WISHING WELL

composition & lyrics by
Anssi Korkiakoski

Helsinki’s ever-industrious heavy outfit Wishing Well return with their brand-new single ‘March In The Dark‘ – a driving, melodic track taken from their upcoming fifth studio album, slated for release in March 2026.
Known for blending classic heavy spirit with unexpected twists, Wishing Well once again stretch their sound.
‘March In The Dark‘ is a fast-paced shuffle bursting with barroom piano swagger and a touch of folk melancholy, thanks to the haunting accordion lines that weave through the mix.
Both piano and accordion were performed by Marko Kataja, the band’s trusted studio engineer at Magnusborg Studios.
The release is accompanied by a music video filmed by Riku Leppänen and edited by Jussi Koskinen and David Bagaric of Morbid Film Studios.
“This is a song we all love to play together,”
says lead vocalist Pepe Tamminen.
“It crystallizes our experience and attitude – we march forward in the dark, carrying a heavy load, yet still believing in what we feel and do. Dogs bark, but the caravan rolls on.”
Tamminen adds that the band is feeling inspired as they work toward the new record:
“We’re having a great time putting this album together, and we honestly believe it’s going to be our best yet.”
Before the album drops, fans will get a chance to catch Wishing Well live this November, when they join hard rock legends Girlschool and Alcatrazz on tour across Finland.
The band will perform as special guests at:
Helsinki (On The Rocks) – 19 Nov
Tampere (Tavara-asema) – 20 Nov
Nakkila (Verstas) – 21 Nov
Kouvola (House Of Rock) – 22 Nov

composition & lyrics by Anssi Korkiakoski

­Wheelers And Dealers choir are:
Rick Becker
Graham Bonnet
Rafael Castillo
Peter James Goodman

Finland’s classic metal torchbearers Wishing Well have released a new war-themed song called ‘War Cry‘.
The new track is slow and energetic metal song, which features cowbell and band’s trademark, Arto Teppo’s Hammond organ.
The song is full of powerful wishingwellish guitar riffs and the strong lead melody and lyrics tell the always current, too well known story about man and war.
The song was recorded last autumn in Magnusborg studios, in Porvoo.
The video was filmed by Jussi Koskinen and it was edited by Jussi Koskinen together with David Bagaric (Morbid Film Studios).
“This song goes way back but we rewrote most parts of it, through many trials and errors. At the end of the day it became exactly what we wanted it to be, now it sounds just like us and as a bonus it’s great to play it live.”,
says Anssi Korkiakoski, the guitar player and bandleader of Wishing Well.
At the moment the band is working on their fifth album, due to be released in the spring of 2026.
“We have very strong material in the works now and we feel it will be our strongest album so far”,
says Korkiakoski.
Earlier on this year Wishing Well had released single ‘Boys Will Be Boys‘.
‘Boys Will Be Boys‘ is a simple good mood rocker, made seriously tongue-in-cheek and in good spirit to celebrate rock music and pure joy and camaraderie of playing in a band.
This positive and cheerful song is a rare release from the band, who usually write more serious and complex songs.
The song is released together with a music video, recorded at Magnusborg Studios in Porvoo, filmed and edited by Jussi Koskinen.
“Boys is an old song that goes way back but we wanted to release something in between albums and this song is perfect for that. First we thought it’s too simple and silly but when we worked on it and it took off like a rocket to the moon we decided to give it a go. Somebody then came up with the idea of asking previous Wishing Well vocalists to sing the gang vocals and when they agreed and even Graham Bonnet promised to join we knew it’ll work out great. We decided to shoot the video while in the studio and we had a great time. We’re pleased with the result and the song is also good fun to play live”,
says Anssi Korkiakoski and continues
“Things should not always be too serious, at the end of the day it’s all about doing what you love, together with your friends. We’re all old metalheads and hard rockers, we share the same thoughts and memories about music, from early years to ‘80s metal and beyond. It’s great that we can do our thing together and share it with each other and our audience as well. This song is a homage to all of us childlike rockers, music lovers and band musicians. There are many of us, naturally lots of girls and women too, despite the song title.”
The song is released under Wishing Well & The Wheelers And Dealers since the choir with its old school veterans plays an important role in the song.
In June Wishing Well will support Graham Bonnet Band on their tour in Finland.
In November the band supports Girlschool and Alcatrazz as they tour Finland.

Composed by Anssi Korkiakoski, Rick Becker
Lyrics by Anssi Korkiakoski

Finnish traditional heavy metal band Wishing Well have released another single from their upcoming ‘Sin And Shame‘ album.
‘Space Invaders‘ features a flamboyant intro and eerie Moog-riff plus some melodic instrumental parts.
Surprisingly the song does not include Hammond organ, their trademark, at all.
Lyrics of the song got inspiration from legendary 80s arcade shooting game, Space Invaders.
The song was written by guitar player Anssi Korkiakoski and band’s ex-bass player Rick Becker.
The single is out with a promo video, filmed and edited by Jussi Koskinen.
Arto Teppo, the nestor of the band:
“This song is a bit different in many ways but of course it’s the synthesizers that make the difference. I admit that I wasn’t too keen on the idea of leaving Hammond out. However, when I found that cool Moog sound and arranged synth parts I realized that they are perfect for this particular song. They say that variety is the spice of life but whatever the case, I’ll stick to Hammond organ until the day I day, I’m too old to learn too many new tricks. Plastic toys are not my thing, I’ll leave all those files and menus for younger players. I trust old school hardware and hardwood more than programmed and downloaded sounds. In this matter I have very traditional values.”
Anssi Korkiakoski, the guitar player of the band:
“This song is as old as the hills but with the synths and proper arrangement this became a modern song, at least in our standards. Space Invaders was a great game back in the day and that gave us a cool sci-fi theme that always fits with metal, tongue-in-cheek, of course. The instrumental melody part was written by Rick Becker years ago and I’m happy that we were able to utilize that in this song. There are some new sounds on the new album and in my opinion they upgrade and refresh our overall sound pretty nicely.”
‘Sin And Shame‘ album is out on 17 March.
The band will play album release gig at On The Rocks Club in Helsinki in 31 March, supporting Finnish hard rock legends Peer Günt.

