HORIZON IGNITED - "Towards The Dying Lands" Out Today!

July 2, 2022

Melodic death metal's hottest newcomers, HORIZON IGNITED, has arrived and this relentless sextet is here to stay!
Today is the release of their second full-length album Towards The Dying Lands - the first one for Nuclear Blast Records - which brings you an unprecedented musical journey through deep valleys, high hills and dark forests.

Frontman Okko Solanterä comments on the release:

´Towards The Dying Lands brings beautiful darkness and crushing energy to the world. Our second album is filled with dynamic songwriting, heavy riffs and soaring melodies accompanied by lyrics ranging from themes such as dealing with grief and death to renewal and unity. A natural and refined continuation to our 2019 debut album After The Storm
We have upped our game immensely and we are only getting started!´

Listen to the album here: https://bfan.link/HorizonIgnitedTTDL

Founded back in 2017 by guitarists Johannes Mäkinen and Vili Vottonen, the debut album After the Storm was unleashed when the northern winds choked HORIZON IGNITED's hometown of Kouvola in early 2019. The completely self-published album met very positive feedback and the band has made its mark since then.
HORIZON IGNITED's diverse class of act − captivating and guitar-driven melodic death metal flavored with catchy metalcore elements among others.
HORIZON IGNITED is:
Okko Solanterä | Vocals
Johannes Mäkinen | Guitar
Vili Vottonen | Guitar
Miska Ek | Keyboards
Jukka Haarala | Bass
Jiri Vanhatalo | Drums

HORIZON IGNITED - Reveals Video For New Single "Beyond Your Reach"

May 25, 2022

The relentless sextet from Finland strikes again with another single from their upcoming album Towards The Dying Lands, to be released on July 1st via Nuclear Blast.

“Beyond Your Reach” bestows with its captivating, melodic guitars which drive you to a huge chorus, that makes this track a real anthem. The single comes along with a music video, which was filmed in Ylöjärvi, Finland, under the direction of Tuomas Kurikka and Patrik Nuorteva of Riivata visuals.

Frontman Okko Solanterä comments on the single: "'Beyond Your Reach' is about unity. Coming together to bring down tyranny and oppression. A little different subject for our lyrics but they fit the song very well!
The song itself is very energetic and empowering with its catchy melodies, so what did we do to bring a bit more darkness and punchiness to it? We made a breakdown. First of its kind in this band but definitely not the last!
This is an anthem that we cannot wait to play live."

Watch the video below.
Listen to the single here: https://bfan.link/beyond-your-reach

Pre-order the album here: https://bfan.link/HorizonIgnitedTTDL

Founded back in 2017 by guitarists Johannes Mäkinen and Vili Vottonen, the debut album "After the Storm" was unleashed when the northern winds choked HORIZON IGNITED's hometown of Kouvola in early 2019. The completely self-published album met very positive feedback and the band has made its mark since then.
HORIZON IGNITED's diverse class of act − captivating and guitar-driven melodic death metal flavored with catchy metalcore elements among others.

HORIZON IGNITED is:
Okko Solanterä - Vocals
Johannes Mäkinen - Guitar
Vili Vottonen - Guitar
Miska Ek - Keyboards
Jukka Haarala - Bass
Jiri Vanhatalo - Drums

Pre-order the album here: https://bfan.link/HorizonIgnitedTTDL

Horizon Ignited - New Album Announced + Release Of New Single/Video "Reveries"

March 23, 2022

The newly signed HORIZON IGNITED proudly announce the upcoming release of their long-playerTowards The Dying Lands. The first album of the band published under Nuclear Blast will be released on July 1st of this year. After the massive title single Towards The Dying Lands, the Finnish sextet is now revealing the next banger from their highly anticipated album.

The Finns deliver their brand new single "Reveries" including a new stunning music video to heat up and celebrate the upcoming next big milestone in their career. The highly endowed newcomers of melodic death metal convince once again with fiery riffs and they show what you can expect in the near future. The album is available for pre-order now!

