Grave Pleasures

A Finnish post-punk outfit based out of Helsinki, Grave Pleasures deliver both hooks and horror via a macabre -- and danceable -- mix of apocalyptic punk, metal, pop, and goth-rock.The band was founded in 2010 after the dissolution of vocalist  and bass player Valtteri Arino's previous project, the like-minded Beastmilk, who released an EP and a well-received full-length before ceasing operations. Citing influences like , , and , the quintet, which also includes Juho Vanhanen, Aleksi Kiiskilä, and Rainer Tuomikanto, issued their debut album, Dreamcrash, in 2015 via  and . The group inked a deal with  for the release of their sophomore studio long-player, 2017's Motherblood. ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi