IMMORTAL Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA OPEN AIR, Slovenia's METALCAMP
October 23, 2006Reunited Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL have been confirmed as the co-headliners of the Tuska Open Air festival, set to take palce June 29-July 1, 2007 in Helsinki, Finland. The show willmark IMMORTAL's first appearance in Finland and their only Finnish date in 2007. The band has also been confirmed as the headliner of the fourth edition of the Metalcamp festival on July 20, 2007 in Tolmin, Solvenia.
Upcoming IMMORTAL concerts:
Apr. 5-7 - Oslo (NOR) Inferno Festival
Jun. 29-Jul. 01 - Helsinki (FIN) Tuska Open Air
Jul. 13 - New York, NY – B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
Jul. 15 - Los Angeles, CA - The Avalon
Jul. 20 - Tolmin (SLO) - Metalcamp
Aug. 2-5 - Wacken (GER) - Wacken Open Air
After 13 successful years as one of the pioneers of black metal, IMMORTAL disbanded in 2003 with a legacy of seven full-length albums, including the 2002 milestone, "Sons of Northern Darkness". Following a long hiatus, the band decided to enter the live battlefield again.
Come 2007, the world will experience a ferocious new IMMORTAL lineup, featuring Abbath, Horgh, and new bass player Apollyon from AURA NOIR.
"I needed a break," Abbath explained. "I think we all did! We were simply burnt out, and there was no point in continuing. We had a Norwegian tour booked, and had performed at some great festivals both in the U.S. and Europe, but it just didn't feel right any longer."
In the meantime, drummer Horgh toured with Sweden's death metal masters HYPOCRISY and released the "Virus" album, while Abbath has been working on his sideproject, I, featuring members of ENSLAVED and SAHG, along with IMMORTAL's original drummer, Armagedda.
"I'm really proud of that album," Abbath stated enthusiastically, "and it was an important album to make in order to be able to focus on IMMORTAL again."
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