Mayhem, Satyricon, Overkill confirmed for Jalometalli

Jalometalli celebrates the heavy tunes of metal again
The 7th Jalometalli at Club Teatria in Oulu, Finland, August 15 – 16, 2008

The first 13 bands announced

The 7th annual Jalometalli in Oulu, Finland, will once again be held in the premises of Club Teatria on August 15 -16, 2008. The steadily increasing festival is proud to announce its largest number of foreign performers so far this year. Among the first confirmed bands are Overkill, the legendary American thrash band, the British Blitzkrieg and the Norwegian Satyricon and Mayhem. Among the representatives of the Finnish metal elite at this year’s Jalometalli are Turisas and Kalmah. Festival tickets will be available in March.

The 6th annual Jalometalli in 2007 surpassed all possible expectations, with Testament (USA) and Kreator (Germany) as its main acts.

The year 2008 will mark a remarkable cultural event as one of the main acts of Jalometalli, the legendary American thrash band Overkill throws its first gig ever in Finland. Founded already back in 1980, the New Yorker band has released an impressive number of 15 studio albums and maintained a very active tour calendar throughout their career. The Thrash Metal feast at Jalometalli 2008 does not end with Overkill, though, for the first Australian thrash metal band, Mortal Sin, will also throw their first gig in Finland at this year’s festival.
The black metal programme for Jalometalli will also take a major step forward with the inclusion of the Norwegian Satyricon and Mayhem in this year’s line up. In addition to the two big names from the cradle of black metal, Norway, the black metal acts at this year’s Jalometalli will also include the thrash-influenced Desaster from Germany. Evocation is the first confirmed band in this year’s programme that will treat the Jalometalli fans to high quality Swedish death metal while Blitzkrieg, the veteran band hailing from Britain, will throw a thundering set of traditional heavy metal.
Perhaps the biggest Finnish name on this year’s programme is Turisas, the battle metal band from Hämeenlinna. Even though they have only released two albums, the unique line up that finds its inspiration from war and Viking themes has been immensely successful in Great Britain, among others, despite the fact that few Finnish metal bands have ever made a breakthrough in Britain. The Slavic-spirited battles of Turisas are accompanied with tunes of the violin and the accordion.
Prestige from Tampere is among the more legendary Finnish bands at this year’s Jalometalli. The band was one of the strongest Finnish speed/thrash bands in the late 1980s. The Prestige line up at Jalometalli is the one and only original line up, and the gig is the band’s first since 1992.
Sotajumala from Jyväskylä will guarantee a gig of high quality death metal on this year’s programme while Catamenia and Kalmah will offer a good representation of the local bands’ reputation at this year’s festival. Adastra from Helsinki will treat its northern fans to a gig of traditional heavy metal.
The last ten bands of this year’s Jalometalli will be announced in March.
Ticket sales to the festival will begin in March.
There is no age limit to the festival, but there is a separate serving area for people of age.

Source: www.jalometalli.net