New Wave Of Finnish Heavy Metal organised a Vappu after party at Tampere’s Maanalainen on May 2nd. Originally the line-up was supposed to include Scars of Solitude, but they unfortunately had to cancel last minute due to illness. So because of that, I unexpectedly got to know three new bands that evening.

The event started with the locals from Crimson Day, who brought some solid heavy metal to the stage, including a fun metal cover of Bonnie Tyler’s ‘Holding Out for a Hero‘. Next up was Everlore which I enjoyed a lot, actually even more than on record. Unfortunately, Neverfade started a good half an hour late so I sadly had to miss most of their set.

All in all a fun evening.