Finnish melodic heavy metalband Ikirouta has released a touching new single “Kaipaus”.
The author of the song, guitarist-keyboardist Teemu Kuosmanen tells:
“‘Kaipaus’ was born out of the pain of relinquishment and loss. There was a situation in life in which the passing away came unexpectedly, but in a way without surprise. It is impossible to prepare for such situations beforehand and “Kaipaus” is about a process of handling with one’s own feelings and going through grief. When someone who has been more or less present in our lives for decades leaves us, it is bound to make us reflect on the limitations of life. And when no one in this band is a youngster anymore, these situations do touch us all. Fortunately, what remains are memories – and longing.”
Ikirouta is a Finnish melodic metal band from the city of Kajaani, founded in winter 2020. The band has a loyal and, considering the size of the band, large fan base all over Finland and the band is an active social media user, for example by keeping Facebook videos of their practice sessions. These videos have had at best more than 10 000 views.
Ikirouta’s music can be found on all major digital music platforms. On Spotify the band has been listened to well over 1.5 million times. YouTube has every song with a music video.
The latest song “Kaipaus”, released on 14.3.2025, is already the band’s 20th single release. With the released songs, gigging and social media, the name and awareness have spread all over Finland and the venues have been pretty much sold out.
The band will continue to go single by single and try to conquer new territories both through new music and by touring as hard as possible.
Ikirouta:
Jori Kärki – vocals
Teemu Kuosmanen – guitar, keyboards
Jere Pellikka – bass
Jani Partanen – drums
Mikko Niiranen – technician
Photo: Mikko Hirvelä & Teemu Kuosmanen
