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Jani Liimatainen
Birthday: 1980/ Sep/ 09
Height / Eye color / Hair color : 176cm/ Blue/ Red
Presently living: in Kemi, Finland
Instrument: Guitar
Equipment: Ibanez guitars
Joined Sonata Arctica: When it was formed
Musical background: Some lessons long time ago, lots of self-studying.
Previous bands: Black Horse:)
Other bands: Altaria
Musical inspirations: Anything and everything that sounds good. Beer:)
Best own gig: Santiago de Chile, Chile 2002
Best gig by other band: Can't really say
Best Album: Dream Theater - Awake, Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane Best Song Depends on my mood...
Favorite bands/artists: Freak Kitchen, Dream Theater, Pain of Salvation
Musicians:Vocals: Roy Khan, D.C Cooper, Marco Hietala
Musicians:Keyboards: Jens Johansson, Henrik Klingenberg:)
Musicians:Guitar: Mattias "IA" Eklundh, Steve Vai, John Petrucci
Musicians:Bass: John Muyng, Stu Hamm
Musicians:Drums: Mike Portnoy, Uli Kusch, Gas Lipstick
Favorities:Movie: Lord of the Rings, American Beauty, Star Wars
Favorities:TV program: The Simpsons, Friends
Favorities:Actor/Actress: Sean Connery, Jack Nicholson
Favorities:Food: Pizza
Favorities:Drink: Beer, whiskey coke, Jarmeister, coffee
Favorities:Book: Dragonlance and Forgotten Realms- books, Motley Crue - The Dirt.
Favorities:Author: R.A Salvatore, Weiss&Hickman
Favorities:Animal: Cat
Season: Summer
Sports: Jogging, swimming, gym Hobbies Music:)
Place you would like to visit: Home
Life Philosophy: No problems
Tony Kakko
Birthday: 1975/ May/ 16
Height / Eye color / Hair color: 175cm / Greenish brown / Dark brown red from the bottle
Presently living: in Kemi, Finland
Instrument: Vocal, Keyboard
Equipment: Microphones, synths and earplugs/monitors
Joined Sonata Arctica: December 1995, January 1996; original member
Musical background: I went to a music school here in Kemi for 1 1/2 years or so studying keyboards.
Started singing backing vocals -93/94 in a "humppa padi" and lead ones when this band was formed.
I have not taken any singing lessons so far, although I know I should...help.
Previous bands: The "humppapadi".
Musical inspirations: Hmm, Queen, Stratovarius, Nightwish, Frank Zappa, Enya, classical master pieces.
Best own gig: Perhaps one of the shows in Japan 2003 Best gig by other band. Feeling wise absolutely Stratovarius in Oulu 1997.
Show...Alice Cooper in Oulu/Helsinki 2001.
Best Album: Impossible to name one. Changes weekly basis.
Best Song: There is no such thing as THE best song.
Favorite bands/artists: Queen, Stratovarius, Nightwish, Frank Zappa, Children of Bodom...
there are many I like and could easily add here.
Musicians:Vocals: I really don't have one these days. World is full of "Gods".
Musicians:Keyboards: Jens Johansson
Musicians:Guitar: Alexi Laiho
Musicians:Bass: Don't have one.
Musicians:Drums: Once again, there's so many I like a lot.
Favorities:Movie: Forrest Gump, Almost Famous(untitled),The Lord of the rings-saga, Braveheart,
Back to the future -trilogy, Twister/Dantes Peak etc. FX movies in general.
Favorities:TV program: X-Files(specially the older episodes), The Band of Brothers, Simpsons, South Park...
Favorities:Actor/Actress: Sean Connery
Favorities:Food: Yes, I like food.
Favorities:Drink: Spring water, juices, milk, Cognac, Jaermeister, beer...I guess I like drinks too.
Favorities:Book: The Power of One(Bryce Courtenay), The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck(Don Rosa), Harry Potter's.
Favorities:Author: Don Rosa(he's a cartoon artist, so what?), Stephen King.
Favorities:Animal: I'd still like to have a monkey one day.
Season: I pretty much like all the seasons, but tend to get bored with any of them in a long run. Long and rainy autumns suck big time.
And I like my winters REALLY cold and short. Summers could be a bit longer too. This all in Finland.
Sports: Swimming, skiing, biking, gym.
Hobbies: The sports above, computer games, movies...
Place you would like to visit: Canada, USA, Australia, Moon.
Life Philosophy: The one I've been trying to live by lately:
"This is gonna suck for sure, so don't stress over it."
