Finnish Folk Metal Superstars Korpiklaani & BraveWords are proud to announce an extensive nationwide tour across Canada throughout November. Bringing their signature blend of traditional folk melodies and heavy metal energy, the band will perform across the country over the course of the month. Tickets and VIP packages will be available starting this week. Full routing and venue details can be found on the official website.
Crimson Shadows will be the national support with regional folk metal support to be announced soon.
Jonne comments:
Canada, it is time to party!
We are thrilled to announce that Korpiklaani is heading across the Atlantic this November for a full month-long tour across Canada. Get ready for an unforgettable night of Finnish folk metal, wild energy, and good times from coast to coast. Check out the tour dates below, grab your tickets early, and let’s raise a drink together. See you on the road!
11/01/26 Quebec City QC – La Salle 11/02/26 Moncton NB – Caveau 11/03/26 Halifax NS – Marquee 11/05/26 Ottawa ON – Overflow 11/06/26 Rouyn Noranda QC – Le GQ 11/07/26 Sault Ste Marie ON – Blaster Event Center 11/09/26 Thunder Bay ON – The eVents Center 11/10/26 Winnipeg MB – Park Theatre 11/11/26 Saskatoon SK – Coors Event Center 11/13/26 Calgary AB – Arrowhead 11/14/26 Nelson BC – The Royal 11/15/26 Kamloops BC – Revelry 11/17/26 Victoria BC – Studio 919 11/18/26 Vancouver BC – Rickshaw 11/20/26 Edmonton AB – Starlite 11/21/26 Grande Prairie AB – Better Than Fred’s 11/22/26 Red Deer AB – Bo’s 11/23/26 Regina SK – The Exchange 11/26/26 Sudbury ON – The Grand 11/27/26 Montreal QC – Fairmount 11/28/26 Toronto ON – TD Music Hall 11/29/26 London ON – Rum Runners
Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI have released a video for their cover of the popular ANTHRAX version of Joe Jackson’s ‘Got The Time‘, which is streaming now on all platforms. Originally released in Finnish under the name ‘Ennen‘ between KORPIKLAANI‘s most recent albums Jylhä (2021) and Rankarumpu (2024), you can now enjoy the English version as well.
Be sure to catch KORPIKLAANI live on the remaining dates of this year or at HEIDENFEST 2026 with Finntroll,Heidevolk, Trollfest and The Dread Crew Of Oddwood. All dates below.
KORPIKLAANI LIVE:
27.11.2025 FIHelsinki, F:F:F – Formosa:Finland:Fest w/Cthonic 28.11.2025 – EE – Tallinn, Helitehas w/Arctis 29.11.2025 – LT – Vilnius, Vakaris w/Arctis 30.11.2025 – LV – Riga, Spelet Concert Hall w/Arctis
HEIDENFEST 2026 Korpiklaani, Finntroll, Heidevolk, Trollfest, The Dread Crew of Oddwood
09.01.2026 NL Tilburg – O13 * No Finntroll 10.01.2026 DE Leipzig – Hellraiser ** No Finntroll 11.01.2026 DE Hamburg – Markthalle ** No Finntroll 12.01.2026 DE Berlin – Kesselhaus 13.01.2026 PL Gdansk – B90 14.01.2026 PL Warsaw – Progresja 15.01.2026 PL Krakow – Kwadrat 16.01.2026 PK Wroclaw – A2 17.01.2026 HU Budapest – Barba Negra 18.01.2026 CZ Brno – Sono Centrum 20.01.2026 AT Vienna – Ottakringer Brauerei 21.01.2026 HR Zagreb – Boogaloo 22.01.2026 SI Ljubljana – Siska 23.01.2026 DE Würzburg – Posthalle 24.01.2026 DE Regensburg – Eventhall-Airport 25.01.2026 FR Paris – Élysée Montmartre 27.01.2026 ES Madrid – Mon 28.01.2026 ES Barcelona – Salamandra 29.01.2026 FR Limoges – CC John Lennon 30.01.2026 CH Pratteln – Z7 31.01.2026 FR Lyon – Transbordeur 01.02.2026 DE Munich – Backstage 03.02.2026 UK London – Islington Assembly Hall 04.02.2026 UK Manchester – Manchester Academy 2 05.02.2026 UK Wolves – KK’s Steel Mill 06.02.2026 DE Oberhausen – Turbinhalle 07.02.2026 BE Antwerpen – Trix 08.02.2026 FR Rennes – L’Étage
–VIP (Meet & Greet) available for all shows with Korpiklaani & Finntroll only –VIP Tickets available @ http://www.firebirdindustries.live
This will be the first time in their long careers that Korpiklaani & Finntroll tour together, which only took roughly 13 years to finally make happen!
