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  Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI have released a video for their cover of the popular ANTHRAX version of the Joe Jackson song 'Got The Time', which is streaming now on all platforms. Originally released in Finnish under the name 'Ennen' between KORPIKLAANI's most recent albums Jylhä (2021) and Rankarumpu (2024), you can now enjoy the English version as well. Be sure to catch KORPIKLAANI live on the remaining dates of this year or at HEIDENFEST 2026 with Finntroll, Heidevolk, Trollfest and The Dread Crew Of Oddwood. All dates below. LISTEN TO 'GOT THE TIME': https://korpiklaani.bfan.link/got-the-time WATCH THE VIDEO FOR 'GOT THE TIME': https://youtu.be/_jhjcckb-tc KORPIKLAANI LIVE: 27.11.2025 FI Helsinki, F:F:F – Formosa:Finland:Fest With Arctis: 28.11.2025 EE Tallinn, Helitehas 29.11.2025 LT Vilnius, Vakaris 30.11.2025 LV Riga, Spelet Concert Hall HEIDENFEST 2026 With Finntroll, Heidevolk, Trollfest & The Dread Crew Of Oddwood: 09.01...

  With the annual HRH Ibiza Rock n Roll pilgrimage back up and running again it's with great pleasure, we can now announce Cycle 12 for 2023. We are only going one way so the lineup needs to follow and it has. 2023 will see us stage 30 bands over a week in the glorious sunshine of Ibiza to make sure HRH Road Trip XII goes up another level. This isn't just a gig or a festival this week's holiday is filled with sun, sea, bands, beer & banter with 5000 others who just want to do what you want to do, have fun, watch some great bands n get a suntan…Boom! Tropical is all but sold out as we now release the Brisa and HRH Supersaver units as well as the last of the drinks packs, VIP and boat trips. HRH ROAD TRIP VETERAN DISCOUNT Remember, if you're paying a deposit, use coupon code VETIBIZA10 to get your 10% Veteran discount. If you're paying in full, use coupon code VETIBIZA23 to get a whopping 15% discount! JOE LYNN TURNER STATEMENT: "Due to the current world situ...

  HRH have, reluctantly, rescheduled the extremely popular HRH Vikings III festival to December 2021 due to the continued Covid-19 restrictions and the imminent government decision for an English lockdown. The lineup, however, remains almost intact – but with the incredible Korpiklaani and Audn replacing Borknagar and Saor respectively. In addition, HRH Vikings III welcomes back the amazing Atorc by popular demand plus Battle Born, Eoten and Accursed Years. Grab your tickets from www.hrhvikings.com They join Ensiferum, Burning Witches, Thyrfing, Warkings, Metsatoll, Skyforger, Grimner, Konvent, Vanaheim, Gwydion, Kull, Wretched Soul, Valafar and Metal Castle at the O2 Academy in Sheffield on 4th and 5th December 2021 for one of the true highlights of the HRH calendar. The hugely popular Korpiklaani are unique – their blend of Finnish folk music and heavy metal is like no other. Like traditional folk music that tells tales of joy, heartbreak and stories of old, Korpiklaanibrings n...

  Finnish Folk Metal legends KORPIKLAANI and filmmaker KIMMO KUUSNIEMI made an extended and hectic tour of Russia, travelling from St. Petersburg to Siberia and back. On a follow-up tour – this time to Japan with Finnish metal legend, Waltari – they had more time to contemplate Japanese lifestyle and history. Filmmaker Kimmo Kuusniemi travelled with the band. His unseen documentaries are now released online. Here three generations of Finnish Metal; Kimmo, one of the first Finnish metalheads, and Korpiklaani, a furious act of modern folk metal met with another Finnish legend, Kärtsy Hatakka and his band Waltari. The trip proved to be a series of intensive gigs and a journey into the open minds of Japanese metal fans, while on the side Korpiklaani’s shaman violinist Tuomas Rounakari and Kimmo wanted to make acquaintances with the ancient history of the land of the rising  sun. TUOMAS ROUNAKARI: “The Finns and Japanese have a strange connection. We both appreciate silence more th...

