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Kotipelto
Kotipelto is a Finnish power metal self-named band by Timo Kotipelto, created during a hiatus in activity for power metal band Stratovarius. Kotipelto has been commercially well received in their native Finland, with a top 10 single "Beginning" from his first release ''Waiting for the Dawn'', and lyrics often concentrating on ancient Egyptian themes. Discography Albums *2002: ''Waiting for the Dawn'' *2004: ''Coldness (album), Coldness'' *2007: ''Serenity (Kotipelto album), Serenity'' Singles *2002: "Beginning" *2004: "Reasons" *2004: "Take Me Away" *2006: "Sleep Well" Members *Timo Kotipelto Guest musicians ;On ''Waiting for the Dawn'' *Michael Romeo – guitars *Roland Grapow – guitars *Jari Kainulainen – bass *Sami Virtanen – guitar *Mikko Härkin – keyboard *Janne Wirman – keyboards *Mirka Rantanen – drums *Gas Lipstick – drums ;On ''Coldness'' *Michael Romeo – guitars *Jari Kainulainen – bass *Janne Wirman – keyboards *Mirka Rantanen – dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timo Kotipelto
Timo Antero Kotipelto (born 15 March 1969) is a Finnish musician best known as the lead singer of the power metal band Stratovarius, whom he joined in 1994, as well as fronting his own band Kotipelto. Biography He studied vocals at the pop/jazz music school, conservatory in Helsinki, briefly singing for an amateur cover band named Filthy Asses. In summer of 1994, he applied to Stratovarius, who were looking for a singer at the time, and was accepted. His arrival corresponds closely with the band's rise to international fame. The first album he recorded with the band was ''Fourth Dimension'', in 1995. Stratovarius has then become a top name in the European heavy metal scene, recording 12 more albums and performing in numerous notable rock festivals. In late 2003, Kotipelto split from Stratovarius after intra-band disagreements, notably with guitarist Timo Tolkki. After much turmoil throughout 2004, he rejoined the band in January 2005, recorded the album ''Stratovarius (album), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stratovarius
Stratovarius is a Finnish power metal band. Formed in 1984, they have released sixteen studio albums, six DVDs and six live albums. The band's line-up has changed many times, with no founding member left since the departure of drummer Tuomo Lassila in 1995, and no member from their early recording days left following guitarist Timo Tolkki's departure in 2008. Currently, the longest standing member is singer Timo Kotipelto, who joined in 1994. The band was founded in August 1984 as Black Water, consisting of Lassila as singer and drummer, guitarist Staffan Stråhlman, bassist John Vihervä, and, later, keyboardist Antti Ikonen. In Summer 1985, the band changed its name to Stratovarius, which was soon followed by line-up changes. Tolkki replaced Stråhlman and with this line-up, the band released its first album '' Fright Night'' in 1989, with Tolkki as sole songwriter. While going through many bassists, the band released the albums '' Twilight Time'' in 1992 and '' Dreamspace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coldness (album)
''Coldness'' is the second album by power metal band Kotipelto, released in 2004 while Stratovarius was in hiatus. Track listing All music and lyrics written by Timo Kotipelto. # "Seeds of Sorrow" – 4:09 # "Reasons" – 3:46 # "Around" – 5:24 # "Can You Hear the Sound" – 3:19 # "Snowbound" – 4:34 # "Journey Back" – 3:37 # "Evening's Fall" – 3:56 # "Coldness of My Mind" – 3:34 # "Take Me Away" – 3:31 # "Here We Are" – 6:22 # "Beyond Dreams" – 3:36 (Japanese edition bonus track) Personnel * Timo Kotipelto – lead vocals * Michael Romeo – guitars on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 * Juhani Malmberg – guitars on tracks 5, 9, 10 * Jari Kainulainen Jari "Jartsi" Kainulainen (born 29 April 1970) is a Finnish bass guitarist. He is best known as the former bassist of the power metal band Stratovarius from 1993 to 2005. He is currently the bassist of Masterplan, having joined 2012. After hi ... – bass * Janne Wirman – keyboards * Mirka Rantanen – d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cain's Offering
