K.K. Downing Steel Mill :: Sauna Open Air Special Report

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Metal In Sauna Heat!

On a VERY hot June weekend Steel Mill staff travelled to Tampere, naturally to attend the biggest and best heavy metal festival in Finland, Sauna Open Air. The 2011 line-up was arguably the greatest ever in the history of the festival: Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne, Saxon, Helloween, Accept, Queensrÿche, Doro, Dio’s Disciples, Tarot, Turisas and others all performing during the three day event. The atmosphere in Tampere reminded us of sauna indeed, the temperature was reaching +30 celsius and sun was shining from a clear blue sky. Thursday was already very hot and the next days seemed to get gradually even hotter.

Besides live reviews and photographs, we had couple of exciting interviews coming up but let’s get down to the main business at hand – the live shows!