Hailing from one of the darkest countries in the world, The Holy are known for their Nordic melancholy, highly explosive live shows and for the unusual band formation that includes two drummers. Mixes of post-punk, Springsteen and krautrock influences are often mentioned when speaking about The Holy’s sound and songwriting. Lead singer Eetu Henrik Iivari’s timeless voice and the combination of fierce drumming, analog synths and guitar loaded wall of sound makes you often feel comfortably uncomfortable.

Starting out in the small venues of Helsinki, The Holy have traveled a long way performing in festivals and venues across Europe in Sweden, Estonia, Lithuania, Germany, UK, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Austria. They have showcased at Tallinn Music Week 2022, Midem Digital Edition 2020, Eurosonic 2019, Iceland Airwaves 2019, Reeperbahn Festival 2018, Where Is The Music, JaJaJa London, Berlin & Vienna, and Finland’s own Lost In Music.

In October 2021, legendary German music television show Rockpalast broadcast The Holy’s performance at Crossroads Festival. In the past, the German/French TV channel Arte filmed the band’s performance at Flow Festival 2019 in cooperation with Finland’s YLE, and Seattle-based KEXP filmed their show at Iceland Airwaves 2019, which was published on the station’s popular YouTube channel.

The Holy’s debut album Daughter gathered praise both in Europe and Finland, resulting in an EMMA-nomination (Finnish Grammy) for Critics’ Choice in 2019. The reviews praised the honest songwriting and lyrical themes of the album including topics such as the 1990s Finnish economic recession and its reflection on the youth of its time. In 2020 they released their sophomore album Mono Freedom whose lyrical theme was inspired by Alan Weisman’s book The World Without Us, a classic science book that goes through a bunch of scenarios that would happen to mother earth if humans would disappear today. In late 2023 they are releasing their much anticipated third album Ländmark.

The Holy are:
Eetu Henrik Iivari – Vocals
Pyry Peltonen – Guitar
Laura Kangasniemi – Bass
Mikko Maijala – Drums
Eero Jääskeläinen – Drums

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