Artist: KotiteollisuusAlbum: Maailmanloppu
Release: 05.07.2013
Label: Megamania
Tracklist:
1. Maailmanloppu
2. Musta kuu
3. Silmä silmästä, hammas hampaasta
4. Yötä vasten
5. Hyvien puolella
6. Tuhat kuolemaa
7. Outoja aikoja
8. Mennyttä miestä
9. Kepeitä multia
10. Tuhon enteet
I have to be honest. The last record I listened from Kotiteollisuus in full was their album "Ukonhauta". Some of the old records like "Iankaikkinen" and "Kuolleen Kukan Nimi" and " Helvetistä Itään" have played in my stereo for a few times. In a way I have this hate/love situation with Kotiteollisuus. So I thought this might be a good chance to see what the new record is all about.
Jouni Hynynen is a good writer. The self-loathing and ironic lyrics of Hynynen have always been really funny to read and listen to. The theme of the album is the worlds end and many of the songs on the record roll around the topic. A lot of the songs tell about a place where people travel to that is the said to be Paradise. The lyrics on the album are classical Hynynen so to speak.
But the main concentration on the album is the playing itself. In this record Kotiteollisuus have taken a leap towards a more radio friendly, slightly poppy music. Catchy hooks have always been the cornerstone of Kotiteollisuus but now they really are trying their best. There is no arguing that some influences on the record have been taken from the american genre of the music. The album has really been recorded to sound good for everyone. Janne Hongisto and Jari Sinkkonen play like never before on the album and are not letting themselves to be in the shadow of Jouni Hynynen.
The band plays really good together and the sounds are thought carefully. On "Maailmanloppu" almost every chorus is a catchy one. The anthemic choruses of the title track and "Yötä Vasten" or the group choruses on songs like "Musta Kuu" and "Outoja Aikoja" leave in your ear like a ear worm. Hynynen has always made good choruses you cannot argue with that. Listen to "Helvetistä Itään" you will understand.
The record has its moments. The catchy "Maailmanloppu" and the bursting " Musta Kuu" are songs that every fan likes in the first listen on the album. But the cornerstone must be in the middle when "Yötä Vasten" starts to play. The verse on the song makes you think about Rammsteinn and even Killing Joke slightly. The rest of the album goes by really fast without you even noticing it. The last energy the band drives to the mix are in the ninth song "Kepeitä Multia" with its grinding chorus and hard rocking riffs and the clever ending song " Tuhon Enteet" that changes in the last two minutes radically.
"Maailmanloppu" is a decent album from the band. It has its moments but most of the songs go past you without you even noticing. It is a record you can listen to when you are driving or sitting with your friends. The playing on the album is top notch and the lyrics are good, but something is missing from the mix. The album leaves you thinking the future of the band. To say the most now they are in solid ground.
3/5
Niklas Aaltio
Spotify: Kotiteollisuus – Maailmanloppu
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Yötä Vasten: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPVzrl3kxy0
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