ELUVEITIE featuring WINTERSUN

@ The Gramercy Theater, New York City

20 December, 2012

Words and Pictures by Kyle Moore, the Metal Magnus

 O Wintersun. Thou art as a secret mistress long yearn’d for.

“How oft when thou, my music, music play’st,

Upon that blessed wood whose motion sounds

With thy sweet fingers when thou gently sway’st

The wiry concord that mine ear confounds” Read the rest of this entry »

Finnish epic metallers WINTERSUN have released a lyric video for the track “Time”. The song comes off their new album Time I, which was released recently via Nuclear Blast.

WINTERSUN recently scanned 3,870 copies of their new album Time I in its first week of sales in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album debuted at No. 109 on the US Billboard Top 200 chart, making it their highest first week sales yet! Time I was released on October 22, 2012 in North America via Nuclear Blast.

Swiss new wave of folk metal pioneers ELUVEITIE and WINTERSUN, will co-headline a North American tour this Winter! The trek will commemorate ELUVEITIE’s 10^th anniversary as well as serve as WINTERSUN’s introduction to North American shores. This momentous event will also include the German pagan metal band VARG.

Wintersun TIME I

ELUVEITIE, WINTERSUN, VARG

11/28/12  910 Live – Tempe, AZ

11/29/12  House of Blues – Hollywood, CA

11/30/12  Oakland Metro – Oakland, CA

12/01/12  Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

12/02/12  El Corazon – Seattle, WA

12/03/12  Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC – CANADA

12/05/12  Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB – CANADA

12/06/12  Republik – Calgary, AB – CANADA

12/07/12  Louis’ Pub – Saskatoon, SK – CANADA

12/08/12  West End Cultural Centre – Winnipeg, MB – CANADA

12/09/12  Station 4 – Saint Paul, MN

12/11/12  Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL

12/12/12  Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

12/13/12  The Opera House – Toronto, ON – CANADA

12/14/12  Mavericks – Ottawa, ON – CANADA

12/15/12  Club Soda – Montreal, QC – CANADA

12/16/12  Imperial – Quebec City, QC – CANADA

12/18/12  Water Street Music Hall (at The Club) – Rochester, NY

12/19/12  Mr. Small’s Theatre – Millvale, PA

12/20/12  Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

12/21/12  Royale Boston – Boston, MA

For more info visit: www.wintersun.fi | www.rockthenation.eu | www.nuclearblast.de/wintersun

Wintersun

Finnish epic metal titans WINTERSUN are now streaming their long awaited opus, Time I, on their official webpage. Visit www.wintersun.fi/album-stream to check out this masterpiece now!

Members of WINTERSUN participated in a live video web chat this past October 15^th. Fans can visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwZMpVPXVJo to catch the chat with guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari and bassist Jukka Koskinen if they missed it.

The day we’ve all been longing for since the release of WINTERSUN’s eponymous debut album in 2004 is getting closer! Now that the release of Time I is fast approaching, you can pre-order the album from the following location http://bit.ly/wintersuntime.

Check out this video of guitarist/vocalist Jari Mäenpää performing a few licks and riffs from the new album here: http://youtu.be/ffv_ymksRCA
Have your jaw dropped by Kai Hahto incredible drumming skills by by visiting the following link: http://youtu.be/pO8FEzb4kkE
Watch guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari shredding some new tunes here: http://youtu.be/G8duHcHUrrs?hd=1

Watch as bassist Jukka Koskinen plays through parts of the record here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU0Ne7UkJtQ.

Facebook fan interview:
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51bdqqkEfk0
Part 2: http://youtu.be/CS6Lb8uTAjk

Official album teasers:

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoAUK5KOwRs

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnUxQrw0ToM

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-71I1dn9i0

The new album Time I will be released October 19 (Europe) and October 22, 2012 (North America) via Nuclear Blast.

Time I track listing:

1. When Time Fades Away

2. Sons of Winter and Stars

I Rain of Stars

II Surrounded by Darkness

III Journey Inside a Dream

IV Sons of Winter and Stars

3. Land of Snow and Sorrow

4. Darkness and Frost

5. Time

Swiss new wave of folk metal pioneers ELUVEITIE and Finnish epic metallers WINTERSUN, will co-headline a North American tour this Winter! The trek will commemorate ELUVEITIE’s 10^th anniversary as well as serve as WINTERSUN’s introduction to North American shores. This momentous event will also include the German pagan metal band VARG.

