Finnish doom death metallers Marianas Rest continue to march towards the release of their fifth studio album‘The Bereaved’, which will be released on 16 January 2026 via Noble Demon. After the emotional first single ‘The Colour of You’, the band is now following up with their second track ‘Diamonds in the Rough’ – a gripping, dynamic piece accompanied by a brand new music video directed by Johannes Mäkinen (Downtime Visual Arts). Also on board is Okko Solanterä, whose impressive guest appearance takes the song to a whole new level.
Singer Jaakko Mäntymaa on the subject of the song: “I’ve always had a problem with the way we talk about the dead. You know, you over-remember all the good things and completely tune out the flaws – that “only good things about the dead” thing. But what better way to honour someone than to see them as a whole person, with all their strengths and flaws? The song celebrates memories that truly reflect what happened.“
Guitarist Nico Mänttäri adds: “Normally, our music is more about slowly building up atmosphere, long, reverberating songs and so on. But sometimes it’s just cool to bang out some more direct, rock’n’rolly stuff. And this track is just such an experiment. We had been talking to our good friend Okko (Solanterä) for a while about doing a guest part on the album – and when he sang the chorus, everything suddenly fell into place perfectly. I can’t wait to play the song live.”
From the dark shores of the Baltic Sea, Marianas Rest channel the deep melancholy of their homeland. Hailing from the south-eastern Finnish city of Kotka, the band was founded in 2013 and has since become an authority in the world of melancholic death metal. Their music is heavy and unhurried, combining elements of doom, death and post-metal to create a sound that is both crushing and beautiful.
Marianas Rest don’t just write songs – they create moods: haunting, immersive and emotionally harrowing. A journey into darkness that feels strangely both familiar and reassuring. Over the course of four albums‘Horror Vacui’ (2016), ‘Ruins’ (2019), ‘Fata Morgana’ (2021) and ‘Auer’ (2023), the band has explored themes of isolation, despair and conflict with an uncanny sense of the moment. ‘Fata Morgana’ was the final chapter of a trilogy written before the pandemic but released at its peak. ‘Auer’ was completed just before the outbreak of military unrest in Europe – a coincidence that seems too bizarre to be invented.
In January 2026, the band returns with their fifth album ‘The Bereaved’ and a brand new record deal with Noble Demon. It’s a deeply personal story about death and the many forms in which the end can appear. We meet the band in the midst of a memorial service, tormented by the questions of what should or shouldn’t have been done that only the bereaved know. Because sometimes pity is for the living and envy is for the dead. In such moments, the question arises: who is really more blessed – the deceased or the mourners?
As on her previous albums, the melodies are the key to a unique soundtrack for the ongoing battle against the black clouds that seem to gather around us all from time to time. The music of Marianas Rest, sometimes slow, deep and hard, sometimes a little faster and more aggressive, undoubtedly contains that X-factor of Finnish DNA, combining melancholy and beauty on a level that makes your hair stand on end every time.
Marianas Rest Tour 2025/2026:
The band will be celebrating the release of the new album with a tour of Finland and Europe in winter and spring 2026. The following dates have already been finalised:
CD and vinyl editions of the album ‘The Bereaved’:
CD Digipak
2xLP (Transcrystal/turquoise vinyl)
Merchandise for the album ‘The Bereaved’:
T-shirt
Zipped hoodie
More information about the band: Marianas Rest
More information about the label: Noble Demon
