A while ago, restless Finnish folk metal pioneers KORPIKLAANI announced the first dates of their upcoming Manala European Tour 2013, starting end of January, with support coming from Estonian fellow folk metallers METSATÖLL.

Now it’s time to unveil more cities that will get the chance to follow the sextet to the wondrous realms of Manala, the underworld in Finnish mythology – on the second tour leg in April. Check out the dates below.

Tour dates:

January

30 - Essen, Germany - Turock
31 - Norwich, England - Waterfront

February

1 - Glasgow, Scotland - Classic Grand
2 - Manchester, England - The Academy
3 - Dublin, Ireland - Button Factory
4 - London, England - Underworld
5 - Colmar, France - Grillen
6 - Paris, France - Divan Du Monde
7 - Rennes, France - Antipode
8 - Cognac, France - West Rock
9 - Madrid, Spain - Caracol
10 - Barcelona, Spain - Razz2/Salamandra1
11 - Toulouse, France - Bikini
12 - Lyon, France - CCO
14 - Solothurn, Switzerland - Kofmehl
15 - Chur, Switzerland - Palazzo
16 - Reggio Emilia, Italy - Tempo Rock
17 - Turin, Italy - Combo@Suoneria
18 - Rome, Italy - Orion
19 - Treviso, Italy - New Age
20 - Maribor, Slovenia - Stuk
21 - Bratislava, Slovakia - Majestic Music Club
22 - Budapest, Hungary - Club 202
23 - Ingolstadt, Germany - Westpark

April

10 - Gdansk, Poland - Parlament

11vWroclaw, Poland - Alibi

12 - Carcov, Poland - Kwadrat
13 - Warsaw, Poland - Progresja
15 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Pumpenhuset
16 - Aarhus, Denmark - Voxhall
17 - Lübeck, Germany - Treibsand
18 - Dordrecht, Netherlands - Biebelot
19 - Bomal-sur-Ourthe, Belgium - Durbuy Rock Festival
20 - Bremen, Germany - Tivoli
21 - Leeuwarden, Netherlands - Romein
22 - Berlin, Germany - K17
23 - Aschaffenburg, Germany - Colos-Saal
24 - Cham, Germany - L.A.
27 - Losheim, Germany - Hexentanz Festival

To get an impression of the backstage craziness at a typical Korpiklaani show, watch this exclusive behind-the-scenes video of last year’s Heidenfest tour: