Apocalyptica performs at Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on Feb. 27, 2025. Onome Uyovbievbo/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — When Apocalyptica formed in 1993 in Helsinki, Finland, it was as a Metallica cover band. Its first album was Apocalyptica Plays Metallica by Four Cellos. Its second also had some…

Scandinavia: The countries above the countries that people first think of when they want to go to Europe. After watching Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference Finals it’s tempting to write a column about the Warriors, but I’m not going to be the one to jinx them. So…