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Tuska shares first batch of names for 2026, spearheaded by the 2 confirmed headliners Bring Me The Horizon and Bad Omens!

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Headlining Tuska 2026 will be Bring Me The Horizon and Bad Omens, backed by a diverse first wave including The Plot In You, Blood Incantation, Queensrÿche, Kublai Khan TX, Malevolence, Soilwork, Rivers of Nihil, Ensiferum, Bloodred Hourglass, Majestica, Melrose Avenue, The Callous Daoboys and Neckbreakker!

We’re already getting excited for another memorable weekend of metal and alternative music in Helsinki! 3-day tickets are already available right now.

Which band are you looking forward to the most? Or still wishing for? Let us know in the comments!

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Tuska completes their 2024 line-up with 7 more confirmed acts

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Tuska completed their 2024 line-up with the addition of Kerry King and 6 domestic acts with Kaunis Kuolematon, The Abbey, NightStop, Suotana, Malformed and Shereign. The Tuska KVLT bands still need to be announced, though! Get your tickets now!

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Tuska confirmed a second batch of names for the 2024 edition!

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A couple of days ago, Tuska announced a 2nd batch of confirmed names for the 2024 edition, and they got us even more excited about next summer! With Bad Omens, Zeal & Ardor, Tarot, Sonata Arctica, Warmen, Annisokay, Solence, Beyond The Black, Ankor, Rytmihäiriö, and I Am The Night! Go get your tickets now!

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Tuska unveiled the first batch of names for the 2024 edition!

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Tuska unleashed the first batch of bands for the 2024 line-up and it seems they put their chips strongly on modern metal/metalcore with Bring Me The Horizon, Bloodred Hourglass, Bury Tomorrow, Make Them Suffer, Infected Rain and Fixation, proggy music with Opeth, Vola, Voyager and Riverside, and power metal with Alestorm, Angus McSix and Brothers Of Metal. And of course, festival regulars Amorphis and Stam1na belong to the party as well!

What do you think of the line-up already? Who do you hope to be added still?

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Tuska adds 12 more names to the 2020 line-up!

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Tuska Open Air is reassuring their fans that for now everything is going according to plan with the addition of 12 more bands to the line-up!

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Tuska announces the Friday headliner and 2 more names for 2019!

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A headliner and 2 more bands are announced for Tuska 2019!

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Tuska confirms Slayer to headline and a bunch of other names for 2019!

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Tuska announces Slayer to headline plus a list of other confirmed names!

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Tuska 2019 announces to be a K-18 event and brings the first name!

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Norwegian royalty Dimmu Borgir will set Tuska 2019 stages aflame and family festival no more…

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Tuska adds a touch of Gothic and industrial to the mix to complete the 2018 line-up!

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Another Summer festival completing their line-up: Tuska adds 2 more bands!

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Tuska adds synthwave, black metal and nu-metal to their 2018 line-up!

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Another hand full of names for the Tuska 2018 line-up with quite the diversity in music genres!

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7 events that are reason enough to visit Finland over Autumn/Winter 2025

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Who says festival season ends with summer? In Finland, the dark months come alive with music: experience the true punk spirit at HKI SKEPU FEST (starting tonight), get in touch with your ancestors and nature at Pakanafestarit, discover new talent at Lost In Music, embrace the shadows at Hellsinki Industrial Festival, sail into chaos with the Hellsinki Metal Cruise, sink into sorrow at Melancholy Mass Festivals, and feel the fire indoors at John Smith Rock Frozen. When the nights are long, Finland turns the volume up.

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EDITORIAL PICKS: 7 bands you need to see at Tuska 2025 on day 3

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Last day of Tuska 2025 already starting in a couple of hours! We’re really excited to see the epic headliner show of Lorna Shore, but besides them, here are 7 acts that are taking over a stage today you shouldn’t miss out on in our opinion, with Havukruunu, Kim Dracula, Nothing More, Octoploid, Polaris, The Vantages and Noiduin! Who are you looking forward to seeing today if you’re joining us at Tuska?

