PESTILENT SCARS

music by Elias Vierimaa & Pasi Matinolli
lyrics by Pasi Matinolli

Pestilent Scars are:
Pasi Matinolli – vocals
Elias Vierimaa – guitars
Artturi Kauppi – drums
Sampo Jylhä – bass
Topi Ilmola – guitars

discography:
2023 Deceitful Phoenix Single
2023 All on My Own Single
2024 In Search of Reason Single
2024 A Reaching Hand Single
2025 Meadows of Misfortune Full-length

Pestilent Scars is a five-piece melodic death metal band from Oulu.
All members are between 18 and 19 years old.
The band’s central themes focus on melodic songwriting, pure emotion, tight gigs and overall the old school way of getting around.
The band is about to release their debut album ‘Meadows of Misfortune‘ on January 17th 2025 via Inverse Records.
A second single ‘A Reaching Hand‘ has been released.
Guitarist/Songwriter, Elias Vierimaa:
“Mostly my writing comes straight from the heart. When I write music it has to come naturally. Melodies are very important to me and that’s why we have lot of melodic riffs in our songs. It tells you a story, it’s not basic death metal. I feel like I can show much more about myself with melodies. It’s something that I do. I don’t think a lot about which bands have inspired me, but i have to say that gothenburg’s melodic death metal scene from 90’s has inspired me a lot. But our music still has that Finnish melancholy. Both Finnish and Swedish melodic death metal is very important to me.”
Pestilent Scars was born in the winter of 2022/2023.
The band has had the same line-up for almost its entire existence.
Pestilent Scars released their first single ‘Deceitful Phoenix‘ in the summer of 2023.
The single was a relative success.
‘Deceitful Phoenix‘ was followed by ‘All On My Own‘ in the autumn of the same year.
The band played several live shows in 2023 and 2024, which were energetic and showcased the band’s overall idea.
At their last gig the band performed their forthcoming album ‘Meadows Of Misfortune‘.