  Video Interview: Filmmaker KIMMO KUUSNIEMI Talks Background Of His Two Rock Documentaries With KORPIKLAANI, Relationship, Challenges And Difficulties Doing Business In Music Industry! Finnish filmmaker KIMMO KUUSNIEMI and Folk Metal legends KORPIKLAANI made an extended and hectic tour of Russia, traveling from St. Petersburg to Siberia and back. On a follow up tour – this time to Japan with Finnish metal legend, Waltari – they had more time to contemplate Japanese lifestyle and history. Filmmaker Kimmo Kuusniemi traveled with the band. His unseen documentaries are now released online. Just recently Scars And Guitars' Andrew McKaysmith conducted a long and interesting zoom -interview with Kimmo Kuusniemi, talking about Kimmo's relationship with Korpiklaani, The challenges he faced when taking footage on the road, Editing hundreds of hours of footage into sub-40 minute packages, Almost losing many hours of footage on a train, Kimmo’s history as a film maker and documentarian, ...

The Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI release a lyric video for their new single 'Land Of A Thousand Drinks' to celebrate the start of their US tour, which kicks off today in Tampa, Florida. The track will be available digitally next week, on September 27th, but you can already watch the new clip here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJwh5S3hukE The band comments: "There is a little story about 'Land Of A Thousand Drinks', which began at the end of the "Kulkija" recording sessions. We had always planned for 'Juomamaa' to have English lyrics, however, we just decided to keep the original and have the whole album in Finnish. After many travels & tours, we met our friends from THE 69 EYES this year at Metalfest CZ. A thousand drinks later, shared beds and many good ideas, Jyrki and Jonne came up with a 'Land Of A Thousand Drinks'. This is a song about being with good friends and traveling around the world. Hellraisers ...

Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI recently kicked off 2019 with a bunch of successful Finnish shows. Next week, the group will embark on their highly anticipated European run with TURISAS and TROLLFEST. What better way to celebrate this tour than by revealing a brand new song? There's none, that's why KORPIKLAANI are happy to present a lyric video for 'Øl Øl', which features their longtime tour mates TROLLFEST. The track is taken from the band's 'Kulkija [Tour Edition]', which is out now. Order now: http://nblast.de/KorpiklaaniKulkijaTE Check out the single: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_9YqRRcuMY Purchase it here: http://nblast.de/KorpiklaaniOlOl KORPIKLAANI's Jonne states, "Beer, sax & violins! What more do we need to say? We hope you enjoy this as much as we did with friends we love to drink and tour with." TROLLFEST add, "We got super excited when one of our alltime favourite bands asked us to do a TROLLFEST version...

Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI are about to kick off an extensive run of dates that will see them travelling across the globe throughout 2019. Kicking off with an 8 date Finnish tour on which they'll be joined on stage by a brass section from Lahti Sinfonia and with support from WALTARI, TROLLFEST and PROFANE OMEN, the band will then hit the road across Europe alongside TURISAS and TROLLFEST. To celebrate their epic trek, KORPIKLAANI has launched another track from their Beer Beer album, which will be included exclusively in the forthcoming Kulkija [Tour Edition], out February 15, 2019 via Nuclear Blast. Today's version features guest vocals by Vesku of Finnish punk rock band KLAMYDIA. Check it out here: https://youtu.be/3ASMLds26m4 Pre-order Kulkija [Tour Edition] now: http://nblast.de/KorpiklaaniKulkijaTE Get the single here: http://nblast.de/KorpiklaaniKaljaa Jonne states, "KLAMYDIA is one of the biggest and best selling rock bands in Finland, but just...

2018 will go down in the history as an important year for KORPIKLAANI. The band celebrated its 15th anniversary, released their 10th album 'Kulkija' and finally wrapped up the year with a successful North American tour in December. 2019 will be just as busy. The Finnish Folk Metal Superstars will start the year with an 8-date Finnish tour and will be joined on stage with a brass section from Lahti Sinfonia. With KORPIKLAANI attracting a wide and varied audience, it is especially nice that the tour includes also two all-ages shows at Nosturi in Helsinki and Finlandia Klubi in Lahti. The show in Helsinki will be opened by WALTARI and the Norwegian TROLLFEST, while all Finnish shows will also be supported by PROFANE OMEN who recently released their latest album 'Ooka'. After the Finnish tour, KORPIKLAANI will continue their worldwide 'Kulkija' -tour with a month-long European run with TURISAS and TROLLFEST and in May, the band will once again head down to Austr...

