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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!

A sold out On The Rocks truly got warmed up for the upcoming Tuska Festival when the legendary Suburban Tribe played their first show in over 13 years! Preparing for the summer festivals, Suburban Tribe is in top-notch condition and for sure a must-see during any summer festival you might be attending. The set consisted of all the classic songs you’d wanna hear and even an appearance by the original vocalist, mr. Tuska himself Jouni Markkanen busting out some old Suburban Tribe tunes for the old school audience.

In the beginning of June, the madness and circus that is Metallica touring the world with their “M72 Tour” took over Helsinki for the weekend with the usual 2 shows they’ve been playing in every city they’ve landed. Perfect timing for Apocalyptica who had just released their “Apocalyptica Plays Metallica Vol. 2” album, the follow-up to their legendary debut album that got them to where they are right now. And kudos to their management and marketing team, because organizing and booking a show where the iconic Finnish band plays their new album with Metallica covers in the middle of the Metallica weekend in Helsinki is simply genius. The show was everything we’ve come to expect from Apocalyptica, and the Metallica songs played by 3 cellos really strike that youth nostalgia chord within me. Of course, it would have been great to see the Metallica dudes pop by for a little guest appearance, and I bet that a lot of people there were kind of hoping that, but these musical wonders don’t really need such gimmicks to deliver a wonderfully captivating show. Absolutely amazing!