Triangular - Tour Diary

[Jope]

A QUICK BRIEFING

Happened since the studio sessions. "Triangular" was released on March 19th 2008 and to everyone's surprise it went to the Finnish top 40 charts peaking at position 36. Nice. After the sessions everyone took care of other duties for a while. Markus with Omnium Gatherum and Jope with T/D/F. Aleksi and Toni toured and recorded with Reversion and Yours Truly even had the time to repeat the same procedures with ROCK (plus a few sessions on top of that).

Back to Malpractice gigs. Because it's been a while since the gigs (over 5 months since the first one!) and the diaries weren't written back then due to busy schedules and being pissed off, they will be written totally according to my vague memories and partial notes (read: Short?). Sorry.

But, but. Let's take the thoughts back in time for about 5 months to the beginning of "Triangular - Tour" and to the first gig.



Written by Toni "Rrrräyh" Paananen
Translated by Jope

[Jope]

4.4.08

ON THE ROCKS, HELSINKI

Slight tension in the air. Malpractice had been away from the gigs for over a year and seven months (!!!). We had even had rehearsals for these gigs this time. Very professional.

We met with Jope at Mellunmäki subway station from where we would travel from East-Helsinki to West-Helsinki to pick up the backline from Reversion's rehearsal room. Since we didn't have the bus this time we would have to take the stuff with Jope's station wagon. That means two trips from Konala to Downtown Helsinki.

We proceeded very slowly in the afternoon traffic jam towards Konala. First we smoked our cigarrettes then our patience went up in smoke. Finally we arrived at the rehearsal room. A quick load into the car and off we went towards On The Rocks. On the way we realized that whole Helsinki was totally jammed. Great. Stuck in the middle of the worst rush hour. Finally we pulled the car over to the sidewalk in front of the venue and started unloading. Then it was time for the same shit once again... Living the dream!

Rest of the guys arrived for the sound check, except Josa which raised the pressure. He was about to arrive at the venue only 30 minutes before the show! At the check we rehearsed at least Maze, Triangular and parts of Fragments.

The gig itself wasn't all that bad concerning it had been a while since the last one. There was even audience! Not as much as I had hoped there'd be but ok anyway. The band played very well and it was fun. The only downside was the minor injury the drummer's leg had suffered earlier. Everything went bueno. The set list was:

Fragments
The Industry
Deception
Platform
Triangular
Waves
Maze Of Inequity

The Long Run
Assembly Line

After the gig we had a minor party backstage (Josa went home of course!) The Japanese delegation visited us as well. Some went on their way but the party continued at the drummer's residence.

On the next day we went back to the venue to pick up the backline and to our great surprise there was a private party at the venue. The docksworkers' annual meeting. Nice. Pardoning our way in the middle of the partying people we started to load the car. Backstage was habitated by a group of pretty dance girls so we had to check and doublecheck (ok triplecheck...) the backstage. Off to Konala then. Backline to the rehearsal room and repeat the same shit... Living the dream!


Written by Toni "Dunno Dammit" Paananen
Translated by Jope

[Jope]

17.4.08

HENRY'S PUB, KUOPIO

Familiar pattern. Mellunmäki subway station. Off to Konala to pick up the drums with Jope. The rest of the guys we met in Kouvola from where we picked up rest of the backline. In addition we had two techs with us this time: Hartza and Santtu who took over the steering wheel of the bus. Halfway there Santtu started to "Tech" so we had a furious debate who would take the turn at the wheel. After a longish struggle Markus sacrificed. After that we started arguing about who gets to drive! Oh shit what a band... Well, Toni drove for a while after Markus until we reached Kuopio. The gig itself was highly anticipated event in the Malpractice camp. On the previous tour we had had quite a pleasant show at Henry's.

Backline, sound check and other basic stuff. I guess we even rehearsed some song (?). And the gig itself. Hmmm... The band played like hell but where's the audience? It pisses off a tad to drive all the way to Kuopio to play for a half venue but what can you do about it? The setlist was exactly the same as On The Rocks.


