Pestilent Scars is a five-piece melodic death metal band from Oulu. All members are between 18 and 19 years old. The band’s central themes focus on melodic songwriting, pure emotion, tight gigs and overall the old school way of getting around.
The band is about to release their debut album Meadows of Misfortune on January 17th 2025 via Inverse Records.
The second single ‚A Reaching Hand‘ is out today on all essential streaming services:
https://push.fm/fl/pestilent-hand
„Mostly my writing comes straight from the heart. When I write music it has to come naturally. Melodies are very important to me and that’s why we have lot of melodic riffs in our songs. It tells you a story, it’s not basic death metal. I feel like I can show much more about myself with melodies. It’s something that I do. I don’t think a lot about which bands have inspired me, but i have to say that gothenburg’s melodic death metal scene from 90’s has inspired me a lot. But our music still has that Finnish melancholy. Both Finnish and Swedish melodic death metal is very important to me.“
– Guitarist/Songwriter, Elias Vierimaa
Line-up:
Pasi Matinolli – Vocals
Elias Vierimaa – Guitars
Artturi Kauppi – Drums
Sampo Jylhä – Bass
Topi Ilmola – Guitars
Links:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564947165481
https://www.instagram.com/pestilentscars
https://www.tiktok.com/@pestilentscars
https://pestilentscars.bandcamp.com