With Kinlin
difficult to understand, but not many words were needed to appreciate
the music known as cello rock. Everyone screamed in unison when he asked
if they were having a good time, and the love was felt
All of the cellists, though thin in frame, could raise the heavy instrument above their heads. It was when Eicca pounded the cymbals and then threw a drumstick at lightning speed into the crowd that people got even more metal-happy. Drummer and cellist, Mikko Siren, alternated between instruments. For the songs that did not have lyrics, the room was quiet in reverence. To be able to play the cello with such versatility and freedom really echoes back to these musicians' extensive classical training.
Just when Apocalyptica left the stage, everyone began chanting, "One more song!" They granted that wish, and Mikko sent two more drumsticks skyrocketing into the grasp of two lucky people.
The Crowd: Teenagers, a few kids, 20-somethings and older adult men and women dressed mostly in jeans and black T-shirts.