NEWS: Noumena arise from slumber?

Having released six albums and toured Finland, Central  Europe, Japan and China over the past twenty five odd years, you could forgive Melodic Death Metal act Noumena if they wanted to take a break. However inspired by sharing stages with bands like Insomnium, Beast in Black and Moonsorrow to name but a few, they’re currently working on a new album. From that they have shared “Surunkehrä” (The Spindle of Sorrow) which for some will instantly bring to mind the tale of Sleeping Beauty…

Guitarist and composer Ville Lamminaho: “The idea sparked a couple of years ago when the band was listening to Lorna Shore’s ‘Pain Remains I’. The actual song came to life at home on the couch while strumming my daughter’s acoustic guitar. The melancholic and folk-influenced song gained dynamism through varying time signatures, and we aimed for a driving flow and pulsing rhythms in the arrangement, evoking imagery of both spinning yarn and heartbeats.”