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Esa Holopainen

Esa Holopainen

Real/full name:
Esa Holopainen
Age:
51 (born Oct 1st, 1972)
Place of birth:
Finland
Gender:
Male

Trivia

His influences include Ritchie Blackmore, Dave Gilmour, John McLaughlin (known for his work with Miles Davis and Mahavishnu Orchestra), and Petri Walli (Kingston Wall).

Uses ESP guitars and Koch amplifiers.

Amorphis

Guitars (lead) (1990-present)

1991 Disment of Soul (Demo) Guitars (lead)
1991 Vulgar Necrolatry / Misery Path (Single) Guitars
1992 The Karelian Isthmus Lyrics (tracks 1-4, 6, 8-10), Songwriting (tracks 1, 3, 4-7, 9, 10), Guitars (electric, 12-string acoustic)
1993 Privilege of Evil (EP) Guitars
1994 Tales from the Thousand Lakes Guitars (lead), Songwriting (tracks 2, 3, 4, 6-10), Lyrics (tracks 4, 8)
1994 Black Winter Day (EP) Guitars (lead)
1995 Black Winter Day / Fear (Split) Guitars (lead)
1995 The Masters of Darkness (Split) Guitars (lead)
1996 Elegy Songwriting (tracks 1, 3-7, 11), Guitars (lead, acoustic), Sitar
1997 My Kantele (EP) Songwriting (track 1), Guitars (lead)
1999 Divinity / Northern Lights (Single) Guitars (lead)
1999 Tuonela Guitars (lead, acoustic)
2001 Alone (Single) Guitars (lead)
2001 Am Universum Guitars (lead)
2003 Day of Your Beliefs (Single) Guitars (lead)
2003 Far from the Sun Guitars (lead)
2003 Evil Inside (Single) Guitars (lead)
2004 Relapse Singles Series Vol. 4 (Split) Guitars (lead)
2006 The Neckbreakers Ball (Split) Guitars (lead)
2006 House of Sleep (Single) Guitars (lead)
2006 Eclipse Guitars (lead), Songwriting (tracks 1-3, 7, 9, 10), Lyrics (track 9)
2006 The Smoke (Single) Guitars (lead)
2007 Silent Waters (Single) Guitars (lead)
2007 Silent Waters Guitars (lead), Songwriting (tracks 4, 6, 7, 8)
2009 Silver Bride (Single) Guitars (lead)
2009 Skyforger Guitars (lead), Songwriting (tracks 2, 5, 7, 8)
2009 From the Heaven of My Heart (Single) Guitars (lead)
2009 Martyr of the Free Word / From the Heaven of My Heart (Split) Guitars (lead)
2010 Forging the Land of Thousand Lakes (Video) Guitars (lead)
2010 Magic & Mayhem - Tales from the Early Years Guitars (lead), Songwriting (tracks 1, 3, 5-12)
2011 You I Need (Single) Guitars (lead)
2011 The Beginning of Times Guitars (lead), Songwriting (tracks 6, 7, 11-13)
2013 Hopeless Days (Single) Guitars (lead)
2013 The Wanderer (Single) Guitars (lead)
2013 Circle Guitars (lead), Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 11)
2013 Circle Songwriting (track 10)
2015 Death of a King (Single) Guitars (lead)
2015 Sacrifice (Single) Guitars (lead)
2015 Under the Red Cloud Guitars (lead), Songwriting (tracks 2, 6-8, 10)
2015 Tales from Lake Bodom (Split) Guitars (lead)
2017 An Evening with Friends at Huvila (Live album) Guitars (lead)
2018 Legacy of Time (Compilation) Guitars (lead)
2018 Honeyflow (Single) Guitars (lead)
2018 Queen of Time Guitars (lead), Songwriting (tracks 2, 3, 5, 8, 10)
2021 Brother and Sister (Single) Guitars (lead)
2021 Live at Helsinki Ice Hall (Live album) Guitars (lead)
2021 Daughter of Hate / House of Sleep (Single) Guitars (lead)
2022 On the Dark Waters (Single) Guitars (lead)
2022 Halo Guitars (lead), Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10)
2023 Queen of Time - Live at Tavastia (Live album) Guitars (lead)
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Silver Lake by Esa Holopainen

Guitars (2020-present)

Chaosbreed

Guitars

2003 Unleashed Carnage (EP) Guitars
2004 Brutal Guitars
2004 Chaosbreed / Rytmihäiriö (Split) Guitars

Tuska20

Guitars (2017)

2017 The Anniversary Song (Single) Songwriting, Guitars

Violent Solution

Guitars

1990 Period of Depression (Demo) Guitars
1990 Paralysis / Individual Nightmare (EP) Guitars

Hevisaurus

2019 Bändikouluun! Guitars (track 10)

Mannhai

2006 Hellroad Caravan Guitars (lead) (track 4)

Amorphis

2007 Silent Waters Art direction

Vuur

2017 In This Moment We Are Free - Cities Songwriting (tracks 7, 10)
Added by: Demenekan Modified by: Krister Jensen
Added on: 2011-04-09 10:35:29 Last modified on: 2023-11-07 17:05:41
 
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