Tuska 2017 organizers have announced new bands to its 20th Anniversary Bash program, set to take place on June 30th – July 2nd in Helsinki:
From the deep south, BARONESS are touring on their absolutely brilliant ”Purple”-record and we’re super-stoked to have them back at Tuska. AMORPHIS are among the most popular Finnish metal acts and a long history with Tuska, it’s only natural for them to play the anniversary year. Another domestic band with whom Tuska go way back, are SONATA ARCTICA. Welcome to the bill, boys. Furthermore, the Finnish thrash mainstay MOKOMA as well as INSOMNIUM, who just recently released their epic ”Winter’s Gate” album, have also been added to the line up.
Also the third indoor stage program is unleashed, announcing the well-known HM-2 worshippers, TRAP THEM are functioning within the realms of punk, hard core and twisted metal riffage. We’re proud to have them at Tuska for the first time. KOHTI TUHOA debut album ”Rutiinin Orja” is one of the undeniable highlights of hardcore punk over the past few years. Guitars are screeching like it’s the eighties all over again. Lead by the enigmatic MC Respektor, local Helsinki hardcore outfit RATFACE focuses on finer things in life. Like getting wasted and playing loud hardcore. Local black metal stalwarts BAPTISM will also be taking part in next summer’s unholy festivities.
Confirmed acts for Tuska 2017, so far:
Friday 30.6.
Suicidal Tendencies, Mayhem, Wintersun, Insomnium, Brujeria, Anneke Van Giersbegen’s Vuur, Barathrum, Baptism, Trap Them, Kohti Tuhoa, Ratface
Saturday 1.7.
HIM, Amorphis, Mokoma, Electric Wizard, Avatarium
Sunday 2.7.
Apocalyptica plays Metallica by four cellos, Sonata Arctica, Dirkschneider, Baroness, Battle Beast, Oranssi Pazuzu
More bands to be announced soon.
Tuska tickets are sold by Tiketti, Ticketmaster, Lippu.fi and Festicket.
Finnish masters of melancholic progressive metal, AMORPHIS, recently played special shows (“An Evening With Friends” @ Juhlaviikot – Huvila) in Helsinki, where they have performed a very special setlist with guest musicians and friends. These shows will be part of the new tour edition which is scheduled to be released on February 24th via Nuclear Blast. The package includes the entire album “Under The Red Cloud” with two bonus songs as well as the live tracks in Helsinki.
“We were honoured to take part in the Helsinki Festival in Huvila, so therefore we wanted to do something special for that particular night,” states guitarist Tomi Koivusaari. “The gig itself happened in a large tent in the very center of Helsinki on a late summer evening. The Huvila-tent has quite long history, so there was already some excitement in the air beforehand. We wanted to invite some guests to be featured on that show – musicians we already had worked with during these years and musicians we have a huge respect for, so Sakari Kukko, Pekko Käppi and Anneke van Giersbergen joined us on that evening with friends. Originally, Aleah Starbridge was supposed to join as well, as she sang on the »Under The Red Cloud«-album, but sadly she passed away before that. It was surely a night to remember!”
Today, the band unveils the trailer for the new tour edition. Watch it here via YouTube:
Pre-order “Under The Red Cloud” (Tour Edition) here.
