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Mika Karppinen
- Real/full name:
- Mika Kristian Karppinen
- Age:
- 53 (born Feb 8th, 1971)
- Place of birth:
- Sweden (Eskilstuna, Södermanland)
- Gender:
- Male
Hallatar
As Gas Lipstick:
Drums
(2017-present)
| 2017 | Mirrors (Single) | Drums |
| 2017 | No Stars upon the Bridge | Drums (as "Mika "Gas Lipstick" Karppinen") |
Kyyria
As Gas Lipstick:
Drums
(1992-1998, 2023-present)
| 1993 | Kyyria (EP) | Drums |
| 1994 | Blessed Ravings | Drums |
| 1996 | Taste the Difference! (Split) | Drums |
| 1997 | Alien | Drums |
| 1998 | Inner Wellness | Drums (as "Mika") |
Solitude
Guitars (2021-present)
Ääritila
Drums (2004-?)
Bendover
As Gas:
Drums
| 2004 | Bendover (Demo) | Drums |
| 2005 | Roll Over! Play Dead! | Drums, Vocals (backing) |
Dementia
As Mika "Kaasu" Karppinen:
Guitars, Vocals
(1986-1996)
| 1991 | Born in Cold (Demo) | Guitars, Vocals, Bass (as "Kaasu") |
| 1995 | Dementia | Vocals, Guitars (as "Mika") |
Dischange
Drums (1991)
Eyes of Eden
Drums
Flat Earth
As Gas Lipstick:
Drums
(2017-2022)
HIM
As Mika "Gas Lipstick" Karppinen:
Drums
(1999-2015)
Petteri Hirvanen: Project Forever
As Mike Ceer:
Drums (session)
(1997)
To Separate the Flesh from the Bones
As Pus Sypope:
Drums
(2002-?)
| 2004 | For Those About to Rot (EP) | Drums |
| 2004 | Utopia Sadistica | Drums |
Valvontakomissio
Vocals, Drums
We Sell the Dead
As Gas Lipstick:
Drums
(2016-2019)
| 2018 | Heaven Doesn't Want You and Hell Is Full | Drums |
Tarot
Drums (1998)
Kotipelto
As Gas:
| 2002 | Beginning (Single) | Drums (on 2) |
| 2002 | Waiting for the Dawn | Drums (tracks 10, 11) |
Gandalf
| 1993 | Will Life Ever End? (Demo) | Mixing, Engineering (as "Mika") |
| 1994 | Demo 2 (Demo) | Producer (as "Kaasu Gas the Grandmaster Lipstick") |
| Added by: Demenekan | Modified by: Quorthallis |
| Added on: 2011-04-09 10:52:21 | Last modified on: 2023-08-15 14:49:00 |
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Biography
Karppinen is mostly known as Gas Lipstick, the drummer of gothic rock band HIM from 1999 to 2015.Although born in Sweden, he considers himself native-Finnish and has always been living in Helsinki, where he studied music at the local conservatory and got married in 2008.
Trivia
Karppinen has been a drum technician for Stratovarius and has played drums on the band's singer's solo project Kotipelto.