Finland’s CRIMSON SUN Sign With Maple Metal Records; New Album Details Revealed, Teaser Video Streaming

June 23, 2015, 9 years ago

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Finland’s CRIMSON SUN Sign With Maple Metal Records; New Album Details Revealed, Teaser Video Streaming

Hailing from Kotka, Finland, female-fronted quintet Crimson Sun play modern melodic metal with an in your face attitude. Crimson Sun have signed with Canadian label Maple Metal Records to release their debut album, Towards The Light, on August 3rd worldwide. As part of the deal Maple Metal Records will re-release the band’s 2013 EP The Border, recorded with the same lineup as the new album.
 
Towards The Light was recorded last Fall at Deep Noise Studios, Kouvola, Fi with Saku Moilanen, and the mastering was done by Jacob Hansen (Epica, Volbeat, Amaranthe, Primal Fear)in Denmark. The album cover art is by renowned Serbian artist Slobicus Doomicus. An official video for the title track Towards The Light will be streamed online to coincide with the albums release.
 
Jacob Hansen has shared his comments on Towards The Light: “I really enjoyed the songs and the band. To me, this band could easily become ‘the Next Big Thing’! The song structures and overall sound is catchy, as well as being heavy. Fine tuning this combination could mean big business!”

Towards The Light tracklisting:

“The Storm”
“Eye Of The Beholder”
“Awaken”
“Towards The Light”
“The Herald”
“Portrait Of A Ghost”
“Enter The Silence”
“The Spark”
“Clockwork Heart”
“Memories Burning”

Album teaser:

Intro video:

Crimson Sun was founded in 2001 by guitarist Joni Junnila, and the band went through various member changes before settling down with the quintet that recorded their EP The Border in 2013. Crimson Sun will be supporting Finnish metallers Poisonblack on a mini-tour in August, with some fall dates to be announced soon with other artists.

Dates:

August
14 - Dark River Festival 2015 - Honkala, Finland
15 - Virgin Oil - Helsinki, Finland

Crimson Sun is:

Sini Seppälä - Vocals
Joni Junnila - Guitars
Jukka Jauhiainen - Bass
Miikka Hujanen - Keyboards
Antti Rantavuo - Drums


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