Vermilia - Kansojen Kaipuu (Official Video) from upcoming third album Karsikko by Finnish melodic extreme project

Finnish melodic extreme metal act Vermilia will issue its third album called Karsikko on February 14th, 2025. Three of the album's songs are streaming at Bandcamp. Vermilia, according to Metal Archives, began in 2017 and seems to be an independent project that sometimes performs live, an example of which is included below, too. The vocals are melodic singing and screaming, and the music can be fast, like extreme metal, but also can slow down for more melodic passages. Over at Metal Archives there are several devoted fans that have written some really nice views on the previous two albums. For example, one review says, in part, "To complete this masterpiece, the amazing artist displays fantastic care for details, breaking the patterns with imprints of fabulous cymbal play, a few bass stand-out moments and even a couple of guitar leads. I really like that she didn't stuff solos in there just for the heck of it and only drove the creative stream into guitar leads when it came so naturally. There's also a bit of string sound in "Mustan taivaan morsian" that might be keyboard or sample but I'm not sure. To be honest, the album isn't perfect. You could pick on the fact that most songs end pretty suddenly and there is no sort of intro feel, the tracks going straight into it. But I honestly just don't care about that. There are only two debut albums that I've enjoyed as much as this. Those are Wintersun's self titled album and An Abstract Illusion's Illuminate the Path and as I never got bored of those, it is now time to see if 'Kätkyt', will stand the test of time. Now get the album, hit play, hit repeat and start obsessing!" That's what a reviewer named "andreipianoman" states.

That's very nice, indeed, right?

Another reviewer states, "I loved this record when it first came out, and I still love it to this day. It never gets old. It is quite an amazing record and one of the very best ever produced - easily in the black metal genre. I will never falter from this statement. My only concern is will Vermilia go the route of Myrkur and prove a fake or will she stay the course and prove how authentic she really is? This will remain to be seen, but I have much more confidence in Vermilia. Still, money is a corrupting power, especially in this business. Let us all hope that Vermilia stays true because there is the potential for some music for the ages, here. Until then, 'Kätkyt' is a timeless masterpiece I will enjoy for years to come!" This is the opinion of one "Quindorrian" on Metal Archives.

Therefore, as you see, there are reviewers have really followed the music for a while. I am not familiar enough to have an intelligent conversation with anyone about it at this point, but I have been listening to the new three songs and it's sounding pretty good to me, actually. In the meantime, check out the music for yourself and see what you think.

Vermilia - Kansojen Kaipuu (Official Video)

Karsikko by Vermilia

https://www.facebook.com/vermiliaofficial

Vermilia live in Berlin 30.06.2023

VERMILIA - "Vedestä Vieraantunut" - (Live at "Zobens un Lemess" Open Air 2020)