Finnish progressive metal band Oddland has a new single and official music video out, entitled ‘Freefall’, available via Frontiers Music Srl.
“’Freefall’ paints a picture of a repeating nightmare in sleep paralysis that feels like you are forever falling, without a way out,” said the band. “Like a broken record, you are forced to relive it again and again, but with the difference that you can’t get up and change it. Hopefully people will find this song a pleasant ‘nightmare’ that you really don’t mind listening to again and again!”
The song was mixed and mastered by the Grammy nominated producers Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland from Atrium Audio (August Burns Red, Lorna Shore, Candlebox). The video for the song was shot by the band in various cities during Oddland‘s European tour with Soen in October/November 2024, with additional cinematography during the tour’s last concert in Gdansk, Poland by Dariusz Feluz. The final editing and special effects were added by the band’s drummer Ville Viitanen.
Founded in 2003 in Turku, Finland, Oddland’s forward-thinking delivery melds aggressive tones, spacious textures, and glorious melodies into a seamless and cohesive entity. Following a string of successful demos, the band was signed to Century Media for the 2012 debut album, The Treachery Of Senses.
Mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö, the record was greeted with a barrage of critical acclaim, including praise from top-tier publications like Rock Tribune, Metal Hammer, Inferno, and many others, and praised as the best prog-metal record ever recorded in Finland.
Oddland recorded follow-up album Origin at Fantom Studios (Insomnium, Korpiklaani, Oranssi Pazuzu) after which it was mixed and mastered by Daniel Bergstrand (Meshuggah, In Flames, Dimmu Borgir) and release worldwide through Sensory Records in 2016.
Containing a bit more than forty-five minutes of music, the album bears a theme which ties deeply into the lyrics and extensive artwork, with a separate piece of art being created for each of the nine songs, by Egyptian artist Mohammed Essam.
Featuring Sakari Ojanen (Vocals, guitars), Joni Palmroth (Bass), Ville Viitanen (Drums), Jussi Poikonen (Guitars), Oddland has performed at several festivals including FME, Tuska, Headway, Næstved metalfest and Progpower Europe, toured Europe three times, both as support act for Persefone, for Manticora and as split headliner, in addition to many shows alongside the likes of established acts including Soen, Leprous, Swallow The Sun and Omnium Gatherum.
In February 2022, the band signed with the brand-new German label Uprising! Records (a sub-label of Target Group) and released their third album, Vermilion. With an insanely amazing production, said to take the listener into the universe of Tool and mixes that super production with “a perfect blend of musical twists that would startle any Leprous, Pain Of Salvation or even Faith No More fan”.
Mixed and mastered by Carson Slovak and Grant Mcfarland (Black Crown Initiate, Rivers Of Nihil, a.o.), with an eerie artwork, created by drummer/multi-talent Viitanen, the album saw Oddland lifted to higher levels within the world of heavy metal.
Now Frontiers, Oddland issue ‘Freefall’ that you can stream here and watch the video to here at RAMzine.