Tracklisting: CD1 (album)
01. Under The Red Cloud
02. The Four Wise Ones
03. Bad Blood
04. The Skull
05. Death Of A King
06. Sacrifice
07. Dark Path
08. Enemy At The Gates
09. Tree Of Ages
10. White Night Bonus:
11. Come The Spring
12. Winter’s Sleep
CD2 Live-CD: “An Evening With Friends At Huvila”
01. Enigma
02. Far From The Sun
03. Silent Waters
04. My Kantele
05. Silver Bride
06. Sampo
07. Alone
08. The Wanderer
09. Her Alone
02. – 06.02. USA Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL – 70000 Tons Of Metal
w/ OVERKILL, NILE, SWALLOW THE SUN
06.03. USA Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
07.03. USA Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
08.03. USA Washington, DC – Howard Theatre
09.03. USA Clifton Park, NY – Upstate Concert Hall
10.03. USA Providence, RI – Firehouse 13
12.03. USA Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
14.03. USA New York, NY – Stage 48
15.03. CDN Ottawa, ON – Mavericks
16.03. CDN Quebec, QC – Le Cercle
17.03. CDN Montreal, QC – Foufones Electriques
18.03. USA Toronto, ON – Mod Club
19.03. USA Pittsburgh, PA – Rex Theater
21.03. USA Cleveland, OH – Agora Ballroom
22.03. USA Columbus, OH – Ace Of Cups
23.03. USA Louisville, KY – Diamond Pub And Billiards
24.03. USA Westland, MI – The Token Lounge
25.03. USA Cudahy, WI – The Metal Grill
26.03. USA Chicago, IL – Reggies Rock Club
28.03. USA Minneapolis, MN – The Cabooze
29.03. CDN Winnipeg, MB – Park Theatre
30.03. CDN Regina, SK – Exchange
31.03. CDN Edmonton, AB – The Starlite Room
01.04. CDN Calgary, AB – Dickens
02.04. CDN Kelowna, BC – Level
03.04. CDN North Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
04.04. USA Seattle, WA – El Corazon
07.04. USA Hollywood, CA – Whisky A Go Go
08.04. USA Anaheim, CA – City National Grove
09.04. USA Mesa, AZ – Club Red
11.04. USA Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
12.04. USA Merriam, KS – Aftershock
14.04. USA Dallas, TX – Trees
15.04. USA San Antonio, TX – Fitzgeralds
16.04. USA Houston, TX – Scout Bar
17.04. USA Jefferson, LA – Southport Hall
18.04. USA Ybor City, FL – The Orpheum
19.04. USA Winter Park, FL – The Haven
20.04. USA Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre
21.04. USA Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
23.04. USA Amityville, NY – Revolution Bar & Music Hall
Finnish masters of melancholic progressive metal, AMORPHIS, recently played special shows (»An Evening With Friends« @ Juhlaviikot – Huvila) in Helsinki, where they have performed a very special setlist with guest musicians and friends. These shows will be part of the new tour edition the band is announcing today! This package includes the entire album “Under The Red Cloud” with two bonus songs as well as the live tracks in Helsinki. The pre-order is available so don’t miss to get yours here: http://nblast.de/AmorphisRedCloudNB
“We were honoured to take part in the Helsinki Festival in Huvila, so therefore we wanted to do something special for that particular night,” states guitarist Tomi Koivusaari. “The gig itself happened in a large tent in the very center of Helsinki on a late summer evening. The Huvila-tent has quite long history, so there was already some excitement in the air beforehand. We wanted to invite some guests to feature on that show – musicians we already had worked with during these years and musicians we have a huge respect for, so Sakari Kukko, Pekko Käppi and Anneke van Giersbergen joined us on that evening with friends. Originally Aleah Starbridge was supposed to join as well, as she sings on the »Under The Red Cloud«-album, but sadly she passed away before that. It was surely a night to remember!”
Tracklisting: CD1 (album)
01. Under The Red Cloud
02. The Four Wise Ones
03. Bad Blood
04. The Skull
05. Death Of A King
06. Sacrifice
07. Dark Path
08. Enemy At The Gates
09. Tree Of Ages
10. White Night Bonus:
11. Come The Spring
12. Winter’s Sleep
CD2 Live-CD: “An Evening With Friends At Huvila”
01. Enigma
02. Far From The Sun
03. Silent Waters
04. My Kantele
05. Silver Bride
06. Sampo
07. Alone
08. The Wanderer
09. Her Alone
These “An Evening With Friends” shows have been filmed with a 360 degree camera as well. Watch them now on AMORPHIS’ YouTube channel.
Italian progressive rock/metallers HERETIC’S DREAM are confirmed as main support for Finnish progressive metal masters AMORPHIS‘ 10th Eclipse Anniversary Shows in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, as follows:
May 12, 2017 – Moscow at Volta
May 13, 2017 – St.Petersburg at Club Zal
As recently announced, HERETIC’S DREAM will start the new year with a blast, joining DELAIN, as main support in Russia:
January 20, 2017 – Saint-Petersburg at Opera Concert Club
January 21, 2017 – Moscow at Volta
HERETIC’S DREAM is a female fronted five piece Rock band that can’t easily be labelled as playing anyone type of Rock music! Their music is Hard Rock, Alternative, Progressive and Metal, combining unusual and complex rhythms with a fierce energy, making their music unique! Check out their latest video for the song ‘Secret Place’, taken from the fortcoming album ‘Floating State Of Mind’ here:
Finnish masters of melancholic progressive metal, AMORPHIS, recently played special shows (“An Evening With Friends” @ Juhlaviikot – Huvila) in Helsinki. The band performed “Under The Red Cloud” in its entirety among others. These shows were filmed with a 360 degree camera. Watch them now on AMORPHIS‘ YouTube channel:
Order AMORPHIS‘ current record “Under The Red Cloud” here.
