VOLBEAT, NEUROSIS, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival

VOLBEAT, NEUROSIS, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, PAUL GILBERT, MY DYING BRIDE and PESTILENCE are among the confirmed bands for the 12th annual Tuska open-air metal festival, set to take place June 26-28, 2009 at Kaisaniemi in Helsinki, Finland. A total of 32 bands will perform on three stages over the course of three days. In addition, a couple of dozen bands will appear at evening clubs throughout the city. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE CALLISTO DAUNTLESS DEATHCHAIN ELUVEITIE ENSIFERUM FIREWIND GAMA BOMB GIRUGÄMESH GOJIRA JON OLIVA'S PAIN LEGION OF THE DAMNED MEDEIA MUCC MY DYING BRIDE NEUROSIS PARKWAY DRIVE PAUL GILBERT PESTILENCE PROFANE OMEN ROTTEN SOUND TUKKANUOTTA VOLBEAT Tickets for Tuska 2009 will go on sale on March 3 through www.tiketti.fi and www.lippupalvelu.fi. Tuska 2009 is an all-ages event. For more information, visit www.tuska-festival.fi. blabbermouth.net