Watch the video below.
Listen to the single here: https://bfan.link/HIreveries

Pre-order the album here: https://bfan.link/HorizonIgnitedTTDL

The band comments on the new single:
"'Reveries' is a song about losing all your hope and drowning into despair that you can not escape from. What is it like to lose the grip of yourself and your humanity? How deep are the wounds that grief and loss cut? These core lyrical themes are surrounded by not that typical song for Horizon Ignited. Intro and choruses are massive and melodic giving the listener a spark of hope which is then killed by the heavy verses. The fight between these two main themes of the song creates a fascinating contrast for the lyrics.
The music video for the song was filmed during the band's pre-production session for Towards The Dying Lands album at Lammaskallion Audio in Tuusula, Finland. The video is a very raw set of the band performing the song combined with aerial footage from the same day, which turned out to be probably the most beautiful day in fall 2019. The video is edited by the keyboardist Miska Ek and guitarist Johannes Mäkinen.
Aggressive, melancholic, and melodic - Reveries."

Founded back in 2017 by guitarists Johannes Mäkinen and Vili Vottonen, the debut album After the Storm was unleashed when the northern winds choked HORIZON IGNITED's hometown of Kouvola in early 2019. The completely self-published album met very positive feedback and the band has made its mark since then.

HORIZON IGNITED's diverse class of act − captivating and guitar-driven melodic death metal flavored with catchy metalcore elements among others.

Pre-order the album here: https://bfan.link/HorizonIgnitedTTDL

HORIZON IGNITED - Signing & New Single/Video "Towards The Dying Land"

March 13, 2022

Finnish melodic death metal band 'HORIZON IGNITED' have officially joined the biggest metal label in the world, Nuclear Blast Records. '

Over the past thirty frantic years, this passion-raising heavy metal sub-genre has undeniably evolved and changed, but some complaints have also been heard in the dim alleys: where are all the magnificent entrants?

Well, as so many times before, kindly turn your face towards Finland − still the most metallic country in the world − and meet melodic death metal's hottest newcomers... HORIZON IGNITED has arrived and this relentless sextet is here to stay!

To celebrate the signing, the Finns have instantly released their single "Towards The Dying Lands" which comes along with a music video to start the new phase of their career with a bang!

Listen to the song here: https://bfan.link/HorizonIgnitedTTDLSingle
Watch the video below.

The band commenting on the signing to Nuclear Blast:
"We are truly honored beyond belief to join the Nuclear Blast -family with our second album! We did set our goals high, but I don't think that any of us were expecting this. It is truly a dream come true to have our music released by a legendary label that has housed many of our idols throughout the years.
With Nuclear Blast we are able to take our first steps on this musical journey that allows us to bring our vision alive and to share our music with the world. This is the beginning so stay tuned!"

Nuclear Blast A&R Jaap Wagemaker adds: "Nuclear Blast is stoked to announce the signing of the up and coming melodic death metal band Horizon Ignited from Finland. This band took us by surprise after we were introduced to them by their manager Maurizio Iacono from Kataklysm.

Their sound although based in melodic death metal is also influenced by metalcore as well and has the potential to appeal to a very wide audience.The band has built up already quite a following on Spotify with their self released album “After The Storm”. Their new songs are even stronger which is proven by the 2 singles that we will release first. Later on this year the band will also make their debut on the European stages. This band is ready to take the world by storm!"

Founded back in 2017 by guitarists Johannes Mäkinen and Vili Vottonen, the debut album After the Storm was unleashed when the northern winds choked HORIZON IGNITED's hometown of Kouvola in early 2019. The completely self-published album met very positive feedback and the band has made its mark since then.

HORIZON IGNITED's diverse class of act − captivating and guitar-driven melodic death metal flavored with catchy metalcore elements among others.