KORPIKLAANI BEGIN RECORDING NEW ALBUM + FIRST 2018 EU SHOW SOLD OUT + TRAILER ONLINE Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI are currently in the studio, working on the follow-up of 2015's Noita. The band will also be embarking on an extensive European headline run with support from Russia's ARKONA, Dutch men HEIDEVOLK as well as Norwegian Trve Balkan Metallers TROLLFEST. The billing will be completed with EVERTALE, BLACK MESSIAH and THE PRIVATEER on select dates. Today, KORPIKLAANI have launched the first trailer in which Jonne, Matson and Sami report from the studio. Check it out, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Amz5erDdpg Follow the band to keep updated on their studio progress: https://www.instagram.com/official_korpiklaani/ https://twitter.com/_korpiklaani https://www.facebook.com/korpiklaani KORPIKLAANI - Europe 2018 w/ ARKONA, HEIDEVOLK, TROLLFEST 15.02. B Antwerp - Trix 16.02. D Hamburg - Markthalle* 17.02. D Oberhausen - Turbinenhalle 2* 18.02. NL Am...

KORPIKLAANI ANNOUNCE EXTENSIVE EUROPEAN TOUR! With Very Special Guests ARKONA, HEIDEVOLK, TROLLFEST & More! Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI featuring very special guests ARKONA, HEIDEVOLK and TROLLFEST present a tour that will make every pagan and folk metal heart beat faster! This is one of the biggest packages this genre will have to offer in recent times. On selected weekends, they will be joined by BLACK MESSIAH, EVERTALE and THE PRIVATEER for extended shows to match any Paganfest or Heidenfest. Formed in 2003 in Lahti, Finland, KORPIKLAANI brought the traditional folk music back to life. While other folk metal bands began with metal before adding any folk sounds, KORPIKLAANI - originally reincarnated from their previous band Shaman formed in 1996 - started with folk music before turning into metal. To that date, no one could have foreseen that such a large, worldwide audience would celebrate the mythology and musical spirit this band uniquely delivers. Nine successful a...

KORPIKLAANI Release 'Lempo' Live Clip Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI released their first ever live Blu-ray/DVD+2CD package titled Live at Masters of Rock, on August 25th, 2017 through Nuclear Blast. The band has launched another live clip over on YouTube. Check out 'Lempo (live)' now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzEjCNjme6g Order Live at Masters of Rock: http://nblast.de/KorpiklaaniLive More on the live release: 'Kultanainen': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzAB__bs_s8 'Pilli on pajusta tehty (live)': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20zqi-7QKP0 'Erämaan ärjyt (live)': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xccb1-jdzTQ Trailer #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdDldUBjzTo Trailer #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKGeqOYnp6w After hearing the title of the package, it's easy to conclude that it was recorded at the identically named festival in Vizovice, Czech Republic. But there's even more to be excited about, thi...

KORPIKLAANI Release Live Video Of 'Kultanainen' From "Live at Masters of Rock" DVD Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI will release their first ever live Blu-ray/DVD+2CD package titled "Live at Masters of Rock", on August 25th, 2017 through Nuclear Blast. The band have released the live video for 'Kultanainen'.  Watch this powerful performance over on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzAB__bs_s8 Pre-order Live at Masters of Rock: http://nblast.de/KorpiklaaniLive More on the live release: 'Pilli on pajusta tehty (live)' over on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20zqi-7QKP0 'Erämaan ärjyt (live)' OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xccb1-jdzTQ Trailer #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdDldUBjzTo Trailer #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKGeqOYnp6w After hearing the title of the package, it's easy to conclude that it was recorded at the identically named festival in...

KORPIKLAANI Release New "Live at Masters of Rock" Trailer! Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI will release their first ever live Blu-ray/DVD+2CD package titled Live at Masters of Rock, on August 25th, 2017 through Nuclear Blast. The band have released a new trailer in which frontman Jonne gives an insight into why this festival was chosen for the recordings and why he decided to mix it himself among others. Sami also contributes on how the show captures the energy of the band and why he is very happy with the end result, here and below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKGeqOYnp6w Pre-order Live at Masters of Rock: http://nblast.de/KorpiklaaniLive More on the live release: 'Pilli on pajusta tehty (live)' over on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20zqi-7QKP0 'Erämaan ärjyt (live)' OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xccb1-jdzTQ Trailer #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdDldUBjzTo After hearing th...