Finnish Blackened Death Metal act PROGENY OF SUN, have released their second album, “Prophets Of The Void” on September 5th via Inverse Records. The album contains 12 tracks that have taken on more aggressive, darker, and more beautiful forms compared to the previous album. The genre binding the album’s tracks together is Death Metal, but true to the band’s style, the album will feature nuanced and surprising cross-genre atmospherics.
LISTEN to the album: https://push.fm/fl/progeny-of-sun-prophets
Album cover by Joni Kiviniemi & Niko Aromaa
In the beginning, PROGENY OF SUN was a two-man band formed by Jaakko Hautamäki and Niko Aromaa. Jaakko was responsible for the instrumentals, mixing, and mastering, while Niko handled the vocals, lyrics, visuals, etc.
The songs Jaakko introduced were very versatile. Some had speed, some were slow, some painted a picture with their atmosphere, and some were more straightforward bangers. Despite the diversity in style, everything worked exceptionally well in tandem, and from this premise, the band started to develop and pave its own way forward.
To start with, PROGENY OF SUN created a 6-song self-titled EP and discovered that their music was met with great reception. The duo behind the band did all the mixing, mastering, videos, and artwork themselves. The project as a whole was very fun and rewarding to work on.
After the EP release, Jaakko and Niko began to think that something more was still needed. They still had a burning desire to spread their music around the world, but with just two people, it would have been impossible.
Subsequently, Jaakko found two local musicians from the Seinäjoki area: Joni Kiviniemi (guitar) and Juha Peura (drums). Joni and Juha were initially brought on board just to offer their vision and play their assigned instruments for new material. Soon, however, it began to feel like they were part of the family, and so it was decided that they would become full-fledged members of the squad and a part of the band’s story. Not long after, Tuomo Tolkki (bass) was also welcomed to join, and in a matter of a few months, the full lineup was formed.
The first release with the full lineup, a 3-track EP “Dark Wanderer”, was released in 2021. Next in line were the single releases “Worthless” and “Anguish”, which were released in 2022. Thanks to the aforementioned experimental phase, PROGENY OF SUN has gained self-confidence and started to understand its own identity. The band worked hard on the debut album “Throne Of Desolation”, which was released at the end of 2023. PROGENY OF SUN’s second album “Prophets Of The Void”, was released on September 5th, 2025. Following their debut album, the band has identified their strengths, which are utilized and showcased even more prominently on the second album.
PROGENY OF SUN line-up:
Niko Aromaa – Vocals
Jaakko Hautamäki – Guitar
Joni Kiviniemi – Guitar
Tuomo Tolkki – Bass
Juha Peura – Drums
“Prophets Of The Void” tracklist:
1. Swarmspawn
2. Penance
3. Worldstone
4. Decimation
5. Colonus
6. Lifeless Light
7. Sun and Moon
8. Circle of Keres
9. Diary Ender
10. Deface
11. Rain for Discouraged
12. Forsaken Brigade
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