NIGHTWISH, SONATA ARCTICA, STRATOVARIUS AMARANTHE Members Go Platinum With RASKASTA JOULUA
December 21, 2013, 10 years ago
It has become a tradition during December that a varying group of Finnish metal musicians take part in the RASKASTA JOULUA (Heavy Christmas) tour and this year the band released their self-titled album which as gone platinum (20,000 units) in their homeland!
Raskasta Joulua features the following star-studded line-up!
‘Enkelikello’ - Antti Railio (CELESTY)
‘Heinillä’ härkien kaukalon - Ville Tuomi and Kimmo Blom (STRATOVARIUS)
‘Mielenrauhaa’ Jarkko Ahola (TERÄSBETONI) and Pasi Rantanen (THUNDERSTONE)
‘Pieni Rumpali’ - JP Leppäluoto (HARMAJA, ex-NORTH KINGS, CHARON), Marco Hietala (NIGHTWISH, TAROT), Tony Kakko (SONATA ARCTICA), Jarkko Ahola (Teräsbetoni, Northern Kings)
‘Tonttu’ - JP Leppäluoto
‘Arkihuolesi Kaikki Heitä’ - Antony Parviainen (ex-MACHINE MEN)
‘Julen är här’ - Elize Ryd (AMARANTHE), Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica)
‘Sylvian Joululaulu’ (Antony Parviainen)
‘Nisse-Polkka’ - Ville Tuomi (LENINGRAD COWBOYS, ex-AMORPHIS), Ilja Jalkanen (KIUAS)
‘Valkea Joulu 2013’ - Jarkko Ahola, Pasi Rantanen (THUNDERSTONE)
‘Jouluksi Kotiin’ - Tony Kakko
‘Me Käymme Joulun Viettohon’ - Tommi Salmela (Tarot), Ilja Jalkanen
‘Varpunen Jouluaamuna’ - Marco Hietala
The ensemble will also be hitting the road in Europe starting November 15th.
For more info and tour dates visit Facebook.
