Recently, Tuska Festival announced more confirmed names for the 2027 edition with Orbit Culture, I Prevail, Fit For A King, Conan, The Baboon Show, Turmion Kätilöt, Speed, Paradise Lost, Cenobia and SUN! Get your tickets now!
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News Posts
Finnish metalcore band Awake Again unleashed their new single ‘Middle Man’ ahead of their second album, unveiling the beginning of a heavier and more mature chapter for the band!
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Tuska has already kicked off the road to 2027! 🤘
The first eight bands have been announced, with Lorna Shore and Children of Bodom leading the way. Also confirmed are Heaven Shall Burn, Kanonenfieber, Gaerea, Fox Lake, Avralize and Sinizter. Who are you the most excited about and who are you hoping for still to be added? Let us know in the comments!
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Last week, the Tuska 2026 line-up was completed with the last 3 confirmed bands: Japanese heavy metal icons Loudness, Finnish melodeath heroes Warmen and Leeds alternative rock/metal outfit Caskets!
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As one year ends and another begins, we want to say thank you.
To everyone who read, shared, supported, showed up and believed in what we do: you made 2025 unforgettable.
2026 is extra special: 10 years of the GRIMM online publication in the form you know it to be today. And 10 years ago that we visited our first Tuska Festival! What a ride it has been!
To celebrate we will be looking back in some special articles, digging deep in our history and archives, while continuing to build what comes next.
Here’s to the next chapter.
Here’s to ten years and to everything still waiting to unfold.
Tuska just delivered an early Christmas gift by confirming 13 more names for the 2026 lineup with acts like Pain, D-A-D, Gatecreeper, The Funeral Portrait, aurorawave and of course a bunch of Finnish names again like Swallow The Sun, Survivors Zero, Kallomäki and more!
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Tuska is bringing Megadeth to its 2026 line-up as the headliner for the Friday and adds 13 more bands to the line-up with Trivium, P.O.D., Stam1na, Lost Society, Paleface Swiss, Return To Dust, The Browning, Dogma, Slope, 802, Allt, Atlas and Kneel Before The Death! All ticket classes are available right now!
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While the summer is about to be wrapping up, we can already look ahead towards the summer of 2025, especially after Tuska just announced the first 16 confirmed acts for next year’s edition with Electric Callboy, Powerwolf, Nothing More, Orbit Culture, Kim Dracula, Korpiklaani, Marko Hietala, Tarja, Charlotte Wessels, thrown, Eihwar, Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus, Blood Command, Arion and Tyrantti and the first announced headliner with Lorna Shore!
What do you think? What bands are you still hoping for?
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Tuska has confirmed 16 more names for the 2024 edition with Stratovarius, HEALTH, Lord Of The Lost, Eivør, Elvenking, Devourment, St. Aurora, Assemble the Chariots, I AM YOUR GOD, Swansong, Krypta, Sadistic Drive, Prestige, Putro In Black, SICK URGE and Dome Runner! Get your tickets now before the price increase in a couple of weeks!
What bands are you happy with this time? And what bands are you still hoping for?
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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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Interviews
Three years after first speaking with Neckbreakker at Tuska, back when they were still performing as Nakkeknækker, we caught up with them once again. This time guitarist Johan Lundvig and drummer Viktor Bjørnstad joined us to reflect on the band’s rapid rise, signing with Nuclear Blast, the realities of life on the road, writing their next album and why they still see themselves as an old-school death metal band at heart. See them this Saturday at Tolminator ripping the stage up!
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We sat down with Henkka, guitarist and vocalist of the Finnish heavy metal band Tyrantti, to not only talk about their Tuska show and latest music, but to dive into their upcoming ‘Lihaa mattoon!’ event on July 12 in Helsinki where they are collaborating with FCF Wrestling to put together a highly entertaining evening filled with wrestling and heavy metal!
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At Tuska this year, we sat down with Jemina and Henri from the Finnish dark folk act Noiduin to talk about how they channel their own country’s folklore, pagan history and ancestors in their music and performances, how tricky it can be to work with traditional, self-build instruments and how they hope people can connect with something deep inside themselves when listening to their music.
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We sat down with Jessie and Eleni of Ankor after their show at this year’s Tuska Festival, the last stop of a crazy weekend that took them to 3 different countries in 3 days, and had a short chat about their busy summer, the way they like to release new music and how 2024 really seems to be a big year for the band.
Yesterday, they announced a major European tour for 2025 which will take them to most countries of the continent. You won’t want to miss out on that, tickets are available starting tomorrow!