ELUVEITIE, WINTERSUN, VARG

11/28/12  910 Live – Tempe, AZ

11/29/12  House of Blues – Hollywood, CA

11/30/12  Oakland Metro – Oakland, CA

12/01/12  Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

12/02/12  El Corazon – Seattle, WA

12/03/12  Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC – CANADA

12/05/12  Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB – CANADA

12/06/12  Republik – Calgary, AB – CANADA

12/07/12  Louis’ Pub – Saskatoon, SK – CANADA

12/08/12  West End Cultural Centre – Winnipeg, MB – CANADA

12/09/12  Station 4 – Saint Paul, MN

12/11/12  Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL

12/12/12  Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

12/13/12  The Opera House – Toronto, ON – CANADA

12/14/12  Mavericks – Ottawa, ON – CANADA

12/15/12  Club Soda – Montreal, QC – CANADA

12/16/12  Imperial – Quebec City, QC – CANADA

12/18/12  Water Street Music Hall (at The Club) – Rochester, NY

12/19/12  Mr. Small’s Theatre – Millvale, PA

12/20/12  Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

12/21/12  Royale Boston – Boston, MA

For more info visit: www.wintersun.fi | www.rockthenation.eu | www.nuclearblast.de/wintersun

Wintersun

Members of Finnish epic metal titans WINTERSUN, will be participating in a live video web chat on Monday October 15^th. Fans can visit www.nuclearblast.de/streamingroom at Noon PST / 3 pm EST / 9 pm CET to speak with guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari and bassist Jukka Koskinen.

The day we’ve all been longing for since the release of WINTERSUN’s eponymous debut album in 2004 is getting closer! Now that the release of Time I is fast approaching, you can pre-order the album by itself or in a bundle from the following location http://bit.ly/timeinbusa.

Check out this video of guitarist/vocalist Jari Mäenpää performing a few licks and riffs from the new album here: http://youtu.be/ffv_ymksRCA Have your jaw dropped by Kai Hahto incredible drumming skills by by visiting the following link: http://youtu.be/pO8FEzb4kkE Watch guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari shredding some new tunes here: http://youtu.be/G8duHcHUrrs?hd=1

Facebook fan interview:
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51bdqqkEfk0
Part 2: http://youtu.be/CS6Lb8uTAjk

Official album teasers:

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoAUK5KOwRs

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnUxQrw0ToM

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-71I1dn9i0

The new album Time I will be released October 12 (Europe) and October 22, 2012 (North America) via Nuclear Blast.

Time I track listing:

1. When Time Fades Away

2. Sons of Winter and Stars

I Rain of Stars

II Surrounded by Darkness

III Journey Inside a Dream

IV Sons of Winter and Stars

3. Land of Snow and Sorrow

4. Darkness and Frost

5. Time

Swiss new wave of folk metal pioneers ELUVEITIE and Finnish epic metallers WINTERSUN, will co-headline a North American tour this Winter! The trek will commemorate ELUVEITIE’s 10^th anniversary as well as serve as WINTERSUN’s introduction to North American shores. This momentous event will also include the German pagan metal band VARG.

ELUVEITIE, WINTERSUN, VARG

11/28/12  910 Live – Tempe, AZ

11/29/12  The Roxy Theater – Hollywood, CA

11/30/12  Oakland Metro – Oakland, CA

12/01/12  Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

12/02/12  El Corazon – Seattle, WA

12/03/12  Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC – CANADA

12/05/12  Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB – CANADA

12/06/12  Republik – Calgary, AB – CANADA

12/07/12  Louis’ Pub – Saskatoon, SK – CANADA

12/08/12  West End Cultural Centre – Winnipeg, MB – CANADA

12/09/12  Station 4 – Saint Paul, MN

12/11/12  Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL

12/12/12  Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

12/13/12  The Opera House – Toronto, ON – CANADA

12/14/12  Mavericks – Ottawa, ON – CANADA

12/15/12  Club Soda – Montreal, QC – CANADA

12/16/12  Imperial – Quebec City, QC – CANADA

12/18/12  Water Street Music Hall (at The Club) – Rochester, NY

12/19/12  Mr. Small’s Theatre – Millvale, PA

12/20/12  Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

12/21/12  Royale Boston – Boston, MA

For more info visit: www.wintersun.fi | www.rockthenation.eu | www.nuclearblast.de/wintersun

ELUVEITIE

Swiss new wave of folk metal pioneers ELUVEITIE and Finnish epic metallers WINTERSUN, will co-headline a North American tour this Winter! The trek will commemorate ELUVEITIE’s 10^th anniversary as well as serve as WINTERSUN’s introduction to North American shores. This momentous event will also include the German pagan metal band VARG.

