The Finnish band A Lie Nation (read alienation – cute that…) is poised to unchain their newest EP Begin Hate, supported by Inverse Records. The record vacillates between Thrash Metal, Death Metal and a somewhat austere, but full-bodied brand of Black Metal. To be fair, the latter style predominates their tune to a large extent, expertly supported by typical Black Metal rasps. No clean singing allowed on this record, by the way.
The band managed to step away from the boxed-in sound many of their brethren still provide. Instead they injected some melodic, meaty, yet unholy life into their tune. This and the fact that they straddle a number of extreme styles renders the EP very alluring. A real juicy fistful of hot metal.
A Lie Nation came into existence in 2009, albeit remained nameless until 2010. At first they worked metal covers exclusively. Slowly own material appeared over time, which led to the self-released first EP Human Waves in 2015. Begin Hate is their second and newest offering.
A Lie Nation are:
Markus Leinonen, drums
Joonas Kokkoniemi, bass guitar
Joni Moisanen, guitar
Miikka Pyykkönen, vocals
Jussi Tuomisto, guitar
The EP will air beginning of April 2017.
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