Plasma carries forward the power, ferocity, and craftsmanship that has been Finnish punk’s calling card since the genre’s inception, fusing it with the bouncy energy and razor-sharp execution of modern hardcore punk. Songs like “Mata Pilvilinna,” “Satkynukke,” and “Mua Et Voi Omistaa” are full-bore, punk-as-fuck attacks, but the intensity belies how dialed-in everything is: the insanely catchy bass lines, the way the drummer perfectly balances building tension with eruptions of energy, the guitarist’s furious downpicking, and the vocalist’s ability to weave melody into a confrontational punk snarl. Meeting the high bar for musicianship set by contemporary Finnish groups like Kohti Tuhoa, Yleiset Syyt, and Foreseen, Plasma really shines on “uptempo mid-tempo” songs like “Ei Oikeutta” and “Syvemmalle Sisaan” that evoke (and will surely inspire) heaving masses of writhing, sweaty punk bodies. For what seems on the surface like a monolithic blast of punk fury, Mua Et Voi Omistaa is a varied, layered masterpiece of hardcore craftsmanship that sinks its hooks in quickly and refuses to let go.