TURISAS, SOILWORK, MUNICIPAL WASTE To Perform At FINNISH METAL EXPO

TURISAS, SOILWORK and MUNICIPAL WASTE are among the confirmed performers at the fourth edition of the Finnish Metal Expo, which will take place February 15-16, 2008 in Helsinki.

Finnish Metal Expo is a consumer expo, which has been appropriately dubbed "the long-hair Disneyland." At the same time, it gathers the metal industry people from Finland and abroad. International Metal Meeting, the professional meeting within the Finnish Metal Expo, has established itself as a major annual get-together for the metal music industry.

On Friday, February 15, the Finnish metal media will host the Finnish Metal Awards. The people will be able to vote for their favorites of the year at www.imperiumi.net starting on December 14.

The band/performance schedule is as follows:

Friday, February 15:

TURISAS
MUNICIPAL WASTE
MUSTASCH
SOTAJUMALA
DISCARD
Finnish Metal Awards

Saturday, February 16:

SOILWORK
STAM1NA
KORPIKLAANI
NORTHER
THE SCOURGER
THE SORROW
KIUAS
AMBERIAN DAWN

Tickets for the Finnish Metal Expo will go on sale through Tiketti (www.tiketti.fi) and Lippupalvelu (www.lippupalvelu.fi) on December 3. Only one-day tickets will be sold — 22 euros each for Friday and 24 euros each for Saturday.

FME is an all-ages event, with bars available to those over 18 and feeling the urge for such services.

For more information, visit www.fme.fi.