Anyone who has been following the activities of the Tartu metal scene has probably noticed the pride we feel for our hometown and its people. As a long-time resident of Tartu, and having spent more than a quarter of a century immersed in heavy music, I can confirm that the metal scene here, albeit with its rhythmic highs and lows, is an interesting phenomenon and certainly worth exploring.
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On 21 June, a historic event will take place – Langenu, the heavy horse of the Setonic direction of the Tarbathian scene, will perform for the first time in Setomaa. The concert will take place in the Uusvada Village House as part of the program of the Finno-Ugric Film Festival FUFF.
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Last year was filled with many positive events but as you may understand, organising a festival means channeling a lot of time (and energy) into one project and thus many of us were focused solely on bringing it to life. However, we haven’t been inactive…
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The year 2024 is getting further and further behind us every day, and with it, human memory is gradually fading. In order not to completely forget everything that happened, we take it as our sacred goal to remember the significant things that happened in the metal circles of Tarbatu (sometimes also known as Tartu, Estonia) last year.
The annual cycle 2024 in the Tarbathian extreme scenes Read More »
Surely the start of the year brings mandatory flashbacks of the past 365 (and more) days. For the sake of capturing history, let us briefly remind the deeds of Tarbathian metal scene within the year number 2022.
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The psychedelic black metal act Langenu from Tartu, Estonia will release their brand new EP “Setooniq” this October. The four track recording is unique for its pervasive use of Seto language in the lyrics. Seto is a Baltic Finnic language spoken by only ca 10 000 – 12 000 people mostly in South-East Estonia.
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