Aarnihauta by KOUTA

Aarnihauta is KOUTA’s first release and it combines black metal and folk metal, bringing forth the dark and hopeless atmosphere of Nordic nature. Thematically the EP tells of the appearance of the mythological being Kouta, whose malevolence brings judgment and despair upon the treacherous mankind.

KOUTA is a Finnish blackened folk metal band, inspired by old Nordic lore and myths, combined with the malign nature of the northern forests and iniquity of being human. The myth of the malevolent being Kouta is at the heart of the group’s music.