Finnish Metal Expo

Finnish Metal Expo
Genre	Heavy metal
Dates	February
Location(s)	Helsinki, Finland
Years active	2005–2012
Website	fme.fi

Finnish Metal Expo was a heavy metal fair and festival held annually at Kaapelitehdas in Ruoholahti, Helsinki, Finland from 2005 to 2012. It was a part of the Helsinki Metal Meeting. Its original location was the Cablefactory in Helsinki, Finland.

Mark Groman of Braveworlds writes:

"In addition to discussing global improvements for touring, marketing and promoting the music, FME introduces outsiders to homegrown talent, while entertaining the natives with top-flight international bands."^[1]

2005 lineup

• Agonizer
• Amoral
• Callisto
• Codeon
• Finntroll
• Godsplague
• Hevein
• Kill the Romance
• Machine Men
• Mnemic
• Pain Confessor
• Purity
• SinKing
• Sonata Arctica
• Tarot
• Teräsbetoni
• The Scourger
• Total Devastation
• Velcra

2006 lineup

• 45 Degree Woman
• Ajattara
• Amorphis
• ANJ
• Bloodpit
• Ensiferum
• Evergrey
• Kotipelto
• Pain Confessor
• SinKing
• Swallow the Sun
• U.D.O.
• Verjnuarmu
• Waltari
• Winterborn

2007 lineup

• Amon Amarth
• April
• Battlelore
• Before the Dawn
• Brother FireTribe
• Cyan Velvet Project
• Coldworker
• DragonForce
• Insomnium
• Misery Inc.
• Moonsorrow
• Rytmihäiriö
• Suburban Tribe
• Tacere
• Turmion Kätilöt

2008 lineup

• Amberian Dawn
• Ari Koivunen
• Cause for Effect
• Discard
• Kiuas
• Korpiklaani
• Municipal Waste
• Mustasch
• Norther
• Soilwork
• Sotajumala
• Stam1na
• The Scourger
• The Sorrow
• Turisas

2009 lineup

• Alestorm
• Ancara
• Andre Matos
• Before the Dawn
• Black Dahlia Murder
• Blake
• Chaosweaver
• Ensiferum
• Grendel
• Grand Magus
• Legion of the Damned
• Medeia
• Misery Index
• Profane Omen

2010 lineup

• Satyricon
• Hypocrisy
• Sonata Arctica
• Apocalyptica
• Insomnium
• Korpiklaani
• jumpmetalcorejumppers
• Doom Unit

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