Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
Finnish modern metal five-piece Blind Channel releases “Into the Void” today, a collaboration with Of Mice & Men vocalist-bassist Aaron Pauley. The track serves as the latest single from the band’s upcoming sixth studio album “Painstream,” due October 30 via Century Media Records.
“Into the Void” marks the fourth single from “Painstream” following the double release of “Diana” and “No Encores in a Swan Song” in August, along with September singe “Star We See”.
“Painstream” is the first new music Blind Channel have released since longtime vocalist Joel Hokka departed in April 2025. That exit trimmed the Oulu-based group from six members to five, leaving Niko Vilhelm Moilanen as sole frontman. The current lineup also features Joonas Porko on guitar, Olli Matela on bass, Tommi Lalli on drums, and Aleksi Kaunisvesi on synths.
The band previously released “Exit Emotions” in March 2024 before entering an 18-month hiatus. Blind Channel formed in Oulu in 2013 and gained international attention through the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, where their entry “Dark Side” finished sixth in the grand final. They also swept six awards at the 2022 Emma Gaala, Finland’s equivalent of the Grammys, including Band of the Year and Song of the Year.
“Into the Void” is available now on all streaming platforms. “Painstream” arrives on October 30 through Century Media Records. Blind Channel will headline Helsinki Ice Hall on November 14 before dates in Tokyo and Osaka later that month, with an extensive European headlining tour planned for early 2027.
November 14, 2026: Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki, Finland
November 18, 2026: Shibuya Club Quattro, Shibuya, Japan
November 19, 2026: Umeda Club Quattro, Osaka, Japan
February 9, 2027: Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany
February 10, 2027: Columbia Theater, Berlin, Germany
February 11, 2027: Proxima, Warsaw, Poland
February 12, 2027: Klub Kwadrat, Kraków, Poland
February 13, 2027: Rock Cafe, Prague, Czech Republic
February 14, 2027: Felsenkeller Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
February 16, 2027: Backstage, München, Germany
February 17, 2027: Simm City, Vienna, Austria
February 18, 2027: Magazzini Generali, Milan, Italy
February 19, 2027: Dynamo, Zürich, Switzerland
February 20, 2027: Im Wizemann, Stuttgart, Germany
February 21, 2027: Batschkapp, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
February 23, 2027: La Maroquinerie, Paris, France
February 25, 2027: Thekla, Bristol, United Kingdom
February 26, 2027: KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
February 27, 2027: Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, United Kingdom
February 28, 2027: The Garage, Glasgow, United Kingdom
March 2, 2027: Manchester Academy, Manchester, United Kingdom
March 3, 2027: Underworld, London, United Kingdom
March 5, 2027: Kavka Zappa, Antwerpen, Belgium
March 6, 2027: Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
March 7, 2027: Zeche Bochum, Bochum, Germany
March 8, 2027: Live Music Hall, Köln, Germany
