“Suomi Finland Perkele” – The secret behind the worldwide success of Finnish metal music

There are so many great metal bands coming from Finland. But why is Finland so popular especially for that music genre? And what are the roots of Finnish metal music? I met Tero Tolkki, music journalist and founder of the websites “Metal from Finland” and “Nordic Metal”. He also runs his “Finland Forever” web shop with product desings related to Finland and metal music. He knows the Finnish metal scene quite well and has also grown up with this kind of music. In an inspiring interview he is talking about his love for metal music, the roots of Finnish metal and how he discovered his love for music in general. Weiterlesen  

Everything started with Ville Valo and Love Metal from Finland

(Brand naming) Amazing, time moved so quickly!…Even though it feels, like it was yesterday…But to tell you the truth, there have been more than ten years now, between today and this special day, when I discovered my Finnish soul! But if the Finland virus just hits you, this beautiful land, with its dark green forests, turquoise blue lakes and relaxed people wouldn’t let you go anymore! In this blog article I will tell you, how I discovered my passion for Finland, the Finnish language and culture and how I came up with the idea of starting this blog. Actually, everything started with the Finnish metal band HIM and a side project of HIM frontman Ville Valo with the Finnish rock band Agents… Weiterlesen  

Liebster Award 2017 – Meine Lieblingsblogs

Wie schön! Bärbel von Farbenfreundin hat mich für den Liebster Award 2017 nominiert. Doch was genau steckt hinter dem Konzept? Das Tolle am Liebster Award ist, dass du als Leser, so andere tolle, spannende Blogs und natürlich auch die Menschen hinter den Internetprofilen ein wenig näher kennenlernst. Jeder Blogger, der am Liebster Award 2017 teilnimmt, nutzt dabei die Gelegenheit, seinen Lieblingsbloggern eine Reihe von Fragen zu stellen. Die Nominierten beantworten diese auf ihren Blogs und nomieren selbst wieder ihre Lieblingsblogs. Weiterlesen