TURISAS - "The Wait Is Over"

This announcement has been posted on TURISAS' official website:

"It's been too long since TURISAS last raped and pillaged their own home country. The wait is over: the band has been confirmed to play at Tuska Open Air Metal Festival, Helsinki, Finland on June 29, 2007.

TURISAS will also be playing their first show in Italy ever, joining forces with the nutters of KORPIKLAANI for the very special Midsummer Festival taking place in Rome June 25, 2007."

Here are the band's upcoming live dates:

May 26 - Gelsenkirchen, Germany - Rock Hard Festival
June 8-10 - Leicestershire, UK - Download Festival
June 11 - London, UK - Metal Hammer's Golden Gods
June 22-23 - Strasswalchen Bei Salzburg, Austria - Summer Nights Festival
June 24 - Dessel, Belgium - Graspop Metal Meeting
June 25 - Rome, Italy - Midsummer Festival
June 29 - Helsinki, Finland - Tuska Festival
June 29-July 1 - Leipzig, Germany - With Full Force Festival