Finnish Death Metal Maniacs Fest III 2021

Finnish Death Metal Maniacs Fest returns... 50€ / 2 days. First 100 tickets available now!!! fdmmtix@protonmail.com

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Door-tickets: 60€ 2 days or
30€ 1-day ticket.

BARATHRUM
RIPPIKOULU
BLACK ROCK
WARFARE NOISE
GODFORSAKEN
AXESLAUGHTER
NECROPSY
INFERIA
GALVANIZER
LORD OF PAGATHORN
SATANIC TORMENT
MORTAR
WITCHBLOOD

The dead are ever restless and hungry, and so July 2021 shall bear witness to another weekend of madness and mayhem under the pus-stained banner of Finnish Death Metal Maniacs... Brace yourself for an aural epitome of darkness that will remain haunting your morbid mind long after.

GOD FORSAKEN

In line with the FDMM tradition of bringing back obscurities from the olden days of Finnish death metal, we present you God Forsaken! First emerging in 1990 under the fittingly traditional name of Putrid, their ’92 debut EP "God Forsaken" would lend the band its more well-known and long-running moniker, and signal a turn towards a doomier and more ambitious direction. The debut album of God Forsaken, "Dismal Gleams of Desolation", materialized soon after, presenting a meandering and melancholic sound, not unlike what their contemporary greats of British death/doom were doing at the time. Occasional similarities to God Forsaken’s groovier and further backward-looking countrymen such as Xysma were already detectable as well, and these rocking elements got further amplified as the 90s went on, with God Forsaken eventually fading away and the members continuing their musical journeys in other groups. However, their hunger for sonic decay never died – as demonstrated by the members’ more recent involvement in the militant Deathmarched – and 2021 will mark God Forsaken's return to the dismal realms of death metal!

INFERIA

Due to their guitarist's slight mishap, Purtenance had to pull out, but worry not... Inferia are forcing their way in!

Formed in 1989, Inferia is the longest-running band that the early Finnish Death Metal scene spawned, having squirted out new releases semi-steadily throughout their three decades of debauchery, with the 2018 EP "Dickstroyer" being the group's latest show of potency. While the early material was more in the average DM vein both musically and thematically, over the years the grindcore elements have increased, and the lyrics moved to exclusively concentrate on mainman Jani Huttunen’s unquenchable passion for pornography.
These Lahti perverts have been extensively spraying their seed all over Europe and South America, charming audiences with their juicy serenades that go by such exhilarating titles as "Anusferatu", "Fist You Were Here" and "Pet Sementary". In the process, the band has developed into a well-lubed and deadly live unit, so prepare to be both entertained and intensely brutalized, when Finland's premiere porngrinders take Cock Bear by force!

LORD OF PAGATHORN

Having crawled out of the coffin in the Arctic Circle back in 1992, Lord of Pagathorn have remained a well-kept secret of Finnish black metal, unlike their Rovaniemi contemporaries Beherit and Black Crucifixion. This can be attributed to the long period of silence after Lord of Pagathorn’s revered ’94 debut demo “The Chaos Spirit Among Us”, as well as the lack of gigs after the band’s re-emergence in 2010. Having already conjured up two impressive full-lengths during their second coming, Lord of Pagathorn have now finally started bringing their subtly melodic yet viciously cutting Nordic black metal onto the stages as well, and FDMM 2021 will be the first opportunity to witness it in the capital area!

NECROPSY

With their roots stretching as far back as 1987, Necropsy must be the oldest of the currently active Finnish death metal bands. Despite releasing several demos and a split LP with Demigod in the early 90s, Necropsy’s debut full-length “Bloodwork” didn’t appear until 2011, with a nearly 15-year period of dormancy in between. However, the band has remained productive ever since, pushing into an even more brutal direction in the new millennium. Their latest output, the “Exitus” MCD from early 2020, is a down-tempo bulldozer that sees the band at their heaviest, showing that even after more than thirty years, Necropsy keep finding new angles to their art of butchery.

