Kiuas
FINNISH ‘HEROIC ROCKERS’ CONFIRMED FOR HAMMERFEST APPEARANCE ON APRIL 24th 2009
KIUAS, THE Finnish five-piece who were last seen in the
UK Special Guesting with Firewind, have been added to
the bill for Hammerfest 2009.
The Metal Hammer sponsored festival will take place on April 24th & 25th at Pontins
Holiday Camp in Prestatyn, North Wales, with Kiuas set to
appear on the 24th. Other bands on the bill include Opeth,
Saxon, Sepultura & Hammerfall.
In celebration of this one-off UK appearance, Spinefarm
Records UK will be releasing a digital covers EP on April 27th
featuring the following tracks:-
'Sailing Ships' (Whitesnake cover – previously unreleased)
'Electric Crown' (Testament cover)
'Hunting Girl' (Jethro Tull cover)
Kiuas’ most recent studio album, ‘The New Dark Age’,
was released in the UK in May 2008, followed by the
‘War Anthems’ EP in September – a six-tracker that was
initially available on the Firewind dates only.
http://www.kiuas.net | http://www.myspace.com/kiuasweb
http://www.spinefarmrecords.co.uk | http://www.myspace.com/spinefarmrecordsuk