VON HERTZEN BROTHERS – RED ALERT IN THE BLUE FOREST CD

VON HERTZEN BROTHERS - RED ALERT IN THE BLUE FOREST

Von Hertzen Brothers are Jonne, Kie and Mikko Von Hertzen.
Initially playing in separate bands, the brothers came together in 2000. Since forming the band
they have become one of the most important and influential rock acts in their homeland of
Finland, and one of the few acts to have successfully crossed into other markets in Europe and
beyond. “With their ability to blend complex arrangements and uplifting melodies they have
blazed a trail across Europe and played with the likes of Foo Fighters, 30 Seconds To Mars, Neil
Young and Biffy Clyro” - Metro newspaper, UK
The band have won many awards including an Emma Award (The Finnish Equivalent of a
Grammy) and achieved chart success and significant airplay on rock led radio stations both at
home and in the UK and have amassed 10million Spotify streams.
“Red Alert in the Blue Forest” is the band’s first album since 2017’s critically acclaimed “War Is
Over” and the band’s eighth overall (including three No 1 albums in Finland).
From the opening salvo of album opener “Day of Reckoning” to the moving closing track
“Disappear There” this is an album that is vast in scope but intensely personal. From the
ethereal guitar tones and haunting melodies of the seven-minute opus “All of a Sudden You’re
Gone” to the electronic shanty feel of “Pirates of the Raseborgian”, from the instant anthem
“The Promise” with its chanted chorus refrain to gentle lush waves of “Söderskär”, this album
should be listened to as albums are meant to be listened to - as a body of work, a journey. The
sounds, rhythms and melodies of the album reflect the brothers’ unique upbringing - both
musically and personally. Weaving in the mysticism of Finnish folklore and the countryside they
grew up immersed in, the album track “Northern Lights” actually features distinct and rarely
heard sounds of the Aurora Borealis. Musically drawing on elements of rock, folk, progressive
and pop, “Red Alert in the Blue Forest” is an album dazzling in its range that will see them
spread their musical vision to a wider audience.

Tracklist:
1. Day of Reckoning
2. Blue Forest
3. The Promise
4. All of a Sudden, You’re Gone / 
5. Peace Patrol
6. Pirates of the Raseborgian
7. Anil
8. Elbowed
9. Northern Lights
10. Söderskär 
11. Disappear There

Label: Doing Being Music
Released: 2021