WHEN IT COMES TO TURISAS, WE’RE WILLING TO BE HYPOCRITES
Yes, yes, we’ve spoken out many times against record labels re-releasing albums with “bonus material” just a year after they came out, and so it is more than a little hypocritical of us to support an “expanded edition” re-release of Turisas’ latest album, The Varangian Way. And, yes, let’s just get this out of the way right now: we are one of the co-sponsors of the Paganfest USA tour, on which Turisas will appear. So this post would, by all means, appear to be a case of corporate “You Scratch My Back” bullshit.
But here’s why you should completely ignore our hypocrisy and just buy the re-release of The Varangian Way: because it’s an awesome album, and because, unlike so many of these recent double-dips, you don’t already own it. We know you don’t already own it because, well, here in the United States it seems like most people we meet don’t already own it (The band is already very big in Europe, so to our readers across the pond: Good work. You can ignore the rest of this article.).
So here’s your big chance! On April 29, Century will re-release the album with the video for “Rasputin” (which you can watch in sub-DVD quality here), along with live performances filmed last year at the Download, With Full Force and Rock Hard festivals, plus some more live footage captured at several of the band’s non-festival gigs. And, like we said, the album itself is the tits, so you should own a copy anyway.
So, like we said, those of you don’t already own this album should buy a copy of the new edition – it won’t be a second purchase for you, so you can’t feel ripped off about it (If you haven’t heard it yet, it’s new to you!). And for those of you that do already own the album, well, go buy this new version anyway. Because MetalSucks told you to.
A complete Paganfest USA tour itinerary is after the jump; if you wanna hear some awesome samples off of The Varangian Way, head over to Turisas’ MySpace page.
25 Apr 2008 The Opera House Toronto, ON – CANADA
26 Apr 2008 Medley Montreal, QC – CANADA
27 Apr 2008 The Palladium Worcester, Massachusetts
28 Apr 2008 Jaxx Springfield, Virginia
29 Apr 2008 Peabody’s Down Under Cleveland, Ohio
30 Apr 2008 Harpo’s Detroit, Michigan
1 May 2008 Chicago Powerfest (Pearl Room) Mokena, Illinois
2 May 2008 Station 4 St. Paul, Minnesota
3 May 2008 Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom Denver, Colorado
5 May 2008 Studio Seven Seattle, Washington
6 May 2008 Hawthorne Theater Portland, Oregon
7 May 2008 The Boardwalk Sacramento, California
8 May 2008 House of Blues Hollywood, California
9 May 2008 Fat City San Francisco, California
10 May 2008 The Vault Long Beach, California
11 May 2008 The Cell Block Phoenix, Arizona
12 May 2008 Chics El Paso, Texas
13 May 2008 The Launchpad Alburquerque, New Mexico
14 May 2008 Crush Lounge Tulsa, Oklahoma
15 May 2008 Ridglea Theater Fort Worth, Texas
16 May 2008 The White Rabbit San Antonio, Texas
17 May 2008 Java Jazz Houston, Texas
19 May 2008 The Masquerade Atlanta, Georgia
20 May 2008 Volume 11 Raleigh, North Carolina
21 May 2008 Crocodile Rock Allentown, Pennsylvania
22 May 2008 BB Kings Blues Club New York, New York
-AR