Joining them to celebrate this unique event are some of their best friends and drinking partners in Heidevolk and Trollfest. To warm up the evening with all the dancing, drinking, moshing and all round good time are The Dread Crew of Oddwood.
Good music, good friends and never enough celebrations.
Heidenfest 2026 will be a night to remember!
Due to prior agreements, Finntroll will miss the first 3 shows.
Moonsorrow will replace them, making this a small 10 year reunion of the Finnish Folk Metal Mafia. Vanaheim to also join for the 013 show as special guest.
KORPIKLAANI Jonne Järvelä comments:
“I’m more than excited to be touring Europe with such a great group of bands. We’ve known each other for decades and that’s why I might feel a little old. Fortunately, a carefree, joyous, unrestrained, wild, fun, exhilarating, intoxicating, unconventional, extravagant and hilarious tour life is so healthy and refreshing that it keeps us young and fresh. Come along and you’ll be surprised by the amazing and crazy nights with us. Fun is guaranteed!”
FINNTROLL comments:
“This is no ordinary tour — it is a march of madness and glory across Europe!
Our strings are tuned to mischief, and at last we will tour side by side with our friends in Korpiklaani and TrollfesT, strengthened by Heidevolk and Oddwood. This tour brings forth a storm of dark tunes, overflowing ale, and untamed revelry.
Expect nights where reality bends, ancient spirits stir, and the line between myth and madness disappear. Join the horde, this will be legendary!”
HEIDEVOLK comments:
“Hello fellow heathens! After the crazy successful Paganfest tour earlier this year, we are once again invited to join a legendary tour making its long awaited return: HEIDENFEST!
Together with our longtime friends and colleagues from Korpiklaani, Finntroll, Trollfest, and The Dread Crew of Oddwood, we will embark on a European road trip to bring you the songs we couldn’t play at Paganfest.
Get ready for a legendary night of exquisite folk metal madness, and raise your horns with the Pagan Metal Brotherhood! 🤘🔥🍻”
TROLLFEST comments:
“The ultimate tour package straight out of our moistest, wildest dreams has arrived! Korpiklaani and Finntroll — the very reasons TrollfesT was spawned into existence — are leading the charge. Add our beloved drinking brothers Heidevolk and the utterly unhinged Dread Crew of Oddwood, and you’ve got yourself a tour destined for glory! This is not just a tour… this is history, covered in beer foam, accordions, and questionable decisions!”
THE DREAD CREW OF ODDWOOD comments:
“Sharpen your crab claws and prepare for an evening of ultimate folk metal fun, ’cause we’re bringing Heavy Mahogany back to Europe! We can’t wait to feast alongside the legendary bands on this tour and share a night of nautical debauchery with you all!”
Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI release a live video for the song ‘Tapa sen kun kerkeet’, from their latest album, Rankarumpu. The music video was filmed at Trolls et Légendes 2024 in Mons, BE.
Jonne Järvelä comments: ”Tapa sen kun kerkeet” (Kill While You Can) is maybe the most aggressive thrash metal song what we’ve ever done while still maintaining our typical folk style. The aggression in the song comes from anger and frustration about the state of our world and how senseless war is. Humanity is so stupid that it doesn’t learn anything from history and just keeps making the same mistakes as before. Always with the most advanced weapons and methods.”
KORPIKLAANI are planning to tour end of 2025 & beginning 2026 in UK, Europe & Latin America. Please contact if you are interested. Package details are under discussion. North America for late 2026.
KORPIKLAANI’s twelfth studio album Rankarumpu is classic folk metal – fast, energetic and dynamic, showing once again they are the leaders in this genre.