“We are very excited to tour US and Canada for the first time in November/December, ” commented WINTERSUN mstermind Jari  Mäenpää. “We´ve had lots of requests from the fans before, but finally we are able to come there and kick some ass with new material from the Time I album and of course play the old stuff too! Hope to see you guys there. Let´s make it special!”

Wintersun

ELUVEITIE, WINTERSUN, VARG

11/28/12  910 Live – Tempe, AZ

11/29/12  The Roxy Theater – Hollywood, CA

11/30/12  Oakland Metro – Oakland, CA

12/01/12  Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

12/02/12  El Corazon – Seattle, WA

12/03/12  Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC – CANADA

12/05/12  Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB – CANADA

12/06/12  Republik – Calgary, AB – CANADA

12/07/12  Louis’ Pub – Saskatoon, SK – CANADA

12/08/12  West End Cultural Centre – Winnipeg, MB – CANADA

12/09/12  Station 4 – Saint Paul, MN

12/11/12  Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL

12/12/12  Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

12/13/12  The Opera House – Toronto, ON – CANADA

12/14/12  Mavericks – Ottawa, ON – CANADA

12/15/12  Club Soda – Montreal, QC – CANADA

12/16/12  Imperial – Quebec City, QC – CANADA

12/18/12  Water Street Music Hall (at The Club) – Rochester, NY

12/19/12  Mr. Small’s Theatre – Millvale, PA

12/20/12  Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

12/21/12  Royale Boston – Boston, MA

ELUVEITIE will release The Early Years, a collection of re-rerecorded and re-mastered early material, via Nuclear Blast Records on August 17^th (Europe) and September 25^th (North America).

ELUVEITIE scanned 4,242 copies of their latest album Helvetios in its first week of sales in the United States according to Nielson Soundscan. Helvetios came in at #143 on the US Billboard Top 200 Chart and #3 on the Heatseekers chart, making it their highest charting record yet! ELUVEITIE also cracked the Canadian Top 200 coming in at #73! Helvetios was released on February 28 in North America via Nuclear Blast Records.

WINTERSUN’s long awaited new album Time I will be released October 12 (Europe) and October 22, 2012 (North America) via Nuclear Blast.

For more info on ELUVEITIE visit: www.eluveitie.ch | www.facebook.com/eluveitie | www.nuclearblast.de/eluveitie

For more info on WINTERSUN visit: www.wintersun.fi | www.rockthenation.eu | www.nuclearblast.de/wintersun

Wintersun

The day we’ve all been longing for since the release of WINTERSUN’s eponymous debut album in 2004 is getting closer. On the 23rd of October 2012, Nuclear Blast will release Time I!

During the Time I listening session at the Nuclear Blast HQ in Donzdorf, Germany guitarist/vocalist Jari Mäenpää was interviewed by BLEEDING RED frontman Timo Joos. Joos asked the WINTERSUN mastermind fan questions that had been collected via the official Nuclear Blast Europe Facebook page (www.facebook.com/nuclearblasteurope). Click here to watch the 2^nd  part of the Nuclear Blast Facebook fan interview: http://youtu.be/CS6Lb8uTAjk

Part 1 can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51bdqqkEfk0

Official album teaser:

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoAUK5KOwRs

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnUxQrw0ToM

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-71I1dn9i0

The new album Time I will be released October 12 (Europe) and October 23, 2012 (North America) via Nuclear Blast.

Time I track listing:

1. When Time Fades Away

2. Sons of Winter and Stars

I Rain of Stars

II Surrounded by Darkness

III Journey Inside a Dream

IV Sons of Winter and Stars

3. Land of Snow and Sorrow

4. Darkness and Frost

5. Time

For more info visit: www.wintersun.fi | www.rockthenation.eu | www.nuclearblast.de/wintersun

Wintersun TIME I

This short but significant excerpt of the track “Sons of Winter And Stars” is the battle cry of a band that released their self-titled debut album eight long years ago. WINTERSUN has had to live up to the highest expectations and pressure of time for the eagerly awaited successor ever since. As Wintersun turned out to be a critically-acclaimed masterpiece, the band unintentionally found themselves facing the situation of having to out-do their previous work.

It’s 2012 and it´s finally time to unleash WINTERSUN´s second full-length album Time I. Over the course of eight years the band has taken both their music and visuals to yet another level. While listening to their new effort you´ll be taken on a journey through the doors of time, beyond the stars, beyond the birth of the worlds, to an infinite universe.

