HELSINKI
The Tuska 2026 lineup is now complete.
Three international acts have been added to the festival, which will take place in Suvilahti, Helsinki, during the last weekend of June.
Among them is Loudness, the legendary Japanese heavy metal band and “one of Japan’s most internationally acclaimed metal groups,” as noted by the organizers in a release.
Celebrating their 45th anniversary this year, Loudness will bring their milestone tour to Helsinki this summer. The band is renowned for Akira Takasaki’s virtuosic guitar work, memorable riffs and distinctive sound.
Representing Finland’s top metal talent among the newly announced artists is Warmen—a group that started as a side project for COB frontman Janne Wirman.
With an extensive career and a recent reinvention under their belt, Warmen has just released their powerful new album Band of Brothers.
Completing the Tuska 2026 roster are Caskets from Leeds, who blend modern metal with post-hardcore elements and electronic intensity.
The final Tuska 2026 program, with artists listed by performance date:
Friday, June 26, 2026
Megadeth
D-A-D, Pain
Blood Incantation, Lost Society, Gatecreeper
Skindred, Bloodred Hourglass, Ensiferum
Loudness, Warmen, aurorawave, Awake Again, Slope
Kneel Before The Death, Lunarsea, Nenerchy
Ashes of Perishing, JellyDixx, Scythe of Sorrow
Saturday, June 27, 2026
Bad Omens
Trivium, P.O.D.
Kublai Khan TX, The Plot In You, Paleface Swiss, Rivers of Nihil, HOKKA
Caskets, Swallow The Sun, The Funeral Portrait, Majestica, Dogma
Melrose Avenue, The Callous Daoboys, 802, Survivors Zero, Kallomäki, Omnivortex
Despiser, Dying Reverie, Shere Khan
Sunday, June 28, 2026
Bring Me The Horizon
Amorphis, Tarot
Stam1na, Queensrÿche, Malevolence, Soilwork, The Browning
Sara, Return To Dust, Neckbreakker, Allt, Atlas
Kajos, Rukous, Necrotic Ooze, NITRIK, Suicide Chain
