An article found on Esquire's culture blog:
Tuukka Rask Rocks Out
First of all, I'm not surprised and second, I'm glad the article specified rock and metal in the subject line because I wouldn't exactly consider all of the bands he listed as metal.
I mostly wanted to share this because it made me chuckle, partially because of the truth about Finland in the summer. I do someone disagree with 'Dark Light' being the HIM album Tuukka would recommend starting with. (My personal pick to give to someone else would be 'Razorblade Romance').
It seems somewhat strange to me that more professional hockey players don't listen to metal, but that always seems to be the case when you hear stories or read articles such as this. The part where Rask mentions having to put on headphones in the locker room because no one else likes the music is reminiscent of stories of a former Edmonton Oilers hockey player and fellow Finn. Anyone else remember Janne Niinimaa?
