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Coolhead Live in Finland has been bringing some of the greatest musical acts to the Coolhead Brew courtyard for the past couple of years during summer, and this year they’ve done it again! The very first show of their concert series brought some absolute legends to their stage with the Brazilian crossover thrash/hardcore outfit Ratos de Porão. Having been mentioned by many big metal acts from that country as a major influence, it was an absolute honor to be able to see these guys in action on a stage! Added to that, we got the local hardcore heroes Terveet Kädet and tribute to the Brazilian thrash/death metal/crossover scene Forca Macabra to make the evening complete. And while the evening started with quite the delay because of some major issues with the stage build, where they were still in the middle of getting things set up when the first band was supposed to start already, it ended up giving the whole show a unique DIY hardcore vibe that fitted oh so well.

When a legendary musician of the caliber of Yngwie Malmsteen comes to a venue near you, you need to pay attention and make sure you get to experience their live show. When that legend brings along another heavy metal/hard rock legend with Mötorhead guitarist Phil Campbell (and the Bastard Sons) to open the night, you definitely have to be there. So on a sunny day in July, we made the trip to Böle Areena in Helsinki to experience several hours of expertly crafted and played guitar music…

It’s that time of the year again, our yearly stop at one of Finland’s longest running metal and rock festivals: Tuska! On the 2024 edition, they had a pretty solid line-up again in our opinion, even though there were some people not all too happy about some of the experimentation they did with for instance the headliners of this year’s festival. We had no complaints though, and had an absolutely great time. But Tuska wouldn’t be around still, or anywhere near the same, without “the people of Tuska”: the fans, the crew, the media,… It’s all of you who make this festival the great event that it is. So this is dedicated to all of you who we captured over the weekend of the 2024 edition!

For more than 40 years, AGNOSTIC FRONT brings finest New York Hardcore to the concert hall stages and festivals around the globe. Europe and its loyal NY HC fan base is a reason to tour annually. This summer, the five piece Roger Miret (vocals), Vinnie Stigma (lead guitar and original founding member), Craig Silverman (guitar), Mike Gallo (Bass) and Danny Lamanga (drums) hit European venues on their ‘Urban Decay Tour 2024’. Opening date was a totally sold-out gig at Café Central in Weinheim, DE.

Before the NYC veterans take the stage, one of Germany’s hardcore veteran bands enters the stage to open the night: 47 Million Dollars. Bringing awesome hardcore music with German lyrics for already 25 years. The venue got hot and the few doors and windows were opened after their appearance to cool down the atmosphere a little.

There is not much to say about the following: you get what you expect. Finest hardcore music, circle pit from the first tune of the opening song ‘The Eliminator’, stage diving, crowd-surfing and sweat, sweat, sweat. These guys know how to rock a venue down to the bare foundations. The audience got in the mood immediately, turning the hall into a sauna with incredible humidity. But you will see no holding back until the last tune of their more than 20 songs set-list including hits like ‘Gotta go’, ‘Old New York’ or ‘Victim in Pain’ is out of the PA.

They will keep on touring until early July, it’s recommended to go and see them if you can!

It’s that time of the year again, our yearly stop at one of Finland’s longest running metal and rock festivals: Tuska! On the 2024 edition, they had a pretty solid line-up again in our opinion, even though there were some people not all too happy about some of the experimentation they did with for instance the headliners of this year’s festival. We had no complaints though, and had an absolutely great time, with on the last day on the Radio City (tent) Stage Finnish melodeath supergroup Warmen, Faroese nightingale Eivør, and modern metallers Bury Tomorrow, while on the OPEN AIR II stage we caught Norwegian promises Fixation and the viking warriors of Brothers Of Metal!

It’s that time of the year again, our yearly stop at one of Finland’s longest running metal and rock festivals: Tuska! On the 2024 edition, they had a pretty solid line-up again in our opinion, even though there were some people not all too happy about some of the experimentation they did with for instance the headliners of this year’s festival. We had no complaints though, and had an absolutely great time, with on the last day on the Karhu Main Stage bands like the German modern melodic outfit Beyond The Black, house band Lost Society, Opeth stunning with an old school set, and headliners Parkway Drive setting the stage ablaze yet again!

It’s that time of the year again, our yearly stop at one of Finland’s longest running metal and rock festivals: Tuska! On the 2024 edition, they had a pretty solid line-up again in our opinion, even though there were some people not all too happy about some of the experimentation they did with for instance the headliners of this year’s festival. We had no complaints though, and had an absolutely great time, with on the second day on the Karhu Main Stage bands like the Danish moder prog masters VOLA, heavy metal cult heroes Tarot, Finnish favorites Stam1na and Amorphis, and an absolutely massive show of a corpse painted Bring Me The Horizon as headliner of this day!

It’s that time of the year again, our yearly stop at one of Finland’s longest running metal and rock festivals: Tuska! On the 2024 edition, they had a pretty solid line-up again in our opinion, even though there were some people not all too happy about some of the experimentation they did with for instance the headliners of this year’s festival. We had no complaints though, and had an absolutely great time, with on the second day on the Radio City (tent) Stage US death metal legends Devourment, while on the OPEN AIR II stage we caught modern metallers on the rise Ankor opening the day, one of the most energetic shows of the weekend from Australia’s metalcore stars Make Them Suffer and Finnish disko metal stars and crowd favorites Turmion Kätilöt!

It’s that time of the year again, our yearly stop at one of Finland’s longest running metal and rock festivals: Tuska! On the 2024 edition, they had a pretty solid line-up again in our opinion, even though there were some people not all too happy about some of the experimentation they did with for instance the headliners of this year’s festival. We had no complaints though, and had an absolutely great time, with on the first day on the Radio City (tent) Stage Finnish black metal supergroup I Am The Night, Moldavian modern metal superstars Infected Rain, local cult heroes Suburban Tribe and experimental black metal project Zeal & Ardor, while on the OPEN AIR II stage we caught an exciting show from GHØSTKID!

It’s that time of the year again, our yearly stop at one of Finland’s longest running metal and rock festivals: Tuska! On the 2024 edition, they had a pretty solid line-up again in our opinion, even though there were some people not all too happy about some of the experimentation they did with for instance the headliners of this year’s festival. We had no complaints though, and had an absolutely great time, with on the first day on the Karhu Main Stage bands like Lord of the Lost as festival openers, Alestorm bringing the pirate metal party, legendary guitarist Kerry King with his solo work, Norwegian symphonic black metal institution Dimmu Borgir and headliners drum ‘n’ bass rockers Pendulum!