Henkka Seppälä

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Biography

The youngest member of Children of Bodom was born in the town of Espoo, in Finland. His musical training began at the age of 11, by playing the guitar. He got interested in the heavy metal scene through his brother, who listened to bands such as Slayer and Pantera with his friends. Before he had only had contact with rock 'n roll and glam bands. As time passed, his interest started leaning towards heavier bands, until he discovered black metal and death metal bands of the likes of Burzum and Cannibal Corpse. Location within Finland Espoo (Esbo in Swedish) is a city on the Southern coast of Finland. ... Heavy metal is a form of music characterized by aggressive, driving rhythms and highly amplified distorted guitars, generally with grandiose lyrics and virtuosic instrumentation. ... From left to right: Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King, Dave Lombardo, and singer Tom Araya Slayer Eagle Logo, Used During the Seasons in the Abyss Era Slayer is an American heavy metal music group, founded in Huntington Park (not Huntington Beach), California in 1982 by Tom Araya (bass guitar, vocals), Kerry... Pantera logo Pantera was a popular heavy metal band from Dallas,Texas, USA. Biography Activity Formed in 1983, Pantera were one of the most influential Heavy Metal bands of the 1990s. ... Glam rock is a style of rock music popularised in the 1970s, and was mostly a British phenomenon. ... Black metal is a musical genre related to styles of heavy metal such as death metal. ... Death metal is a type of heavy metal music with thrash metal influences which emerged in the United States (especially Florida and California), Europe (especially the United Kingdom and Sweden) and Canada in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Burzum began in 1987 as a prominent Norwegian black metal solo project. ... Cannibal Corpse Cannibal Corpse is a United States death metal band, noted for its controversial and ultra-violent lyrics and imagery, founded in 1988 by Chris Barnes, Bob Rusay, Jack Owen, Alex Webster and Paul Mazurkiewicz. ...

His played at his first band at the age of 13. It was called Aivokasvain. He was part of the band for two years, and then quit, switching his main instrument to the bass.

When Samuli Miettinen quit Inearthed (the original name of Children of Bodom) in 1996, Hennka joined the band, adopting the 5-strings bass. 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

He is the frontman of the band when it comes to interviews and public appearances. Other than the fact that he can speak Finnish, English, Swedish and some French, he is also the most equilibrated member of the band, in a general way.

He has an interest for political science and history, and uses some of his free time to study those subjects (coursing at the University of Helsinki). He is also into sports, and has a passion for football (soccer). However, he also enjoys golf. This article deals with the history and development of the different sports around the world known as football. For links to articles on each of those sports, please see the list in the Football today section of this article. ... Golfer teeing off at the start of a hole Golf is an outdoor game where individual players or teams play a small ball into a hole using various clubs. ...

Henkka is completely dedicated to Children of Bodom, and doesn't have any side-project. According to him, the most important things in his life are his family and his band.

On a side-note: Henkka is responsible for the backing vocals both on studio and live.

Technical

ESP's Henkka Blacksmith bass

STRINGS: Five
BODY: Alder
NECK: Hard Maple
FINGERBOARD: Ebony, 24 frets
SCALE: 35 inch & 34 inch
JOINT: Neck-thru-body
PICKUP: EMG 40DC x2
BRIDGE: Gotoh 206B-4 / Gotoh 206B-5
CONTROL: 1 Volume, Balancer EMG-BQS Active EQ (Bass,Mid,Treble)