Rise Above

We finally got around to releasing our first single called Rise Above. You can find it on all of the usual suspects: Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube to name a few. And if you are looking for uncompressed, full-resolution audio, please head over to Bandcamp, where you can purchase the song for a mere $1/1€. Here’s a pre-made list of direct links for your convenience:

https://artists.landr.com/bearwood_rise_above

And while at it, check out our studio performance video here:

Please watch, listen, comment, and share to your heart’s content – we appreciate it!

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First Round Of Feedback

Your first reactions to our music have been overwhelmingly positive, and we thank you for that! Many of you have heard the influences we build our music upon, and found nice things to say about the song, the production, and the performances – especially Marko’s powerful vocals. Here are some of our favorite (English-speaking) quotes from all around the interwebs, including social media, YouTube, and forum discussions:

Nice work! As soon as it got going with the cinematic vibe…I wondered if you were from one of the northern countries…and yeah, Finland. Perfect! 🙂 You guys way up north do this kind of stuff better than anyone.

The Voice and Legend of metal is Marko Hietala!! I love the new Song!!!

So good, gets better and better after every listening!

Some really good Led Zep tradition going here!

What a brilliant song, powerful lyrics, stunning musicianship and Marko’s powerful voice. This is gonna be a very interesting project to look forward to. Greetings from the Netherlands.

This is pretty much the all star band. All of them are well known professionals. The drummer of this band is one of the Kai Hahto’s idols, so it probably tells a lot.

Great song and the guitar tone is amazing!

Marko Hietala is gold!

Pleasant surprise and great message! Hey Marko i love your Patty Gurdy shirt!

Cool full serious metal…

Well, you definitely give Bruce Dickinson a run for his money! That’s saying a lot! Great tune!

This is really good!

Found my goose bumps. Thanks! I’ve been looking for them.

Seems like there’s new Marko Hietala related stuff popping up in my feed every week. I could definitely get used to this situation.

Perfect strangers 2.0. And in a good way. Marko’s voice is perfect for this one!!

Precise playing and not to mention colourful and nuanced singing by Marko. Thank you.

Deep Purple feelings.

A great band delivering stunning rock’n roll, what’s not to like!

Major DIO (Rest in Power) vibes!!! \m/

If Kashmir and Perfect Strangers had a baby, this is it!

Fantastic song. Would really enjoy a full album from these guys.

Thank you again – keep ’em coming!