{"id":20136,"date":"2026-05-22T07:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=20136"},"modified":"2026-05-22T07:47:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:47:05","slug":"the-finnish-death-metal-band-morbid-intent-are-set-to-release-their-debut-ep-the-first-single-ashen-veil-is-out-now-accompanied-by-a-music-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=20136","title":{"rendered":"The Finnish death metal band Morbid Intent are set to release their debut EP. The first single, &#8216;Ashen Veil&#8217;, is out now, accompanied by a music video"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Morbid-Intent.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20137\" style=\"width:422px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Morbid-Intent.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Morbid-Intent-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Morbid-Intent-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;<\/em><em>Ashen Veil explores the distortion of reality and the illusion that wraps itself around the human mind like a veil of ash. The lyrics portray a state where the individual can no longer distinguish truth from falsehood &#8211; everything is obscured by manipulation and delusion.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Musically, the track combines crushing riffs, melancholic melodies and an intense atmosphere. The result is a dark yet captivating composition driven by both aggression and mood.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ashen Veil serves as a gateway into the band\u2019s upcoming Marionettes EP- release, offering a first glimpse into its central theme: the fragility of the human mind and the power of manipulation.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Finnish classic Gothenburg-style melodic death metal band Morbid Intent are set to release their debut EP Marionettes later in 2026 via Inverse Records. The first single &#8216;Ashen Veil&#8217; is unleashed today and it&#8217;s accompanied by a music video which can be seen here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Morbid Intent - Ashen Veil (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lAWiPltZJ-M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Morbid Intent is an upcoming melodic death metal act formed in Oulu, Finland. Looking to take the scene by storm, Morbid Intent will release their debut EP &#8220;Marionettes&#8221; in 2026. The main inspiration for the band is the classic G\u00f6teborg-style melodic death metal mixed with a splash of modern extreme metal aggression. Fast blast beats, crushing riffs, and haunting melodies are to be expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The band members have experience playing in bands such as Mors Subita, Electric Deathbeat, Swansong, Se, Josta Ei Puhuta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Marionettes&#8221; will crush you, set you on fire, hit you like a truck, set you on fire again, and leave you wanting for more. This is a band and a debut that you will not want to miss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LISTEN to Ashen Veil on streaming services:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/3klo3.r.sp1-brevo.net\/mk\/cl\/f\/sh\/1t6Af4OiGsEagCYT4uMmDwh0UcVF7S\/i5k1hxHiF7U9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/push.fm\/fl\/morbid-intent-ashen-veil<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/morbidintentband\">www.facebook.com\/morbidintentband<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/morbidintentband\">www.instagram.com\/morbidintentband<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/morbidintent.bandcamp.com\">morbidintent.bandcamp.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Ashen Veil explores the distortion of reality and the illusion that wraps itself around the human mind like a veil of ash. The lyrics portray a state where the individual can no longer distinguish truth from falsehood &#8211; everything is obscured by manipulation and delusion. Musically, the track combines crushing riffs, melancholic melodies and an&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=20136\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Finnish death metal band Morbid Intent are set to release their debut EP. The first single, &#8216;Ashen Veil&#8217;, is out now, accompanied by a music video<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20136"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20138,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20136\/revisions\/20138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}