13.06.2025 FI Utajärvi, UntoRock Festival 14.06.2025 FI Vaasa, Lisää Löylyä Festival 19.06.2025 IT Cesena, Rocca Malatestiana 20.06.2025 IT Trezzo sull’Adda, Live Club 21.06.2025 FI Nummijärvi, Nummirock 26.06.2025 DE Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Hörnerfest 29.06.2025 FI Helsinki, Tuska Festival 04.07.2025 FI Oulu, Rokki Raikaa Festival 05.07.07.2025 SE Knislinge, Time To Rock Festival 10-12.07.2025 AT Leoben, Area 53 Festival 10-13.07.2025 CZ Vizovice, Masters of Rock 13.09.2025 DE Gelsenkirchen, Folkfied Festival
Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI have released a video for the song ‘Kalmisto‘, from their latest album, Rankarumpu. The music video was premiered prime time in Finnish national television, Levyraati.
KORPIKLAANI‘s twelfth studio album Rankarumpu is classic folk metal – fast, energetic and dynamic, showing once again they are the leaders in this genre.
Samuli Mikkonen (drums) commented: ”I HAD A DREAM!” Samuli tells about the birth of ”Kalmisto”: ”One night I was dreaming that I was watching a music video by Korpiklaani. Jonne was singing there in a clearcut forest. I heard the music, the lyrics and I knew that the song is called ”Kalmisto”. Then I realized that we don’t have a song like this. I woke up and decided to sang the melodies to my phone and wrote the lyrics down.
At the morning I went to Jonne’s place in Miehola and told him about my dream. He was instantly excited about it and we started to build a song based on the nightly recording. It didn’t take long till the basic structure of Kalmisto was ready. It’s funny how the subconscious works even in your dreams. The lesson of the story is that we should sleep more!
We brainstormed with the director Teppo Ristola about my dream and about the lyrics and he got many cool ideas to add to the script. The video is shot nearby Miehola so the music and the video was born almost at the same place.”
Korpiklaani will embark on an extensive North American tour “FOLKFEST OF THE NORTH” with Ensiferum, Trollfest, NiNi in North America Feb-Mar 2025.
FOLKFEST OF THE NORTH NORTH AMERICAN CO-HEADLINE TOUR 2025 KORPIKLAANI | ENSIFERUM TROLLFEST & NiNi
02/27/25 Boston MA – Brighton Music Hall SOLD OUT!! 02/28/25 Quebec City QC - Salle Montaigne SOLD OUT!! 03/01/25 Montreal QC – Beanfield SOLD OUT!! 03/02/25 Ottawa ON – Overflow SOLD OUT!! 03/03/25 Toronto ON – The Concert Hall MOVIÑG FAST 03/04/25 Columbus OH – King of Clubs LOW TICKETS 03/05/25 Pontiac MI – Crofoot 03/06/25 Chicago IL – Outset LOW TICKETS 03/07/25 Minneapolis MN – Skyway Theatre 03/08/25 Des Moines IA – Wooly’s 03/09/25 Denver CO – Gothic Theatre MOVIÑG FAST 03/11/25 Salt Lake City UT – Metro Music Hall MOVIÑG FAST 03/13/25 Sacramento CA – Goldfield Roseville 03/14/25 San Francisco CA – Great American Music Hall LOW TICKETS 03/15/25 Los Angeles CA – Regent Theater LOW TICKETS 03/16/25 San Diego CA – House of Blues MOVIÑG FAST 03/17/25 Phoenix AZ – Nile 03/18/25 Albuquerque NM – Sunshine 03/20/25 Oklahoma City OK – Beer City Music Hall 03/21/25 Dallas TX – Granada 03/22/25 Austin TX – Come and Take It Live 03/23/25 Houston – TX Warehouse Live 03/25/25 Tampa FL – Orpheum 03/26/25 Atlanta GA – Masquerade Heaven 03/27/25 Greensboro NC – Hangar 1819 MOVIÑG FAST 03/28/25 Baltimore MD – Baltimore Soundstage MOVIÑG FAST 03/29/25 Mechanicsburg PA – Lovedraft’s 03/30/25 Brooklyn NY – Brooklyn Monarch
FINLAND 2025
10.04.2025 FI Jyväskylä, Lutakko 11.04.2025 FI Seinäjoki, Rytmikorjaamo 12.04.2025 FI Oulu, Kantakrouvi
CONFIRMED FESTIVALS 2025
24-26.04.2025 DE Lichtenfels, Ragnarök Festival 13-14.06.2025 FI Vaasa, Lisää Löylyä Festival 26-28.06.2025 DE Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Hörnerfest 27-29.06.2025 FI Helsinki, Tuska Festival 04-07.07.2025 SE Knislinge, Time To Rock Festival 10-12.07.2025 AT Leoben, Area 53 Festival 10-13.07.2025 CZ Vizovice, Masters of Rock 13.09.2025 DE Gelsenkirchen, Folkfied Festival
Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI have released a video for the song ‘Sauna‘, which is an English version of the first single from their latest album, Rankarumpu.
