Finnish battle metal masters TURISAS will be featured on Finnish TV show Iiro Irti ("Iiro Unleashed") by renowned pianist and TV personality IIRO RANTALA.

Each episode will show Rantala, a well-known Finnish crossover musician with roots in jazz, taking part in performances by bands and artists of various genres. Turisas was asked to show Rantala how to put up a proper metal show, while the other episodes feature Finland's top artists from blues, schlager, rock and chamber music genres.

Rantala will join Turisas onstage in Ruisrock, Turku on Saturday, July 10th (Main Stage, 1:45 - 2:45 PM) and the performance will be broadcast on August 15th on Yle Teema, a channel of Finnish National TV.

The trailer of the show can be viewed here.

As previously reported, Turisas recently began work on their upcoming third album in Sound Supreme studio, Hämeenlinna, Finland – the same studio where they recorded their previous album. The new album, successor to Battle Metal (2004) and The Varangian Way (2007), is due to be released later this year.

The band have posted the second part of their video blog / studio diary. Check out both available clips below.

which can be viewed below.

Vocalist, songwriter and producer Mathias Nygård recently stated: “After a nine-month break from touring to be able to fully focus on songwriting, we've finally moved forward and have now started recording. It's going to be a long project, and keep us busy all the way until the break of summer, but believe me, the wait will be all worth it. With three years between albums, there's been enough of time to find a fresh angle and new ideas not to repeat ourselves or albums we've done in the past. The songs rock big time, but the epic elements aren't going anywhere – it's going to sound larger than ever before. The leap forward is going to be just as big as between Battle Metal and The Varangian Way."

Further updates to follow. More on Turisas at this location.