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BATTLE METAL |
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| Location: | Hämeenlinna, |
| Country: |  Finland |
| Last Login: | Apr 24, 2008 (170 days back) |
About Me |
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NOTE! This is the official TURISAS myspace site. It is band-run, but the daily maintenance is done mostly by non-band people as Turisas rather concentrates on writing music and touring instead. The band members do however actively keep an eye on this site and try to answer some of your messages and do some commenting every now and then, but we hope you understand, that in case you are writing a message to the band, it might take some time before it will be answered. All the news, shows etc. posted here are done by the band. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------- Imagine a time when warriors strode the earth. A time when battle-painted warrior-poets sang of battles and heady feats of heroism, myth intermingled with fact, and romantic notions of adventure on the high seas sparked the imagination. The time is now, because so-called battle metal maestros TURISAS – named after their homeland’s ancient god of war – are bringing back the old school. As in, 1000 AD. “This comes from somewhere deep inside,” is the only way founder and chieftain songwriter Mathias ’Warlord’ Nygård can describe both his music and the inspiration behind it. “We play around with history, there’s fantasy imagery there, but I hate fantasy metal with all those dragons or whatever. There’s no substance there. We actually believe in what we’re doing.” Be afraid. With festival appearances across the board – Wacken, Tuska, Earthshaker, Party.San, Bloodstock, Nummirock, Summer Breeze, not forgetting an uproarious sold-out UK tour with compatriots Lordi – it was no surprise when readers of the UK’s Metal Hammer magazine voted TURISAS ’Best New Band’ in their 2006 Reader’s Poll. It’s because there’s simply no one else like them. With 2004’s debut ’Battle Metal’, a thrilling folk-flecked tour de force, they already established themselves as a genre of one. Now they’re upping the ante with “The Varangian Way”, the most singularly ambitious album of the year. Recorded at Sound Supreme Studio and mastered at Finnvox, this metal-clad 8-song battlecry is awash in epic themes, eastern-european folk, and an abiding belief in the almighty power of the riff. “We didn’t do this the rock ‘n’ roll way,” adds Nygård . “The music was written around the story, to create a certain atmosphere and take you on this journey.” With stunning cover artwork by graphic artist, illustrator and designer John Coulthart (Cradle Of Filth, Hawkwind, poster and cover art for spoken word albums by writer Alan Moore ["Watchmen", "V for Vendetta"]) Varangians, in case you slept through your Medieval Scandinavian history course, were 11th century vikings who travelled southward through the Baltic and then east on an epic quest for glory. Awash in orchestral inspiration, stomping riffs and skewering hooks, this is what you want on your iPod when you’re pillaging a village or plotting a new course through an unexplored continent. Sure, they have a violin and accordion player with a penchant for playing Slayer covers. And yes – they wear furs and war paint. Don’t let that fool you. “Ok, people think this is crazy but there’s a reason why it works. We aren’t Lordi,” says Nygård. “There are so many interesting, inspiring old stories that are still connected to our reality. These aren’t just meaningless lyrics, we’re telling a tale here.” With already confirmed slots at Download (mainstage) Graspop, With Full Force, Rock Hard Festival, Tuska, and plans for a relentless, take-no-prisoners tour already underway, 2007 is the year TURISAS take the world by storm. Join them on their quest, to Holmgard, and beyond! ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------- JOIN THE OFFICIAL TURISAS DISCUSSION FORUM HERE:
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Music:Member Since: 2/20/2006Band Website: turisas.com Band Members: WARLORD NYGÅRD - Voc. JUSSI WICKSTRÖM - Gtr. TUDE LEHTONEN - Drums HANNES HORMA - Bass OLLI VÄNSKÄ - Violin LISKO - Acc. -------------------------------------------------- Influences: Sounds Like: Turisas - Rasputin Add to My Profile | More Videos Turisas @ Rock Hard Festivals 2007 " border=0 Click to zoom in on my visitor map! Record Label: Century Media Records Type of Label: Major |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Metal / Black Metal / Death Metal) |
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21.04.08 - PAGANFEST USA: UPDATED GIG LIST |
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| 04/25/08 The Opera House Toronto, ON CANADA04/26/08 Medley Montreal, QC CANADA04/27/08 The Palladium Worcester, MA (NEW ENGLAND METAL FEST)04/28/08 Jaxx W. Springfi... Posted by TURISAS on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:56:00 PST |
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21.04.08 - METAL HAMMERS GOLDEN GODS AWARDS: TURISAS NOMINATED FOR BEST LIVE BAND |
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| The Finnish battle metallers TURISAS are nominated for "Best Live Band" in Metal Hammer's Golden Gods Awards, along with the likes of Machine Head and Megadeth. Fresh from the European tour and ready ... Posted by TURISAS on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:32:00 PST |
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21.04.08 - MORE SUMMER FESTIVALS CONFIRMED |
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| We confirmed some new summer festivals: 31.05. Paljassaare Rock Fest, Tallinn (EST) http://www.prf.ee/12.07. Voimasointu Festival, Mntyharju (FI) http://www.voimasointu.com/18.07. Rock Harz Op... Posted by TURISAS on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:28:00 PST |
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21.04.08 - TOUR COMPETITION; WINNERS WANTED |
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| Hey hou, guys, girls, orcs and pirates. We're back from the tour - and it was a blast! Thanks for everyone who showed up. On this tour we also had a little tour competition: every night we took a pict... Posted by TURISAS on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:24:00 PST |
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05.03.2008 - TOUR STARTED, DUCKS PAINTED, COMPETITION |
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| Hey folks! The tour is well under way. The past four gigs have been amazing - excellent crowds, excellent atmosphere. We started from Northampton, then proceeded to Sheffield and Aberdeen. From the... Posted by TURISAS on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:56:00 PST |
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1.3.2008 - launching tour competition; Europe & UK tour starts |
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| To properly celebrate the start of their first headliner tour through Europe & UK, Finnish folk/metal warriors TURISAS have now launched an exclusive competition especially for you, the fans! ... Posted by TURISAS on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:54:00 PST |
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Conquering UK, Europe & USA; Making of Rasputin" online! |
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| From March 1st 2008 on, Finnish battle metal overlords TURISAS will set out to conquer stages in UK and Europe on their highly anticipated headliner tour with labelmates Norther as well as make their ... Posted by TURISAS on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:48:00 PST |
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19.02.2008 - Turisas tllss - Turisas on Finnish TV |
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| Turisas nhdn MTV3:n 45-minuuttia ohjelmassa keskiviikkona 20.02. klo 20:00 alkaen. Mukana mys kuvaa perjantain keikalta Finnish Metal Exposta.Turisas is on Finnish TV (MTV3) on Wed 20 February at ... Posted by TURISAS on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 02:09:00 PST |
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18.02.2008 - Russian dates: Moscow & St. Petersburg, 12.-13.4. |
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| Two Russian dates were added for April! 12.04.2008 Moscow (RUS) - Tochka13.04.2008 St. Petersburg (RUS) - Roks www.turisas.comwww.myspace.com/turisasofficial ... Posted by TURISAS on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:38:00 PST |
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12.02.2008 - LISKO MISSING, STEP IN ACCORDION PLAYER FOR SPRING TOURS |
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| We hereby announce that we have been forced to hire a step-in accordion player to replace Lisko on all announced upcoming tourdates. We have an important show this Friday at Finnish Metal Expo (FIN) a... Posted by TURISAS on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:37:00 PST |
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