Recently the band went into the studio with photographer Nana Simelius to shoot the new pictures for the upcoming album and now the breathtakingly beautiful front cover of Time I has been unveiled. Artwork was created this time by Cameron Gray (BORN OF OSIRIS, DEAD LETTER CIRCUS).

Commented the band:

“We searched many options who could actually make the cover for Time I. Cameron´s way of creating art was just something that stood out immediately and we feel it suited best for Jari´s vision as a cover for Time I. We are really happy for the result and hopefully this collaboration continues in the future releases as well!”

Homepage Cameron Gray: www.parablevisions.com

Official album teaser:

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoAUK5KOwRs

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnUxQrw0ToM

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-71I1dn9i0

Check out a behind-the-scenes video of the photo shoot here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeC_gzsogho&feature=youtu.be

Click here to see the photo gallery of the photo shoot:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151062993672402.457602.8120427401

The new album Time I will be released October 12 (Europe) and October 23, 2012 (North America) via Nuclear Blast.

Wintersun

Time I track listing:

1. When Time Fades Away

2. Sons of Winter and Stars

I Rain of Stars

II Surrounded by Darkness

III Journey Inside a Dream

IV Sons of Winter and Stars

3. Land of Snow and Sorrow

4. Darkness and Frost

5. Time

The Finnish legends, WINTERSUN, recently held a listening session at the Nuclear Blast headquarters in Germany for their upcoming epic melodic metal milestone, Time I. In attendance were several members of the international press. The following is a video of their first impressions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rJMYtLIB6Y&feature=youtu.be

“In-Studio” Videos:

Part I http://youtu.be/OoAUK5KOwRs

Part II  http://youtu.be/rnUxQrw0ToM

Part III  http://youtu.be/H-71I1dn9i0

The new album Time I will be released October 12 (Europe) and October 23, 2012 (North America) via Nuclear Blast.

Time I track listing:

1. When Time Fades Away

2. Sons of Winter and Stars

I Rain of Stars

II Surrounded by Darkness

III Journey Inside a Dream

IV Sons of Winter and Stars

3. Land of Snow and Sorrow

4. Darkness and Frost

5. Time

When WINTERSUN released their self-titled album in 2004, they were greeted with sheer euphoria: their rather original and gripping concoction of folklore elements, cold atmosphere and a solid base of sophisticated melodic death metal turned out to be an instant smash hit! Jari Mäenpää and co. played several more than successful tours and can claim the title as absolute genre legends to this very day!

For more info visit: www.wintermadness.net |  www.nuclearblast.de/wintersun

The Finnish legends WINTERSUN have posted the third studio trailer for their upcoming epic melodic metal milestone Time I. Check it out here:

The first parts can be seen at the links below:

Part I http://youtu.be/OoAUK5KOwRs

Part II  http://youtu.be/rnUxQrw0ToM

The new album Time I will be released October 12 (Europe) and October 23, 2012 (North America) via Nuclear Blast.

Time I track listing:

1. When Time Fades Away

2. Sons of Winter and Stars

I Rain of Stars

II Surrounded by Darkness

III Journey Inside a Dream

IV Sons of Winter and Stars

3. Land of Snow and Sorrow

4. Darkness and Frost

5. Time

When WINTERSUN released their self-titled album in 2004, they were greeted with sheer euphoria: their rather original and gripping concoction of folklore elements, cold atmosphere and a solid base of sophisticated melodic death metal turned out to be an instant smash hit! Jari Mäenpää and co. played several more than successful tours and can claim the title as absolute genre legends to this very day!

For more info visit: www.wintermadness.net |  www.nuclearblast.de/wintersun

Finnish legends WINTERSUN have posted the first studio trailer for their upcoming epic melodic metal milestone Time I.

Guitarist/vocalist Jari Mäenpää states:

“Here´s the first short trailer of Time I. A part of the ‘Sons of Winter and Stars’ orchestration effects. Enjoy! More to come, so stay tuned!”

Check it out here: http://youtu.be/OoAUK5KOwRs

When WINTERSUN released their self-titled album in 2004, they were greeted with sheer euphoria. Their rather original and gripping concoction of folklore elements, cold atmosphere and a solid base of sophisticated melodic death metal turned out to be an instant smash hit! Jari Mäenpää and co played several more than successful tours and can claim the title as absolute genre legends to this very day!

