Vermilia – ‘Keskeneräisiä tarinoita’ (EP 2020)
Rating: 8.5/10
Release: 20 May 2020
Label: Independent
What does Mrykur (DK), Perchta (AT) and Vermilia (FI) have in common ?All three of them are very strong women who base their music on themes as nature, myths and paganism using atmospheric black (pagan) metal as main influence in their music. Furthermore all three of them have released very strong albums in 2020.Vermilia understands herself as Scandinavian Pagan Metal Artist based in Finnland and she is active since 2017, having released already a number of singles and a full lenght album “Kätkyt” in 2018. With “Keskeneräisiä Tarinoita” Vermilia is bringing us another EP with four new songs and a playing time of around 22 minutes. The first track “Hauras, Kuollut, Kaunis” is creating a lot of atmosphere with a melancholic accustic guitar melody and beautiful clean female vocals. This track does not include any metal parts and is building up a very mythical soundscape with some folky touch. The next track “Taivas hiljaa huutaa” is hitting of with atmospheric black pagan metal and a very melodic catchy tune. The vocals are kept clean for a long while and growlings are only used selectivly to support the dark harmony of the composition. For me it is the strongest song of the EP and I could listen to it over and over again. The album is continuing with the title song “Keskeneräisiä Tarinoita”, which comes quite slow and again very melancholic and dark. The strong vocals of Vermilia are giving this title a quite invoking character. The last track “Pimeä polku” is the hardest track in all aspects. Pure Atmospheric Black Metal mixed with harsh female growls. Vermilia is showing us a lot variation on this short release starting from an accoustic folky piece up to the pure atmospheric black metal. Personally I prefer the combination of both styles, which would be reflected the best in the second song “Taivas hiljaa huutaa”.
Tracklist
- Hauras, Kuollut, Kaunis
- Taivas Hiljaa Huutaa
- Keskeneräisiä Tarinoita
- Pimeä Polku