03.10. RC Beijing – Yu Gong Yi Shan
05.10. RC Mao Livehouse
07.10. HK Hongkong – Hidden Agenda
09.10. J Saitama Shi – Loud Park
“Eclipse” – 10th Anniversary Shows
05.11. FIN Helsinki – Nosturi
26.11. FIN Terminaali Areena – Oulu
29.11. D Herford – Club X
30.11. D Cologne – Essigfabrik
01.12. NL Tilburg – 013
02.12. D Regensburg – Airport Obertraubling
03.12. D Dresden – Reithalle
04.12. CH Zurich – Komplex 457
08.12. FIN Jyväskylä – Lutakko
09.12. FIN Joensuu – Kerubi
10.12. FIN Kouvola – House Of Rock
16.12. FIN Seinäjoki – Rytmikorjaamo
17.12. FIN Himos – Himos Areena
30.12. FIN Tampere – Pakkahuone
31.12. FIN Helsinki – Virgin Oil
AMORPHIS live 2017:
02. – 06.02. USA Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL – 70000 Tons Of Metal
w/ OVERKILL, NILE, SWALLOW THE SUN
06.03. USA Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
07.03. USA Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
08.03. USA Washington, DC – Howard Theatre
09.03. USA Clifton Park, NY – Upstate Concert Hall
10.03. USA Providence, RI – Firehouse 13
12.03. USA Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
14.03. USA New York, NY – Stage 48
15.03. CDN Ottawa, ON – Mavericks
16.03. CDN Quebec, QC – Le Cercle
17.03. CDN Montreal, QC – Foufones Electriques
18.03. USA Toronto, ON – Mod Club
19.03. USA Pittsburgh, PA – Rex Theater
21.03. USA Cleveland, OH – Agora Ballroom
22.03. USA Columbus, OH – Ace Of Cups
23.03. USA Louisville, KY – Diamond Pub And Billiards
24.03. USA Westland, MI – The Token Lounge
25.03. USA Cudahy, WI – The Metal Grill
26.03. USA Chicago, IL – Reggies Rock Club
28.03. USA Minneapolis, MN – The Cabooze
29.03. CDN Winnipeg, MB – Park Theatre
30.03. CDN Regina, SK – Exchange
31.03. CDN Edmonton, AB – The Starlite Room
01.04. CDN Calgary, AB – Dickens
02.04. CDN Kelowna, BC – Level
03.04. CDN North Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
04.04. USA Seattle, WA – El Corazon
07.04. USA Hollywood, CA – Whisky A Go Go
08.04. USA Anaheim, CA – City National Grove
09.04. USA Mesa, AZ – Club Red
11.04. USA Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
12.04. USA Merriam, KS – Aftershock
14.04. USA Dallas, TX – Trees
15.04. USA San Antonio, TX – Fitzgeralds
16.04. USA Houston, TX – Scout Bar
17.04. USA Jefferson, LA – Southport Hall
18.04. USA Ybor City, FL – The Orpheum
19.04. USA Winter Park, FL – The Haven
20.04. USA Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre
21.04. USA Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
23.04. USA Amityville, NY – Revolution Bar & Music Hall
Finnish metal giants AMORPHIS have announced a special forthcoming show at the Helsinki Festival this summer. “Under the Red Cloud – An Evening with Friends” will take place on Saturday 27th August at 19:00 at the Huvila Festival Tent. The band stated via their official Facebook page:
“Get ready to rock! Amorphis, one of the legends of Finnish metal music, storms the stage of Huvila Festival Tent with their friends in August. The unique double-billing covers the band’s entire repertoire from progressive metal to virtuoso playing and lyrics inspired by Karelian mythology.
The evening begins with intimate improvisation ranging from ethnic to progressive music with a metal twist. The performers include Pekko Käppi, conjuring magical tones from his jouhikko bowed lyre, and multi-instrumentalist Sakari Kukko, best known for his band Piirpauke.
A poetic performance by Pekka Kainulainen paves the way for the second set to round off the evening. For the first time in Finland, the entirety of the 2015 album Under the Red Cloud will be played at Tokoinranta.”
THE ROCK ALCHEMIST – Italian Rock Band from Turin with a strong sonic identity that blends modern rock with progressive, hard, alternative, and pop elements!
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
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