Fragments
The Industry
Deception
Platform
Triangular
Waves
Maze Of Inequity

The Long Run
Assembly Line

After the gig we took a quick boozing session at the backstage where we had some local rock stars as visitors. We slept where ever we could. The techs slept obviously in the bus.

In the morning we headed to Anttila (a finnish market-chain) for shopping. Aleksi bought a traditional "Kalakukko" (aka fish-cock). That dude truly knows how to make the most out of provincial touring. As the bus headed it's silvery shape towards Kouvola the drummer begun to introduce himself to his shoppings. He took a dive in the delicious world of "Jaloviina" (aka noblebooze) with vanilla cola combination. Highly recommended! After a very restless busride (included for example a conversation about the poor sexuality of the panda bears) the bus was left in Kouvola with the backline and most of the guys. The "Panda-sex-guide" duo continued towards Helsinki with a train. During the train ride Aleksi made a terrible observation... "Muikkukukko (aka whitefish-rooster) dammit was left in the bus!!!" The girls we travelled with didn't seem to realize the seriousness of the situation.


Written by Toni "Panda" Paananen
Translated by Jope

[Jope]

2.5.08

SEMIFINAL, HELSINKI

Prognosis: a great show ahead. The next friday after May Day in Semifinal which is a smaller club downstairs of the legendary Tavastia. Malpractice had teamed up with Manitou for Tuhma-Klubi (a local promotor). It was the day "Triangular" was released outside Finland. I could get directly from my home to the venue by subway, yeah! But what happened next...

The guys had already arrived from Kouvola with the backline and we loaded in through Tavastia. Plug in, sound check. While Manitou did their check we headed for Tavastia to get something to eat. While eating the always delicious food at Tavastia, we were "entertained" by some J-Rock band who sounded like shit. Just can't understand that genre.

We killed some time at the drummer's residence and made the set list for the show. On our way back to the venue we made a quick pit stop at Ilves. Then it was time for the show which was total shit (Toni's opinion. Der Translator disagrees). Groove was ok but the guys screwed up some leads (re-arranging, improvising. translators edit.), sometimes forgot to sing when was supposed to and the drummer's leg was hurting like hell. It's pretty hard to play with a totally numb leg. And the audience: only a few turned up. On top of all while Aleksi was trying to get the few dozen people in the groove he fell on the drums... Awful gig. We're sorry. Maybe the worst Malpractice show ever. The unfortunate set list:


Maze Of Inequity
Symmetry
The Long Run
Deception
Deadline
Triangular
Assembly Line


No encores, feeling shitty. I guess no one remembers us anymore. Living the dream...


Written by Toni "Whiny" Paananen
Translated by Jope

[Jope]

16.5.08

ROCK, LAHTI

The Helsinki punks just made it by a few minutes to the train on it's way to Lahti. The train was totally packed so Aleksi and I had to sit on the floor. Living the dream. Well, we had a famous finnish "adult entertainment"-starlet as our company which cheered us up nicely.

So we met the rest of the guys at the venue. Hugs/kisses and then it was load-in time again. After the soundcheck we headed towards a pub near by to watch the World Cup Semifinal hockey match where Team Finland took on the Russians. Apparently the guys from Crystalic and Neverend who were opening for us had the same thing in mind so we invaded the pub with a pretty large group of hippies. Beer and hockey! Finland lost but it was fun anyway.

At the backstage we enjoyed the catering. Especially the snacks were exceptionally great in terms of a usual Finnish backstage catering. The drummer's leg still wasn't totally functional so the frustrated (?) man's remedy was Leijona Viina (aka Lion Booze). A colleague from one of the opening acts asked me: "Isn't that amount of booze going to affect your playing?" and the answer was: "Yes".

