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Heavy metal

HIM @ HAM: Photo farewell in Finland
Arts & cultureMusic

HIM @ HAM: Photo farewell in Finland

The charismatic and the crude: As Finnish love-metal band HIM starts its farewell tour, Helsinki Art Museum (HAM) shows exclusive photos. See several of them here.

Tagged in FestivalsHeavy metalMusicSlideshows
A Finnish Heavy Christmas to one and all!
ChristmasMusic

A Finnish Heavy Christmas to one and all!

In the heartland of heavy metal a group of head-banging musicians are raising funds for charity by rocking up well-loved Finnish Christmas carols.

Tagged in Heavy metalModern ChristmasMusic
Heavy metal pilgrim hits Finnish festival
Arts & cultureMusic

Heavy metal pilgrim hits Finnish festival

The first time I heard heavy metal music, I knew I had to visit Finland. The dream comes true with a trip to Helsinki’s Tuska Festival, where I connect with Finnish people and culture through a common love of metal music.

Tagged in FestivalsFinnishnessHeavy metalMusic
Now trending globally: Finnish metal music
A promo photo of Nightwish.
Arts & cultureMusic

Now trending globally: Finnish metal music

Why are Finnish heavy metal bands so popular around the world? It originates in the music’s complexity and rich emotional content.

Tagged in FinnishnessHeavy metalMusic
Sisu, sauna, Sibelius and heavy metal, too
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Arts & cultureMusic

Sisu, sauna, Sibelius and heavy metal, too

Sibelius’s 150th birthday: Find out how the composer’s own piano sounds, and what he and heavy metal have in common.

Tagged in Classical musicFinnishnessHeavy metalMusicSibelius
Finnish heavy metal knows no age limit
Finnish heavy metal music, Hevisaurus, Heavysaurios, dinosaurs, reptiles, kids, children, exports, Argentina, Finland
Arts & cultureMusic

Finnish heavy metal knows no age limit

In Finland, kids’ music is fun, educational, exportable and reptilian. Hevisaurus gets heavy metal to the under-ten crowd.

Tagged in EducationHeavy metalMusic
In Finland, metal music rocks churches
metal mass, Haka Kekäläinen, Finnish heavy metal music, Evangelical Lutheran Church, Helsinki, Turku, Finland
Arts & cultureMusic

In Finland, metal music rocks churches

Lutheran pastor Haka Kekäläinen holds metal mass – mass for heavy metal music fans – in churches around Finland.

Tagged in Heavy metalMusic

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