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EDITORIAL PICKS: 8 bands you need to see at Tuska 2025 on day 2

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After a great first day at Tuska 2025, these are the 8 bands you should see today on day two with Wind Rose, Charlotte Wessels, JILUKA, Eihwar, Royal Sorrow, Orbit Culture, Slaughter To Prevail and thrown!

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10 reasons why you should go to Tuska 2025

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In less than a week, Tuska weekend is upon us! If somehow you weren’t convinced yet that you need to go, here are 10 reasons we believe should be enough motivation to still get a ticket and join us there!

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EDITORIAL PICKS: 8 bands you need to see at Tuska 2024 on day 2

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The second day of Tuska 2024 will get at least as exciting as the day before, we highly recommend you don’t sit out on the shows of Ankor, VOLA, Solence, St. Aurora, Make Them Suffer, I Am Your God, Bring Me The Horizon and The Abbey!

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EDITORIAL PICKS: 8 bands you need to see at Tuska 2024 on day 1

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While it’s a given that as a metalfan you’ll want to catch shows of Dimmu Borgir and Kerry King today at the first day of Tuska, we think that there are a couple more bands that deserve some of your attention, or that we think will be even more epic to see live than you might suspect with editorial picks Lord of the Lost’s festival opening show, I Am The Night, Infected Rain, Krypta, Suburban Tribe, Assemble The Chariots, Zeal & Ardor and Pendulum!

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10 reasons why you should go to Tuska 2024

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Tomorrow it’s again that time of the year: Tuska weekend is upon us! If somehow you weren’t convinced yet that you need to go, here are 10 reasons we believe should be enough motivation to still get a ticket if any are available still! Going from a great line-up, to Tuska KVLT, Tuska Expo expanding further and simply an amazing atmosphere! See you there!

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9 reasons why you should go to Tuska 2023

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Only a bit over a week until Tuska weekend is upon us! If you weren’t convinced yet you needed to go, here are 9 reasons we believe should be enough motivation! Going from a great line-up, to Tuska KVLT, and the biggest Tuska Expo ever, this is one for the books!

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Tuska 2025 – The people & co

Tuska is more than bands… Crowds, atmosphere, wandering souls and a glimpse of SKYND at the Tuska Forum.

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Tuska 2025 – Pagans taking over KVLT Stage

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Rituals at Tuska. Eihwar and Noiduin brought pagan and Nordic folk energy to the KVLT Stage during Tuska 2025.

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Tuska 2025 Day 3 – Radio City & Nordic Energy Stages

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No backdrop, no filter. Kim Dracula, Whitechapel, and Nothing More on the Radio City & Nordic Energy Stages during Tuska Sunday 2025.

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Tuska 2025 Day 3 – Karhu Main Stage

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Tuska Sunday delivered a powerful closing chapter on the main stage. Motionless In White, Apocalyptica, and headliners Lorna Shore brought Tuska 2025 to its finale.

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Tuska 2025 Day 2 – Radio City & Nordic Energy Stages

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Tuska day two beyond the main stage with performances by JILUKA, thrown, and The Halo Effect rocking the Radio City and Nordic Energy Stages on Saturday.

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Tuska 2025 Day 2 – Karhu Main Stage

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Tuska 2025 day two hit hard on the main stage. Slaughter To Prevail, Orbit Culture, and headliners Powerwolf shaped a powerful Saturday at the festival.

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Tuska 2025 Day 1 – Radio City & Nordic Energy Stages

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Tuska 2025 day one beyond the main stage. Performances by Blood Command, SKYND, Bambie Thug, and Imminence lit up the Radio City and Nordic Energy Stages.

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People of Tuska 2024 (28/06 – 30/06/2024)

Pictures of the people we captured during the weekend of the 2024 edition of Tuska, those who make the festival what it is.

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Tuska 2024 – Radio City Stage & OPEN AIR II (Day 3)

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Pictures of the artists on the Radio City and OPEN AIR II stage of the last day of Tuska 2024, with Warmen, Fixation, Eivør, Bury Tomorrow and Brothers Of Metal!

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Tuska 2024 – Karhu Main Stage (Day 3)

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Pictures of the artists on the main stage of the last day of Tuska 2024, with Beyond The Black, Lost Society, Opeth and Parkway Drive!

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