Finnish heavy rock band I.F.A, founded in 1985, released their second album ‘Tiimalasi’

Finnish heavy rock band I.F.A, founded in 1985, released their second studio album Tiimalasi on August 8th 2025 via Inverse Records. 

LISTEN to the album on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/ifa-album 

The band comments:
“The album was created by selecting 12 of the 15 songs in the demo phase for further development. These 12 songs were played in the studio and 10 of them followed a consistent theme. “Tiimalasi” was selected as the title song because it deals with the life cycle and most of the songs’ themes are set towards the end of the life cycle. A couple of songs did not end up on the album because their topics did not quite fit the album’s theme.

The creative phase gathered interesting collaborations, with Kaasu Gas Lipstick participating as a technician creating drum sounds, and the song “Pedon kieli” on the album was created after contact from author Janne Tulonen, who wrote the novel of the same name. Making the theme song was a new and interesting process for the band.

The recordings took place at Vikke ry’s training facilities in Vihti, and at our guitarist Tom’s FMS studio in Karkkila.

“Tiimalasi” is the band’s first album created with the current lineup, and we as a trio are really pleased with the end result.” 

BIOGRAPHY:
I.F.A was founded in 1985 in Vihti. Aapo McMillan and Timo Supperi were the founding members, and Jouni Kaunisto was brought in as a singer. The band’s name was derived from the East German Industriverband Fahrzeugbau (IFA) car brand, whose cars were manufactured between 1948 and 1956.

The music of the early days of I.F.A was punk-influenced. Over the years, the sound took shape into the current heavier form without forgetting the band’s roots. The band’s activities took a break in 1989, until it was reactivated in 1999. The current line-up took shape when guitarist Tom Heskell joined in 2019 and drummer Herra Koivuniemi in 2023.

The band released their first album of their long career, which was named Ifandia, self-published for streaming in 2021. Albums 17 songs have been collected over the band’s long career.

Kumarra, Panssarimorsian, Pimeää and Taiteilija singles released in 2023 – 2024 gathered promising streaming numbers as a self-published artist and received airtime on Radio Rock, among others. In 2024, the band signed a recording contract with Inverse Records. The new album is released in 2025.

WATCH music video of first single Kalervo: https://youtu.be/PyXkYnMAxr8 

WATCH music video of second single Intiaani: https://youtu.be/Qf0tErQa06M 

WATCH music video of third single Pedon kieli: https://youtu.be/sal7cPWXY6c 

WATCH music video of fourth single Tiimalasi: https://youtu.be/lx1_fbCDD0E 

I.F.A – Tiimalasi (album 2025)

Track list:

1. Oravanpyörä
2. Kalervo
3. Intiaani
4. Kuumaa
5. Älä seuraa minua
6. Eilispäivän profeetta
7. Lahtisen kuolema
8. Pedon kieli
9. Tuonelan kellot
10. Tiimalasi

Album cover by Erkko Einiö

Line-up:

Aapo McMillan – Vocals & bass
Tom HeskELL – Guitars 
Herra Koivuniemi – Drums
 
Links:
https://www.facebook.com/rockifa 
https://www.instagram.com/rockifa 
https://www.tiktok.com/@rockifa 
https://rockifa.bandcamp.com