It sure was a bit of a drunken gig (especially behind the drum kit) but everything was much better than at the catastrophic Semifinal gig. The venue wasn't totally packed and the leg wasn't in mint condition but at times it was fun. The set list was something like this:


Assembly Line
Symmetry
Deception
Deadline
Platform
Triangular
The Long Run
Maze Of Inequity

The Industry

After the gig: booze, load out, Kouvola dudes went home and the Helsinki punks took a train home after a few odd adventures.


Written by Toni "The Dream" Paananen
Translated by Jope

[Jope]

23.5.08

ROCK CLUB DONINGTON, KOUVOLA

Helsinki guys (Toni& Aleksi) hopped on a train once again. Two back-to-back shows ahead. First one took place in Malpractice's hometown Kouvola. Although all previous hometown gigs had been glorious, due to the disappointments so far on this tour no one dared to expect anything. Game was lost.

We had a short walk from the station to the venue Rock Club Donington, previously known as Sip-Pub or "Sippari" where the rest of the "Mallies" were already waiting. During the load in we continued the furious debate concerning the set list which had started earlier via e-mails (oh boy, sometimes this band knows how to do it...). We set up the gear on the nice sized stage, drums on the raiser and since the lighting was also pretty nice we started to get into a fairly positive mood.

After the soundcheck the rest of the band went backstage but still injured drummer remained behind his kit and tried to wake up his poor leg. About an hour of stretching and playing made the leg feel a bit better. I found the rest of the bunch from the restaurant upstairs where we had some mexicanish food and a few beers.

Finally a great show! Lots of people and judging by the amount of "Triangular" shirts they had listened to the album as well. The band played well (even from the video I checked afterwards!) and not even the drummer complained his leg (that much). Nice going! And since we didn't have an opening act and it was the band's hometown, we played a lenghty set. Here's the much debated set:


Assembly Line
Deception
The Industry
Deadline
Platform
The Long Run
Triangular
Symmetry
Maze Of Inequity

Fragments


After the show we socialized with the audience, had some beers/shots because we had something to celebrate. We'd had a lot of bad luck in the past few months but now the tables seemed to have turned. The party continued at Jope's mansion where the drummer finally closed his eyes (and mouth) at 10 in the morning.



Written by Toni "Set List Hitler" Paananen
Translated by Jope

[Jope]

24.5.08

SAM'S PUB, KARHULA

Not that many hours of sleep behind... The guys gathered themselves from all around Jope's mansion and after breakfast we headed back to Donington to pick up the backline we had professionally packed last evening. A few refreshments from the mall and so our caravan moved towards Karhula.

Sam's Pub was a new venue to this diarist even though it's located just a few hundred meters from South-East Sounds studio where we recorded guitars and bass for "Triangular". We set up our stuff on a rather small stage at least compared to previous evening. Sound check once again. Our sound guy this evening was Markku "Hiplaja" Pihlaja, the vocalist of Manitou!!! After the check was done we had a laughter accompanied meal at a near by pizzeria. Back to the venue to have a few beers before the show.

The gig was rather nice. Not quite as great as the previous evening but very good anyway. A few same faces from Kouvola in the front row with their "Triangular" shirts (fans?!?).


Assembly Line
Symmetry
Deception
Deadline
Platform
The Long Run
Triangular
The Industry
Maze Of Inequity

After the show the Eurovision Song Contest final was projected on the screen but we concentrated on the astounishing drink service of Sam's Pub and had a few words with the fans. Merry mood until curfew. After curfew we moved on to Markus' flat to Kotka to have a small afterparty.

Minor hangover. Sam's Pub was opening a bit later so we decided to have a pit stop at a near by terrace after breakfast. Then back to Karhula and to the venue. We packed the gear and Jope continued back to Kouvola while the Helsinki-duo was left behind at Sam's Pub waiting for the bus. Into the bus, Open the Lion and towards Helsinki. That's all folks.