KORPIKLAANI‘s twelfth studio album Rankarumpu is classic folk metal – fast, energetic and dynamic, showing once again they are the leaders in this genre. The fast paced, violin-driven and playful folk metal tune ‘Sauna‘ is one of the finest examples of KORPIKLAANI‘s staggering virtuosity. With its irresistable lead melody and a chorus for the ages, ‘Sauna‘ should fill any fan of the genre with pure delight.
Samuli Mikkonen (drums) commented: “We’ve have played ‘Saunaan’ on every show after it was released and it has become a banger! Now it was about time to make an English version so everybody can understand our tribute to Finnish sauna culture. The message is simple: ‘Sauna! To party is not a crime Your worries will burn like a pine!’“
EUROPEAN WINTER TOUR 2024 w/ In Extremo & Rauhbein
15.11. DE Saarbrücken – Garage – SOLD OUT! 16.11. CH Pratteln – Z7 – SOLD OUT! 22.11. DE Rostock – Moya – SOLD OUT! 29.11. DE Berlin – Columbiahalle 30.11. DE Bremen – Pier 2 06.12. DE Nürnberg – KIA Metropol Arena 07.12. AT Wien – Gasometer – SOLD OUT! 12.12. DE Bielefeld – Lokschuppen 13.12. DE Hannover – Swiss Life Hall 14.12. DE Dresden – Alter Schlachthof – SOLD OUT! 20.12. DE Leipzig – Haus Auensee 21.12. DE Stuttgart – Porsche Arena 27.12. DE München – Zenith 28.12. DE Wiesbaden – Schlachthof 29.12. DE Erfurt – Messehalle 30.12. DE Köln – Palladium
FINLAND SHOWS w/ SPECIAL GUESTS + Valkeat, Jonne 16.1.2025 FI Tampere – Olympia-kortteli 17.1.2025 FI Turku – Teatro, Logomo 18.1.2025 FI Helsinki – Tavastia-klubi
FOLKFEST OF THE NORTH NORTH AMERICAN CO-HEADLINE TOUR 2025 KORPIKLAANI | ENSIFERUM TROLLFEST & NiNi
02/27/25 Boston MA – Brighton Music Hall 02/28/25 Quebec City QC - Salle Montaigne – SOLD OUT! 03/01/25 Montreal QC – Beanfield – SOLD OUT! 03/02/25 Ottawa ON – Overflow 03/03/25 Toronto ON – The Concert Hall 03/04/25 Columbus OH – King of Clubs 03/05/25 Pontiac MI – Crofoot 03/06/25 Chicago IL – Outset 03/07/25 Minneapolis MN – Skyway Theatre 03/08/25 Des Moines IA – Wooly’s 03/09/25 Denver CO – Gothic Theatre 03/11/25 Salt Lake City UT – Metro Music Hall 03/13/25 Sacramento CA – Goldfield Roseville 03/14/25 San Francisco CA – Great American Music Hall 03/15/25 Los Angeles CA – Regent Theater 03/16/25 San Diego CA – House of Blues 03/17/25 Phoenix AZ – Nile 03/18/25 Albuquerque NM – Sunshine 03/20/25 Oklahoma City OK – Beer City Music Hall 03/21/25 Dallas TX – Granada 03/22/25 Austin TX – Come and Take It Live 03/23/25 Houston – TX Warehouse Live 03/25/25 Tampa FL – Orpheum 03/26/25 Atlanta GA – Masquerade Heaven 03/27/25 Greensboro NC – Hangar 1819 03/28/25 Baltimore MD – Baltimore Soundstage 03/29/25 Mechanicsburg PA – Lovedraft’s 03/30/25 Brooklyn NY – Brooklyn Monarch
CONFIRMED FESTIVALS 2025
24.-26.4.2025 DE Lichtenfels, Ragnarök Festival 26.-28.6.2025 DE Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Hörnerfest 27.-29.6.2025 FI Helsinki, Tuska Festival
Finnish folk metal goliaths, ENSIFERUM will join their comrades in Korpiklaani for a 2025 North American co-headlining tour. The journey runs from February 27th in Boston, Massachusetts through March 30th in Brooklyn, New York. Additional support will be provided by Trollfest and NiNi.
