Tuska Open Air Metal Festival, 16.-18.7.2004
Kaisaniemi Park, Helsinki, Finland.

Tuska Festival's cooperation with French cultural organization, Assecarm,
got off to a good start last year. Although France is not the first
country that comes to mind when thinking about metal, Burgul Torkhain,
who performed at Tuska 2003, proved everyone in attendance that the
French know a thing or two about metal music. Just like last year, this
year's French Tuska-performer was decided in a band contest held at the
Rotonde Festival. The jury of the contest was lead by Tuska-Promoter
Jouni Markkanen.

The winner of the contest is D.S.K. who play brutal death metal along the
lines of Napalm Death and Dying Fetus. D.S.K. was formed in 1997 and
their discography consists of several self-releases and compilation
appearances. Their debut album entitled From Birth is soon to be released
on Thundering Records. At Tuska 2004, D.S.K. performs on the Hellsinki
Stage on Friday the 16th, at 15:45.

The program for Tuska 2004-evening clubs has also been finalized. This
year we have clubs at three different venues; the classic Tavastia,
Stella Star from Thursday through Sunday and newcomer Botta on Friday and
Saturday. A different policy applies to the clubs this year, tickets for
each show are sold in advance through Tiketti at 6? each. More specific
running order for the clubs can be viewed at www.tuska-festival.fi.

Like previous years, each night at Kaisaniemi Park is concluded by a
performance by the infamous Sirkus Tapaturma.

Up-to-date information about Tuska can be found from our official site,
www.tuska-festival.fi. Get the latest news directly to your e-mail by
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Complete Tuska 2004 line-up:

Dio (USA)
In Flames (SWE)
Nightwish
Fear Factory (USA)
Death Angel (USA)
Kotiteollisuus
Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus
Suburban Tribe
Sonata Arctica
Soilwork (SWE)
Diablo
Dark Tranquillity (SWE)
Charon
Dark Funeral (SWE)
Dismember (SWE)
Mokoma
Ensiferum
Dew-Scented (GER)
Nasum (SWE)
Impaled Nazarene
Sinergy
Beseech (SWE)
Blake
Chaosbreed
Swallow The Sun
D.S.K. (FRA)
Drive
Trollheim's Grott
Machine Men
Kilpi
Twilightning
Turisas

Complete Tuska 2004 evening club line-up:

Tavastia

Thu 15.7.
Monsterball
Northern Discipline
Denigrate
Rust

Fri 16.7.
Darkwoods My Bethrothed
Pain Confessor
Dyecrest
Kiuas

Sat 17.7.
Before The Dawn
Amoral
Manitou
Bone Grinder

Sun 18.7.
Crazy Train plays Ozzy
Ancara
Battagia
Grayblack

Botta

Fri 16.7.
Sunride
Spiha
Defuse

Sat 17.7.
Ruoska
Zero Industry
Vanity Beach

Stella Star

Thu 15.7.
Barathrum
Insomnium
Rytmihäiriö
Blue In the Face

Fri 16.7.
Enochian Crescent
Imperanon
Funeris Nocturnum

Sat 17.7.
Deathchain
Cryhavoc
Scalping Screen

Sun 18.7.
The Slaytanics
To/Die/For
Korpiklaani
Hevein

Additional information:

www.tuska-festival.fi