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Finnish melodic death metal act Noumena has released their new single "Tyhjyys" (The Void), the third single from their upcoming album Maanääri, set for release this August. The release is accompanied by a music video.

The track dives deep into a world defined by uncertainty and loneliness. Its fragile, beautiful melodies combined with crushing riff barrages carry an overwhelming weight of sorrow, disappointment, and even fury. The song’s relentless drive leaves no room for the listener to waver.

"It is a captivating and atmospheric piece about the search for a lost connection," describes guitarist Markus Hirvonen. "The acoustic intro riff was born during a sleepless night when I let the feeling of emptiness and sorrow flow directly into the guitar. While jamming alone in my house, the phrase 'Tyhjyydessä kaikuu taas' (In the void, it echoes again) came to mind, and the whole song and its parts began to build around it as if by itself."

The lyrics were written in collaboration by Hirvonen and bassist Hannu Savolainen. The track’s striking three-vocalist arrangements were crafted together in the rehearsal room as a result of the band's collective creative process.

Guitarist Ville Lamminaho oversaw the concept and production of the "Tyhjyys" music video, continuing the band’s self-directed visual journey following their previous video, Surunkehrä. The video weaves elements of emptiness, longing, and rage into a dark narrative where love leads astray and dreams are buried one by one.

Listen & watch on digital platforms: Tyhjyys

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Hailing from Ähtäri, Finland, the masters of melodic death metal, Noumena, continue their journey towards their highly anticipated album release. The band is now releasing a brand new single, "Surunkehrä" (The Spindle of Sorrow), as a follow-up to their previously released banger "Kuolemankello".

"Surunkehrä" is part of a continuum of melancholic, mid-tempo Noumena songs—a lineage that includes past tracks like “Saatto”, "Bleakest Essence" and "Sanansaattaja". Guitarist and composer Ville Lamminaho sheds light on the song’s multifaceted origins:

"The idea sparked a couple of years ago when the band was listening to Lorna Shore's 'Pain Remains I'. The actual song came to life at home on the couch while strumming my daughter's acoustic guitar. The melancholic and folk-influenced song gained dynamism through varying time signatures, and we aimed for a driving flow and pulsing rhythms in the arrangement, evoking imagery of both spinning yarn and heartbeats."

The deep and mythological lyrical world is crafted by vocalist Suvi Uura, who came across the name "Surunkehrääjä" (“The Weaver of Sorrow”) in a book she read a few years ago. Upon hearing Ville's composition, the name rushed back to Suvi's mind and instantly felt like the right direction for the track:

"To me, the Weaver of Sorrow is a kind of traveler in limbo—a creature that lives off human grief and pain. She doesn’t cause sorrow; instead, she gathers it, spins it into thread, and weaves paths along which souls travel toward the underworld. She is a figure moving on the thresholds, appearing to those whose minds are broken or who have lost everything."

Simultaneously, the band is releasing a music video for the track, directed by composer Ville Lamminaho. Inspired by the song's lyrics, the video introduces the Weaver of Sorrow, portrayed by Suvi Uura.

The new single provides a strong foretaste of Noumena's seventh album, which will be released in its entirety in August. While waiting for the upcoming album, Noumena invites the listener to journey deep into the underworld, where tears are spun into melancholy and heavy melodies offer the ultimate rest for a broken mind.

Listen & watch on digital platforms: Surunkehrä