Livestream Preview: Metallica Mondays @ YouTube, 3/30/20

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Chris R. Smyth in Preview and tagged California, heavy metal, livestream, Los Angeles, Metallica, thrash metal, YouTube.

Metallica (Photo by Herring & Herring)

With much of the world practicing social distancing and self quarantine, musicians are stepping up to help fill the time that many of us suddenly have on our hands. Some are jumping on Instagram or Facebook live and playing to their fans from the comfort of their living room. Others are diving into their archives and looking back on their past performances.

Thrash metal icons Metallica have joined in to help the cause with Metallica Mondays, the next edition of which appears on Y ouTube on Monday, March 30.

Snapshots: Apocalyptica @ Lincoln Theatre — 5/28/19

Posted on May 31, 2019 by paivi in Live Review and tagged Apocalyptica, cello rock, Finland, Lincoln Theatre, Metallica.

Apocalyptica performs at the Lincoln Theatre on May 28, 2019. (Photo by Paivi Salonen)

Visiting DC recently, a cello rock band covered 18 Metallica songs at Lincoln Theatre. Yes, Apocalyptica returned on its Apocalyptica Plays Metallica by Four Cellos Tour, and Paivi was there to shoot the show.

Preview: Apocalyptica @ Lincoln Theatre, 5/28/19

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged Apocalyptica, cello rock, Finland, Lincoln Theatre, Metallica.

Apocalyptica (Photo courtesy For the Win Media)

Finnish rockers Apocalyptica are four guys with cellos who are playing the music of Metallica — yes, on cellos — at the Lincoln Theatre on Tuesday, May 28.

Snapshots: Apocalyptica @ Lincoln Theatre — 9/9/17

Posted on September 12, 2017 by paivi in Live Review and tagged Apocalyptica, cello rock, Finland, heavy metal, Lincoln Theatre, Metallica.

Apocalyptica perform at the Lincoln Theatre in DC on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017. (Photo by Paivi)

Twenty years ago, a band of cellists formed in Finland and released an album of Metallica covers. Thus was born Apocalyptica, who celebrated the 20th anniversary of that debut album, Plays Metallica by Four Cellos, with a show at the Lincoln Theatre on Saturday, Sept. 9. Paivi, herself Finnish, took some pictures of her countrymen!