Turisas Embarks on Dragonforce Tour, New "Battle Metal" Video Online

Finnish folk metal masters Turisas has just kicked off in the UK. It will take your beloved, brave warriors first through UK/Ireland in September/October, then the US & Canada in November/December until the final leg of the tour hits mainland Europe in early 2009. The band will be direct support for Dragonforce.

Vocalist Warlord Nygard states: “Fresh from the first show in Oxford, we're sitting here in backstage drinking the first beers! The gig was awesome, and we're really glad to be on tour once again.

"The summer was very busy - after having got used to spending our summers at festivals around Europe for years, we faced an exciting change as this summer with most of the festival shows taking place in our home country Finland. The whole summer was caught on film and the result is our new DVD: the festival performances, the behind the scenes material, and also some interviews and other summer activities around Finland.

"We also made a re-recording of the track 'Battle Metal' and did a video clip to it based on material our fans had sent us. If you want, you can keep on sending us links to what ever material you come up with and we’ll put them up on our site. Or if you want to send us something by snail mail, you can find the postal address on our site.

"The tour with Dragonforce is very extensive, and will keep us busy for the coming months and take us from Britain to North-America and all across Europe. We'll try to post some blog material for you to see on our video blog at www.royalartistclub.com/turisas, so check it out and come down to the shows!."

The new video for “Battle Metal 2008” has been launched now. It is high time to finally have an official video-clip for this battle hymn which is also a tribute to the band’s dedicated fans (without whom there is obviously no such thing as a crowd favourite). So, watch this now on Youtube.

The audio version of “Battle Metal 2008” will only be available on the limited edition of Turisas first-ever DVD release, “A Finnish Summer With Turisas.” which will be released on the following dates:

Germany / Austria / Switzerland / Benelux / Italy: Friday, October 31, 2008.
UK / France / Greece / Denmark / Norway / rest of Europe: Monday, November 3, 2008.
Spain / Portugal: Tuesday, November 4, 2008.
Sweden / Finland / Hungary: Wednesday, November 5, 2008.
North America: Tuesday, November 25, 2008.

Here is a list of the upcoming Turisas tour dates:

Sept. 30 Cardiff, UK - Cardiff University
Oct. 01 Nottingham, UK - Rock City
Oct. 03 London, UK - Astoria
Oct. 04 London, UK - Astoria
Oct. 05 Norwich, UK - UEA
Oct. 07 Leeds, UK - Leeds University
Oct. 08 Newcastle, UK - Academy
Oct. 10 Glasgow, UK - Academy
Oct. 11 Belfast, UK - Mandela Hall
Oct. 12 Dublin, UK - Ambassador Theatre
Oct. 13 Cork, UK - Savoy
Oct. 31 Den Bosch, NL - W2
Nov. 01 Oberhausen, D - Ultima Ratio Festival
Nov. 03 Seattle, WA – Showbox
Nov. 04 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
Nov. 05 San Francisco, CA – Warfield
Nov. 06 Orangevale, CA – The Boardwalk
Nov. 07 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
Nov. 08 San Diego, CA – Soma
Nov. 09 Pomona, CA – Glasshouse
Nov. 10 Phoenix, AZ – Marquee Theatre
Nov. 11 Las Vegas, NV – House Of Blues
Nov. 13 Magna, UT – Salt Air
Nov. 14 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
Nov. 15 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theatre
Nov. 17 Dallas, TX – House Of Blues
Nov. 18 Houston, TX – House Of Blues
Nov. 19 Austin, TX – Stubbs BBQ
Nov. 21 Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle
Nov. 22 Orlando, FL – House Of Blues
Nov. 23 Myrtle Beach, SC – House Of Blues
Nov. 24 West Springfield, VA – Jaxx
Nov. 25 New York, NY – Roseland Ballroom
Nov. 26 Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
Nov. 28 Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
Nov. 29 Worcester, MA – The Palladium
Nov. 30 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
Dec. 01 Poughkeepsoe, NY – The Chance
Dec. 02 Montreal, QC – Le Medley
Dec. 03 Quebec City, QC – Theatre Imperial
Dec. 05 Toronto, ON – Kool Haus
Dec. 06 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
Dec. 07 Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre
Dec. 08 Grand Rapids, MI - Intersection
Dec. 09 Milwaukee, WI – The Eagles Club
Dec. 10 Chicago, IL – Congress Theatre
Dec. 11 Iowa City, IA – Picador
Dec. 12 St. Paul, MN – Myth
Dec. 13 Winnipeg, MB – The Burton Cummings Theatre
Dec. 15 Edmonton, AB – Edmonton Events Centre
Dec. 16 Calgary, AB – MacEwan Ballroom
Dec. 19 Vancouver, BC – Croatian Cultural Centre
Jan. 28 Tilburg, NL - 013
Jan. 29 Amsterdam, NL - Melkweg
Jan. 30 Hasselt, B - MOD (Muziekodroom)
Jan. 31 Paris, F - Elysee Montmartre
Feb. 02 Bordeaux, F - Barbie
Feb. 03 Barcelona, ES - Apolo
Feb. 05 Lisbon, PT - Cine Teatro Corroios
Feb. 06 Madrid, ES - Heineken
Feb. 07 Bergara, ES - Jam
Feb. 09 Milan, I - Alcatraz
Feb. 10 Pratteln, CH - Z7
Feb. 12 Budapest, HU - A38
Feb. 13 Vienna, A - Szene
Feb. 14 Maribor, SK - Stuk
Feb. 16 Munich, D - Backstage Werk
Feb. 17 Stuttgart, D - Die Roehre
Feb. 19 Strasbourg, F - La Laiterie
Feb. 20 Cologne, D - Underground
Feb. 21 Hamburg, D - Knust
Feb. 22 Berlin, D - Kato
Feb. 24 Copenhagen, DK - Vega
Feb. 25 Gothenburg, SE – Brew House
Feb. 27 Oslo, NO - John Dee
Feb. 28 Stockholm, SE - Tyrol
Mar. 02 Oulu, FI – Club Teatria
Mar. 03 Helsinki, FI - Tavastia