Finnish progressive metal band Rioghan is ready to release the second studio album Kept on February 14th 2025 via Inverse Records. The fourth single Skin came out on January 8th and it’s available on all essential streaming services.
Rioghan comments about the single:
“Skin is a story of a very still and short moment in time, which yet holds a life altering experience. It tells about the art of keeping up a mask and a façade, while feeling incredibly shattered and tumultuous inside. Our goal was to also capture this story to the music, keeping it very bare and fragile until the veil lifts for a moment, and gets tied back in the very end.”
About the upcoming album release & tour
“This last single before the album release brings up all kinds of excitement, getting the finishing touches to all materials and trying to figure out what I might’ve forgot.. Also, a very strict training season for the live shows to come! Indeed, it’s been a handful to get all the new songs in order for the live set, but of course so much fun!”
Biography:
The rising star of modern Finnish metal, Rioghan has made an unforgettable expression to the metal scene. Indeed, with their multi-layered musical expression, full of surprises. Strikingly beautiful yet violent imagery hand in hand with the music creates an otherworldly experience, easy to fall in love with. Rioghan’s music is modern metal with progressive twist. Indeed, ranging from melodic death metal moments to floating dark pop elements. Also, while ethereal gothic darkness walks right beside you all the way.
Based in 2019 around singer-poetess Rioghan Darcy, the band has gained international attention from their very first EP Blackened Sky. Positive remarks grew even heavier with their debut album Different Kinds Of Losses, made in collaboration with Jonas Renkse (Katatonia) and Einar Solberg (Leprous). Rioghan’s live production consists of hardcore professionals, and every moment is thought through from lights to stage presence.
Keep in mind, Rioghan’s second full length album Kept will come out on February 14th 2025.
Tracklist:
01. Dreams
02. Hands
03. Skin
04. Edge
05. Distance
06. Hopes
07. Motion
08. Here
09. Red
10. Grief
Lineup:
Rioghan Darcy – vocals
Teemu Liekkala – guitar & keys
Tero Luukkonen – guitar
Antti Varjanne – bass
Valtteri Revonkorpi – drums