Written by Topi "Toni" Naamanen
Translated by Jope

[Jope]

02.08.08

JOENRANTAROCK, KUUSANKOSKI

The story begins actually a day earlier. Because we've had a 2 1/2 month break from touring we needed a rehearsal and this time it took place in Kouvola. So the Helsinki dudes took a train once again where we bumped into Marco Hietala with his twin sons. The boys displayed their scratches and bruises they had had from wild plays and while doing that they drank all of Aleksi's mineral water. So liquids are consumed in large quantities even by the offspring of musicians.

Jope picked us up from the station and we headed straight to To/Die/For's rehearsal place. Markus and Josa arrived soon and so was the Kouvola Fab-Five together again. We made a set list suitable for festivals which we played through twice. Even though we had to reminisce a few harmonies and drum parts everything seemed good. Pack the stuff and off to Jope's place.

JoenrantaRock had been moved indoors to Hotel Sommelo due to unstable weather conditions. The venue had a true "swedish ferry" vibe but that's ok. Plenty of space and both the stage and the PA were top-notch. Bands had been playing all afternoon and festival mood was present even indoors. We took our stuff backstage. Because there was plenty of time before our show we went to the Beer garden. We met the promotor Henri "Consigliere" Brandt and signed in to our hotel rooms. Then it was time for a luxurious buffet meal (they had great food even for the vegetarians!). We had a brief rest in our rooms altough very soon everyone was gathered in Jope and Toni's room to watch adult entertainment while the drummer had a few Leijona shots.

Because the change between bands was only 20 minutes the drum-mur had to build up his kit in advance. We had a very quick backline change and a line check. Rockin' time! Once again a very good show. Quite a lot of crowd and some even liked us but the most important thing was that the band was on fire! Quite a tournament on stage again. 45 minutes flew on wings and the new set kicked ass. "Deception" kicked the set into motion with rage and the "Long Run"/ "Assembly"/ "Maze" ending is a total Royal Flush to end the gig!


Deception
The Industry
Symmetry
Deadline
Platform
The Long Run
Assembly Line
Maze Of Inequity

After the show a quick packing, a quick shower and join the others at the bar. Cheerful mood continued backstage where we had a few hilarious conversations about our other bands' "tour behaviour". Wild stories from the road never seemed to end... After the restaurant was closed we sat down with the Consigliere at the bar to have a few beers and chat with him. The after party moved on to the hotel but that's something I'm not going to talk about. All I can say there was a few new stories "from the road" to be told.

In the morning (read: afternoon) we took the stuff to T/D/F's rehearsal place to wait for the next gig. Into the train, open the Lion, laughter, normal procedure.


Written by Toni "Summeri" Paananen
Translated by Jope

[Jope]

08.08.08

DARK RIVER FESTIVAL, KARHULA

The second and the last festival gig this summer. The weather forecast says it's gonna rain all weekend... Living the dream. After an extremely boring bus ride Markus picked me and Aleksi up at the Karhula bus station. Poncks. And so we were at the festival's service area. Jope arrived with the backline. We took care of our backstage passes, set up our merch, said hello to the personnel, checked out the stage and PA. Everything's all right. Some gentle rain but when the festival opened there was quite a lot of crowd already. We had still three hours until showtime so we went to the service building to enjoy the catering (not much food for vegetarians) and a few beers of course.

We set up the drums backstage because it was once again 20 minute change between bands. Josa arrived with his Mrs. Wonderful! Open the "Lion" (almost as good title for a ninja movie as "enter the dragon"! translator's edit) and soon it was showtime. With lots of extra hands we set up our stuff on stage. A quick monitor and line check and off we went!


Deception
The Industry
Symmetry
Deadline
Platform
The Long Run
Assembly Line
Maze Of Inequity

Great show! Huge intensity. Only two very short speaks between songs. The crowd liked it totally. The band raged on stage and the guys posed on the drum riser one after the other and because the drummer likes outdoor gigs it was a very pleasant experience.

