From the dark corners of eastern Finland, pin pointed to town of imatra, comes Emblazed. A fresh take on Finnish metal in the footprint of Him, Amorphis and Sentenced.
Band was formed in 2017, and now with the rigth people and resources behind the group, its time to let world hear about Emblazed. These guys really know their shit, and the music they are creating tells the rest. Emblazed makes music with a twist of cinematic stories from love epics to more brutal tales. The Finnish metal heritage can be heard from Emblazeds songs. Listeners have mentioned names like HIM, Amorphis and sentenced when hearing the music by the band. Now they are in the midst of creating their first long play
UpTheVolume – Tell us about your latest release?
Emblazed – It is a mix of 4 different kind of songs. You can hear that it is the same band but the songs vary a lot. It has all kinds of elements from different kinds of music styles. We wanted to create a portfolio of what we are. Sometimes we are closer to industrial metal and sometimes to more classic heavy metal. We call our music ”mental metal”.
UpTheVolume – How did the idea for the cover come about?
Emblazed – The cover work was to be made spectacular and eye-catching.
UpTheVolume – What is your favorite song and why?
Emblazed – I guess the answer to this question is ”Taking a chance”, because it is a mix of all the songs on this EP. It has a bold melody which will stick in peoples heads for a long time. Also the lyrics worked out well and fit the songs general feeling. Also the song has an upbeat feeling to it. Metal songs do not need to be so negative always.
UpTheVolume – Which bands influenced your style?
Emblazed – We’ve tried not to copy your style from anyone.
UpTheVolume – Which cover would you like to include in your next release ?
Emblazed – We have not yet thought about it.
UpTheVolume – How do you consider the Metal scene in your country?
Emblazed – Finnish metal music is also known in the world. 🙂
UpTheVolume – Which musician would you like to put as a guest for a record?
Emblazed – hmm. this is bad, there are a lot of good musicians. perhaps it is one of the most legendary
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