SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, KORPIKLAANI Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival

SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, KORPIKLAANI Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival

SUICIDAL TENDENCIES and KORPIKLAANI have been confirmed for the 12th annual Tuska open-air metal festival, set to take place June 26-28, 2009 at Kaisaniemi in Helsinki, Finland. Meanwhile, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE was forced to cancel its appearance at the event due to recording commitments for the band's third album.

Commented the group in a statement: "The past few weeks have been a bit crazy, and we apologize to all the fans who have bought tickets to the shows that have now been cancelled. It has been difficult to try and fit everything in around the recording schedule, but the most important thing is for us to finish the album."

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:

Friday, June 26:

IMMORTAL

NEUROSIS

ALL THAT REMAINS

GOJIRA

ENSIFERUM

LEGION OF THE DAMNED

CALLISTO

BLACK DAHLIA MURDER

ROTTEN SOUND

TUKKANUOTTA

Saturday, June 27:

SUICIDAL TENDENCIES

AMORPHIS

SABATON

PAUL GILBERT

GAMA BOMB

PESTILENCE

EVILE

JOHN OLIVA’S PAIN

DEATHCHAIN

FIREWIND

PROFANE OMEN

DAUNTLESS

KORPIKLAANI

Sunday, June 28:

VOLBEAT

MY DYING BRIDE

STAM1NA

MUCC

ELUVEITIE

PARKWAY DRIVE

GIRUGÄMESH

MEDEIA

Tickets for Tuska 2009 are available through www.tiketti.fi and www.lippupalvelu.fi.

Tuska 2009 is an all-ages event.

For more information, visit www.tuska-festival.fi.