The new album Time I will be released October 19 (Europe) and November 6 (North America) 2012 via Nuclear Blast.

Time I track listing:

1. When Time Fades Away

2. Sons of Winter and Stars

I Rain of Stars

II Surrounded by Darkness

III Journey Inside a Dream

IV Sons of Winter and Stars

3. Land of Snow and Sorrow

4. Darkness and Frost

5. Time

For more info visit: www.wintermadness.net |  www.nuclearblast.de/wintersun

WINTERSUN

Finland´s WINTERSUN have released the following update regarding their long-awaited second album. Vocalist/guitarist Jari Mäenpää recently issued the following statement:

“Hello friends!

Time for some album(s) news. WINTERSUN ‘s Time is going to be two albums, titled TIME I and TIME II. We made this decision simply because of few reasons:

A)     All the 80 minutes of material won´t fit on a regular CD and we didn´t want to cut anything out.

B)      We want you to be able to hear new material sooner and not wait any longer and we want to go on tour sooner.

The music is very full and complex, so listening to this kind of hard listening (not easy listening) material straight for 80 minutes is a bit too much (even for me). Both albums will be approximately nice 40 minunte epic packages of fireworks.

We like the idea of releasing two albums within one year, so the band will stay more visible longer, which is important in these modern times. No more years of silence for us!

We hope you´ll approve our new little plan and support us when the Time comes!

TIME I mix is set to be finished by July, mastered in the beginning of July and released in early fall of 2012! TIME II will be released in 2013. Conception of album artworks, videos, live shows including rehearsals will keep us busy during the Summer and I´ll also continue mixing TIME II meanwhile. We´ll be hopefully posting some videos and teasers during Summer. Alsos some new live show announcements soon, so stay tuned for those!

We can´t wait for you guys to hear the TIME I material and to play it for you live! Have a great Summer!”

TIME I track listing: 

1. When Time Fades Away

2. Sons of Winter and Stars

I Rain of Stars

II Surrounded by Darkness

III Journey Inside a Dream

IV Sons of Winter and Stars

3. Land of Snow and Sorrow

4. Darkness and Frost

5. Time

WINTERSUN are confirmed to headline this year´s edition of the so-called HEIDENFEST tour kicking off in October supported by KORPIKLAANI, VARG, TROLLFEST, and KRAMPUS, before they go on touring the world. Further infos, dates and tickets on www.heidenfest.eu

For more info visit: www.wintermadness.net |  www.nuclearblast.de/wintersun | www.facebook.com/wintersun

WINTERSUN

In the last couple of years, the Heidenfest turned out to be a unique and not-to-be-missed tour package when it comes to the biggest names in the field of heathen/viking metal and bands offering you the best in between war anthems and drinking horn frenzy! Which is why the 2012 line up looks like the wet dream of every heathen metal warrior again:

Headlining will be mighty genre legends WINTERSUN from Finland! It took mastermind Jari Mäenpää and his brethren exactly one album to write folk and melodic death metal history: “Wintersun” came out in 2004 and will be followed by a new milestone around the tour.

“We are very excited to announce that we are going to be headlining the 2012 Heidenfest Tour in October. There was some setbacks with the album during the winter (again), but as usual we have managed to ram through them. (Big thanks to our management for helping us through the tough times!). I´ve been mixing my ass off and things are going smooth and steady now and the album will be released late summer. Stay tuned for bigger updates about the album (or should we say “albums”, wink wink!)“ Jari and the Wintersun boys, cheers!

Fellow Finns KORPIKLAANI have an equally impressive fan base to boast and with albums such as “Ukon Wacka” (2011) they deliver the goods in a party-friendly “Pelimanni metal” way! Rising German force VARG on the other hand call their troops to war with some powerful pagan metal tunes while Norwegians TROLLFEST up the ante with a healthy dose of black humour – and supreme folky heaviness! TROLLFEST will be releasing their brand new album “Brumlebassen” on August 24 and VARG will unleash their new beast on October 19, right in time for the HEIDENFEST tour!

Opening act on this tour will be Italian modern folk metal outfit KRAMPUS, who won the Rock The Nation award 2011. KRAMPUS offer an eclectic array of folk sounds with the usage of bagpipes, flutes, whistles, violins, and the Irish Bouzouki partnered with the modern metal sounds of heavy guitars, aggressive vocals, and melodic keyboards. In addition to creating a new breed of sound, KRAMPUS´ focus on their lyrical content while addressing themes such as issues with humanity and nature, and environmental awareness. They´ll be appearing on this years edition of METALCAMP festival in August and the same month they´ll be releasing their long-awaited debut album. Fear the Krampus!

