Korpiklaani Brush Up on Their English Skills with “Sauna”
Of all the concepts that might be the least metal in the world, saunas have to be pretty high up there. Don't get me wrong — hanging out with your friends in a steamy room, sweating out your worries and just shooting the shit sounds nice, but... like... how do you make a metal song about that?
Enter Finnish folk metal outfit Korpiklaani and their newly released single "Sauna." If you hit play on the video below and say "hey, this sound familiar," that's because it is. This track was originally released as "Saunaan" on their album Rankarumpu.
Drummer Samuli Mikkonen had this to say about the single:
"We've have played 'Saunaan' on every show after it was released and it has become a banger! Now it was about time to make an English version so everybody can understand our tribute to Finnish sauna culture. The message is simple: 'Sauna! To party is not a crime/Your worries will burn like a pine!'"
Korpiklaani will be touring a whole hell of a lot in the coming months. You can find the list of dates below.
w/ In Extremo & Rauhbein 15.11. DE Saarbrücken – Garage 16.11. CH Pratteln – Z7 22.11. DE Rostock – Moya 29.11. DE Berlin – Columbiahalle 30.11. DE Bremen – Pier 2 06.12. DE Nürnberg – KIA Metropol Arena 07.12. AT Wien – Gasometer 12.12. DE Bielefeld – Lokschuppen 13.12. DE Hannover – Swiss Life Hall 14.12. DE Dresden – Alter Schlachthof 20.12. DE Leipzig – Haus Auensee 21.12. DE Stuttgart – Porsche Arena 27.12. DE München – Zenith 28.12. DE Wiesbaden – Schlachthof 29.12. DE Erfurt – Messehalle 30.12. DE Köln – Palladium
FINLAND SHOWS w/ SPECIAL GUESTS + Valkeat, Jonne 16.1.2025 FI Tampere – Olympia-kortteli 17.1.2025 FI Turku – Teatro, Logomo 18.1.2025 FI Helsinki – Tavastia-klubi KORPIKLAANI | ENSIFERUM TROLLFEST & NiNi
02/27/25 Boston MA – Brighton Music Hall 02/28/25 Quebec City QC - Salle Montaigne 03/01/25 Montreal QC – Beanfield 03/02/25 Ottawa ON – Overflow 03/03/25 Toronto ON – The Concert Hall 03/04/25 Columbus OH – King of Clubs 03/05/25 Pontiac MI – Crofoot 03/06/25 Chicago IL – Outset 03/07/25 Minneapolis MN – Skyway Theatre 03/08/25 Des Moines IA – Wooly's 03/09/25 Denver CO – Gothic Theatre 03/11/25 Salt Lake City UT – Metro Music Hall 03/13/25 Sacramento CA – Goldfield Roseville 03/14/25 San Francisco CA – Great American Music Hall 03/15/25 Los Angeles CA – Regent Theater 03/16/25 San Diego CA – House of Blues 03/17/25 Phoenix AZ – Nile 03/18/25 Albuquerque NM – Sunshine 03/20/25 Oklahoma City OK – Beer City Music Hall 03/21/25 Dallas TX – Granada 03/22/25 Austin TX – Come and Take It Live 03/23/25 Houston – TX Warehouse Live 03/25/25 Tampa FL – Orpheum 03/26/25 Atlanta GA – Masquerade Heaven 03/27/25 Greensboro NC – Hangar 1819 03/28/25 Baltimore MD – Baltimore Soundstage 03/29/25 Mechanicsburg PA – Lovedraft's 03/30/25 Brooklyn NY – Brooklyn Monarch
