The first part of the DVD is live performances that were filmed at various festivals around Finland. Songs from Ruisrock, Nummirock, Ilosaarirock, Wanaja and Voimasointu Festivals are all featured. They are filmed at various venues, but the sound and video quality are pretty consistent throughout. Turisas' rousing Viking metal, costumes and makeup translate well to DVD.
The hour long documentary about the band is very interesting. It covers their summer festival tour, but is more than the usual backstage footage. For example, cameras follow the band as they celebrate the midsummer festival at a cabin at a lake. You get an insight on Finnish culture as well as the band members themselves.
The band's history is also covered in the documentary, whose only negative point is the narrator. The guy doing the voiceovers sounds like he's narrating a documentary about the history of cheese or some other dry topic. His style does not fit a metal documentary. That's a small point, as the live material and documentary are very good. A Finnish Summer With Turisas wraps up with a music video and a blooper reel.
(released November 25, 2008 on Century Media Records)
