Armageddon recruit singer Hamalainen

By Stef Lach
( Metal Hammer )
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Vocalist to replace departed Hallquist on upcoming US tour

Armageddon have brought in Nightrage singer Antony Hamalainen to front the band on their upcoming US tour.

The group – led by former Arch Enemy guitarist Christopher Amott – parted company with singer Matt Hallquist last month, who left for “personal reasons.”

But their nine-date US jaunt in February will go ahead after Hamalainen – who has also worked with Nervosia and Meridian Dawn – was recruited in the short term at least.

Amott says: “We’re pleased to reveal that Antony Hamalainen will be joining us as vocalist on our US tour in February. Thank you Antony for keeping the metal alive.”

Armageddon release new album Captivity And Devourment on January 26 via Listenable Records.

Captivity And Devourment tracklist

  1. Captivity And Devourment 2. Locked In 3. Rendition 4. Fugitive Dust 5. Conquer 6. Thanatron 7. Background Radiation 8. The Watcher 9. Equalizer 10. Giants
Stef Lach

Stef wrote close to 5,000 stories during his time as assistant online news editor and later as online news editor between 2014-2016. An accomplished reporter and journalist, Stef has written extensively for a number of UK newspapers and also played bass with UK rock favourites Logan. His favourite bands are Pixies and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Stef left the world of rock'n'roll news behind when he moved to his beloved Canada in 2016, but he started on his next 5000 stories in 2022.