This is the story of Tony “IT” Särkkä, one of the greatest metal musicians of all time, the evil genius behind some of the 90's best heavy metal bands. He was the creative force behind such acts as Vondur, Ophthalamia, Abruptum, and others. And then at the height of his creativity, he walked away from the scene. And then he came back to front one the most dynamic industria This is the story of Tony “IT” Särkkä, one of the greatest metal musicians of all time, the evil genius behind some of the 90's best heavy metal bands. He was the creative force behind such acts as Vondur, Ophthalamia, Abruptum, and others. And then at the height of his creativity, he walked away from the scene. And then he came back to front one the most dynamic industrial bands of all time: 8thSin. Sadly, we lost Tony in 2017, but the music and the legacy he left behind will live on forever. Join me on this journey in darkness to explore the life and music of one of metal's greatest icons.
A Journey in Darkness: The Life and Music of a Man Called "IT"
This is the story of Tony “IT” Särkkä, one of the greatest metal musicians of all time, the evil genius behind some of the 90's best heavy metal bands. He was the creative force behind such acts as Vondur, Ophthalamia, Abruptum, and others. And then at the height of his creativity, he walked away from the scene. And then he came back to front one the most dynamic industria This is the story of Tony “IT” Särkkä, one of the greatest metal musicians of all time, the evil genius behind some of the 90's best heavy metal bands. He was the creative force behind such acts as Vondur, Ophthalamia, Abruptum, and others. And then at the height of his creativity, he walked away from the scene. And then he came back to front one the most dynamic industrial bands of all time: 8thSin. Sadly, we lost Tony in 2017, but the music and the legacy he left behind will live on forever. Join me on this journey in darkness to explore the life and music of one of metal's greatest icons.
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Lance Dale –
This was a pretty quick read but it added some new tunes to the playlist which I hadn't heard before. For that, I am grateful. I've been playing Ophthalamia's Dominion album on repeat since reading this. This was a pretty quick read but it added some new tunes to the playlist which I hadn't heard before. For that, I am grateful. I've been playing Ophthalamia's Dominion album on repeat since reading this.
G. Jason –
Extremely short. Not much additional info than you can get online at various sources. Lacking a lot of info, particularly: how did he die? I especially thought this line was a bit silly: "Not since Dimebag Darrell Abbott’s senseless death in 2004 has the metal world suffered such a tragic loss." Would also be more interesting in learning where this passage about Jon Nödtveidt was sourced from - or some more information on these conclusions: "He would be released in 2004 and resurrect Dissection, bu Extremely short. Not much additional info than you can get online at various sources. Lacking a lot of info, particularly: how did he die? I especially thought this line was a bit silly: "Not since Dimebag Darrell Abbott’s senseless death in 2004 has the metal world suffered such a tragic loss." Would also be more interesting in learning where this passage about Jon Nödtveidt was sourced from - or some more information on these conclusions: "He would be released in 2004 and resurrect Dissection, but he was not the same. He was unable to live with what he had done, even though he tried to be as “evil” as possible, he simply couldn’t cope with the fact that he had taken a human life for no reason at all."
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