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We sat down with Onni and Kevin from Assemble the Chariots at Tuska 2024 to talk about their new album ‘Unyielding Night’ (set for release on July 19th via Seek and Strike), how this is the start of a whole universe they’re creating, with the sound they’ve always envisioned for the band from the beginning. And we came back from the talk with 2 things ingrained in our heads: listen to the album from start to finish, and make sure you make it to the release show at On The Rocks in Helsinki where they’ll play the album in its whole for what sounds like a unique experience…
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We’ve been a long time fan of the Finnish comic book artist JP Ahonen. Mostly famous for his Belzebubs web series, he has other amazing works like ‘Sing No Evil’ […]
We talked with John Baizley about his music, new guitarist and dealing with constant pain in the rock ‘n’ roll life.
We had a chat with Brujo himself of the Mexican group of gangsters Brujeria!
We talked with guitarist Tomi from Amorphis about a new album, touring a lot and some music to check out!
We had a long talk with guitarist Teemu about the new album, live set-up, crowdfunding campaign and some of his musical preferences.
Lists
One more day. One more chance to discover your next favourite band.
We’ve selected five artists we’d strongly recommend catching on Sunday at Tuska: Neckbreakker, Return to Dust, Kajos, Atlas and The Browning.
Who are you adding to your schedule?
Saturday at Tuska is packed from start to finish, but these are the six bands we’d make time for beyond the obvious names. 🎸
Balance Breach, Majestica, The Funeral Portrait, Kallomäki, Paleface Swiss and Omnivortex all earned a spot on our must-see list. Find out why in our latest Editorial Picks!
In about half an hour, the gates of Tuska 2026 are opening and in less than an hour the first riffs will take over the area. Besides the obvious big names, we picked out 6 shows we highly recommend you go see from festival openers Gatecreeper, to reggae infused Aurorawave and Skindred, the funky hardcore of Slope, alt-metallers Awake Again and party of the day drum n bass princess Nenerchy! See you there!
It’s been 10 years since our very first Tuska visit, and it has become a yearly event in our planning. With Tuska 2026 on the horizon, we took a look at the things that have us counting down the days until we’re back at Suvilahti. If you somehow still haven’t decided to get your tickets and join us there, hopefully we can convince you to go for it 🤘
Finland’s summer festival season is stacked again. From underground black metal rituals to lakeside legends and city concerts with global names, we picked 12 events worth your time this summer with Steelfest, Allas Live, Sonic Rites, Ankea, Nummirock, Tuska, CoolHead Live, Dark River Festival, John Smith Rock, Ilosaarirock, Hellsinki Metal Festival and SaariHelvetti
The gates of Tuska 2025 are opening in about 4 hours, and the first day is going to be a blast with shows of Horizon Ignited, Blood Command, Knocked Loose, SKYND, Enemies Everywhere, Bambie Thug, Tyrantti and Bokassa that we believe you shouldn’t miss out on! What acts of today are you looking forward to the most?
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!
If you are still looking for a great summer destination, here are 12 festivals that might make Finland the ideal place to go for you this year with Sonic Rites this weekend, Rockfest, Tuhdimmat Tahdit, Nummirock, Tuska, John Smith Festival, SaariHelvetti, Dark River Festival, Hellsinki Metal Festival, the CoolHead Live concert series, Sastamalan Torijuhlat and Hevipäivät!
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!
The first Tuska 2023 day is here! In a handful of hours the gates will open and 3 days of heavy music will begin! Besides the headliners and some big names, we’ve picked out about 10 bands and artists we believe you should give a shot while you’re at Tuska this weekend with Vended, Kouta, Foreseen and Miseria Ultima today, A.A. Williams, Orbit Culture, Dirt and Nakkeknækker tomorrow, and Vermilia and URNE on Sunday!
Previews
Tuska 2026 is almost here!🤘If you’re still in planning mode, from the line-up and schedules to food vendors, afterparties, Tuska Forum and practical tips for navigating your festivities, we’ve gathered everything you need to know in one place. Read our preview and start planning your weekend at Suvilahti!
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Tuska 2025 promises to be quite the exciting edition again with a great line-up with something for everyone, and plenty of other stuff to discover and do! If you’re planning to go, we listed some info in a nice little preview…
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Tuska 2023 promises to be quite the exciting edition again with a great line-up with something for everyone, the biggest ever “Tuska Expo” in its history and plenty of other stuff to discover! If you’re planning to go, we listed some info in a nice little preview…
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Tuska is finally back again! The Helsinki center metal and rock festival is shaping up to be quite the epic and glorious return!
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Tuska 2019 promises to be exciting with a very solid line-up and a couple of major changes!
Last year we got to celebrate the 20th anniversary of one of the biggest metal festivals of THE metal country Finland. Metalheads all over the world see Wacken Open Air […]
This year’s Tuska will be one to remember since they’re gearing up to celebrate their 20th anniversary with a bang! Go see what is happening…
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