Finnish doom-laden death metal force MARIANAS REST have released their long-awaited fifth studio album, “The Bereaved”, out now via Noble Demon. To mark the occasion, the band also unveil a brand new music video for the album track “Again Into the Night”, a deeply emotional and atmospheric piece that perfectly captures the album’s bleak yet cathartic spirit.
“‘Again Into the Night’ stands as one of the earliest compositions written for The Bereaved and reflects the band’s willingness to explore new sonic territories while staying true to their melancholic roots. ‘Again Into the Night‘ was probably one of the first if not the first demo we had for this album. It kind of worked as a playground to try out new stuff, new ways of expression, that we could use in the future. Fun song to jam to in the rehersal grounds,” Guitarist Nico Mänttäri comments.
Vocalist Jaakko Mäntymaa adds: “This song had the right feel straight from the start. It doesn’t happen often, unfortunately. It’s about fatigue. How you feel like giving up, when things go sour for the hundredth time. We’ve all been there. Hopefully it can remind people how important it is to just keep hanging on. No matter how it hurts.“
Listen to the single HERE
From the dark shores of the Baltic Sea, MARIANAS REST channel the deep melancholy of their homeland. Hailing from the southeastern Finnish town of Kotka, the band was formed in 2013 and has since become a powerful force in the world of melancholic death metal.
Their music is heavy and unhurried, blending elements of doom, death, and post-metal into a sound that is both crushing and beautiful. MARIANAS REST don’t just write songs – they createmoods: haunting, immersive, and emotionally devastating. A journey into darkness that, strangely, feels both familiar and comforting.
Over the course of four albums – Horror Vacui (2016), Ruins (2019), Fata Morgana (2021), and Auer (2023) – the band has explored themes of isolation, despair, and conflict with uncanny timing. Fata Morgana was the closing chapter of a trilogy written before the pandemic but released at its peak. Auer was completed just before military unrest erupted in Europe – a coincidence too eerie to script.
Tracklist:
01. Thank You for the Dance
02. Rat in the Wall
03. Divided
04. Again into the Night
05. Burden
06. Diamonds in the Rough
07. Pity the Living
08. Goodbyes and Good Intentions
09. Tyhjä
10. The Colour of You
The band’s fifth full-length, “The Bereaved”, is a deeply personal tale of death and the many forms in which the end may appear. We meet these Finnish axemen in the midst of memorial, tortured by those do’s or don’ts of individuals left behind, even though some indeed pity the living and envy the dead. At such times, who is more blessed, the deceased or the bereaved?
Again, just like on their previous albums, the melodies are the key for an unique soundtrack for the ongoing struggle against the black clouds that seem to gather around us all every now and then.
When it comes to MARIANAS REST’s music, sometimes slow, deep and hard, on some occasions a bit faster and aggressive attacks, it sure does include that x-factor of Finnish DNA, that embraces melancholy and beauty on such level that makes one’s hair stand every single time.
“The Bereaved” is out nowvia Noble Demon and available for purchaseat THIS LOCATION
In addition, the band will celebrate the release of the new album by touring Finland and Europe during the winter and spring of 2026:
17.01.2026 – Espoo (FI), Masis Brewery – Album & Beer Release Party
23.01.2026 – Kouvola (FI), House of Rock
24.01.2026 – Turku (FI), Apollo
30.01.2026 – Kuopio (FI), Sawohouse UG
12.02.2026 – Lahti (FI), Torvi
14.02.2026 – Jyväskylä (FI), Lutakko
20.02.2026 – Joensuu (FI), Kerubi
21.02.2026 – Helsinki (FI), Kuudes Linja
11.07.2026 – Kotka (FI), Dark River Festival
16.–18.07.2026 – Laukaa (FI), John Smith Rock Festival
More to be announced soon.
MARIANAS REST are:
Vocals | Jaakko Mäntymaa
Guitar | Nico Mänttäri
Guitar | Harri Sunila
Bass | Niko Lindman
Keyboard | Aapo Koivisto
Drums | Nico Heininen
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https://www.marianasrest.com
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