Finnish folk metal superstars KORPIKLAANI have announced the name and release date of their upcoming new studio album, Rankarumpu, which is due to be released on April 5th, 2024. In addition, KORPIKLAANI have revealed their massive touring plans for 2024, starting with an extensive UK tour with Alestorm and Heidevolk in February and March, two album release shows in Mexico on April 5th and 6th, followed by a North Amercan tour with Visions Of Atlantis & Illumishade (feat. members of Eluveitie) in April and May, a good number of big European Summer festivals and a European tour towards the end of the year. Scroll down for all confirmed dates.

KORPIKLAANI’s twelfth studio album, Rankarumpu, is once again full of tasty folk metal and its different flavors, but it also offers new spices. Perhaps the ancient gods of joyful music have decided to bless their own sons with some new miraculous extracts?

 

“Whenever I start writing something new, the material always finds its own path without any forcing – that stuff just comes from somewhere deep inside me, completely naturally”, states Jonne Järvelä.

 

“Anyway, when I started to come up with the material for Rankarumpu, I set myself a goal. A couple of previous records, especially Kulkija (2018), were a bit slower as a whole, so this time I wanted to benefit from a bit faster tempos – a bit like the old Korpiklaani.”

 

This is exactly what Rankarumpu is all about. Of course, KORPIKLAANI sometimes slows down and gets seriously emotional, but for the most part Rankarumpu – as a whole, probably the band’s catchiest album to date – rushes forward at a faster pace.

One of the most wonderful features of Rankarumpu is related to the folk instruments. Although KORPIKLAANI has done one or maybe even a couple of unforgettable things in the realm of folk metal, this time new permanent member Olli Vänskä’s violin and Sami Perttula’s accordion may surprise even die-hard fans.

 

Rankarumpu, like the two previous records, was executed with recording / mixing engineer and producer Janne Saksa. It seems that the collaboration between the band and Saksa has reached a whole new level with Rankarumpu.

KORPIKLAANI LIVE IN 2024

UK AND IRELAND TOUR 2024  

w/ Alestorm & Heidevolk         

            

21.02.    UK    London  –  O2 Forum Kentish Town

22.02.    UK    Norwich –   LCR UEA

23.02.    UK    Nottingham  –  Rock City

24.02.    UK    Bournemouth  –  O2 Academy

25.02.    UK    Bristol  –  O2 Academy

27.02.    UK    Belfast  –  Limelight

28.02.    UK    Dublin  –  Academy

29.02.    UK    Cardiff  –  SU

01.03.    UK    Birmingham  –  O2 Academy

02.03.    UK    Oxford   – O2 Academy

03.03.    UK    Glasgow  –  O2 Academy

05.03.    UK    Manchester  –  O2 Victoria Warehouse

06.03.    UK    Liverpool  –  O2 Academy

07.03.    UK    Leeds  –  O2 Academy

08.03.    UK    Newcastle  –  NX

09.03.    UK    London  –  O2 Forum Kentish Town

RANKARUMPU ALBUM RELEASE SHOWS IN MEXICO 2024

05.04.    MX    Mexico City  –  Foro28 * Album Release Show

06.04.    MX    Monterrey  –  Cafe Iguana

RANKARUMPU NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2024

w/ Visions Of Atlantis & Illumishade

08.04.    US    Reading  –   Reverb

09.04.    US    New York City  –  Gramercy Theatre

10.04.    US    Boston  –  Brighton Music Hall

11.04.    CA    Montreal  –  La Tulipe

12.04.    CA    Ottawa  –  Brass Monkey

13.04.    CA    Toronto  –  Phoenix Concert Theatre 

14.04.    US    Pontiac  –  The Crofoot

15.04.    US    Milwaukee   – Turner Hall

17.04.    US    Minneapolis  –  Skyway Theatre

18.04.    CA    Winnipeg  –  Park Theatre

19.04.    CA    Regina  –  The Exchange

20.04.    CA    Edmonton  –  Starlite Room

21.04.    CA    Calgary  –  Dickens 

23.04.    CA    Vancouver  –  Rickshaw Theatre

24.04.    US    Seattle  –  El Corazon

25.04.    US    Portland  –  BossaNova Ballroom

26.04.    US    San Francisco  –  DNA Lounge

27.04.    US    Los Angeles  –  1720

28.04.    US    San Diego  –  Brick By Brick

29.04.    US    Phoenix   – The Nile

01.05.    US    Denver  –  Gothic Theatre

02.05.    US    Lincoln  –  The Bourbon Theater

03.05.    US    Joliet  –  The Forge

04.05.    US    Pittsburgh  –  Mr Smalls Theatre

05.05.    US    Baltimore  –  Baltimore Soundstage

TICKETS: https://linktr.ee/rankarumpu_america_2024

CONFIRMED SUMMER FESTIVALS 2024

27.-30.06.       FR    Clisson  –  Hellfest

12.07.             FR    Laundresse  –  La Guerre Du Son

28.07.-03.08.  SI     Velenje  –  MetalDays

09.-11.08.       FR    Cercoux  –  Festival 666

09.-11.08.       UK    Walton on Trent   –  Bloodstock Open Air

09.-11.08.       BE    Kortrijk  –  Alcatraz Festival

14.-17.08.       DE    DinkelsbĂĽhl  –  Summer Breeze

15.-17.08.       CZ    Zámek MoravskĂ˝ Krumlov  –  Rock Castle

24.08.             PT    Pindelo dos Milagres  –  Milagre Metaleiro Open Air

EUROPEAN WINTER TOUR 2024

w/ In Extremo & Rauhbein

15.11.    DE    SaarbrĂĽcken   – Garage

16.11.    CH    Pratteln  –  Z7

22.11.    DE    Rostock  –  Moya

23.11.    DE    Dortmund  –  Phantastischer Lichter Weihnachtsmarkt

29.11.    DE    Berlin  –  Columbiahalle

30.11.    DE    Bremen  –  Pier 2

06.12.    DE    NĂĽrnberg  –  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    MĂĽnchen  –  Zenith

28.12.    DE    Wiesbaden  –  Schlachthof

29.12.    DE    Erfurt  –  Messehalle

30.12.    DE    Köln  –  Palladium

… more dates to be announced soon