Posted by Turisas with Nokia N95, 8.5.2009 23:37
Some pics from along the road. In Ljubljana they had the best drink in this one bar called Pr'skelet: Sex in disabled toilet... Jussi having the time of his life with all the triumphant organizational shit... Hanu found a restaurant that met his high standards... And then he went to see some 3D images of cave formations.
Over & out.
P.S. Only three more gigs to go!
Posted by Turisas with Nokia N95, 2.5.2009 17:34
We spent our day off in Switzerland, and it happened to be 30 April... In Finland we pretty much always celebrate the night before the actual "day" (i.e. now 1st May), and of course did it in a traditional Finnish way. We even managed to purchase some balloons and vappu whistles. The video shows the glamorous start of the party, but as more people gathered to the buses and we got the vappu juice flowing, it became a proper scheit!
Posted by Turisas with Nokia N95, 25.4.2009 16:29
Wow we played a show in Serbia! And that was awesome. Never thought we could actually make it there... The crowd was really enthusiastic and showed us that we should definitely come back!
We've been on tour almost two weeks and everything's been just great. The people from other bands and crew are absolutely amazing and we've had so much fun! As usually... hehe! Still two weeks to go! Hope to see you guys at the shows, cheers!
Posted by Turisas with Nokia N95, 19.4.2009 18:49
First post from the Filthfest tour which has so far been just as nice as the weather. Great crowds, and exciting to get to play in countries we never played before. We had some time to walk around Prague and Warsaw and took some very touristic pictures for your viewing pleasure.
Today we'll see if the Warsaw crowd can beat the crazy Krakow one and in the night we head to Belarus which should be interesting.
Mathias
Posted by Turisas with Nokia N95, 15.4.2009 00:50
Alrighty, six weeks "off" - meaning that we didn't do any gigs during that time, but kept ourselves busy by other means. Tomorrow we'll fly out from Finland and start the tour on 16 April in Hamburg. Check out the dates from our website, get your asses at some gig and see us doing a club show for the last time in a while!
Posted by Turisas with Nokia N95, 27.3.2009 19:19
Should do a bit of skiing before squeezing in a tin-can-on-tires in a few weeks!
P.S. Also nude wrestling with reindeers and grizzly bears helps you getting in shape for the tour. Pics may follow.
Posted by Turisas with Nokia N95, 21.3.2009 07:47
We tried to cure our hangovers by doing some sightseeing in Milan. We almost got away with it, until all of a sudden things started looking really weird and scary.
Posted by Turisas with Nokia N95, 13.3.2009 00:55
Can't believe this tour is really over! We spent almost 6 months with those guys... wow! And we had SO much fun! I even got the chance to share a stage with Vadim from Dragonforce. Yep, I played in his keyboard solo. The first time I played it was somewhere in the middle of the US tour and from that day I played it every night! It was just awesome (or should I say FUTURISTIC!) and I just can't be happier about it. Cheerz mate !
Now we're loading our batteries for the next tour which starts on 16th of April with Cradle of Filth and Moonspell! A few relaxing weeks at home and then we hit the road again HA ! See you on tour!
Ps. And here's some random pictures from the DF tour.
Posted by Turisas with Nokia N95, 5.3.2009 21:10
We attacked the stage during the infamous last song "Through the Fire and Flames" on our tour's last gig @ Tavastia, Helsinki. The fake bald heads and the Guitar Hero controllers are a tribute to the ultimate group of balding power metallers known as DragonForce. Thanks for the tour, guys ;)
Another angle can be found in YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK5n027SuUA
Posted by Turisas with Nokia N95, 1.3.2009 16:50
Back in snowy Finland! We're currently enjoying rare luxury - staying at home! Well, for 16 hrs at least. Tomorrow we head to Oulu, then back to Helsinki for the grande finale, gig @ Tavastia. And then this tour is done!
... And as you might already know, we're actually hitting the road again in April, when we'll team up with MOONSPELL and CRADLE OF FILTH for the Filthfest European Tour. Confirmed dates are as follows:
16.04. Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
17.04. Prague, Czech Republic - Follimanka
18.04. Krakow, Poland - Studio
19.04. Warsaw, Poland - Stodola
20.04. Minsk, Belarus - Sportshall
22.04. Bratislava, Slovakia - PKO
23.04. Bucharest, Romania - Cluj Napaca
24.04. Belgrade, Serbia - SKC
25.04. Zagreb, Croatia - Boogaloo
26.04. Ljubljana, Slovenia - Media Park
28.04. Rome, Italy - Tearto Tenda Strisce
29.04. Milano, Italy - Musicodrome
01.05. Lausanne, Switzerland - Docks
02.05. Clemont Ferrand, France - Coopérative de Mai
03.05. Toulouse, France - Havana Café
04.05. Madrid, Spain - Sala Penélope
05.05. Barcelona, Spain - Apollo
07.05. Caen, France - Cargo
08.05. Nancy, France - TBA
09.05. Antwerpen, Belgium - Hof ter Lo
10.05. Rijssen, Netherlands - Lucky & Co
Furthermore, Turisas are confirmed to play the following festivals during the summer time:
01.08. Wacken, Germany - Wacken Open Air
06.08. Jaromer, Czech Republic - Brutal Assault Festival
16.08. Derbyshire, UK - Bloodstock Open Air
Posted by Turisas with Nokia N95, 25.2.2009 17:52
We're in Gothenburg now. The tour is coming to an end - how the hell did that happen? Five shows to go: this one, Oslo, Stockholm, Oulu and Helsinki and then we're free. For a while at least. A new tour is going to be announced very soon, until that some retardedness from along the road.
P.S. Hell yes I bought that annoying singing doll! (Actually two of them).
Posted by Turisas with Nokia N95, 12.2.2009 17:10
An episode focused on the man usually hidden behind all the hardware.
Posted by Turisas with Nokia N95, 10.2.2009 01:05
Our random international fans have their say on Turisas - and a few other things as well...
Posted by Turisas with Nokia N95, 3.2.2009 02:17
Posted by Turisas with Nokia N95, 28.1.2009 17:52
Luxemburg was terriffic. Great venue, great crew, amazing catering, energetic crowd - and we didn't suck totally either! Did a little experiment just for fun: taped the phone to FOH and made it take a photo every 10 seconds for the whole day. Well, it didn't quite work, as it had stopped at some point, but here you can at least see the setup and souncheck.
- Mathias