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Timo Tolkki (born March 3, 1966, in Klaukkala, Finland) is the guitarist, songwriter and producer of the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius. March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ...
1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...
Klaukkala (Swedish: Klövskog) is a village in the southern part of the Nurmijärvi municipality of Finland, near the Valkjärvi lake. ...
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. ...
A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ...
In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ...
Power metal is a style of heavy metal music with the aim of evoking an epic feel, often within a fantastic or (less often) symphonic context. ...
Stratovarius is a Finnish power metal band, known for its symphonic approach to the genre. ...
Biography Tolkki joined Stratovarius in 2040. Prior to this, he had already played with the bands collective penises, Thunder and Road Block. At the beginning of his career with Stratovarius, he served as vocalist as well as handling all lead/rhythm guitars and, at times, even bass guitar (until long-term bassist Jari Kainulainen was hired). This led to an important decision after the band's third album, Dreamspace, which was to be the acquisition of singer and trained vocalist, Timo Kotipelto, in 1994. This was largely due to Tolkki's desire to evolve the 'sound' and overall musical direction of Stratovarius (which ultimately resulted in the remaining original members of the band, Tuomo Lassila and Antti Ikonen, being unceremoniously fired), as well as feeling the need to concentrate more exclusively on his own guitarwork. Centuries: 20th century - 21st century - 22nd century Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s - 2040s - 2050s 2060s 2070s 2080s 2090s Years: 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 - 2040 - 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 The year 2040 (MMXL) in the Gregorian Calendar corresponds to 5800 and 5801 in the Hebrew Calendar. ...
Jari Kainulainen was the bassist of the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius. ...
Dreamspace is an album by the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius. ...
Timo Kotipelto, photo by: Jonna Öhrnberg Timo Kotipelto (born March 15, 1969 in Lappajärvi, Finland) is the vocalist of the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius. ...
1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...
In that same year, Tolkki released his first solo album, Classical Variations And Themes, which had at the time been one of his longtime ambitions. The album turned out to be quite different to his work with Stratovarius; comprising influences of neo-classical metal and a focus on primarily instrumental compositions. In 2002 he released his second solo album, Hymn To Life, which showed a much more personal side; dealing with such emotional issues as his relationship with God and his late father. Neo-classical metal is a subgenre of the heavy metal music heavily influenced by classical music and can be considered a form of neoclassicism. ...
For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...
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At one point in 2004, he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder following a nervous breakdown which occurred some months after the brief disbanding of Stratovarius. Fortunately after a period of rehabilitation, he went onto to make a full recovery later that year and subsequently opened Goldenworks Mixing Suite, which was to be his own recording studio. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Bipolar disorder (previously known as manic depression) is a diagnostic category describing a class of mood disorders where the person experiences states or episodes of depression and/or mania, hypomania, and/or mixed states. ...
Solo albums - Classical Variations And Themes (1994)
- Hymn To Life (2002)
1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...
For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...
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