This started as a university assignment: I wanted to interview someone from the Finnish music industry. By luck, I met a musician launching a label who introduced me to Marko Neuman, and he said yes on the spot. Marko’s mindset floored me: clear, passionate, and brutally honest about the art and the grind behind it. I was so blown away that I decided to share the interview here on as well: because his words remind us why supporting art (and the people making it) still matters.
There’s something magical about walking into a festival where you instantly know — these are my people. That was the vibe at this year’s Hellsinki Metal Festival, where 16,000 metalheads took over the Helsinki Ice Hall area for two sun-soaked days of riffs, roars, and the kind of community spirit you can’t fake.
Helsinki is about to roar again. On August 8–9, 2025, the Hellsinki Metal Festival takes over the iconic Helsinki Ice Hall (Nordis) for its third chapter. Two days, one place: a visceral celebration of metal in all its forms, from blistering grindcore to atmospheric post‑metal, epic doom anthems to raw hardcore fury. This festival isn’t […]
Tuska was our very first multi-day festival. Sure, we dipped our toes into the madness back in 2017 at Rockmaraton, but in the end, we only stayed one day (a decision we regretted later so many times). But let’s be honest: the scale is in a whole other league. Rockmaraton is still one of the big pillars […]
If you can hear a low rumble building from the north, don’t worry—it’s not the apocalypse. It’s Tuska. And it’s coming for you. Mark your calendars, metalheads – Tuska Festival is back and louder than ever. From June 27 to 29, Helsinki’s Suvilahti district will once again transform into the holy ground of headbangers, riff-lovers, and sonic rebels from all corners of the […]
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