Comments bassist/vocalist Sami Hinkka, “Hi folks! It’s been way too long since we rocked with our North American brothers and sister but the wait is over! It’s an honor to join forces with Korpiklaani, Trollfest and NiNi! This tour will bring the ultimate folk metal mayhem to your city! Definitely a party you don’t wanna miss. See you in the pit!“
Venue and artist presales begin today, Wednesday, October 9th at 1:00pm ET/10:00am PT. Password “FOLKFEST.” General on Sale date is this Friday, October 11th at 1pm ET/10am PT. See all confirmed dates below.
ENSIFERUM w/ Korpiklaani, Trollfest, NiNi: 2/27/2025 Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA 2/28/2025 Salle Montaigne – Quebec City, QC 3/01/2025 Beanfield – Montreal, QC 3/02/2025 Overflow – Ottawa, ON 3/03/2025 The Concert Hall – Toronto, ON 3/04/2025 King Of Clubs – Columbus, OH 3/05/2025 Crofoot – Pontiac, MI 3/06/2025 Outset – Chicago, IL 3/07/2025 Skyway Theatre – Minneapolis, MN 3/08/2025 Wooly’s – Des Moines, IA 3/09/2025 Gothic Theatre – Denver, CO 3/11/2025 Metro Music Hall – Salt Lake City, UT 3/13/2025 Goldfield Roseville – Sacramento, CA 3/14/2025 Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, CA 3/15/2025 Regent Theater – Los Angeles, CA 3/16/2025 House Of Blues – San Diego, CA 3/17/2025 Nile – Phoenix, AZ 3/18/2025 Sunshine – Albuquerque, NM 3/20/2025 Beer City Music Hall – Oklahoma City, OK 3/21/2025 Granada – Dallas, TX 3/22/2025 Come And Take It Live – Austin, TX 3/23/2025 Warehouse Live – Houston, TX 3/25/2025 Orpheum – Tampa, FL 3/26/2025 Masquerade Heaven – Atlanta, GA 3/27/2025 Hangar 1819 – Greensboro, NC 3/28/2025 Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD 3/29/2025 Lovedraft’s – Mechanicsburg, PA 3/30/2025 Brooklyn Monarch – Brooklyn, NY
ENSIFERUM will be touring in support of their long-awaited Winter Storm full-length, set for release on October 18th through Metal Blade Records.
Much of the new material for Winter Storm emerged during the COVID lockdown, when ENSIFERUM‘s founding guitarist Markus Toivonen set himself the challenge of finding new ways to make music – eventually composing every song except the rousing, anthemic “Fatherland,” written by bassist Sami Hinkka. The addition of singer/organist Pekka Montin’s crystal-clear melodic high notes provided a tremendous boost on Thalassic. But on Winter Storm – a fantasy concept narrative penned by Hinkka – Montin’s super-strong voice finds its optimal place in ENSIFERUM‘s sound. Bringing to life such grandiose, heroic material, the singer emerges as one of the greatest vocal discoveries of the decade.
ENSIFERUM‘s Winter Storm was produced by Janne Joutsenniemi, mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren, and includes guest appearances by Lassi Logrén on Nyckelharpa and violin and Mikko Mustonen on orchestration as well as Eleine’s Madeleine Liljestam who provides all vocals on “Scars In My Heart.”
Watch ENSIFERIUM‘s previously released video for “Winter Storm Vigilantes” at THIS LOCATION and “Long Cold Winter Of Sorrow And Strife” at THIS LOCATION.
ENSIFERUM: Petri Lindroos – vocals, guitars Markus Toivonen – guitars, vocals Sami Hinkka – bass, vocals Janne Parviainen – drums Pekka Montin – keyboards, vocals
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