Finnish progressive death metal band CEREBRUM have released a new single, "Jacket Full Of Malice", out November 10 via Inverse Records. The track is the first preview of an EP the band plans to release later in 2027.
According to the band, the song is about a person's inner war with their own demons: anger, suffering and aggression pushed down behind an outer shell, "much like an overcoat worn against an inner storm", until the pressure bursts out "with the force of an extreme disaster". That release, they add, is a blind, cleansing fire that leaves nothing good behind. Musically, the track opens with a calm, building verse, turns on a rhythmic riff and climbs into a big, epic chorus. The band notes that it is more straightforward and closer to a traditional rock structure than the rest of the upcoming EP.
"Jacket Full Of Malice" was written by vocalist and bassist Mikko Suomi, arranged by the band, mixed by keyboardist Tuomas Virtanen and mastered by Niklas Jussila at Finnvox.
CEREBRUM formed in Turku in 1992. They started out playing old-school death metal, moved toward a more progressive sound by their second demo, and then disappeared in 1996. Four original members brought the band back in 2023 at the Finnish Death Metal Maniacs festival. In July 2025, the Spanish label Memento Mori issued "Vestiges Of An Evoked Past (1993–1994)", a compilation of their 1990s material. With a new keyboard player on board, "Jacket Full Of Malice" is the band's first new music since the reunion.
CEREBRUM are:
- Mikko Suomi – vocals, bass
- Vesa-Matti Rauhu – guitars, backing vocals
- Jaakko Liuke – guitars
- Sami Järvinen – drums, percussion
- Tuomas Virtanen – keyboards, backing vocals
Listen to "Jacket Full Of Malice": push.fm
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