Finnish female-fronted rock sensations, Ginger Evil, are excited to announce the release of their debut album, The Way It Burns, out on February 14 via Frontiers Music Srl.
To coincide with the announcement, the band have today released the Hands Move To Midnight EP, available digitally now. The title track and accompanying music video are also out now.
Watch the official music video for “Hands Move To Midnight” below. Stream/download the track here.
Guitarist Tomi says: “The main reason for forming Ginger Evil was to have a safe place as a band, where the song is the boss. Not the production, not the so-called perfect sound, not the number one single. Keith Richards said once “Smile is the boss”. For me, that is the ground rule; to make yourself feel good. If someone else likes the song, it’s an added bonus. I guess that pretty much sums up Ginger Evil."
“We have released singles throughout the year, and we wanted to wrap this year up as an EP. We added one of the first songs we’ve ever recorded together, 'Hands Move To Midnight', to tie the EP together. It’s fast, it’s hard, it’s almost heavy, but still has layers of harmony which now seems to be the thing in our songs. The melody is always the main thing”, adds bass player Veli.
Hands Move To Midnight EP tracklisting:
"Rainmaker"
"Dead On Arrival"
"Shame Old"
"Hands Move To Midnight"
"Arrowhead"
"Flames"
"Hands Move To Midnight" video:
Ginger Evil began as Moonshine Inc. in 2005, in a rehearsal room in Helsinki, Finland. After a couple of years of rehearsal and composing, a fruitless search for a singer meant the songs were put on ice.
Meanwhile, guitarist Tomi Julkunen and bassist Veli Palevaara continued gigging in Finland with The Milestones, including arena shows with Deep Purple and Whitesnake. In the aftermath of their fifth album, those Moonshine Inc. songs from a decade back emerged from hibernation, so the search began again for a vocalist.
The powerful voice of Ella Tepponen was known to Tomi and Veli from many theatre and music projects, and drummer Toni Mustonen was already familiar to everyone. Jamming together found a shared musical passion, and a group creative process soon flourished. Ginger Evil was born.
“From Foo Fighters to Fleetwood Mac” is how the band hears their music, with singer Ella bringing a whole new kind of twist to their rock expression. Everything was coming together. Music producer and film director Richard Stanley, known for his work with The Who heard demos of Ginger Evil and was inspired to write lyrics.
In early 2022 Ginger Evil signed a deal with Deadfall Artist/Band management and a half year later with Frontiers Music Srl. (Def Leppard, Toto, Whitesnake, Journey). For the recording of their debut album, The Way It Burns, Ella brought in Teemu Aalto (Insomnium) as a producer, who also handled the final mixes with final mastering by Grammy-nominated Svante Forsbäck of Chartmakers (Rammstein, Volbeat, Sunrise Avenue, Apocalyptica).
Pre-order the new album here.
The Way It Burns tracklisting:
"Rainmaker"
"Dead On Arrival"
"Shame Old"
"Flames"
"Hands Move To Midnight"
"Arrowhead"
"Better Get In Line"
"Black Waves"
"Whispers"
"Not Your Fool"
"Last Frontier"
"Wake Me"
“Flames” video:
"Arrowhead" video:
"Dead On Arrival" lyric video:
Lineup:
Ella Tepponen - vocals
Tomi Julkunen - guitars
Veli Palevaara - bass
Toni Mustonen - drums
(Photo - Jansku - Love Is Punk Studio)
