Kvelertak and Blood Command played an energetic sold out gigs at the legendary Tavastia

The dark night of Friday, December 29th, marked not only the return of Helldone, the traditional year-end indoor festival created by HIM, but it was also another chance to see or watch for the first time the enigmatic legendary vocalist Ville Valo in his natural habitat aka Tavastia, no matter the snow or rain outside....

The night of Thursday, December 14th, was a little unusual in the Finnish capital. Public transport was on strike, so getting around was not so easy for many fans, but Stratovarius fans did not disappoint and made it (an almost sold-out) Tavastia. The opening band, directly from Kuopio, was Nibiru Ordeal, playing very classic power...