THE SLAYLIST
EICCA TOPP INEN
Metallica songs alongside symphonies? It could only be the playlist of Apocalyptica and Bright & Black’s shredding cellist
WORDS: PERRAN HELYES • PICTURES: DEREK BREMNER
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THE REFLEX
BY DURAN DURAN was the first thing that I was a huge fan of. My dad had a massive classical collection, and my older sister had Michael Jackson and Wham!, but Duran Duran were the first band that I found. I had all the posters, and my schoolmates were all into Twisted Sister and W.A.S.P., which I liked too, but I was the only one who liked Duran Duran. They had great songs and the sound was interesting, but it still had some edge in the guitar playing.
“I didn’t have money to buy albums, so I would go to the local library and borrow from there. From THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE I had this live album, Winterland, and I would pick Foxey Lady from there. The riff was so grinding and I was fascinated by his guitar playing. There was something so musical in that that really captivated me.