Opeth (from Stockholm, of course) recently finished its mini tour in Finland. I witnessed two gigs; in Helsinki 15/3 and Tampere 16/3. Both shows were amazing sonic and visual experiences, not to mention the always so amusing notions of the singer/guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt. Among other things, he wondered how Finland has grown to such a metal country, a "metal paradise" to which he has even been considering moving... as was put in the Tampere gig. He also mentioned some forerunners of Finnish metal such as Amorphis and the pioneering thrashers Airdash. No wonder Finland has been one of the most successful countries for Opeth, 
including the high positions of the latest "Watershed" album in charts and various polls.TMK
And the infamous Nokia incident in India is described e.g. here:
http://www.bravewords.com/news/105522
photos: TMK (Pakkahuone, Tampere 16/3/2009)
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