Mustan kuun lapset ("Children of the Black Moon" in English) was found in H… Read Full Bio ↴Mustan kuun lapset ("Children of the Black Moon" in English) was found in Hollola, Finland in 1993 with a line-up consisting of Kari Kinnunen (bass), Mikko Hautala (drums), Pete Lehtinen (voc, guitars & synths), Pete Tamminen. Their first release was a demo titled "...Kunnes loppuu yö" (limited to 100 copies). It included three songs, out of which one of was even played on the Finnish national radio.

The second demo called 'Varjomaa' was released in 1997, thirteen months after the first one (limited to 150 copies). After the release of 'Varjomaa', Mkl was in contact with certain distributors and record companies but no deals were made. Therefore, the band decided to self-release their next cd.

The "Prologi", a self-produced mini cd was published in December 1998 and it included four regular songs and a bonus track. 1,5 months after the release, over 200 copies of the "Prologi" mini cd had been sold almost without any advertising. Soon after that all 500 copies were sold. Mkl signed a deal with Nocturnal Music (Italy) for the reprint of "Prologi". The re-produced "Prologi" was published in December 1999 and NM proposed another release deal which Mkl approved. A year after that, in December 2000, split cd with another Finnish band came public and the co-operation with NM ended.

In February 2001 Mkl recorded their first full-length album entitled "Suruntuoja" After a half year brake the band found a new publisher; Northern Sound Records (Finland). The album was released in the autumn of 2002. In the spring of 2003 Mkl recorded their second full-length album, "Kauniinhauta". The album was released in the autumn of 2003 by NSR.

Kai Hanninen joined Mkl in the beginning of 2004 to replace Kari Kinnunen, who resigned in the autumn of 2003. Hanninen is also known as the lead singer of punk act Olotila and plays guitar in the black metal band Acabó El Silencio. In summer 2004 Mkl signed a deal with Roihu Records (Finland) to release the third album "Talvenranta" in spring 2005.

Once again, Mkl entered Mika Haapasalo's PopStudio (Loimaa, Finland) in January 2005 to record their third full-length album "Talvenranta". The follower to the 2003 album "Kauniinhauta" was released in April 2005 by Finnish Roihu Records. The album was released as a special edition digipack including a multimedia track.

In 2006 Mkl made a deal with a Finnish metal label DIES IRAE to release their fourth and final full-length album. The follower of "Talvenranta" (ROIHU RECORDS, 2005) was recorded and mixed again at Mika Haapasalo`s Popstudio (at the new location in Helsinki, Finland) during Easter 2007. The album, "Viimeinen laulu kuolemasta", saw the daylight in August 2007.

The band decided to reunite in late 2014. The album "Saatto" was released the 27th of January. In the spring of 2017 one of the founding members and bassist Mikko Hautala left the band. New members were introduced: Ville Pelkonen for bass and Heikki Piipari, who was also in the post-Mkl project Talvenranta, for guitar.

On the 8th of March 2019 Mkl released Valo which became popular, reaching the charts in place 7. After the album was released the band toured for a while but then decided to go on a break.

In the beginning of 2021 Mkl released an album called Kruunu, which differed from the band´s former discography since it´s fully acoustic. It was recorded mostly remote due to Covid. Somewhere between 2021 and 2022 bassist Ville Pelkonen resigned. They have since signed with bassist Pasi Löfgren

Ajaton
Mustan Kuun Lapset Lyrics

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Joskus kadehdin kuolleita
Kun uhmaan pohjoista taivaan painoa
Se silmäni sulkee, polvilleni pakottaa
En tunne enää mitään
Vain jään luita myöten
Elämälle suonissani tahdon lopun lahjoittaa

Taivas, tähdet ja kuu

Tänä iltana pois lakastuu
Olen hiljaa kun maailma kuolee

Henkenä hongiston
Lapsena Pakkasherran
Nyt olen ajaton tämän ikuisuuden verran

Tapaa minut siellä missä valo pahan merkki on
Missä turhaan tietä etsin
Missä olen ajaton

Joskus kadehdin kuolleita
Kuolemaa ihaillen, pakkaseen paeten

Missä varjot vaeltaa, siellä lumi kasvot saa
Sinne synnyn hymyillen

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Mustan Kuun Lapset's song Ajaton express a longing for death and the freedom it brings. The singer admits to being envious of the dead, as they are free from the weight of the northern sky and the struggles of life. The repeated line "olen ajaton" (I am timeless) emphasizes a desire to transcend the limitations of mortal life and exist beyond time itself.

The imagery in the lyrics creates a sense of cold and isolation. The sky, stars, and moon are all fading away, and the singer feels frozen to the bone. They offer their life as a sacrifice to bring an end to the suffering of existence. The line "tapaa minut siellä missä valo pahan merkki on" (meet me where the light of the evil sign is) suggests a willingness to embrace darkness and death.

Overall, the lyrics convey a sense of hopelessness and despair, but also a kind of resignation and acceptance. The singer is ready to let go of life and embrace whatever comes next.

Line by Line Meaning

Joskus kadehdin kuolleita
At times, I envy the dead

Kun uhmaan pohjoista taivaan painoa
When I challenge the weight of the northern sky

Se silmäni sulkee, polvilleni pakottaa
It closes my eye, forces me to my knees

En tunne enää mitään
I no longer feel anything

Vain jään luita myöten
Only ice remains in my bones

Elämälle suonissani tahdon lopun lahjoittaa
I want to donate the end of my life to existence in my veins

Taivas, tähdet ja kuu
Sky, stars and moon

Tänä iltana pois lakastuu
This evening, it withers away

Olen hiljaa kun maailma kuolee
I am quiet when the world dies

Henkenä hongiston
As a breath in a forest

Lapsena Pakkasherran
As a child of the Frost Lord