TURISAS To Tour Australia In May

March 4, 2010

Finnish battle metal masters TURISAS will embark on a three-date headlining tour of Australia at the end of May.

Commented TURISAS vocalist Mathias "Warlord" Nygård: "Fucking hell! It's finally happening.

"We've been asked to take the trip to the complete opposite side of the globe for a long time, but for a reason or another it's never been possible.

"I don't need to tell you how excited we are about finally making it. We've heard rumours about a strong following down there, so now it's time to show us what all that is about!

"We're taking a break from the studio and the recording of our forthcoming third album to spend less time in your country than it takes us to travel there, so the expectations are high. We, for our part, will most definitely be bringing you a show with all the extra energy piled up from a year off the road. We're hungry, we're determined, and we're ready. We sure hope you are too!"

The dates are as follows:

May 21 - Brisbane, Australia - The Globe Theatre
May 22 - Sydney, Australia - The Factory Theatre (All Ages)
May 23 - Melbourne, Australia - Billboard the Venue

TURISAS' third album is scheduled for release before the end of the year through Century Media Records.

Nygård and TURISAS were honored with the 2009 Culture Award by the Regional Council of Häme province. Since 1991, the award has been handed out annually to a person living and working in Häme region as a way to honor his/her achievements in the field of culture. The award was received by Mathias and guitarist Jussi Wickström on November 23, 2009. The Council mentioned that Nygård and the band represent "new kind of creativity in Häme" and that they "create new international culture by using old tradition."

An e-card for "A Finnish Summer With Turisas", the first-ever DVD from TURISAS, is available at this location.

In the summer of 2008, TURISAS set out to play more shows across its home country Finland than ever before. With "A Finnish Summer With Turisas", you can join them on their road trip, learn the secrets of sauna and other Finnish traditions on the nights when the sun never sets. Travel from festival to festival and go behind the scenes to find out what makes TURISAS a one-of-a-kind blend of music, traditions, fur, blood and fun.

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