Metal Mystics Take Me!

A four year journey into the heart of Metal Music

What are the chances!
An unexpected musical encounter with the Melodic Music Band Wintersun played on a friends car cd both inspired and fuelled a special adventure that took me to a metal music festival in Germany where I shed old prejudices, discovered the magic of crowdsurfing and met music heroes Jari Mäenpää, Teemu Mäntysaari, Jukka Koskinen and Kai Hahtu.

Then on to Helsinki in Finland where I...

Experienced a powerful and unexpected form of Nature Exchanged my comfort zone for faith and trust Saw the Northern Lights by a Sacred Lake in Inari, Found my inner artist and poet Met Indigenous Sami folk Listened to story telling stones Found my inner story teller Saw other worldly visions Met one of my metal music Heroes, Teemu Mäntysaari, on the Helsinki Metro and had a great unforgettable guitar lesson with him Got into Tuska Music Festival with just my bus pass Experianced traditional perfect smoked saunas Enjoyed some wild swimming Drank clear sweet water in Finland Visited the Hans Anderson museum in Denmark Visited Santa Clause at the Arctic Circle Experienced amazing metal music And recalibrated my spiritual compass

... And then I wrote this journal.