Finnish Fuzzrock Outfit Craneium Launch Single & Music Video for, ”Victim of Delusion”

STREAM "Victim of Delusion" HERE

Heavy fuzzrock outfit Craneium shares the stand alone single, "Victim of Delusion”.

The single is the first release from the Finnish four piece since their third studio album 'Unknown Heights' from 2021 and is released together with a music video on The Sign Records.

 

Joel from Craneium comments:

"Our new single "Victim of Delusion" is a straightforward rocker in true retro style. It’s fuzzy and it’s bluesy. Dare we even say it’s a bit proto metalesque? Lyrically the song talks about how nothing good comes out of trying to control people. Instead, it’s easy to end up a delusional lonely person.

 

To accompany the song, we wanted to make a video that tips the hat to retro psychedelic filmmaking. We teamed up with music video maker Joni Tuominen who had an idea on a video with acid fried aesthetics. It turned out great and we had a blast doing it."

Craneium’s latest studio album 'Unknown Heights' was released during the autumn of 2021.

The album is available on white/blue splatter vinyl, black vinyl, CD, and all streaming platforms.

Get 'Unknown Heights' HERE

Craneium biography:

Finnish heavy fuzzrock outfit Craneium blends classic riffing with dynamic atmospheres. Through a constant ebb and flow of light and heavy they explore the vast underground and draw influence from the 70 ́s hard rock, 90 ́s desert psychedelia and their many masters.

 

Craneium was formed in 2011 in the Finnish town of Turku. Since then, they have sweated themselves through almost 100 shows around the Nordic countries and Europe, most of them booked by the band themselves. Over the years Craneium has warmed up crowds for bands such as Skraeckoedlan (SWE) and Mars Red Sky (FRA), just to name a few.

 

This band loves playing live and on the stage is where their music finds its definite shape. They've played everything from basements and rock clubs to alternative festivals such as the Swedish psych rock mecca Krökbacken and Estonia ́s Skeneraator Festival. 

 

Craneium has released two albums through California label Ripple Music, an independent cassette release and two split vinyls with 3rd Trip (FIN) and Black Willows (CH).

Their third album “Unknown Heights” was recorded and mastered by producer Joona Hassinen (Studio Underjord) and released during the autumn of 2021 on The Sign Records. 

Craneium:

Andreas Kaján - Guitars and Vocals

Martin Ahlö - Guitars and Vocals

Jonas Ridberg - Bass

Joel Kronqvist - Drums

CRANEIUM Release New Album 'Unknown Heights' - Out Now!

Finnish fuzz-rock outfit CRANEIUM have released their third studio album 'Unknown Heights' today via The Sign Records! Blending dreamy, psychedelic soundscapes with crushingly heavy riffs and thick layers of fuzz, the new album offers a varied and dynamic take on desert rock. 'Unknown Heights' follows Craneium’s 2016 debut 'Explore the Void', and 2018 sophomore effort 'The Narrow Line', both released on US-based Ripple Music.

Further exploring the dreamlike yet massive soundscapes presented on previous albums, 'Unknown Heights' showcases Craneium’s experimental and colorful characteristics more than ever before, which is perfectly depicted by Roger Mattos’ cover artwork.

The band comments:

”We’ve been working towards this for the last 2-3 years or so, we finally feel that we have captured the music in a way that we haven't before. Our songwriting is better, the recording is better and we've had more time than before to really make this one our best so far! The contrast of clean and dreamy with huge heavy choruses has become somewhat of a Craneium trademark, but we really think these songs have something for all kinds of listeners, we'd dare to say that we are not your everyday stoner rock band.”

'Unknown Heights' contains 6 tracks, taking the listener on a mind-bending journey from thundering fuzz-rock riffs to oriental-influenced psychedelic sections. The album was recorded at VR Studio in Turku, Finland in 2020. Beautifully mixed and mastered by Joona Hassinen (Studio Underjord).

CRANEIUM Release New Single "The Devil Drives" - New Album 'Unknown Heights' Out October 15th

Psychedelic fuzz-rock outfit Craneium have released their new single, ”The Devil Drives”. The track highlights a straightforward and direct side of the Finnish band, with driving bass, big choruses, and colorful melodies. The band’s drummer Joel talks about the new single, sharing:

 ”This single is a straightforward rock song with lots of drive. It’s a song about playing in an underground rock band for 10 years. It can be a struggle sometimes and there is real hard work behind everything. But as the saying goes “Needs must when the devil drives”, some things you just have to do. There’s a fire burning inside us. And there is no place we’d rather be than on stage playing our songs."

”The Devil Drives” is the third and final single from Craneium’s upcoming third full-length album, 'Unknown Heights'. The new album will be released via The Sign Records on October 15th in vinyl, CD, and digital format, and can be pre-ordered now. 

PRE-ORDER HERE

CRANEIUM Release New Single "Shine Again" - New Album 'Unknown Heights' Out October 15th

CRANEIUM Release New Single "Shine Again"

New Album 'Unknown Heights' Out October 15

PRE-ORDER HERE

mail-105.jpeg

Finnish fuzz-rock outfit Craneium have released their new single ”Shine Again”. Shifting from massive, distorted passages to blissful, psychedelic soundscapes, ”Shine Again”highlights the dynamic and experimental nature of Craneium, while presenting a new musical dimension of the band. The group explains:

”No friends but the mountains...With 'Shine Again', it really feels like we’ve taken our songwriting to the next step. This is the direction we want to take Craneium in from now on. We are quite happy with the vocal harmonies and lyrics, as it turned out to be both a love song and an ode to freedom. In the studio our producer and engineer Joona Hassinen from Studio Underjord got us to perform at a level we feel we haven’t reached before. The mellotron strings added by Axel Brink (our former bass player and forming member) really gave it that little extra kick.”

”Shine Again” is the second single leading up to Craneium’s third studio album, 'Unknown Heights'. The album will be released as both a CD and LP via The Sign Records on October 15th. 'Unknown Heights' can be pre-ordered now via the band’s Bandcamp-page. 

Pre-order 'Unknown Heights':

https://craneiumband.bandcamp.com/album/unknown-heights

CRANEIUM Online:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/craneiumband

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/craneiumband/