composing & lyrics by
Anssi Korkiakoski

Finland’s own Wishing Well have released the first single of their upcoming fourth album.
The new song is called ‘Soul Rider‘ and it’s an easy-going classic rock style song featuring cool wahwahguitar and Hammond organ.
The band shot a promo video to support the song and it’s easy to hear and see that they’re having a good time together.
The new album, titled ‘Sin And Shame‘ is out on Inverse Records March 17th this spring.
Anssi Korkiakoski, the guitar player of Wishing Well who has written the song:
“It was easy to pick this song for the first single because we feel that it really represents us right now. It shows why we keep going doing this and there’s a great camaraderie in the band. We hope that people get that. It feels great to release a new album after three years. We have worked hard to come up with the best possible album. Like before, there are many different kind of songs on the new album but it’s nice to start with this a bit more laid-back song.”
and Anssi continues:
“The song was written last summer and we recorded it in November. That’s our new speed record, usually we sit years on new songs before recording them. That shows how excited we all were about this song.”
‘Soul Rider‘ was recorded and mixed by Henrik Sirelä at Loiste Production studios in Helsinki.
Wishing Well will play a record release gig at On The Rocks Club in Helsinki on 31 March.

track-list:
Dogs Bark But The Caravan Rolls On
Flying Finn

Old School heavy rock band Wishing Well from Helsinki, Finland, have released the other side of their double single, titled ‘Dogs Bark But The Caravan Rolls On‘.
The hard rocking song rolls on with an irresistible groove from the opening riff until the closing bass outro.
The song introduces new vocalist Pepe Tamminen, who’s voice fits like a glove in Wishing Well’s overall sound, made of classic, distorted Marshall-Hammond combination with some extra spice from acoustic guitar and piano.
The song was recorded and the video was shot in E-studios, Sipoo, at the end of March together with ‘Flying Finn‘ instrumental, the other side of the double single.
The sessions were engineered and the video was shot by their trusted man Henrik Sirelä, who has worked on all Wishing Well’s albums.
“We wrote the song seriously tongue in cheek and the idea is to have faith on what you do and for the future. The point is to do your own thing, no matter what’s going on around you or what other people say, no matter how hard it may sometimes be”,
says Anssi Korkiakoski, the guitar player and leader of the band.
“We are most certainly not the most skillful or fashionable band out there and our timing is 40 years wrong, still we keep going with our heads up in the clouds and feet down on the ground, standing on our toes”,
he says.
“Bands come and go but we have our little thing and we hang on to what we’ve got because we love what we do. We don’t swing for the fences but we have our natural standards and each new song is a home run for us. We follow our path though it’s sometimes a rocky ride”,
says Arto Teppo, the nestor of the band whose roaring Hammond organ is quintessential part of Wishing Well’s sound.
“It’s all about the journey, not the destination”,
he says.
Wishing Well continues to record their fourth album later this spring in order to release the album later on in 2022.
Band’s previous albums have been very well received among classic hard rock fans and they have gained a good following in Finland.
Band’s albums ‘Chasing Rainbows‘ (2016), ‘Rat Race‘ (2018) and ‘Do Or Die‘ (2022) have all been released through Inverse Records.
The band will announce live dates later through their social media channels.

Wishing Well are:
Pepe Tamminen – vocals
Anssi Korkiakoski – guitars
Matti Kotkavuori – bass
Arto Teppo – hammond organ, piano
Juha Kivikanto – drums

Finnish classic metal act WISHING WELL have released a new single, titled ‘Flying Finn‘.
The band surprises with a lengthy instrumental song that features many parts and progressive elements.
The song was recorded in E-Studio, Finland, where the band also shot a video for the song.
Although the new song is instrumental, it features band’s new vocalist Pepe Tamminen as the protagonist on the video, skiing across the snowy landscape in a hurry to get to the studio to play with the band.
‘Flying Finn‘ also marks the debut appearance of Matti Kotkavuori on bass.
There’s also a cameo appearance by legendary hard rock vocalist Graham Bonnet, with whom the band worked on their debut album ‘Chasing Rainbows‘ in 2016.
“This time we wanted to do something different and this track gave us a perfect chance to do that. We had a great time recording the song and we’ve thought about shooting a studio video for a long time. We also wanted to utilize winter, we’re Finns after all. Now we had a chance to put these ideas together and we’re happy with what we came up.”,
says Anssi Korkiakoski, the guitar player of Wishing Well who also wrote the song.
‘Flying Finn‘ is the other song of the double single, the other song will be released in April.
“These songs are the first tastings off our fourth album, that we aim to release by the end of the year. We’re working hard with the new guys but it’s all easy and fun at the same time. The feeling in the band is great and we look forward to the future”,
Anssi continues.
The band will play live in Helsinki on Saturday 19 March, at Miracle Café.
They will announce more live shows on their social media channels later.