Finnish metal band I.F.A, formed in 1985, have released the first single Kalervo from their forthcoming new album!

Finnish metal band I.F.A released the first single Kalervo from their forthcoming second studio album Tiimalasi which is set to be released on August 8th 2025 via Inverse Records. Music video is also done of the track and it can be seen here: https://youtu.be/PyXkYnMAxr8

The band comments:

"The song summarizes the life of Kalervo Palsa. The other side of the shy and contemplative nature was a bohemian, an artist addicted to alcoholism and perversions. The paintings were very radical, for example his works had to be hidden from the Academy of Fine Arts when the president arrived. Death is a central theme in many works, and some of the works were even labeled as pornography at the time.

Palsa announced that he wanted to be the darkest painter in Europe. In his opinion, "it's not enough to paint flowers, you also have to paint gallows". The purpose was to experiment with not-so-usual melodic progressions and scales, so a strangely different one was born from that, which is also emphasized by the idea of ​​the song's lyrics."

LISTEN to 'Kalervo'' on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/ifa-kalervo

BIOGRAPHY:

I.F.A was founded in 1985 in Vihti. Aapo McMillan and Timo Supperi were the founding members, and Jouni Kaunisto was brought in as a singer. The band's name was derived from the East German Industriverband Fahrzeugbau (IFA) car brand, whose cars were manufactured between 1948 and 1956.

The music of the early days of I.F.A was punk-influenced. Over the years, the sound took shape into the current heavier form without forgetting the band's roots. The band's activities took a break in 1989, until it was reactivated in 1999. The current line-up took shape when guitarist Tom Heskell joined in 2019 and drummer Herra Koivuniemi in 2023.

The band released their first album of their long career, which was named Ifandia, self-published for streaming in 2021. Albums 17 songs have been collected over the band's long career.

Kumarra, Panssarimorsian, Pimeää and Taiteilija singles released in 2023 – 2024 gathered promising streaming numbers as a self-published artist and received airtime on Radio Rock, among others. In 2024, the band signed a recording contract with Inverse Records. The new album is scheduled to be released in 2025.