THE BEAST

Following their critically acclaimed debut EP "The Dawn Of Vitriol", released on August 14th via Noble Demon, today MERCURY CIRCLE unleashed a brand new video for the track "Our Funeral (Like Xmas)", available here: https://snd.click/ourfuneral "Our Funeral (Like Xmas)" is exclusively featured on "Noble Demonic Metal – Chapter 1", a brand new label sampler by Noble Demon, celebrating its first anniversary, available here: https://snd.click/chapter1 Labeled as "a band you need to watch out for in 2021", by Metal Hammer UK, and featuring members of Swallow The Sun and Children Of Bodom, MERCURY CIRCLE is creating a diverse offering of atmospheric and dark music where the songs differ wildly in expression and sonic aesthetics, establishing their very own kind of "New Doom". While the band is working on their upcoming full length record right now (to be released in early 2021), they felt the need to take a break from the album sessions and to release something different, as Jaani Peuhu explains: "Although I’m not a fan of Xmas songs, I found myself with the perfect opportunity to write one in the midst of everything going on in the world today. In parts, 2020 felt almost apocalyptic. Sadly, Christmas is the busiest day of the year for police, ambulances and paramedics in Finland and I’m afraid that this year might break all the records of domestic violence and suicide cases because of the pandemic. But since 2020 has already turned so much on its head, there’s hoping this year’s outlook on the holidays could prove me positively wrong. Compared to the heavy and dark sound of upcoming debut album, "Our Funeral (Like Xmas)" is the most uplifting song we have ever created. We wanted to take a groovier and happier approach to the music while the lyrics stayed on the gloomier side. We hope you enjoy it! Happy Holidays! - Jaani, Jussi, Ande, Jaska and Juppe" -------- LYRICS: Our funeral Like Xmas Our funeral I got so used to I didn’t see through Your venom blends with your perfume I always thought I Deserve the heavens A bed is a tomb in our hotel room So misleading Still I follow On a silky leash that I cannot break My heart is too damaged And every choice I make is another mistake We can only disappoint each other again Can’t make it through the night alive (Yeah) Til death do us part We can only disappoint, there’s nothing to gain Wrong kinda electricity It’s insanity come on, move on, my silent misery Our funeral Like Xmas Our funeral Like Xmas Only God knows That in your sleep I carved my prayers on your skin I only told you The things I had to Sin invites us in We let the end begin -------- MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTION: Jussi Hämäläinen & Jaani Peuhu PRODUCTION: Jaani Peuhu EDITING BY Jussi Hämäläinen TRANSLATION BY Tapio Ahola ADDITIONAL SOUND DESIGN BY Jussi Hämäläinen MUSIC VIDEO BASED ON excerpts from the short film “Clemency on the Edge of Town” (2012). Watch the whole film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye32ZRbMzWE DIRECTOR & PRODUCER: Joonas Ranta WRITTEN BY Joonas Ranta & Paavo Virtanen CINEMATOGRAPHY: Paavo Virtanen SOUND RECORDING: Kauri Lehtinen, Simo Reunamäki SOUND DESIGN: Pete Varpiola & Juha Korpelainen PRODUCTION DESIGN & COSTUME DESIGN: Joonas Ranta MAKE UP: Anita Ahola, Julia Klén, Jonna O. Ratas CAST - In order of appearance: Pete Varpiola, Anssi Mänttäri, Elisa Paljakka, Joonas Ranta, Peppi Valpio, Heikki Metsämäki, Herra Ylppö, Wallu Valpio, Marko Lönnqvist, Juha Korpelainen, Atte Blom, Aarni Vaarnamo, Seppo Louhi, Pentti Kasurinen, Maukka Perusjätkä, Velipekka Makkonen MUSIC BY Jaani Peuhu LYRICS BY Jaani Peuhu & Sarah E. Wohlfahrt PRODUCED & MIXED BY Jaani Peuhu MASTERED BY Minerva Pappi at Waudio Mastering ------- In probably the most darkest year in the history of music business, a new and dedicated record label for all that is heavy has proven that Noble Demon came to stay in its first year of existence. To celebrate its first birthday together with their growing and loyal fanbase, Noble Demon has just released an exciting label compilation on December 18th to end the year in sinister style, available here: https://snd.click/chapter1 -------- MERCURY CIRCLE are: Jaani Peuhu - Vocals, Guitars, Synths (Iconcrash, Swallow the Sun, Hallatar) Jussi Hämäläinen - Guitars, Synths, Backing vocals (Hanging Garden, The Chant) Juppe Sutela - Guitars (To/Die/For) Ande Kiiski - Bass (Sleep of Monsters, Rytmihäiriö) Jaska Raatikainen - Drums (Children of Bodom) For more info visit: https://www.facebook.com/mercurycircleofficial https://www.instagram.com/mercurycircleband http://nobledemon.com https://fb.me/nobledemonrecords https://www.youtube.com/c/NobleDemon?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.instagram.com/nobledemonrecords/ https://www.twitter.com/nobledemonrec/ https://snd.click/nobledemon https://nobledemon.bandcamp.com/ https://www.tiktok.com/@nobledemonrecords https://sptfy.com/4Oow #MercuryCircle #NewDoom #NobleDemon