And now for something completely different

It’s without question that Finland has been delivering some seriously amazing Metal bands to the scene for the last few years and while there are numerous favorites among the fans, I have to cite that Nightwish was my first foray into their provisions.  I first heard of the band in 1999 and was not even doing my Metal Scribe thing yet but they remain one of my own personal top picks to this day.   From this point I began to look into some of their other groups such as Sonata Arctica, Finntroll and so on.  All of these wondrous sounds would come in handy to my mental musical palate once I began to write about it.  Since becoming the Master and Commander of the PiercingMetal universe I have attended a score of concerts that the Finns have brought to our shores and based on the coverage on the site have been fortunate to meet a lot of wonderful musicians from this faraway land.

Today this bountiful provider of Metal celebrates their 94th Independence Day and I just wanted to send them all a hearty “Happy Independence Day” and raise my glass with a very loud “Kippis”.   To celebrate the occasion I copied the tag for “Finnish Metal” which was used on every concert piece that features one of their bands.  Clicking the Finnish flag below will launch that search and you can enjoy the findings.  My hope is that most of you know all the bands already but if you do not, then it is high time to do a little research and eventual purchasing.  I am pretty sure you will like what you hear.   The core website can be searched for those bands via the main page.

Click The Flag To See "Finnish Metal" Postings

One day I will get myself over there and absorb a little more of their culture.  Having seen some of my friends photos and knowing there is even more cool music makes me pretty firm in this idea.  When I do that you can be rest assured that there will be both Metal and Personal blogs written up about the journey.  Of course I will need to learn a little Finnish but luckily I have Sammy The Ambassador to help me along in that regard. Stay tuned.

The Trolls were back in town this evening and April was off to a pretty solid start for the Metal legions.  You could not argue with me when you consider how the juggernaut Metal powers of Sonata Arctica opened up our week and led us in good order for the full-scale Finnish assault that would be moderated by Finntroll.  New York  City’s Metal Brother and Sisterhood all seem to have embraced the Trolls and how they dish out the goods and that made this evening’s show something really great to take part in.  Check out the full story and photos of all performers by clicking the logo below, it will take you to the article on the main PiercingMetal.com site.

One can never get too many shots of a bands name up in lights and one has to wonder if they ever thought that they would see such a sight for themselves in a region such as this one.

Now Playing - "The Finnish Metal Tour" starring Finntroll!!!

Unless I was misinformed, the band Finntroll had never performed on US soil before and tonight they would open up for Germany’s Sodom. While the legendary Thrash band would crush those who had interest, the Finnish Trolls sent them home packing after their set as it was not even a quarter as exciting as what they delivered. After the show we secured a few moments with lead singer Tapio Wilska and talked about whatever came to our minds. Click the bands logo below to be taken to the full discussion on the main PiercingMetal.com site.

The Trolls invaded New York City once again with an appearance at B.B. King Blues Club. Tonight they would bring Warbringer and a young band of metallers from New Jersey called Lethal Strike along and we enjoyed being a part of the fun. Click on the logo below to see our comments and photos for all of the performers on the main PiercingMetal.com site.

Finntroll was returning to the USA after decimating the audience last year with Sodom and their visit was also to introduce the bands new singer. We made sure to be present to let all know how it went down and you curious folks can read more by clicking the logo below to see our item on the main PiercingMetal.com site.

Truth be told this show was a headlining appearance for the German Metal thrashers Sodom, but for most of the Metal faithful of NYC the larger appeal was based on it being the first show in this area by the band Finntroll. I could not blame them based on how much I was enjoying their album “Nattfodd” because it blended Extreme Metal with what was called Finnish Humppa music (that’s their Polka music over there). Click the logo below to be taken to our article on the main PiercingMetal.com site.

This was a historic Metal pairing so one definitely wanted to share the bands names up in the lights as Times Square got the news that something molten hot was brewing down beneath the wintery streets of NYC.

Metal History In NYC

Here is a shot of the Finntroll set list.  I think you need to be an expert decoder to know what it says of course.

The First Finntroll Set Performed in NYC Ever!