Single Review: Valontuoja – Ympyrä joka syö itseään for #METALMOMENTUM

Band: Valontuoja
Title:  Ympyrä joka syö itseään
Label: Independent
Release date: August 20th 2025
Country: Finland
Format reviewed: High quality digital recording

Single Review: Valontuoja – Ympyrä joka syö itseään for #METALMOMENTUM by Michelle

Even though this may be a band that I’ve just discovered, I must admit that their recently released single ‘Ympyrä joka syö itseään’ for their upcoming album ‘Tulesta Syntynyt’ on the 14th of November is something truly remarkable when it comes to the melodic/atmospheric side of black metal. This single gives us a pretty good idea about Valontuoja’s to-be-released record, which I’m personally pretty excited about if I must say so myself.

The song starts with a pretty distorsioned – almost sounding like an echo – tremolo picking, this characteristic being one that instantly caught my attention as it made me entirely focusing on the melody at hand. With the vocals joining in, the song shifts into a more raw-ish and almost gloomy approach, greeting the listener with a symphony of undying sorrow and agony. Another thing to take note of is the diversity in guitar riffs and tempos, as they aren’t completely focused on a single type of category. To be honest, I think this is a very important aspect in order to not lose the listener’s attention.

Overall, I have to admit that this is one of the very few times I’m quite excited about an upcoming album of a band that I’m barely familiar with. After listening to some of their other releases, it is certain that this will be a band that I will definitely start listening to regularly. 10/10

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