Finnish black metal outfit Mourniaty burns the crosses on music video for ‘Kyynelten Virta’

Black metal -band Mourniaty, hailing from Kouvola, Finland, released their first music video yesterday. Kyynelten Virta (Stream of Tears) captures the cold essence of song exceptionally. Reading the lyrics one realizes that there has never been a better time to light some crosses on fire. The atmosphere is completed by the Art Center Antares’ amphitheater and its cold stone walls. 

The video was recorded during a cold February winter night and it was filmed & directed by Janne Hietanen of Saasta. The only true way to capture the essence of Mourniaty was to use black and white. The band is a three-piece on the video after guitarist Liekkiö was downed by the cold winter sickness of Finland. 

Kyynelten Virta is from Mourniaty’s debut album Musta maa, released via Inverse Records in November of 2025, available at mourniaty.com

LISTEN to the ‘Musta maa’ album on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/mourniaty-musta-maa

When you get fed up with Christianity and Paganism starts to arouse your interest, interesting things are often created. Sometimes this process needs an accelerant, which is exactly what happened when Karulainen and Metällinen found themselves to be merged in the same family tree. Now, what else would fresh, Finnish relatives do but make aggressive noises together? This gave an outlet for the music Karulainen had already been writing. 

Finnish Mourniaty began its life as a smoldering project already in 2015. It burst into raging fire five years later, when situations in life permitted concentrating on music full-time. When bass player Tenho joined the group in 2022, Mourniaty finally became a real band instead of two men with backing tracks. 

Karulainen describes Mourniaty’s music as black metal, which combines mid-tempo grooves and even symphonic arrangements combined with lyrics sung in both Finnish and English, which revolve around themes of Paganism and Anti-Christianity. The debut album, “Musta maa” (Black Earth), was released thru Inverse records on digital platforms and in cd-format in November of 2025. What a perfect soundtrack for the darkest season of the year. 

Mourniaty – Musta maa (Album 2025)

Track list:

01. Ajan saattama
02. Musta maa
03. All Your Lies
04. Aika Roudan
05. Shrines
06. Kyynelten virta
07. Seventh Seal
08. A Son of the Plague
09. Sodomia
10. Pyhä on valani

Mixed by Karulainen & Joona Rinne / Deep Noise Studios 

Mastered by Saku Moilanen / Deep Noise Studios

Album cover by Karulainen

Line-up:
Metällinen – drums
Tenho – bass
Liekkiö – guitar
Karulainen – vocals & guitar