Cain's Offering is a Finnish power metal supergroup formed in 2008. History Cain's Offering was formed by former Sonata Arctica members Jani Liimatainen and Mikko Härkin, Stratovarius singer Timo Kotipelto, Norther and Wintersun bass player Jukka Koskinen and drummer Jani Hurula. Their debut album '' Gather the Faithful'' was released in July 2009 through the Japanese label Marquee Inc.. All music and lyrics were written by Liimatainen. On 25 June the band announced that they have signed a deal with Frontiers Records and that their debut album will be released on 28 August in Europe and on 11 September in the USA. Many fans were asking about a tour, and this is what Jani said in an interview with "Power of Metal": In June 2014, a new official Facebook page was created for Cain's Offering, and Jani mentioned that he plans to have a new Cain's Offering album written by September – according to him, he has four songs almost finished, and four more that he composed with K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serenity (Kotipelto Album)
''Serenity'' is the third album by power metal band Kotipelto, released in 2007 while Stratovarius was in hiatus. Track listing All lyrics/music by Timo Kotipelto, except track 2 and 10 (music: Kotipelto/Tuomas Wäinölä). #"Once upon a Time" – 3:21 #"Sleep Well" – 4:16 #"Serenity" – 3:32 #"City of Mysteries" – 4:20 #"King Anti-Midas" – 4:06 #"Angels Will Cry" – 3:57 #"After The Rain" – 3:54 #"Mr. Know-It-All" – 5:19 #"Dreams and Reality" – 4:27 #"Last Defender" – 8:17 #"After the Rain" (Acoustic Version) imited edition bonus track– 3:45 #"Sleep Well" (Acoustic Version) apanese edition bonus track– 3:55 #"Serenity" (Acoustic version) apanese edition bonus track– 3:45 Personnel *Timo Kotipelto – vocals *Tuomas Wäinölä – guitar *Lauri Porra – bass * Janne Wirman – keyboards * Mirka Rantanen – drums ;Production *Mixed by Mikko Karmila at Finnvox Studios Finnvox Studios is a recording studio located in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki, Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jari Kainulainen
Jari "Jartsi" Kainulainen (born 29 April 1970) is a Finnish bass guitarist. He is best known as the former bassist of the power metal band Stratovarius from 1993 to 2005. He is currently the bassist of Masterplan, having joined 2012. After his period in Stratovarius he founded his own band called Mess. Between 2002 and 2006, Kainulainen played bass with Kotipelto, a Finnish power metal band formed by Timo Kotipelto, singer of Stratovarius. In 2007, he joined the Swedish progressive power metal band Evergrey. In 2010, Jari Kainulainen created the power metal supergroup Symfonia along with Andre Matos, Timo Tolkki, Mikko Härkin and Uli Kusch. He joined Masterplan in 2012. In 2013, he created the melodic power metal band Shadowquest. Kainulainen plays Ibanez six-string basses and uses Ampeg amplifiers. He is influenced by Geezer Butler, Billy Sheehan, Cliff Burton, and Steve Harris. Discography Masterplan *'' Novum Initium'' (2013) *''Keep Your Dream Alive'' (2015) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janne Wirman
Janne Viljami "Warman" Wirman (born 26 April 1979) is a Finnish heavy metal musician. He is the founder and keyboardist of Warmen and was formerly a member of Children of Bodom from 1997 to 2019. Biography 150px, left, Wirman in 2009 Born in the city of Espoo, Finland, Wirman began playing the piano at the age of five. For most of his early life, he focused his style on jazz, switching his main interest to heavy metal music once he joined the metal band Children of Bodom in 1997. He graduated from the ''Helsinki Pop & Jazz Conservatory'' at the age of sixteen and was subsequently invited by Jaska Raatikainen to join Children of Bodom, due to their previous keyboardist, Jani Pirisjoki, being fired from the band. Wirman was the deciding factor for them to truly begin their professional career. Not only did he bring his talent to the band, but after a single practice, he also became able to play in sync with lead vocalist and lead guitarist Alexi Laiho. This synchronization ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Romeo
Michael James Romeo (born March 6, 1968) is an American musician, best known as the guitarist, founding member, and main songwriter of the progressive metal group Symphony X. He is one of two members to appear on every Symphony X release (the other being Michael Pinnella). Romeo is known for his speed and precision on the guitar, having been praised for his "pyrotechnic displays" on the instrument. He is also known for his unique style of tapping. Romeo was ranked #91 out of 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time by Guitar World, and has influenced a number of younger players, including DragonForce's Herman Li, who listed Romeo among his favorite guitarists in 2011. Early life and influences Romeo's introduction to formal music training began with piano lessons at the age of 10.Symphony X website , Michael Romeo tells the story of his influences and musical career. His parents owned a piano, and a piano teacher would visit the house once per week. He also played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Metal
Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within a symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in contrast with the heaviness and dissonance prevalent in, for example, extreme metal. Power metal bands usually have anthemic songs with fantasy-based subject matter and strong choruses, thus creating a theatrical, dramatic and emotionally "powerful" sound. "Riffs became labyrinthine, vocals scorched higher altitudes—and they even managed to crank out some more volume." The term was first used in the mid-1980s and refers to two different but related styles: * the first largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal; * a later, more widespread and popular style based in Europe "American metal such as Queensrÿche, Attacker, Jag Panzer, Iced Earth, Liege Lord, and Savatage; European bands such as Helloween, Gamm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauri Porra
(born 13 December 1977) is a Finnish bass guitarist and composer who has written scores for films and other media, as well as commissions from orchestras such as the Lahti Symphony and the Finnish Radio Symphony. He is also known for his work as the bass guitarist in the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius. Porra is a fourth generation musician, and the great-grandson of famous Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. Early life Porra started to study music at age six when he started to play cello in a local music school. In 1993, he switched to bass guitar and continued his studies in the Helsinki Pop Jazz Conservatory (1994–2004). He has also taken lessons in piano, double bass, trumpet and male vocals. From 1997 to 1999, he was a member of the YL male choir, performing for instance with the London Symphony Orchestra. Career Porra has released five instrumental solo albums, including ''Entropia'' (a collaboration with Lahti Symphony Orchestra), released in January 2018 on BI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candlelight Records USA
Candlelight Records is a British record label based in London, founded by former Extreme Noise Terror bass guitarist Lee Barrett in 1993. The record label originally specialized in black metal, but quickly expanded to various other forms of heavy metal, extreme metal and hard rock, including death metal and melodic death metal, thrash metal, symphonic metal, metalcore, gothic rock, post-rock and post-metal. Some of the company's flagship bands include Emperor, 1349, Blut Aus Nord, Ihsahn, Opeth, Christian Death, Orange Goblin, Winterfylleth, Zyklon, Abigail Williams, Insomnium, Havok, Obituary, Nachtmystium and Limbonic Art. In January 2001, Candlelight Records launched an American division, Candlelight Records USA, which is headquartered in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, and is administered by Paula Hogan. In 2002, Barrett sold Candlelight Records to Edward Christie and Steve Beatty, and went on to form the Earache Records imprint Elitist Records (which only lasted thre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Metal
Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within a symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in contrast with the heaviness and dissonance prevalent in, for example, extreme metal. Power metal bands usually have anthemic songs with fantasy-based subject matter and strong choruses, thus creating a theatrical, dramatic and emotionally "powerful" sound. "Riffs became labyrinthine, vocals scorched higher altitudes—and they even managed to crank out some more volume." The term was first used in the mid-1980s and refers to two different but related styles: * the first largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal; * a later, more widespread and popular style based in Europe "American metal such as Queensrÿche, Attacker, Jag Panzer, Iced Earth, Liege Lord, and Savatage; European bands such as Helloween, Gamm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