Tommy Portimo
Birthday: 1981/ Sep/ 5
Height / Eye color / Hair color: 176cm/ Green/ Blonde
Presently living: in Kemi, Finland
Instrument: Drums
Equipment: Premier drums, Paiste cymbals, Pro mark sticks
Joined Sonata Arctica: Original member
Musical background: "Played in couple of bands before this band"
Previous bands: -
Musical inspirations: Jorg Michael
Best own gig: Santiago, Chile 2002
Best gig by other band: Stratovarius in Milan, Italy (Infinite tour 2000)
Best Album: Sentenced - The cold white light
Best Song: Stratovarius - Hunting High and Low
Favorite bands/artists: Stratovarius, Nightwish, Rhapsody, Him, Sentenced
Musicians:Vocals: Timo Kotipelto, Fabio Lione, Silvio Massaro, Tony Kakko, Veeti Kallio, Ville Valo
Musicians:Keyboards: Jens Johansson, Mikko Harkin
Musicians:Guitar: Timo Tolkki, Emppu Vuorinen, Alexi Laiho
Musicians:Bass: Jari Kainulainen, Alessandro Lotta
Musicians:Drums: Jorg Michael, Jukka Nevalainen, Alex Holzwarth, Anders Johansson,
Daniel Zimmerman
Favorities:Movie: American History-X
Favorities:TV program: The Osbournes, Jackass
Favorities:Actor/Actress: -
Favorities:Food: Pizza, "Mother Inlaw's" Wiener Schnitzels, chinese
Favorities:Drink: Milk, coke, beer, red wine
Favorities:Book: Motley crue - The dirt
Favorities:Author: -
Favorities:Animal: Dog
Season: Summer
Sports: Swimming
Hobbies: Hobbies...?
Place you would like to visit: Miami or New York
Life Philosophy: Elama on ihmisen parasta aikaa.(Life is the best time for humanbeing)
Marko Paasikoski
Birthday: 1978/ June/ 10
Height / Eye color / Hair color: 178cm/ Blue/ Brown
Presently living: in Kemi, Finland
Instrument: Bass
Equipment: Warwick bass
Joined Sonata Arctica: Summer 2000
Musical background:-
Previous bands: Played in pre-Sonata Arctica first guitar and then bass
Musical inspirations:-
Best own gig: The whole winterheart Japan tour
Best gig by other band: Joe Satriani in Pori Jazz 2000
Best Album: Freak Kitchen - MOVE
Best Song: Snap
Favorite bands/artists: Frank Zappa, Freak Kitchen, STEVE VAI, Helloween
Musicians:Vocals: -
Musicians:Keyboards: -
Musicians:Guitar: Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert, Mattias IA Eklund
Musicians:Bass: Billy Sheehan
Musicians:Drums: Mike Portnoy, Terry Bozzio
Favorities:Movie: -
Favorities:TV program: -
Favorities:Actor/Actress: -
Favorities:Food: Pizza
Favorities:Drink: Coke & Beer
Favorities:Book: -
Favorities:Author -
Favorities:Animal: Dog
Season: Summer
Sports: Swimming
Hobbies: Music
Place you would like to visit: USA
Life Philosophy: JOO JOO!!!!
Henrik Klingenberg
Birthday: 1978/ October / 21
Height / Eye color / Hair color: 172cm / Somewhat blue / Originally lightbrown
Presently living: in Kokko L.A, Finland
Instrument: Keyboard
Equipment: Keys, pedals & drinks
Joined Sonata Arctica: In the end of 2002
Musical background: Different schools until I managed to escape
Previous bands :Too many to mention
Musical inspirations: Life
Best own gig: I don't remember.
Best gig by other band: Kyyria during the InnerWellness-tour
Best Album: Frank Zappa: Make a jazz noise here Best Song any good one :)
Favorite bands/artists: Pantera, Diablo, Billie Holiday, Graham Central Station...
Musicians:Vocals: Billie Holiday, Devin Townsend, Russel Allen, Phil Anselmo
Musicians:Keyboards: Matt Guillory, Kevin Moore, Jon Lord
Musicians:Guitar: Jimi Hendrix, Steve Vai, Eddie Van Halen, Dimebag Darrell
Musicians:Bass: T.M.Stevens, Tony Levin, Jonas Hellborg
Musicians:Drums: Terry Bozzio, Vinnie Paul, Heikki Malmberg, Dave Lombardo
Favorities:Movie: maybe Fight Club or Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Favorities:TV program: Friends
Favorities:Actor/Actress: Anthony Hopkins/ Zhang Zyui
Favorities:Food: Meat, pasta & traditional finnish food
Favorities:Drink: Long Island Ice Tea, whiskycola, Salmiakkikossu and finnish milk
Favorities:Book: Jack Kerouac- On the road
Favorities:Author: Ernest Hemingway, Howard Marks, Jack Kerouac and about 500 others
Favorities:Animal: Koala....still...
Season: Summer
Sports: Boxing, Kung-fu, climbing...whatever
Hobbies: Movies, Books, Music, "Sports" & anything remotely interesting
Place you would like to visit: China, Australia, Africa, Southern America...Icelan
Life Philosophy: No one here gets out alive!!!
Post je objavljen 23.08.2006. u 12:31 sati.