID112300014)
11. Atlas Of Hearts (FID112300015)
