HOKKA about Finnish melancholy

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HOKKA was founded in 2025 by ex-Blind Channel singer Joel Hokka. Former The Rasmus guitarist Pauli Rantasalmi has been a member from the very beginning. When everything changed for Joel Hokka in the spring of 2025, nothing less than his identity was at stake. He describes this moment in our May/June issue in a sober yet harrowing way: “In April 2025, my life was turned upside down overnight.” What followed was not a calculated career move, but an inner breakdown – and the start of something new that was only slowly taking shape. Find out more about the album “Via Miseria IV”, which will be released on April 24, 2026, Finnish melancholy and the pursuit of happiness in our next issue.

HOKKA – Tour dates:
May 07, 2026 FI-Helsinki, Tavastia
June 12. June 2026 FI-Lahti, Kesä-Mössö
June 27, 2026 FI-Helsinki, Tuska
July 03, 2026 FI-Turku, Ruisrock
July 17-19, 2026 FI-Joensuu, Ilosaarirock
23-25. July 2026 FI-Kuopio, Kuopiorock
July 25, 2026 FI-Oulu, Qstock
July 31/August 1, 2026 FI-Pori, Porisphere
August 14-16, 2026 CH-Cudrefin, Rock the Lakes

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