AXESLAUGHTER

In the past decade, Axeslaughter have left a steady stream of slime behind them in the form of demos, rehearsals, live recordings, seven-inches and splits, making them possibly the most prolific Finnish death metal outfit of today, and a prime example of the DIY spirit of the underground. The trio's punky sleaze might be most at home in a sweat-and-booze-drenched live situation, though, and FDMM will offer another face-breaking reminder of this.

GALVANIZER

No Finnish Death Metal Maniacs without Galvanizer! Playing only their second show ever at the virginal edition of FDMM, and flooring the audience already then with sheer intensity and authenticity, this young trio has gone on to do great things since, as some might have foreseen. Their debut album “Sanguine Vigil” has taken Galvanizer to decimate stages far and wide, and in July 2021, Vantaa will get a taste of their grinding death metal at its tightest!

SATANIC TORMENT

Being one of the most hideous deformities of the Finnish black/death metal underground, Satanic Torment will play their only gig of the year at FDMM. Their primitive and bass-heavy hammering draws from the same suffocatingly dark depths as Beherit and VON, dragging your soul down there in sadistic ecstasy. The title of Satanic Torment’s ‘17 debut album really says it all: Submit to the Lord of Darkness!

28.08.2020 additions:

BARATHRUM

The Latin word "Barathrum" means the Abyss. Barathrum is a Finnish black-doom metal band, formed in 1990. The first letters of their first eight full-length albums spell "HEIL SOVA" - referring to the band's frontman, Demonos Sova, who is the only original member of the band. Their music is stylistically similar to early black metal acts such as Venom, Bathory and Celtic Frost. During their old days they had also a strong death metal-influence. Their lyrics deal with occult themes.
After a special set focusing on their earliest demo days at the afterparty of FDMM ’17, the third edition will in turn see the infamous Barathrum delve into an "all eras" set ! Listening to early Barathrum releases today, they sound as original and powerful as ever, like nightmarish echoes from an ageless dimension beyond the veil, with the years having not faded the fiery aura of obscure doom. In July 2021, Finnish Death Metal Maniacs will offer an exceptional feast on this classic possessed primitivity in the flesh!

RIPPIKOULU

Ever since the band’s unexpected return in 2014, Rippikoulu and Finnish Death Metal Maniacs have walked together, with the band setting foot on stage for the first time in more than two decades at FDMM ’15, and performing a deadly demo set at the second edition. The third of the storms will not break this tradition, as Rippikoulu has been evoked to deliver yet another black ceremony of their revered Finnish death-doom in Vantaa. As the band’s performances at various international metal fests in recent years have shown, Rippikoulu’s ability to tap into that crushing gloom which spawned the early 90’s cult recording “Musta seremonia” has not waned, but quite the opposite

BLACK ROCK

Despite having less than a decade of history behind them as a band, Black Rock from Hyvinkää will deliver the most ancient eruptions of FDMM ’21 with their primeval hammering, drawing heavily from the legacy of the early 80’s Swiss masters. Black Rock has kept busy on the release front, with already three full-lengths and a handful of shorter releases to show, but the band’s live activity has been limited so far. However, next July will present a rare chance to see them rain brimstone on the capital area!

WARFARE NOISE

Formed in 2016, Warfare Noise no doubt belongs among the most extreme acts to emerge from the Finnish underground as of late. Release titles such as “Black Noise Command” and “Grinding Warheads” are apt indicators of their sound, where noisy old-school grindcore joins primitive black/death metal in a maelstrom of troglodyte chaos. Prepare for total ear-rape!

09.04.2021 addition:

MORTAR

We are Mortar. A Finnish death metal band hailing from the city of Lahti.

The aim of the band is to play old school death metal but with a rougher even a bit grind-ish edge.

The main inspiration and tone of the music is from the years 1986-1991 and thus the greatest influence is probably drawn from such albums as To Mega Therion, Reign In Blood, Leprosy and Symphonies of Sickness.

02.05.2021 final addition:

WITCHBLOOD

Occultic witching metal transcending black, thrash, death categorization forging paths of heavy metal Magick. Lyrically sweeping across realms of myths, witch hunts, sorcery and history, Witchblood has existed since 2008.

Venue:
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