Tuonela Magazine

Metalcore, despite everyone’s wishful thinking, is growing stronger and stronger. Thus, the Brutal Assault promoters invited yet another massive selection to the Fortress this year. Unearth is a more complicated beast. One can clearly tell they are quite enamored with Swedish death metal. As they said it themselves: “they were the band born in the breakdown who never wavered ...

David Lee Roth leaving VAN HALEN was probably the fiercest, let alone the most hilarious, musical divorce of the 1980s, spawning a couple of timeless classics in its wake. While VAN HALEN‘s Sammy–Hagar-era debut “5150” (1986) proved to be nothing short of a killer selection, albeit somewhat different compared to the band’s earlier efforts, it was David Lee Roth‘s first full-l...

Three days, countless riffs, sore necks and feet, and enough memorable moments to keep us going until next year’s edition; Tuska Festival 2026 came to an epic conclusion on June 28th, 2026, at Suvilahti. The festival’s final day was packed with highlights, as our photographers captured ALLT, STAM1NA, TAROT, QUEENSRŸCHE, AMORPHIS, THE BROWNING, and the weekend’s grand finale…<...

The second day of Tuska Festival on June 27th, 2026, brought another packed day of music to Suvilahti, combining everything from crushing metalcore and soaring power metal to progressive death metal and modern post-hardcore. Our cameras captured performances from BALANCE BREACH, HOKKA, MAJESTICA, THE PLOT IN YOU, THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT, RIVERS OF NIHIL, TRIVIUM, and CASKETS…

Tuska Festival kicked off in style on June 26th, 2026, with a sold-out opening day at Suvilahti. From Finnish favorites to international heavyweights, the lineup offered something for every kind of metal fan. Whether you came to witness the explosive energy of AWAKE AGAIN and LOST SOCIETY, the folk metal anthems of ENSIFERUM, the industrial spectacle of PAIN, the melodic assa...