17.9.2012 12:00

Helldone Festival at Tavastia between the 28th and 31st of December

Helldone Fest-i-val 2012
Tavastia Dec 28-31

Helldone 2012 celebrates HIM stepping into the third decade of their career. The October 26 release of the compilation “XX - Two Decades Of Love Metal” will tie up any loose ends, and that includes a brand new September single called ‘Strange World’. Then it is time to move on.

In fact HIM has already moved on - after taking a well earned sabbatical the band is once again bursting with energy. They have entered the studio with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa to record their eighth studio album, tentatively named “Tears On Tape”. The album will be mixed by Tim Palmer, and is scheduled for an early 2013 release.

“I’m pretty sure that a song or two from those sessions will find their way into the live set come Helldone”, Ville Valo predicts.

Supporting HIM on all Helldone 2012 dates are their longtime partners in crime, The Skreppers. This outrageous band fronted by producer/friend Hiilesmaa has stuck stubbornly to its blurry vision, operating somewhere between the psychobilly badlands, and rock & roll outer space. All dressed up in black leather, shiny vinyl, and stiletto heels. The Skreppers’ fifth album “Sherwood Gays” was released in May 2012.

Another constant Helldone 2012 feature - bar New Year’s Eve - will be Helsinki Vampire Club by DJ Jyrki69. From Goth to Glam and beyond, DJ Jyrki69 spins the records and You around at his pop-up dark discotheque at Semifinal Club during the Helldone nights. This is the best place to dance to the beat of Hanoi Rocks and turn into a Helsinki Vampire!

The additional support bands are

Fri 28 Dec - Face of God, a high energy Helsinki trio that has released an EP called “Fire”, and played over 130 gigs in well under two years - all the way from the dingiest of cellars to the Helldone stage. Right now the band is heading into the studio to record their debut album, a double nonetheless, consisting of an electric (“Dead Ballads and Forgotten Love Songs”) and an acoustic (“Illogical Psychology”) half.

Sat 29 Dec - Final Assault consider themselves ‘gentlemen on their journey through 80’s trash’. Their 2010 debut album was hardcore punk as uncompromising as it comes, but already last year’s sophomore work “Dead By Dawn” showed clear signs of crossing over into metal. The band is already working on their third album, promising it to be nothing less than ‘an epic speed-trash-metal record’.

Additional support acts for Sun 30 Dec and Mon 31 Dec will be announced shortly.



HELLDONE Fest-i-val
28.-31.12.2012 Helsinki, Tavastia-klubi
Tickets from 61,50 €, age limit 18 (no exception even accompanied by parents etc.)

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Tickets will be available on Mon 24 Sep at 11:00 CET (12:00 local time)
Ticket limit: max 5 tickets per concert
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