Valontuoja | Tulesta Syntynyt | Inverse Records

Format: CD, Digital

Release Date: November 14^th, 2025

Genre: Black Metal

Country: Finland

Valontuoja, meaning “Bringer Of Light”, is the personal creation of Jal’zoroth from Helsinki. Formed in 2024, this one-man project dives straight into harsh northern black metal, using cold melodies and raw aggression to paint images of frozen forests, loneliness and inner collapse. The music leans on traditional Finnish darkness blended with melodic ideas that cut through the icy haze like sudden sparks in the night.

“Tulesta Syntynyt” moves with a grim determination. Jal’zoroth runs the entire show, and you can hear the directness of a single mind shaping the whole album. The guitar work stays raw, with steady tremolo lines slicing through the mix, and the drumming follows a firm, storm-like pace. The vocals spit out desperation and anger in the old northern style, rough enough to scrape the edges of the songs.

The melodies rise and fall like cold wind over empty land, sometimes fierce, sometimes mournful. Valontuoja prefers long, freezing themes that linger in your ears and build a heavy atmosphere around you. The production stays rough, more like a frostbitten coat over everything as it suits the music, and everything hits with intention.

The album stretches over nine tracks, each one pushing the same vision of isolation and fire-born rage. Even when the tempo shifts or the guitars take a more melodic path, the darkness stays constant. The album does not drift into chaos, nor into modern polish. It simply keeps marching onward, cold and stubborn.

As a second release, “Tulesta Syntynyt” shows a clear identity. It stands firm inside Finnish black metal tradition, using strong melodies and harsh vocals to create its atmosphere. Some moments burn brighter than others, and the long running time demands patience, although fans of frostbitten black metal will walk through it with no trouble. It is a solid and honest black metal release. It may not crush mountains, but it builds an impressive frozen monument in its own corner of the underground. Anyone who loves Finnish darkness, harsh melodic riffs and solitary black metal visions will find this album a worthy journey.

Score: 7.5

Links:

https://www.facebook.com/Valontuojablackmetal

https://valontuoja.bandcamp.com