The already-established phenomenon, the Hellsinki Metal Festival, is now back for its fourth time! The heavy music festival, held at the Helsinki Ice Hall, or more familiarly known as Nordis, on August 7–8, has impressed the metal crowd with its lineup of performers every year. Last year, the festival attracted 16,000 visitors and has brought to Finland both international stars and rarer performers who are not often seen in Finland.
As the darkness of winter takes over, it is a good time to take a look at the lineup for next summer’s Hellsinki Metal Festival. Check out the first artist announcements below:
OPETH
ACCEPT
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY
CARPENTER BRUT
TRIPTYKON performing Celtic Frost
MISTHYRMING & NERGAL perform BEHEMOTH
THE KOVENANT
BLOODBATH
BLACKBRAID
HORNA
IKINÄ & The Choir Of Hecate
ILL NIÑO
IOTUNN
BRYMIR
WORMWOOD
More announcements are expected in the future. However, it is worth getting your tickets now. Tickets are sold by Ticketmaster, Tiketti and Lippu.fi