Two decades into their career, with six records since their formation in 2005, 300M+ streams, four consecutive number #1 albums, and the strongest line-up the Finnish power/symphonic metal group ever had, it’s about time Battle Beast release a proper live release captured in January 2023 at the sold-out Helsinki Ice Hall showing that the sextet is at the top of their game right now! “Circus Of Doom – Live in Helsinki 2023” is a triumphant display of entertaining and monumental heavy rock.
The junior version of the phenomenal Grandmaster puts children in the limelight! The basic idea of the program is the same as for adults: children compete in tasks that require intelligence, skill and wit prepared by the Grand Master. There will be speed and even wild situations, as well as downright sharp analysis in the studio. Jaakko Saariluoma is rightfully the grandmaster, and his right-hand man is judge Pilvi Hämäläinen.
For 18-year-old Finnish–Kosovan Fatu, a simple visit to the grocery store feels as nerve-racking as a lunar expedition: for the first time in his life, he’s wearing makeup in public. Luckily his best friend Rai, a young woman on the spectrum of autism, is there to ferociously support him through the voyage.
A middle-aged man and a teenager with everything to lose. These two strangers in very different situations meet unexpectedly and end up saving each other. Or do they?
Midsummer in Sweden; somewhere above the Arctic Circle. Many curious stories unfold in a small Finnish-speaking village, while the sun never sets.