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Viikate Video Interview

Viikate has its roots in the doom metal scene; In the 1990s, brothers Kaarle and Simeoni Viikate formed a band ostensibly to fill a void in the scene following the second breakup of Lijiykomppania. The band’s success came in early 2000 with the addition of Arvo and Ervo Viikate on guitar and bass, respectively. Although the band hails from the Finnish ultra-heavy metal scene, their lyrical content draws heavily from Finnish arthouse films of the 1950s and from folkier, more national artists like Reino Helismaa. Over the years, the band has undergone lineup changes and additions, but they have always remained true to their trademark sound.
Last November, the band released their 15th album, “Hiljainen,” which is a bit more subdued than their previous works. In support of the album, the band toured Finland on a theater tour. 2026 will mark Viikate’s 30th anniversary, and they’re planning something special to mark the occasion.
We had the chance to meet Kaarle before their show at Porispere and learn more about their latest album, the songwriting process, the lineup changes, and much more.

https://viikate.com/

Porispere & Minispere 4-6/8/2023, Pori (Finland)

Also this year The Offering had the opportunity to be present at Porispere, the festival that has been held every first weekend of August for more than 10 years in Pori. The particularity of the festival is to offer a wide range of musical genres over the three days, ranging from metal to pop and everything in between. Notable names this year included Within Temptation, Airbourne, Stratovarius, The Rasmus, Beast in Black, Turmion Kätilöt, Diablo, and Stoned Statues to name a few. Sunday was the day dedicated to families called Minispere, for the occasion on the stage performed Käärijä, who represented Finland at the last edition of Eurovision, missing the victory by very few points with his “Cha cha cha”. The festival was sold out on Saturday and Sunday, the weather was also forgiving with summer temperatures and only an hour of rain on Saturday. Below the photoreport by Cristina Gregori and Miika Riikonen.

https://www.porispere.fi

Rock In The City Pori (Fin) 19-20-21-/08/2022

Rock in the City had 7 festival locations this year; Kuopio, Vantaa, Kouvola, Oulu, Rovaniemi, Kerava and Pori. Pori was the last location with 3 days of festival. Among the many performing in Pori were Uriah Heep, Battle Beast, Reckless Love, Turmion Kätilöt, Brother Firetribe, Ensiferum, Nestor, Stam1na, The 69 Eyes, Viikate, Blind Channel, Cyan Kicks and Kätfish. We were there and here are some photos takene by Cristina Gregori.

 

 

Rock in the city, Pori(Finland)

Rock In The City tour was supposed to take place to several Finnish cities during the summer of 2020 but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was possible to organize the festival in only two cities; Joensuu and Pori.
We were present with our cameras in Pori on August 21st and 22nd.
The event was held at Kirjurinluoto, a park on an island in the center of the city already known for important music events such as Pori Jazz and Porispere, the age limit was 18, allowing alcohol to be consumed throughout the area. The organization did a great job of maintaining state-imposed restrictions, hand sanitizers were everywhere, there was enough room to keep distance, and security men were always on when needed.
Talking about music, the festival features only Finnish rock and metal bands, this year in Pori performed Amorphis, Battle Beast, Beast in Black, Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe, Sami Yaffa & Costello, Brother Firetribe, Stam1na, Mokoma, Turmion Kätilöt, Viikate, Kotiteollisuus and Klamydia.

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Viikate interview

The Finnish band Viikate is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the album “Kuu kaakon yllä” with a special summer tour. At the same time the band is working on new music and a new album should be release next year.
We had the opportunity to meet Kaarle and talk about this tour, the plans for the future and much more.

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Photos from Porispere 2019
Viikate interview 2017
Viikate interview 2016

Viikate Interview

Viikate decided to celebrate its 21th anniversary with a double album “Katkerimmat 2011-2017”, in which there are a lot of hits and some rare tracks, and a tour around Finland.
We had the opportunity to meet Kaarle and talk about this greatest hits, the collaboration with Timo Rautiainen, the Christmas songs from Koti-Viikate-Teollisuus and much more.

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