Wipe off the sweat, pack the stuff and off to party. Josa and Aleksi left the area and Markus concentrated for the Omnium Gatherum show and a few festival arrangements so me and Jope hanged around and checked out other bands from the beer tent. Relaxed atmosphere. After the festival was over we moved our asses to the service area. We had a very liquid filled meeting with our new booking agent Jukka Hoffren. He didn't have a chance to keep up with the "Mallians".

Late evening / night / morning is a blur to me. Jope went to sleep at some point. General mischief. Some odd trip to some teepee at some point. Basic procedure. The drummer kept on partying while the first bands on Saturday were starting their shows. It was time to move on.

Jope / Toni / drums-combination arrived at Lappeenranta at Astia-Studio. The drums went in to studio #1 and the guys via sauna to the entertainment center. Surprisingly it turned into a party. In addition to us there was a few ROCK-guys present at the studio (Anssi of course one of them). During the small hours Anssi carried the tired drummer to bed to sleep with a giant teddy bear. This began the drummer's 3 1/2 week non-stop studio/gig-period but that's whole another story. Malpractice adventures continue in December. The goodness of autumn to everyone!


Written by Toni "TeePee" Paananen
Translated by Jope

[Jope]

12.12.2008

ROCK CLUB DONINGTON, KOUVOLA


Hubble, Malpractice adventures continue! Me, my drums and Aleksi hitched a ride from our booking agent Jukka from Vallila to Kouvola where we would meet the rest of the gents. A small slice of Lion on the road.

Malpractice would be playing at Rock Club Donington with two other bands. Our booking agent Jukka's band Adamantra and Pressure Points. Metallish evening so to say. After the soundcheck we headed upstairs to feed ourselves and shortly returned downstairs for a few drinks. Malpractice invaded the new larger dressing room while the two other bands habitated the old smaller one.

Pressure Points went on first followed by Adamantra. I didn't check out either of the bands so I can't comment their performances. We we're headlining and our show started way after midnight. The set list was:

1. Fragments
2. Symmetry
3. Deception
4. The Long Run
5. Triangular
6. Maze Of Inequity

7. Platform
8. Assembly Line

Jolly fancy show. Malpractice shirts in the audience, people knew the songs so we apparently had a few fans. Pretty much like our last visit here at Donington but a lot fewer people. Good show anyway.

A few drinks after the show and then we started packing our stuff. Suddenly Jukka had to return to Helsinki and fast, so we decided to leave the drums and the drummer in Kouvola (which actually was the plan in the first place) and forget about the haste. After the club closed Me, Aleksi and Jope headed towards Jope's residence for an after party. Aleksi went home on saturday while yours truly stayed for another day for a "band meeting" at Jope's place.


Written by Toni "chairman" Paananen
Translated by Jope

[Jope]

7.3.2009

ILTATÄHTI, LAPPEENRANTA

Once again we had a small break from gigging. Malpractice had been invited to play at Lappeenranta Sppedmetalmen's (university metal activity group or something) 15th anniversary party. Which suits us fine because we were celebrating our 15th anniversary as well.

Jope picked up the Helsinki department from Reversion's rehearsal place in Vallila. We packed the gear and headed east. Lappeenranta had become very familiar to us mainly because of Astia-Studio where we have spent a lot of time lately, especially me.

We took a few wrong turns at the campus until we found the venue. Crew was doing the PA check and the gear looked a bit crappy but it's the climate that counts, right? Cantata Sangui did their check first and then it was our turn. Well, the PA was a little under capacited but the monitors were ok. We've played at way worse conditions.

After the check we dumped our gear in the backstage area and headed for dinner to a building near by. The SpeedMetalMen had cooked up a very nice meal with enough to drink as well. The dudes (and dudettes) seemed to have a nice bunch of people and great spirit going on arranging this happening which is way more important than even the best of PA's. We thank for the great service and apologize for the dinner conversation.

