After wrapping Heavy Trip in 2018, director and co-writer Juuso Laatio had no idea if a sequel would ever happen. Funding hurdles loomed large, so he retreated to his first love: painting, brushing out the chaos that had defined his directorial debut. But then Heavy Trip became a cult sensation, the kind of underground hit that metalheads and film buffs whispered about in the same breath as This Is Spinal Tap. Suddenly, cash wasn’t a problem - Heavier Trip was greenlit, and in short order, Laatio got the band back together for another riff-pumping joyride through the fields of Valhalla. We caught up with Juuso to go behind-the-scenes of one of metal’s most-anticipated new films.
