Tuska, been there every year since 2000, so this was my 11th time at the festival, man time just flies… Well I started my Tuska(tuska is finnish for pain) already on Thursday and went to see the two pre-clubs. First to Tavastia to film the Embreach show and couple of pictures from Amberian Dawn. Was cool to see friends there, but I was in a hurry, quickly to Virgin Oil to catch the final bands there meaning Crimfall, Ghoul Patrol and The Black League. Luckily there was not too much hurry so I could catch my breath at the backstage. Lots of pics, the shows were solid, but still I would enjoy a bit more if Crimfall would have a keyboard player :D Also during tHe Black League show Tanel Jarva showed us that he surely is a Rock Star :D

Well a quick sleep and on Friday morning it was time for the main event of Tuska, the festival itself, I was there with Barren Earth, so quick gear pick up and eventually we were at the festival site around 11 in the morning. Lots of free time for me, so it ment lots of coffee drinking. The show was good, took lots of pictures , but I would enjoy the music more if they’d just drop the opeth type of stuff, since I don’t really like opeth :D After the show, some stuff went back to the rehearsal place. I came back to shoot the Swallow the Sun concert on video and after that some BE stuff to Nosturi for the next days Shining / Arthemesia / Totalselfhatred show.

Rest of the evening went on quite easily, talking with friends and witnessin the Ziltoid show, off to bed early. On saturday morning I went to pick up the drums for Shining and after that it was freeeee time at Tuska. Haven’t had Free Time at Tuska in maybe 6 years or something, huh. And well I took the time and spend it in booze ofcourse, as we tend to do here in Finland (side note, don’t you just hate it when people on international message forums make a habit of  pointing out which country they are from, especially the/we finnish assholes “hey look at me, I like this hockey club and I’m from Finland!!!”) Okay, well I was quite hammered at Saturday, booze and tits. Always a nice combination. I somehow managed to get to Nosturi for the Shining show, but I have no idea how I got there, or how I got myself in to the venue, since I only remember getting my backstage pass when I left the venue, I was in really bad condition and luckily friends of mine took me home, haha

Sunday went easily, couple of beers, and I must admit that Cannibal Corpse gave the best gig during the whole festival! Man that was intense and some killer songs, goody. After the festival me and couple of friends went to On the Rocks to “take one beer” and you know the drill, it never is just one beer. Also one of us was so excited about the band, Rust, that was playing at On the Rocks that one head banged his head on the monitor, got a nice bleeding wound and had to go to hospital to get sewn back together. And this time I wasn’t the one! :D