#14: Eicca Toppinen of Apocalyptica: on life, the genesis of the band, writing music, feat. artists.

For this episode I interviewed Eicca Toppinen, the founding member of the multi-platinum metal band - Apocalyptica. We covered a wide variety of topics: history of the band, Eicca's creative process, collaboration with Metallica & other bands, and of course a deep dive into the Eicca's life - from childhood to the present day. ************ Follow on Instagram: Eicca: https://www.instagram.com/eiccatoppin... Apocalyptica: https://www.instagram.com/apocalyptic... ************ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theaccentpo... ************ Time Stamps 00:10 Streaming the concert 03:00 Apocalyptica's genre and how albums are written 09:50 Origins of Apocalyptica 15:00 Becoming a real band 20:10 How musicians make money these days 22:05 Genesis of the band 26:20 Dave Lombardo and Mikko Siren’s (drums styles) 28:00 Plans for near future 32:00 Most memorable moments & Playing on Metallica’s 30 year anniversary 33:50 Describing members of Apocalyptica 39:55 Describing members of Metallica 42:20 Eicca’s childhood and discovery of music 50:00 Choosing a career - Apocalyptica rescues from uncertain career 53:20 Difference between writing music for Apocalyptica, theatre, and movies 56:20 Eicca’s process of writing music 01:00:10 What motivates Eicca to keep going 01:03:45 Who contributed to the success behind the scenes 01:06:50 Blitz #EiccaToppinen #Apocalyptica #TheAccentPodcast