Mr. Peter Hayden, also known as PH, is a Finnish post-metal band from Kankaanpää, formed in 2000. The group is associated with psychedelic rock, space rock and stoner rock, and is also filed under alternative metal, post-metal, spacerock and psychedelic doom.

Overview

The band begins as Mr. Peter Hayden and later starts using the PH monogram as its main name on its fourth album, Eternal Hayden, which leads to some confusion about the group’s name. It remains active and is part of the Wastement collective.

Activity and performances

During its career, PH tours across Europe and appears at festivals including Roadburn Festival, Roskilde Festival and Flow Festival.

Releases

Svart Records releases the band’s fifth album, Osiris Hayden, in 2019. The band’s recorded work is described as drawing on psychedelic space-travel themes and apocalyptic, transcendent sound.

Style

The group’s music is described as a form of psychedelic heavy music with a strong experimental character, placed in the territory of post-metal, spacerock and psychedelic doom.