APOCALYPTICA Vocalist Franky Perez Talks Joining The Band In New Video Interview - "When I Heard 'Hole In My Soul' I Was Like 'Damn, I Need This Gig'"
February 10, 2015, 9 years ago
Artisan News recently caught up with Apocalyptica's Eicca Toppinen and new singer Franky Perez to discuss how Perez ended up joining the band as their full time frontman. Check out the interview below:
Apocalyptica is composed of classically trained cellists Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, Perttu Kivilaakso and drummer Mikko Sirén. Their music borrows elements from a wide variety of genres including classical music, metal, world, folk and progressive rock. They have sold over four million albums to date.
The band’s recent albums included both instrumentals and collaborations with various singers, such as Corey Taylor, Adam Gontier and Cristina Scabbia. Apocalyptica have recently recruited an official vocalist, Franky Perez, who was part of Scars On Broadway, Pusher Jones and appeared on Slash’s first solo record.
Apocalyptica recently announced that Grammy award-winning producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Deftones, Mastodon) is producing their new album.
Eicca: “Nothing better could have happened than Nick being on board for this record. The pre-production time we spent with him in late August gave us so much confidence and input for the new songs. We are all excited and overwhelmed by his energy and creativity. Having our singer (Franky Perez) with us for the last few months already made a big difference: For the first time we couldn’t get enough from spending time together at our rehearsal place in Finland but being in Nashville with all our instruments, Franky and Nick now makes us feel like little boys on Christmas. Writing and recording is taking a little longer than expected but I’m sure this will be one of the best Apocalyptica albums and we can’t wait to bring it out for you to hear.”
Due to the extended album production process the European tour which was slated to kick off on April 7th and wrap up on May 7th, 2015 have to be moved to October /November 2015.
Eicca: “In order to properly finish and promote the record, the European dates unfortunately need to be postponed. We are truly sorry to those of you who had purchased tickets and have been disappointed by the news, but we realized there is not enough time to put together and rehearse for a full headline-show.”
Rescheduled dates are currently worked on and will be announced in the next days. Tickets remain valid for the rescheduled shows. If ticket holders cannot make the new shows, refunds will be available at point of purchase.
Before Apocalyptica will present the album along with a new tour production on an extensive European headline tour later this year, fans will get a glimpse of the new material when the band is supporting Sixx:A.M. for their long awaited North America dates in spring.
Eicca: “When we heard about this tour, we loved the idea right away! We were on Nikki's radio show before and had a great time. I really liked Sixx:A.M.'s first two albums and am very much looking forward to the new record. Going on tour with Sixx:A.M. will bring a great night of music to all our fans.”
Tour dates with Sixx:A.M.:
April
10 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel / Casino
11 - Los Angeles, CA - Club Nokia
13 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
14 - Kansas City, MO - Arvest Bank Theatre At The Midland
16 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
17 - Dallas, TX - The Bomb Factory
19 - Minneapolis, MN - Mill City Nights
20 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
21 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre
23 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre
24 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
25 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
27 - New York, NY - Best Buy Theater
28 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
29 - Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore Silver Spring
