From the cold, windswept coastline of Finland’s southeastern shores comes music that weighs heavily upon the soul – yet offers an unexpected sense of solace. Since their formation in 2013, MARIANAS REST from the port town of Kotka have carved out a distinctive space within the metal landscape, crafting a sonic identity that merges doom’s crushing weight with death metal’s ferocity and post-metal’s expansive atmospheres into something both devastating and achingly beautiful.
Band: Marianas Rest
This is a band that transcends conventional songwriting. Their compositions conjure entire worlds of emotion – haunting, all-encompassing, and utterly overwhelming. Each track becomes a descent into shadow, yet one that feels strangely welcoming, almost comforting in its darkness. This rare gift for transforming sorrow into sound has established MARIANAS REST as essential voices in melancholic death metal.
A New Era Begins Now! The January 16th, 2026 marks the arrival of the band’s fifth studio effort and the beginning of a fresh chapter: „The Bereaved“ debuts through their new home at Noble Demon. The record represents an intimate exploration of mortality and the countless ways death manifests itself in our lives.
Thematically, MARIANAS REST navigate the painful territory of mourning and loss. The album inhabits the minds of those left behind, wrestling with doubt and unanswered questions. It examines the torturous „what if“ moments, the burden of guilt, and words left forever unspoken. At its core lies a profound meditation: Who bears the greater burden – those who have departed, or those condemned to carry on without them?
Where Heaviness Meets Grace
MARIANAS REST possess a rare talent for balancing extremes. Their compositions unfold deliberately, allowing darker moods to breathe and fully develop. Yet within this density exists a peculiar grace – reminiscent of winter light reflecting across the Baltic waters that shape their homeland.
With „The Bereaved,“ MARIANAS REST continue their artistic evolution, demonstrating that melancholic death metal can transcend genre boundaries to become something profoundly moving. This is music for the soul’s darker hours.
Stream or buy the album on all major digital platforms. The album is also available in physical format. Visit the band’s or label’s website for more information.
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FOR FANS OF:
Anathema, Katatonia, Swallow The Sun
GENRES:
Melodic Doom Metal, Melodic Death Metal