ALASE

track-list:
Understanding the Waves
Clear Sky Is Not a Curse
Fate’s Intervention
Unburden
Life Ahead
The Source
Out of Place
Feeling Free
Ajan kysymys
Album cover by Ninni Swan & Teemu Liekkala

Finnish atmospheric progressive metal band Alase has released their second studio album on April 14th 2023 via Inverse Records.
Alase is an atmospheric progressive metal/rock band from Finland.
Their music is a melting pot of various genres, but the main focus is on the melody and atmosphere.
There are a lot of influences outside metal music as well.
Musically, Alase has similarities with bands like Katatonia, A Perfect Circle, The Ocean, Textures and Tesseract, just to name a few.
Guitarist Janne Lunnas comments the album::
“The album ‘A Matter of Time’ shows where Alase is heading towards musically. We are already working on new music and this album leads the way to our new paths. Compared to our debut album ‘Vastaus’, ‘A Matter of Time’ is more versatile and progressive. In a way it is more mature but we also took more musical risks with its material. We even threw in a couple of tracks that go outside the genre of metal music but they still sound like Alase. Those songs also contain more electronic sounds which is a new thing for us. Softer parts on the album are very soft but the heavier parts at their heaviest get really crushing and technical. When it comes to musicianship, this album contains the most demanding stuff that we have so far done. Besides five previously unheard tracks, the album contains four tracks that were released as singles and music videos. Those songs represent the album pretty well but don’t tell the whole story. If you like bands Katatonia, Haken, VOLA and Sleep Token, this album might work for you!”
Vocalists on “A Matter of Time” album and its singles:
Juha Tretjakov:
clean vocals on songs ‘Understanding The Waves’, ‘Clear Sky Is Not a Curse’, ‘Unburden’, ‘Life Ahead’, ‘The Source’, ‘Out of Place’ & ‘Ajan kysymys’
Markus Hirvonen:
all vocals on song ‘Fate’s Intervention’
Janne Lunnas:
all vocals on ‘Feeling Free’, screaming vocals on ‘Understanding The Waves’, ‘Unburden’ & ‘Out of Place’ + ambient & backing vocals on several songs

Single cover art by Mikko Parkkonen & Aarni Visuals
Music: Janne Lunnas & Mikko Häkälä
Lyrics: Ninni Swan
Mixing & mastering: Ari-Pekka Repo

Finnish atmospheric progressive metal band Alase released a new single and music video ‘Fate’s Intervention’.
The track is taken from their upcoming second studio album ‘A Matter of Time’ which is released on April 14th 2023 via Finnish Inverse Records.
Guitarist Janne comments ‘Fate’s Intervention’:
“Fate’s Intervention” single represents the rougher and darker side of the upcoming ‘A Matter of Time’ album. We chose it as the second single, because we wanted to showcase also the heavier side of the album. Markus Hirvonen performed the vocals on the song which starts with heavy modern style riffing and screaming vocals. After the intro we move to a calmer, but ominous section. The song has lots of twists and turns, but the choruses are more straightforward and have a glimpse of hope. Alase is a fairly guitar-driven band, but we rarely have solos. However, for ‘Fate’s Intervention’ me and Mikko both wanted to play solos. In a way, it was a shame to bury the good rhythmic riffs hidden under the solos, but we are sure that the sharp-eared listeners will pick them up there.”
Lyricist Ninni comments the lyrics and music video:
“While writing the ‘Fate’s Intervention’ lyrics, I could hear in my head that screaming vocals would be well suited for this song. In the text, I did not hold back at all, I just let it come out without censoring myself. Lyrics and music video reflect a person’s struggle with health problems. The screenplay of the music video had been waiting for a suitable moment in my desk drawer for quite a long time. Aarni Visuals created the music video skilfully and in his own personal style. The video supports the spirit of the song perfectly.”