Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
Finnish doom-laden death metal force Marianas Rest have unveiled a brand new lyric video for “Rat In The Wall“, featuring guest vocals by Okko Solanterä (Horizon Ignited), taken from their latest studio album “The Bereaved”, which was released in January via Noble Demon.
Following the album’s success, “The Bereaved” entered Finland’s physical album charts at number three, marking Marianas Rest’s fourth consecutive Top 10 release. After an extensive Finnish tour and a run through major Central European cities, the band now return with the new lyric video while preparing for upcoming festival appearances.
See Marianas Rest at the following festivals in Finland:
Blending crushing heaviness with their trademark melancholic atmosphere, “Rat In The Wall” showcases Marianas Rest’s ability to fuse bleak intensity with haunting melodic depth.
Watch the lyric video for “Rat In The Wall” here:
Stream the single/album HERE
Marianas Rest comment on the songwriting process behind the track:
“Rat in the wall was one of those very classic Marianas Rest writing processes. Demoing tons of different melodies, harmonies and instrument-layers and playing around with different ideas. Finally, when the time came to actually finalize the song, it was mostly about picking what combinations of melodies and passages to use to create the right atmosphere. The intro of the song is quite unusual and atypical for us, and it came to be messing around with the feedback knobs on a delay pedal while recording. We thought it sounded cool.“
Vocalist Jaakko Mäntymaa shares insight into the lyrical theme of the song:
“If you have ever tried to save someone from themselves, you probably get what this song is about. Sometimes it can be done, sometimes not. Always worth the effort though.
We wrote the lyrics together with Okko Solanterä (Horizon Ignited, I Am The Night, Slaughterror). We were so much on the same page that the whole process was almost automatic. The struggle is real and I think you hear it in the song.“
Marianas Rest are:
Vocals | Jaakko Mäntymaa
Guitar | Nico Mänttäri
Guitar | Harri Sunila
Bass | Niko Lindman
Keyboard | Aapo Koivisto
Drums | Nico Heininen
