Graveyard Angel, a new Finnish dark-rock duo released their debut single “Apathy” on November 8th 2024 via Inverse Records.
The single comes out accompanied with an interesting music video made using AI tools: https://youtu.be/m0VUjqB4LI8
While the video has been made with the help of AI, the music has been created in the traditional way. Mika “Alde” Ahlqvist – or rather his alter ego “Ground” has written the song and played all the instruments. He has also done all programming. “My responsibilities have been the lyrics, vocals and backing vocals” says Ana, who is already known to some from her other band “LAB“.
“We are not gloomy personalities, but for some reason we share a taste for a bit darker and harder music. Rough and punchy riffs combined with disturbed stories is what makes us tick. This pretty much defines the music style of Graveyard Angel: dark, tough and delightfully disturbed.”
“We are very interested in AI as a tool for creating visual material. Ari Kuoppa-Aho made our video using AI tools. We did not know much about visual AI, so it was extremely interesting to follow the making of the video and to see it gradually come to life. We are stunned about how cool the video turned out. So, the video is made by a human using AI tools. One could call it a HIAI video; human intelligence and artificial intelligence combined.”
“I am shamelessly happy and proud of this single. When one does one’s best, one sometimes succeeds”, Ana says. Her long and blond hair is messy in a relaxed way and she looks as pleased as a cat by a lake of cream.
On the 10th of October Graveyard Angel was signed to Inverse Records. “We sent a link to our Apathy video to Inverse Records. Less than 24 hours later we made the deal with them. Sometimes things just go surprisingly smoothly”, Ana says, smiling.
LISTEN Apathy on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/graveyard-angel-apathy
Graveyard Angel – Apathy (Single 2024)
Composed by Mika Ahlqvist
Lyrics by Ana Anna Leppälä
Arranged and produced by Mika Ahlqvist and Ana Anna Leppälä
Mixed & mastered by Pekka “Splendid” Laine at East Sound Studios (Finland)
ISRC: FIRH12400003
Single cover: Ana Anna Leppälä
Cover layout: Mika Ahlqvist
Line-up:
Ana Anna Leppälä – Vocals
Mika “Alde” Ahlqvist: guitars, bass, synths, programming
Links:
https://www.facebook.com/GraveyardAngelOfficial
https://www.instagram.com/graveyard_angel_official
https://www.tiktok.com/@graveyard_angel_official
https://graveyardangel.bandcamp.com
