Clandestine Blaze


Clandestine Blaze is a one-man black metal band formed by Mikko Aspa in Lahti, Finland in 1998. Aspa cites Darkthrone, Burzum, Beherit and Bathory as key influences. Aspa is also currently involved in many other projects, such as Stabat Mater, Creamface, Fleshpress, AM, Grunt, Clinic of Torture, Alchemy of the 20th Century and Nicole 12.
Aspa is also the owner of Northern Heritage, a record label that has released albums by Baptism, Mgła, Behexen, Deathspell Omega, Drudkh, Hate Forest, Ildjarn, Peste Noire and Satanic Warmaster among others. In addition, Aspa is the owner of CF Productions and Freak Animal Records.

Ties to National Socialist Black metal

Mikko Aspa has long been accused of being one of the major influencers of the Finnish National Socialist black metal scene, expressing racism, Anti-Semitism, White Supremacy and Social Darwinism in his lyrics on Clandestine Blaze. His record shop "Sarvilevyt" which is also the base of operations of his labels Northern Heritage and Freak Animal Records sells both NSBM bands' records and merchandise, as well as Neo-Nazi literature, he has also expressed support for Jesse Eppu Torniainen, the leader of the Finnish branch from the Nordic Resistance Movement; an extremist Far-Right organization and has supported NSBM artists outside of Finland and collaborated directly with various known Finnish NSBM acts like Goatmoon, Pagan Skull and Vapaudenristi. Various bands that have been signed to Northern Heritage or have collaborated with Aspa in some form have been heavily scrutinized for being associated with him, most notably Mgła and Deathspell Omega

Members

Demos