Marianas Rest is a Finnish melodic death metal band formed in Kotka, Finland, in 2013. The band's musical style is characterised by melancholic melodies with influences from doom and black metal.
History The band released a demo recording, also titled Marianas Rest, in 2014. Their debut album, Horror Vacui, followed in 2016. Keyboardist Aapo Koivisto, who also plays with Omnium Gatherum, joined the band in 2015. The band went on tour with Dark Tranquillity in 2017. In April 2018, the next album was announced, which was released in April 2019 under the title Ruins on Inverse Records.
The third and fourth albums, Fata Morgana (2021) and Auer (2023), were then released on Napalm Records. Aaron Stainthorpe, lead singer of the British band My Dying Bride, featured as a guest vocalist on the final track of the Auer album, Sirens. The Doom of the North tour in 2024 took the band, alongside Aeonian Sorrow, to nine European cities.
In June 2025, the band signed with the German record label Noble Demon.
On 24 October 2025, the new single The Colour of You was released, followed by the accompanying album The Bereaved on 16 January 2026. With its exploration of personal mortality, the music once again centres on a rather sombre theme.
The upcoming Spring of Doom European tour will see the band return to five European countries, this time alongside Aeonian Sorrow and the band Wooden Veins.
Style
Marianas Rest play Melodic death metal.
The band's lyrics tend to have a rather nihilistic tone.
Discography
Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positionsFIN Horror Vacui Released: 22 October 2016 Label: Sliptrick Records Formats: CD, download — Ruins Released: 26 April 2019 Label: Inverse Records Formats: CD, LP, download — Fata Morgana Released: 12 March 2021 Label: Napalm Records Formats: CD, LP, download — Auer Released: 24 March 2023 Label: Napalm Records Formats: CD, LP, download 25 The Bereaved Released: 16 January 2026 Label:Noble Demon (UCM.ONE) Formats: CD, LP, download 45
In the physical album charts, the album Ruins reached number 8 in Finland (2019, 1 week), “Fata Morgana” at number 9 (2021, 1 week), “Auer” at number 6 (2023, 1 week) and “The Bereaved” at number 3 (2026, 2 weeks).
References
External links
Marianas Rest at Doom-Metal.com