Joel Hokka revealed his new band today.
Joel Hokka’s new band is called Hokka. Mikko Huisko
Joel Hokka, who left Blind Channel, returned to music today with his band Hokka. Together with Hoka, Pauli Rantasalmi, the ex-guitarist of The Rasmus, and the drummer are influential in the band Jimi Aslak.
The band’s first single In the Darkness appeared today.
Social media have reacted to the song with mixed feelings. Many people find similarities in the song with The Rasmus’s old productions, and it has caused mixed reactions.
– A basic radio song, one commented on the anonymous message service Jodel.
– Pretty unspeakable, somehow already heard, one commented.
– Terrible, one stumbles.
– This song is made in the exact 2005 The Rasmus fashion, pretty light nonsense.
For some, the mood of the song works.
– The Rasmus of the early 2000s is so dear to me that this really hits home.
The song also gets a lot of praise on Hoka’s Instagram post.
– The song is so damn powerful.
– The song is different from what I expected, but I really love it! I knew that whatever came next would not disappoint.
The first single heralds the Hokka band’s album to be released in the spring. The band’s first performance will be at the opening of the European Capital of Culture Year in Ouluhalli on 31 December 2025.