Finnish metal just keeps getting bigger and better. Stratovarius, Turisas, Negative and Before the Dawn triumphed in front of sold-out audiences at the Shanghai World Expo, and at the Helfest mini festival in Mao Livehouse, Beijing in late May. Poisonblack, Tarot, Turisas and Before the Dawn returned the favour at Tokyo's famous Liquidroom as a part of Finland Fest's show case night.
In addition to that, the Chinese Painkiller Mag penned a 14-page special on Finnish metal featuring Ensiferum, Before the Dawn and Stay Heavy Records.
But that's not all: The illustrious ex-Hanoi Rocks frontman Michael Monroe will be heroing the gigantic Summer Sonic festival in Tokyo, Japan on August 8th!