Off the Record Interviews was born from a specific type of boredom that stemmed from album-release interviews and an interview with Marko Hietala that fell through the cracks on its way to publishing at Tuonela Magazine. I missed the old days of talking to the artists about themselves! I wanted to get off of the album-release line of questioning, which is heavily oversaturated by music medias, and into the lessons and personal growth they’ve experienced throughout their musical journeys. This inspired the name for the series, Off the Record!
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Off the Record with Tony Kakko & Tommy Portimo of Sonata Arctica
Bear Wiseman goes Off the Record for Sonata Arctica’s 30th anniversary, talking to Tony Kakko & Tommy Portimo about the industry then-and-now, as well as the albums from “Ecliptica” through to “Ninth Hour.”
On the Record with Tony Kakko & Henrik Klingenberg of Sonata Arctica, pt.2
Interview with Tony Kakko and Henrik Klingenberg of Sonata Arctica by Bear Wiseman, done originally for Musicalypse.net in 2019
On the Record with Tony Kakko & Henrik Klingenberg of Sonata Arctica
Interview with Tony Kakko and Henrik Klingenberg of Sonata Arctica by Bear Wiseman, done originally for Musicalypse.net in 2016