Red Moon Architect is a melodic doom metal band originating from Finland’s gloomiest town, Kouvola and have released critically acclaimed albums that have been able to reach music fans all over the world beyond genre boundaries.
The first album “Concealed Silence” was released 2012 by Inverse Records, intended to be as a solo project of drummer Saku Moilanen with two guest vocalists, Frans Aalto and Anni Viljanen. The band soon got its full line-up in the persons of guitarists Matias Moilanen and Mikko Heikkilä, bassist Jukka Jauhiainen and male vocalist Juuso Turkki. This same line up was also in the studio when recording the second studio album ”Fall”, which was released 2015 by Playground Music Finland. Mikko Heikkilä left the band and Juho Räihä came to handle live duties as a guitarist, before the band found their current guitar players Taneli Jämsä and Pyry Hanski, as Matias and Juuso also stepped aside.
Soon after this they started to work on their third studio album ”Return of the black butterflies”. The album was released 2017 by Inverse Records and has the line-up that also has been to this date. Ville Rutanen had joined as the new vocalist. 2019 a more underground release ”Kuura” was released. Its only physical format was vinyl, produced by The Vinyl Division label. It was flirting with sound of black metal and went to the darkest place the band’s sound has ever, and most likely ever will be.nThe band has played shows with bands like Amorphis, Swallow The Sun, Moonsorrow, Insomnium, Wolfheart and at numerous metal festivals.
Their fifth album ‘Emptiness weighs the most’ was released in 2020 on the Noble Demon label. It was produced and mixed by Saku Moilanen at Deep Noise Studios and mastered by Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street Studios. The current 6th album ‘October Decay’ was released in April 2025.
Finnish melodic doom metallers Red Moon Architect have released their eagerly awaited sixth studio album ‘October Decay’, out today via Noble Demon. It is the band’s first album in five years, and judging by the first audio samples, it was more than worth the wait. Hailing from Kouvola, Finland,Red Moon Architect have carved a respected…
Melodic doom metal band Red Moon Architect have announced their sixth studio album “October Decay”, which will be released on April 17th via Noble Demon. Based in Kouvola, Finland, the band has earned a firm place in the doom metal scene with their critically acclaimed albums. Red Moon Architect, originally a solo project of drummer…
The German independent label Noble Demon is celebrating its fifth anniversary with the release of the brand new label sampler “Noble Demonic Metal – Chapter 5”. Founded by former Nuclear Blast veteranPatrick Walch, in collaboration with Berlin-based media company UCM.ONE, Noble Demon has quickly become a force to be reckoned with in the metal scene,…
Death metal trio Slaughterror have released their debut EP “Endless Lust For Gore”, which is now available digitally via German label Noble Demon. Formed in 2022, Slaughterror are a formidable trio from the cold heart of Finland. Their music is a relentless onslaught of aggression and groove that captures the essence of classic death metal.…
Death metal powerhouse Slaughterror will release their impressive debut EP “Endless Lust For Gore” on 23 February via the German Noble Demon label. Formed in 2022, Slaughterror are a formidable trio from the cold heart of Finland. The music from Slaughterror is a relentless onslaught of aggression and groove that captures the essence of classic…
Praised by fans and critics alike for their latest full-length record, entitled “Emptiness Weighs The Most” (Noble Demon), melodic doom heavyweights “Red Moon Architect” are truly known to create a unique sound of their own. Pure sweeping, yet crushing and highly atmospheric doom soundscapes consolidate with strong melodies, dark growls and beautiful female vocals, that are…
