Freedomination Releases New EP "The Stand"

Freedomination's new EP "The Stand" is out now, and can be heard below or picked up over at Bandcamp here. The following press release was also issued:

"With Finland’s native scene awash with bands exemplifying modern plasticity or retro-worship, Freedomination retaliate against trends with honest, thrashing heavy metal. 'The Stand' EP is a showcase of the band’s new direction and commitment, and their debut full-length is already composed and ready to be unleashed later in 2015.

"Freedomination came to life in 2008 under the vision of creative mastermind Timo Ahlström. Ripened by these studio and live experiences, Timo is now placing his focus firmly on his own brainchild, predicating a boundless future for this young metal quartet. Rounded out by Jukka Ahlström and Mikko Turunen, and with the recent addition Otto Luotonen (of the legendary thrash/crossover band Rytmihairio and a fistful of others) the result is the band’s most invigorated incarnation to date.

"Taking influences primarily from heavy/thrash giants of the 80’s and adding a fuller, more modern production, Freedomination offer a much-needed revitalization of pure metal to the Nordic underground. Not restricted to any stylistic limitations and possessing a keen sense of melody, the outcome is a varied and exhilarating journey – incorporating punk sentiments in the attitude, speed metal in the intensity, progressive heavy metal in the arrangements, and the all-too-elusive element of playfulness in the riffing and shredding. While some songs brashly gallop and others wistfully breach the territory of epicism, Freedomination’s compositions do as much storytelling as the lyrics, both being straight-forward and lacking in pretension. The vocal delivery is heavy yet melodic and versatile, occasionally spiced with old-school falsettos."

The track listing is:

01. The Stand
02. Unleash Hell
03. Tower of Power