DOM, Fredrikinkatu 42, Helsinki. K18

After its debut in 2010 the Helvation Festival returns bigger and meaner! 9-10.12.2011 Dom (Fredrikinkatu 42, Helsinki) will be overtaken by a powerful billing ready to blow some heads away. As previously, the number of bands is kept small in order to give each band enough time to ensure great performances and the choices have been made with real music fans in mind.

Friday’s massacre is created by the masters of instruments Sadist (Ita), the messiah of symphonic black metal, Vesania from Poland, avantgarde freaks Ram-Zet (Nor) and melodic death metal killers from Noumena (Fin). Saturday and this Helvation Festival is headlined by the legendary Pestilence, with their exclusive and first ever club show in Finland! Their fans can get a nice backing by technical death metal experts Acid Death (Gre) and De Lirium’s Order (Fin). Saturday is opened by Russian Septory, band which takes no prisoners with their more aggressive aproach.

Perjantai 9.12.
Sadist (Ita)
Vesania (Pol)
Ram-zet (Nor)
Noumena (Fin)

Lauantai 10.12.
Pestilence (Ned)
Acid Death (Gre)
De Lirium’s Order (Fin)
Septory (Rus)

Tickets:
Advanced:Friday 20e, Saturday 25e, 2 days 40e
From the Door (if left): Friday 23e, Saturday 28e, 2 days 46e
Advance tickets available in Tiketti starting 30.8..

http://www.disentertainment.com
http://www.tiketti.fi/
http://www.vesania.pl/
http://www.sadist.it//
http://www.ram-zet.com/
http://www.noumena.info/
http://www.pestilence.nl/
http://www.myspace.com/aciddeathgr
http://www.deliriumsorder.net/
http://www.septory.ru/

“Reverence”, the outstanding melodic heavy metal debut of Finnish Merging Flare has been licensed to Japan and Asia. The Japan’s biggest and most respected metal music based company Avalon/Marquee will release the album in the area 20.7.2011 with a special acoustic bonus track Midwinter Magic. Reverence was released at Finland in May 2011. “Reverence”, featuring Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray, ex-Helloween) as a special quest on four tracks, has already received astonishing reviews around the globe.

Confirmed Merging Flare shows in future:

23.7.2011 Corner Bar, Helsinki. Unofficial Tuska Open Air aftershow
6.8.2011 Sotkamon Syke Festival, Sotkamo
12.8.2011 Jalometalli Festival, Oulu

MERGING FLARE: “Reverence” out 11.5.2011

The finest piece of Finnish melodic heavy metal in ages! Disentertainment will release “Reverence”, the debut album of the Finnish band Merging Flare. The album will hit the stores on May 11th 2011. Before this the group has released one split single and two demos. Merging Flare has also performed some highlighted gigs in Finland playing at festivals and with such acts as Blaze Bayley, Enforcer, Nightingale and Seventh Wonder.

The music of Merging Flare represents the highest level of musicianship packed in a melodic heavy metal style that combines influences from bands like Accept, Judas Priest and Helloween with massive Queen-esque choirs and spices from the 80′s game music genre.

“Reverence” will also feature a special guest appereance by Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray, ex- Helloween), the German power metal godfather, on four tracks of the album.

“Reverence” was recorded and mixed at Content Union Studio by Eero Kaukomies and mastered at Unisound Studio by the legendary Dan Swanö.
The band promises that the production on this album is crisp and a vital nod to the old school, summoning the spirit of 80′s metal back to life.
The album consists of 11 songs:

1. At Daggers Drawn
2. Faker
3. Carved in Stone
4. Terrordome
5. In the Line of Fire
6. Steel Redeemer
7. Pride and Bravery
8. Killing Ground
9. Under the Fire
10. Star Odyssey
11. Sign of the Crimson Storm (Riot Cover)

Members of the band have previously shared their talent for example in the following bands: Amberian Dawn, Heavy Metal Perse, Domination Black, Elenium and also in different tribute bands (Judas Priest, Gamma Ray, Running Wild). Kasperi Heikkinen, the lead guitar player of Merging Flare, has also played several shows with Gamma Ray, substituting Henjo Richter.

The first appetizers have been published in MySpace and at the website of the record label. Reverence can now be preordered at Levykauppa Äx.