The Finnish thrash metal band led by Sonata Arctica members Pasi Kaupinnen and Henrik Klingenberg, MENTAL CARE FOUNDATION, will release their third studio album, simply titled “III”, on May 06, 2022.
Today, the band presents the first digital single “Zombie“. The song is now available on every major streaming platform.
The official video can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnOf9kprBMY
Henrik Klingenberg comments:
”While waiting for the snow to melt so we can finally do some proper BBQ, here’s our new cooking video ‘Zombie’ filmed in the dark woods of Kokkola, last fall.”
Pre-order “III” here: https://lnk.to/MentalCareFoundationIIIPR
The full track list reads as follows:
1 – Zombie
2 – Watch The Water Rise
3 – Burn It Down
4 – Escape
5 – The Vengeance
6 – Until The End
7 – Hate Yourself
8 – Shot & Beer
9 – Blind
10 – Aiming For You
More Info:
It would be an educated guess to state that around 90% of bands get started in Bars or Pubs, Mental Care Foundation (MCF) is no exeption in that regard. Founded in small city of Kokkola on the westcoast of Finland, the four guys knew about each other from before but didn’t really become friends until the band started. By the end of 2003 the band had begun to rehearse a set comprised of mainly Slayer and Pantera covers…getting bored rather quickly it was evident that the next move was to write their own material. Thei music was pretty much in the vein of their idols , following the style of the bands that they had previously covered.
Their first album Alcohol Anthems was released in 2005 and altough it was a solid effort, you could hear that the band was still trying to find it’s way. In 2006 their second full lenght titled Hair of the Dog , showed that the band had taken a huge step forward on all fronts. Written and Recorded at Studio57, Alaveteli, Finland over just a weekend the album was a burst of alcohol fuelled energy that hit you right in the face. During the following years, MCF occasionally played a pub gig here and there but spent most of the time on hiatus.
In 2012 a single Six Pack Attack!!! was released to prove that the band was still around and still capable of kicking some serious ass. Some more quiet time ensued, until finally it was time to roll up the sleeves and get back to business. Recorded in different locations, rehersal rooms and studios the bands third album, called 3 or III is about to see the day of light. The band made a crazy music video for the first single ‘Zombie’ and on this album you can clearly hear a mature band that has found it’s own voice without changing the style too much from what originally inspired the guys to start trashing out together. What happens next remains to be seen….watch out !
MENTAL CARE FOUNDATION are:
Henrik Klingenberg – Vocals
Antti Hokkala – Guitars
Pasi Kauppinen – Bass
Lauri Bexar – Drums