Stand aside, Ville and Nightwish! Blind Channel are coming for your crowns!
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AFTER GRINDING IN the Finnish scene for eight years, Blind Channel exploded onto the world’s stage when they entered Eurovision in 2021. Their self-dubbed “violent pop” song, Dark Side, reached No.1 at home and charted internationally, and the band finished the contest in sixth place. After two years of touring the world, Hammer caught up with vocalists Joel Hokka and Niko Moilanen to find out what lies in store with new album Exit Emotions.
Now that you’re two years removed from your Eurovision experience, how has your approach to music changed?
Joel:
“We became rock stars! It changes how you think about life, how you face things, and for sure it changes how you create music. But we’re still the same band who want to rule the world.” Niko: “Eurovision is an undeniable part of our history, but it’s not where we’re headed. Bring Me The Horizon and Linkin Park are our favourite bands at the moment, because they thought outside the box and added new elements to create something new. The pioneer aspect of things is always what we love to do.”