Slowly we headed back to the venue to get ready for the show. Local support Mind Infection were just finishing their set and it was Cantata Sangui's turn to take the stage.

A quick changeover and we were ready to rock. And what a nice show it turned out to be! Lots of crowd (the organizers told us it was one of the best nights they had arranged so far) and a few familiar faces in the crowd as well. The people went nuts throughout the whole show! Jope's amp snapped crackled and popped weirdly once in a while but we managed to carry on through the set plus a few encores. Very nice.

1. Assembly Line
2. Colours In Between
3. Deception
4. Deadline
5. The Long Run
6. Divided
7. Triangular
8. Maze Of Inequity

9. Platform

Pack the gear and pop the beer. Markus and Josa headed home but Jope, Aleksi and The Tiger had something else in mind. As we left the venue the term "Idiot Check" got a whole new meaning. While checking if we had forgotten anything we tried to persuade the pretty waitress to come with us to sauna. Nope.

The trio headed to Astia-Studio for the night where the sauna was alredy hot and a minor party about to begin. We listened to Rock (my and Anssi's band) and did rock'n roll stuff.

We left Lappeenranta on Sunday and the drummer found a bra in his jacket pocket.


Written by Toni Braananen
Translated by Jope

[Jope]

27.3.2009

DANTE’S HIGHLIGHT, HELSINKI

Friday night and a brand new big club right in downtown Helsinki. Could this be too good to be true? It was!

During the soundcheck we realized that the PA sucked, monitoring was useless and the sound guy was more interested in drinking beer than mixing the band. "No can do", we said and went to Eerikin Pippuri to have dinner on the house while our support act Kill The Romance set up their gear. The schedule seemed to change every five minutes (what's so damn difficult with a bloody schedule?!?)) and finally our show time was 30 minutes earlier than we had agreed just a while ago. While drinking beer back stage we thought it's ok as long as there's crowd. Only a handful of people showed up.

We played a routine, but playing-wise an excellent gig for those few dozens who showed up. Not very inspiring. Maybe it's time to take a break from playing in Helsinki.

1. Assembly Line
2. Colours In Between
3. Deception
4. Deadline
5. The Long Run
6. Divided
7. Triangular
8. Maze Of Inequity

After the gig we drank all the booze we could find from backstage. Josa and Markus went home as usual and Aleksi took a walk home which was only a few blocks away. Outside the club some people had asked when is the band going to play? Nice. We (Jope and I) hitched a ride to Kallio from a few girls who had been at the club. Living the dream.


Written by Toni "Spin Doctor" Paananen
Translated by Jope

[Jope]

3.4.2009

BAR MONTTU, PORI


Two shows ahead with Celesty. The Helsinki city boys meet Jope traditionally in Vallila and Josa and Markus (traditionally) at the venue. In this case, Pori. Jope scared me that I would have to drive some part of the trip but finally half way to Pori I popped the Lion open and we agreed that I would drive tomorrow from Pori to Vaasa.

At the soundcheck we tried to fit in two large drum kits on a small stage. Finally the best solution was that Celesty's drums would be on the riser and our kit right in front of them. The rest of the Malpractice guys would be playing on the floor. This arrangement worked out nicely with minor hassle. After the check some dude came to blast how long he's been listening to Celesty and what a die-hard fan he is. In the end he asked. "Don't you guys have double bass drums as well?" Laughter!!!

Food, drinks and waiting for showtime. Basic stuff. Some sort of bad joke marathon in the backstage area. We would be opening on both gigs which suits yours truly more than fine. This way I can leave my kit on stage after the check and we can start the show without extra hassle.

