Humming Whale Drop New Song, "The Wake" From Upcoming Album
 | Sun, October 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM |
Humming Whale are back with their 2nd single The Wake, from their debut album "Chasing Rabbits" . I guess in Finland you might find yourself stand in dark forest sometimes, as I believe there might be less sunlight at this time of year.
The band's guitarist Lassi describes the song: "You are standing alone in a dark forest. The shadows cast by the trees move slowly around you. The battery of your flashlight is slowly running out. Your instinct says "Run!". In writing The Wake we were inspired by the captivating stories and the unique atmosphere in the world of Alan Wake."
The story of Humming Whale begun in 2006 in Tampere, Finland. Lassi Paunonen and Ville Kiiveri had already been friends for a long time, and had also been playing together in various bands. Their musical backgrounds steered the new band towards metal, but due to their broad tastes the band was from the beginning open to influences from a wide variety of genres. They especially embraced progressive elements in the form of nonlinear song structures and rhythmic experiments. Over the years, the band absorbed more and more influences from analogue synthesis and acoustic percussions, and their current sound begun to take form.
The band reached its first stable line-up in 2015 with Aki Hahto in vocals and Antti Lumij rvi in drums. The band begun to record its first full album in late 2016 based on the songs they had composed over the years. The recording took place in Lassi's studio and the band took their time in shaping (and even rewriting) the songs. The process finally resulted in the album Chasing Rabbits, published in November 2025.
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At the end of the year 2023 the band also arrived at their current line-up, with Matias Kuure in drums.
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