A Heavy Civilization: The History of Finnish Heavy Metal

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More than a film about Finnish Heavy Metal, the story is told by those who made it. Several of the biggest names of Finnish heavy metal share their views on society, religion, politics, and how an underground subculture became a vital country branding ambassador for Finland.

Marco Hietala (Nightwish/Tarot), Gas Lipstick (former HIM, now Flat Earth/Hallatar), Lauri Porra (Stratovarius), Eicca Toppinen (Apocalyptica), and many other great names of Finnish heavy metal will take you into a journey, telling their memories on the scene and Finland since the ’80s.

In the end, you may be able to decide: Is Finland a heavy metal country?

Title: A Heavy Metal Civilization: The History of Finnish Heavy Metal
Year: 2018
Language: English
Directed by Cristina Ornellas and Maila-Kaarina Rantanen
Produced by: Cristina Ornellas and Maila-Kaarina Rantanen
Edition and post-production: Bruno Leo Ribeiro
Music & mixing: Bruno Leo Ribeiro
Score Music: Juuso Raatikainen
English captions: Heather Lusty
Portuguese captions: Maila-Kaarina Rantanen
German captions: Klaudia Weber
Intro: Tarot, Wings of Darkness directed by Ville Lipiainen

Featuring in order of appearance:
Tommi Salmela, Marco Hietala, Niclas Etelävuori, Tony Kakko, Pasi Kauppinen, Jarkko Ahola, Mikael Karlbom, Toni-Mati Karjalainen, Henri Sorvali, Mika Luttinen, Mathias Nygård, Lauri Porra, Antti Wirman, Eicca Toppinen, Kjell Simosas, Mikko Kotamäki, JP Leppäluoto, Paolo Ribaldini, Sami&Kaisa Sundqvist, Kiko Loureiro, Scott Ian, Gas Lipstick.
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