Aug 18, 2020
Eicca Toppinen is the founding member of the multi-platinum metal band Apocalyptica, which has a cult following around the world. Its first album, Plays Metallica by Four Cellos was released in 1996 and turned the heavy metal music upside down due to the band unique sound - the new music style is now called Symphonic Metal. In this interview we covered the history of the band, changes in the music industry, Eicca's life and creative process, and collaboration with Metallica & other bands.
Time stamps:
00:15 Streaming live concert
03:23 How are albums and features songs are written
08:24 Creating a band
14:53 International tours
17:00 How do musicians make money
18:50 Genesis of Apocalyptica
24:00 Plans for future
27:30 Metallica’s 30-year anniversary
29:00 Describing each member of Apocalyptica
33:48 Describing each member of Metallica
35:44 Getting to know Eicca
39:30 Choosing to become a musician
45:00 Writing music for Movies and Plays
47:27 Process of writing a music
50:49 Main motivation
54:54 People Behind the curtain