Gig! Nice turnout in the audience and great atmosphere. The set was same as always, eight songs in a row with just one pause after "Deadline". Quick sips of drinks/Aleksi's speech and off we go again. I liked it. If I remember right we even had an encore so let's add "Platform" to the list, so here it goes:


1. Assembly Line
2. Colours In Between
3. Deception
4. Deadline
5. The Long Run
6. Divided
7. Triangular
8. Maze Of Inequity

9. Platform

Minor partying backstage and basic hang around activities. Then something extraordinary happened. The WHOLE Malpractice crew went to the hotel! Goddammit! Even Josa! The next show would be in Vaasa and Kotka is on the other side of Finland but anyway! Is this a real band?! A few drinks and M&M's at the hotel.


Written by Toni "Puke Of Drunes" Paananen
Translated by Jope

[Jope]

4.4.2009

CIRCUS, VAASA


Markus has a terrible hangover. The gin long drinks, he says... Off to breakfast via shower. Feeling really fresh, at least comparing to Markus. Since we have a lot of time until we have to leave, me and Jope go downtown for a shopping spree and sightseeing while the rest stay at the hotel. More beer and the latest hit on our tour, M&M's (must remember to add to the backstage rider...).

We packed our stuff and walked from the hotel to the venue and loaded our gear in to the trailer. My turn to drive! Jope got drunk in the afternoon. A stop at the gas station to get some coffee, ice-cream and porn. We reached Anssi Kippo by phone and he was totally surprised that "The Tiger" from Rock was the chauffeur for the prog-animals.

Circus included a club, a bar and a theatre. Celesty's gear was already on stage and they had finished their check. Major arrangements had to be made so we could fit our gear on the stage (both drummers wanted to play with their own kits). The stage was very strangely shaped where the spaces on the sides of the "egoramp" were unusable for the bands and the audience... Well, we barely fit on the stage. No problems during soundcheck.

We went to check in to the Sokos-hotel near by. Much classier accommodation than usual and a great view from the window to downtown Vaasa. Nice. Dinner in the same building in a tex-mex restaurant. We were quite confused to notice that in the table next to us was a team of teen gymnastics girls with medals around their necks. Quite nice figures I must say. Phew... We planned to invite the girls to our hotel after the show for "Gold medal coffees". Didn't have the courage.

The backstage was a small 50 person theatre/auditorium. Quite special but worked just fine especially while the drink service was exceptionally well organized. We laid on the seats and floors while I was sipping a bit of Lion and Jope was trying to sleep off his afternoon badload. Restless conversations with the Celesty dudes. Nice dudes even though they're from Ostrobothnia.

Showtime. Nice turnout again. A little drama in the beginning when during "Assembly Line" the beater of my other bass drum pedal lowered down. I played for a while with just my left foot but because the next small pause would be halfway through our set I managed to fix the pedal on the fly while playing with just my left hand and foot! Jope's expression said a lot. Aleksi introduced the band in the end part of "Maze" as usual. If I remember right, on the drums it was once again "The threat of all virgins, the Tiger of Kallio" and on the guitar "The guy with a hangover, Joonas Koto!" Great show once again. It was worth coming here.


1. Assembly Line
2. Colours In Between
3. Deception
4. Deadline
5. The Long Run
6. Divided
7. Triangular
8. Maze Of Inequity

After the show Josa and Markus headed towards Kotka (goddammit three in the morning with more than 500 kilometers to drive!!!) while Jope, Aleksi and Toni stayed at the venue hanging around with the Celesty dudes. We packed our stuff while partying. After the venue closed, Aleksi who hadn't had a single drink on the whole trip, went back to the hotel to get some sleep. Me and Jope invaded Celesty's bus for a short afterparty before we headed back to the hotel. No sign of the gymnastics.

We had apparently misunderstood the breakfast time at the hotel. We were a little late but gladly they hadn't put away all the food so we could energize ourselves for the long drive home. Sandwiches, coffee and a truckload of cottage cheese and via hotelroom and the venue we headed home. Great trip. Malpractice adventures continue later.


Written by Toni "Auto" Paananen
Translated by Jope