{"id":75576,"date":"2020-02-27T00:00:05","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T00:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=75576"},"modified":"2020-02-27T18:54:11","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T18:54:11","slug":"news-leverage-release-fourth-studio-album-determinus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-leverage-release-fourth-studio-album-determinus\/","title":{"rendered":"LEVERAGE Unveil Music Video For \u2018When We Were Young\u2019 Track (February 27th, 2020) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

LEVERAGE Unveil Music Video For \u2018When We Were Young\u2019 Track<\/strong><\/span>
\nFebruary 27th, 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Finnish melodic metal group Leverage have released a music video for the track \u2018When We Were Young\u2019, which can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Leverage issued fourth full-length studio album DeterminUs<\/em> on April 26th, 2019 through Frontiers Music Srl.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new album is the same but different,\u201d commented guitarist and founder Tuomas Heikkinen. \u201cThis is the way I write. It is heavy rock and draws from a variety of influences, mine or the other members. I used to make demos that had every bass, drum and keyboard note MIDI programmed to detail and then just asked the guys to reproduce that exactly, but now I only underline the passages that I feel are essential and let them have a go at expressing themselves as musicians. And just as importantly, I always try to hear the vocalist in my head when writing. Pekka and Kimmo are two different singers, that definitely guides the process.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ten years separate the respective releases of DeterminUs<\/em> and predecessor Circus Colossus<\/em>. \u201cPeople that have heard the music say that it definitely has the Leverage vibe, but also covers new ground,\u201d continued Heikkinen. \u201cIt has variety, ranging from pretty damn heavy to all kinds of far ends at times. This album sounds like a band playing and there\u2019s movement where we didn\u2019t use to have it. There\u2019s less overdubs, not too many huge hired choirs, very little MIDI orchestrations and less tracks all together.\u201d<\/p>\n

DeterminUs<\/em> marks the recording debuts of vocalist Kimmo Blom and guitarist Mikko Salovaara. \u201cKimmo is a phenomenal and very versatile singer. He draws pictures in front of you the way he sings,\u201d concluded Heikkinen. \u201cHe has a huge presence, both seen and heard and is not the most typical vocalist in this scene. He approaches each song as a short story and really throws himself in there. Mikko is a monster guitar player with a background of very heavy and complex metal with a band called Kiuas. It was like \u2018I am going to get him or Leverage will have only one guitar.\u2019 I am happy he wanted to join the band. I have been blessed to get to work with outstanding guitar players in Leverage, first with Torsti and now with Mikko.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really excited about all this, getting back to making Leverage music with a great group of people, old and new. And getting it out through a solid label to the fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The track listing is as follows:<\/p>\n

01. \u2018Burn Love Burn\u2019
\n02. \u2018Wind Of Morrigan\u2019
\n03. \u2018Tiger\u2019
\n04. \u2018Red Moon Over Sonora\u2019 (album version)
\n05. \u2018Mephistocrate\u2019
\n06. \u2018Afterworld\u2019s Disciple\u2019
\n07. \u2018When We Were Young\u2019
\n08. \u2018Heaven\u2019s No Place For Us\u2019
\n09. \u2018Hand Of God\u2019
\n10. \u2018Rollerball\u2019
\n11. \u2018Troy\u2019<\/p>\n

Leverage\u2019s line-up is as follows:<\/p>\n

Kimmo Blom (vocals)
\nMikko Salovaara (guitars)
\nTuomas Heikkinen (guitars)
\nSami Norrbacka (bass)
\nValtteri Revonkorpi (drums)
\nMarko Niskala (keyboards)<\/p>\n

A music video was filmed for the track \u2018Wind Of Morrigan\u2019. In addition, an official lyric video was created for the song \u2018Burn Love Burn\u2019. Both clips can also be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Third studio record Circus Colossus<\/em> was released in November 2009 via Spinefarm.<\/p>\n

Promotional photograph by Petri Siikanen.<\/em><\/p>\n