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   Henget are a Finnish progressive black metal band from Tampere, formed in 2021 by guitarist Jesse J. Heikkinen (of The Abbey and Iterum Nata) and vocalist Santtu Kainulainen (aka King Aleijster de Satan; of Saturnian Mist). The group later expanded to a quintet with the addition of drummer Ville Rissanen (also of Saturnian Mist), Heikkinen's childhood friend and keyboardist Lasse Launimaa (of Slow Fall and Thyrane) and session bassist Pálmi R. Jóhannsson (of Vonlaus). Henget began when Kainulainen invited Heikkinen to work together in Saturnian Mist, but pivoted to a more personal collaborative project after the latter moved to a different city. Kainulainen desired to renew and refine his creativity and channel his occult interests in an experimental style of black metal without genre constraints.

Originally called Henkivallat ("Spiritual Realms"), the band settled on Heikkinen's suggestion Henget due to its ambiguous etymology (meaning both "Life" and "Spirits"). Coming off as a tripped-out symphonic metal ensemble with psychedelic rock and jazz-fusion ambitions, Henget's off-the-wall approach is informed by Dødheimsgard, King Crimson and especially Arcturus and Behemoth. Kainulainen and Heikkinen improvised the Finnish/English lyrics and music via trance-inducing "shamanistic methods" (and the help of psilocybin for King Satan). Signing to Season of Mist in late 2022, Henget released their debut full-length, Beyond North Star, the following year (with Jóhannsson leaving the project in the LP's wake). Inspired by Finnish and Scandinavian folklore, the band described the LP as "a loose concept album depicting a spiritual and astral journey to the depths of one's consciousness and beyond."

"Beyond North Star" (2023)
https://henget.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-north-star

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	Henget are a Finnish progressive black metal band from Tampere, formed in 2021 by guitarist Jesse J. Heikkinen (of The Abbey and Iterum Nata) and vocalist Santtu Kainulainen (aka King Aleijster de Satan; of Saturnian Mist). The group later expanded to a quintet with the addition of drummer Ville Rissanen (also of Saturnian Mist), Heikkinen's childhood friend and keyboardist Lasse Launimaa (of Slow Fall and Thyrane) and session bassist Pálmi R. Jóhannsson (of Vonlaus). Henget began when Kainulainen invited Heikkinen to work together in Saturnian Mist, but pivoted to a more personal collaborative project after the latter moved to a different city. Kainulainen desired to renew and refine his creativity and channel his occult interests in an experimental style of black metal without genre constraints. Originally called Henkivallat ("Spiritual Realms"), the band settled on Heikkinen's suggestion Henget due to its ambiguous etymology (meaning both "Life" and "Spirits"). Coming off as a tripped-out symphonic metal ensemble with psychedelic rock and jazz-fusion ambitions, Henget's off-the-wall approach is informed by Dødheimsgard, King Crimson and especially Arcturus and Behemoth. Kainulainen and Heikkinen improvised the Finnish/English lyrics and music via trance-inducing "shamanistic methods" (and the help of psilocybin for King Satan). Signing to Season of Mist in late 2022, Henget released their debut full-length, Beyond North Star, the following year (with Jóhannsson leaving the project in the LP's wake). Inspired by Finnish and Scandinavian folklore, the band described the LP as "a loose concept album depicting a spiritual and astral journey to the depths of one's consciousness and beyond." "Beyond North Star" (2023) https://henget.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-north-star