Is FINLAND the ultimate land of Heavy Metal?

[metal evilution]

That place just seems to be getting more and more Metal by the day!

Check this out!

Report: In Finland, Heavy Metal Music Moves The Masses, Even In Church - Sep. 16, 2008

AFP reports: Most teens may not get excited about church, but in Finland they go out of their way to attend in the latest testimony to the country's infatuation with heavy metal music: Metal Mass.

"It's nice that there are slightly different church services compared to the usual ones," says 15-year-old Teea Pallaskari, who skipped geography class to make the service in the plain, red-brick Lutheran Church — the state religion — in this small town about 60 kilometres (40 miles) north of Helsinki.


http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jxbfNT6wiN2oOOgxeuNf-As3fvpQ

 

[metal evilution]

Another example of the complete Metalness of this country :

OPETH's 'The Roundhouse Tapes' Tops Finnish DVD Chart - Nov. 6, 2008

"The Roundhouse Tapes", the long-awaited new DVD from Swedish progressive metallers OPETH, has entered the DVD chart in Finland at position No. 1.

"The Roundhouse Tapes" was released in most of Europe on October 27 via Peaceville Records. The set will be issued in the UK on November 10 and in the U.S. on November 11.

The DVD was premiered on November 4 with a special screening at the Prince Charles Cinema in London. The screening was introduced by members of the band, who were also available to sign copies of the DVD following the screening. In addition to the DVD, exclusive merchandise was also be on sale at the cinema.

"The Roundhouse Tapes" contains a critically acclaimed OPETH performance recorded at The Roundhouse, London in 2006. Described by Rock Sound as "a show of spectacular greatness in this legendary venue … an amazing performance by one of Europe's premier epic metal bands," the DVD perfectly captures the band in scintillating form playing a selection of classics from throughout their career.

"The Roundhouse Tapes" track listing:

01. When
02. Ghost Of Perdition
03. Under The Weeping Moon
04. Bleak
05. Face Of Melinda
06. Night And The Silent Water
07. Windowpane
08. Blackwater Park
09. Demon Of The Fall

Extras:

* Interview with band
* Fan interviews
* Soundcheck

 

[MotherEel]

Metal + church = not metal, unless the church is burning and the occupants are crying from brutal* rape.






*as opposed to the regular kind which can feel kind of nice if you pretend to be asleep.

 

[Justice Impaled]

umm, Metal Church.

 

[MotherEel]

Yeah...

 

[FerretallicA]

Not as metal as mother + eel

 

[MotherEel]

Doesn't even come close. I'm assuming you haven't read the religious short story about the Mother Eel that talked too much?
Also Mothers and Eels are some of the most hated things in the world.

 

[FerretallicA]

Also Mothers and Eels are some of the most hated things in the world.

As opposed to metal and church?

 

[MotherEel]

Yeah man. There are people who've never heard of 'Metal' or 'Church', but they'd know what a mother is... maybe not an eel though. I'll concede that.

 

[metal evilution]

Luckily for me i'll be visting this "Land of Metal" in July to see what all the fuss i about.
Kinda excited truth be told.

 

[Watto]

I'll be there in June

 

[Cryptor]

I'm really contemplating heading to Finland for a few days after Sweden Rock before heading to Czech.

 

[metal evilution]

It certainly appeared to be from my brief time there last month!
Totally awesome country. Can't wait to get back in 2010.

 

[MotherEel]

Anywhere you are Dave is the metal place. Face it. You're more metal than Colossus.

 

[metal evilution]

I'll take that compliment graciously indeed.