In the Mood for Bodomcore? Try Denmark’s Essence

Is there such a thing as Scandinavian Pride, or is it every country for themselves up there?  Assuming it’s the latter: I wonder if Finnish metal musicians from bands like Children of Bodom and Kalmah hear Denmark’s Essence and are all, “Stupid Danes always jock our style mad hard, yo!” Like, is there a term for Danes that wanna be Finns as offensive as “wigger”? Dinns? Fanes? Danns? Fauxfinns?

In any case: if you enjoy the melodeathrash stylings of those aforementioned Finnish bands, you will probably enjoy Essence, despite the fact that they’re from a slightly different part of the same region of Europe. Take, for example, their song “For the Fallen”: it is but one keyboard part and a flashier guitar solo away from being a Bodom song.

Assuming you dug that, expect to hear more from Essence soon: the band has just signed with Spinefarm, who will release Essence’s third album in the fall.

And if you didn’t dig that, well… buck up, chum! A lot can happen between now and the fall. You could get hit by a bus! Or the world could end!!!