HELSINKI, FINLAND — Finnish stoner metal outfit Ceased Sunfire drop “The Unspoken Word” on January 30th, a crushing meditation on the silence passed down through generations — the unspoken words that calcify into family legacy.
The track marks the first taste of the band’s upcoming second album, showcasing a heavier, more focused sound that pushes their signature doom-laden grooves into sludge and groove metal territory.
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“This song is about inherited silence,” says singer-guitarist-songwriter Ale. “The things your parents never said to each other. The things their parents never said to them. That pressure bleeds through bone… It becomes your default setting. You grow up thinking that’s just how families work. Looking away. Not dealing with the pain. Until you realize that silence is what’s killing everyone slowly.”
Since emerging from Helsinki’s underground scene in 2021, Ceased Sunfire have built a reputation for riffs that hit hard and stay with you. Their 2023 debut album The Divide earned critical praise, with Inferno Magazine awarding it 4/5. The new material goes more metal and darker, channeling influences from Alice in Chains to Down to Swallow the Sun, through their own crushing lens.
Ceased Sunfire is:
Ale — Vocals, Guitar
Fellu — Bass
Max — Drums