Post Pulse’s third full-length album is more rock than death – “Lupaus” album out now

Modern metal band Post Pulse has now released its third album, continuing its musical evolution toward a more melodic, catchy, and bigger-sounding production. “While Halls of the Damned” introduced the band’s stripped-down and brutally grooving death metal, and “Return to the Halls” revealed a more melodic and sensitive side of Post Pulse, the new album “Lupaus” (Finnish for “Promise”) shows what the band is capable of when all the rules are removed – once again.

Post Pulse’s music now leans more toward rock than death metal. Clean vocals and distinct melodies take up more space, the band’s Finnish roots are strongly present, and instead of relentless speed, the tempos are oppressively heavy. Lupaus feels like the product of a mature band at the peak of its creativity – a band with a strong identity, roots, and the courage to reinvent itself.

With the new album, the genre of Post Pulse, founded in 2015, needs redefining. Perhaps it could be called modern death-rock.

“Lupaus” is a five-track, 45-minute work culminating in the album’s closing 22-minute metal monolith, “The Hole.” The album deals with themes we encounter daily in the news and in society, including war, domestic violence, depression, substance abuse, and social exclusion.

The album came together relatively quickly, almost like the result of burst of inspiration after a complete “dry spell”, and it all began with the idea of a 20-minute metal composition. Following “Return to the Halls,” chief songwriter Antti Karhu felt completely drained, and the musical direction for the next release was unclear – the only certainty was that the same album would not be made again.

The singles “Not My War,” “Lupaus,” and “Incredible Creatures” have previously been released from the album.

The album was mixed by Juhis Kauppinen, known as a vocalist of Merta, and mastered by Miro Kiiski. The album cover is a painting by artist Juuso Laatio.

Post Pulse line-up:
Tapani Rantanen – vocals (Sigyn [FI], ex-Code Unknown [FI])
Antti Karhu – guitar, vocals, programming (Shining [NO], Diablerie [FI], ex-The Man-Eating Tree [FI])
Anttoni Välimaa – drums (As the Sun Falls [FI], Dying Reverie [FI], ex-Stygian Creations [FI])
Sam Roon – bass (ex-HUNG [USA], ex-Indestructible Noise Command [USA])

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