This package already looks flawless – but there are some very special guests yet to be announced! So keep your eyes peeled and check www.heidenfest.eu regularly where you can also order your tickets!

HEIDENFEST 2012 – the ultimate party-program with several highlights, new albums, new music which will spice up your misty Autumn and mood! Cheers!

HEIDENFEST 2012

Presented by Metal Hammer, Legacy, Noizeletter, Musix, X-tra-X, Metalnews.de, BLAST!

WINTERSUN
KORPIKLAANI
VARG
TROLLFEST
KRAMPUS

+ SPECIAL GUESTS at extended shows*

19.10.2012 DE – Oberhausen, Turbinenhalle *Extended Show*
20.10.2012 DE – Stuttgart, LKA Longhorn *Extended Show*
21.10.2012 NL – Tilburg, 013 *Extended Show*
22.10.2012 CH – Pratteln, Z7
24.10.2012 IT – Bologna, Estragon
25.10.2012 AT – Wien, Gasometer
26.10.2012 DE – Leipzig, Hellraiser
27.10.2012 CZ – Prague, KD Vltavska
28.10.2012 PL – Krakow, Studio
29.10.2012 DE – Hamburg, Markthalle
30.10.2012 DE – Berlin, Postbahnhof
31.10.2012 DE – Munich, Backstage
01.11.2012 DE – Saarbrücken, Garage
02.11.2012 DE – Geiselwind, Music Hall *Extended Show*
03.11.2012 DE – Gießen, Hessenhallen *Extended Show*
04.11.2012 BE – Antwerp, Trix

WEBSITE & TICKETLINK
www.heidenfest.eu

Tickets will be on sale April 2nd!

www.heidenfest.eu
www.hardticket.eu

Bloodstock Open Air Festival 2011

Catton Hall, Derbyshire

11th-14th August 2011

Review & Photos by Jo Blackened

Altercarnated Photography

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KOKO Camden, London

April 6, 2008

All live pics and review by HannTu

Appropriately enough, it was clear and slightly snowy the evening of Paganfest, and with a 5pm start, there was ample time for all five bands to show their quality. It was a night for singing, dancing and some rocking heavy metal! As far as I was concerned, this was a perfect night: firstly, the lights were amazing, meaning I captured some great shots and secondly, the bouncers let us stay the entire show in the photo pit. The downside is that I rarely took any notes, so the report will be slightly short on words. But big on pictures. Lots and lots of pictures. Enjoy, as I did.

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The Central Park Of Kaisaniemi ? Helsinki ? Finland
15th ? 17th of July 2005

Pics and reviews by Metal-Rules.com team Finland

What happens in the middle of July in the central park of the summer city of Helsinki every year? Well, what a easy question, the annual Tuska Open Air Metal festival takes place every year at that time. It pulls in over 33.000 metal hearts of all ages and all kinds of persons to spend an unforgettable metallic feast in the heart of Helsinki. As it is said The Gods made heavy metal which has turned out be nothing but right in every aspect as the weather was extremely warm and hot during the whole weekend apart from a few darker clouds having gathered around the area when Dimmu Borgir stepped on the stage and in general the atmosphere was peaceful and bigger problems managed to be avoided, thanks to the common metal spirit of the Finnish die hard metal freaks.

The bill of 2005 didn?t offer any offer so-called any big selling names like Nightwish being one of the headlining acts at Tuska last year, but instead a variety of different metal genres were at present ranging from a hyper-blasting grindcore to a more melancholic Finnish mainstream rock. Having a large range of metal proves Tuska is not limited to one certain metal category as everyone had something to feel, taste and see during the three long days.

The Tuska Open Air festival has reached and gained a lot of positive attention amongst the metal people around the world. There were people having arrived from Russia, Estonia, Sweden, all around Europe and even from some Far East countries. Despite not having a big name, the metal festival was totally sold out and even a few hundred leftover tickets for Friday were sold after all.

As usual it has turned out to be an annual mandatory tradition for having an article of the Tuska festival in Metal-Rules.Com, therefore the Finnish Metal-Rules.Com pain squad spent the whole weekend testifying several acts in action and tried to feel the spirit of Heavy Metal and enjoy the pleasure of the flesh as well during the three insane long days in the beautiful central park of Kaisaniemi and in the heart of Helsinki with several friends as well as everlasting enemies. Enjoy?

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