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Matias Kupiainen

Matias Kupiainen

Real/full name:
Matias Kupiainen
Age:
40 (born May 11th, 1983)
Place of birth:
Finland (Helsinki, Uusimaa)
Gender:
Male

Biography

Kupiainen is a Finnish guitarist, songwriter and record producer, mainly known for having replaced Timo Tolkki in Stratovarius in 2008. He has studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and at the Pop & Jazz Conservatory in Oulunkylä, Finland, and he has also been frequently working as studio/session guitarist for metal, rock and pop acts.

Trivia

Brother of Risto Kupiainen.

Stratovarius

Guitars (2008-present)

2009 Deep Unknown (Single) Guitars
2009 Polaris Songwriting (tracks 1, 7, 8), Guitars, Vocals (backing)
2010 Polaris - Live (Live album) Guitars
2010 Darkest Hours (EP) Guitars
2011 Elysium Songwriting (tracks 1-4, 8, 9), Guitars, Lyrics (tracks 1, 9), Programming
2012 Under Flaming Winter Skies - Live in Tampere (Live album) Vocals (backing), Guitars, Guitars (acoustic) (10)
2012 Under Flaming Winter Skies - Live in Tampere (Video) Guitars, Guitars (acoustic) (10), Vocals (backing)
2013 Halcyon Days (Single) Guitars
2013 Unbreakable (EP) Guitars on tracks 1, 2 and 3
2013 Nemesis Lyrics (tracks 2, 3, 9), Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1-4, 6, 9, 11)
2015 Eternal Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1, 3, 5, 10)
2016 Best Of (Compilation) Guitars (tracks 1, 13-15, CD1; tracks 1, 5-6, 8-9, 11, CD2; tracks 1-11, CD3)
2018 Unbreakable (Single) Guitars
2018 Enigma: Intermission II (Compilation) Lyrics (tracks 4, 7, 8, 15), Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 15)
2018 Enigma / Act II (Split) Guitars
2022 Survive (Single) Guitars
2022 World on Fire (Single) Guitars
2022 Firefly (Single) Guitars
2022 Frozen in Time (Single) Guitars
2022 Survive Keyboards (additional), Lyrics (tracks 1-5, 7-9), Programming, Guitars
(show all)

Fist in Fetus

Guitars (2006-?)

2007 Fist in Fetus (EP) Guitars

The Sinkage

Guitars

2002 Promo 2002 (Demo) Guitars

Empyreon

2009 Beyond Perception Guitars (lead) (track 7)

Enfarce

2014 Superhero Diaries - Part I Guitars (lead) (track 3)

Force Majeure

2011 Saints of Sulphur Guitars (lead) (track 2)

Ghoul Patrol

2009 The 3rd Death Manifest (EP) Guitar Solo in Gut Rotting Riot
2011 Ghoul Patrol Guitars (lapsteel) (tracks 1, 2), Banjo (track 4)

Hevisaurus

2011 Räyh! Guitars (lead) (track 13)
2012 Heavysaurios Guitars (lead) (track 13)
2019 Bändikouluun! Guitars (lead) (track 10)

Invicta

2019 Halls of Extinction Guitars (lead) (track 8)

Joviac

2020 Here and Now Guitars (lead) (track 4)

Misterer

2020 Under Attack Guitars (lead) (track 9)

Offensive

2020 Furari ... De Ecclesia (Single) Guitars (lead)
2021 Awenasa Guitars (tracks 2-5)

Pathfinder

2010 Beyond the Space, Beyond the Time Guitar solo (track 4)

Seliger

2011 Out of the Dark (EP) Guitar solo (track 2)

Tiluland

2011 Axes of the Universe Guitar solo (track 3)

Turisas

2011 Stand Up and Fight Guitars (additional lead)
2013 Turisas2013 Guitars (additional)

Whispered

As Matias "FASTER, GODDAMNIT!" Kupiainen:

2010 Thousand Swords Guitars (lead) (track 9), Guitars (acoustic) (tracks 5, 9)

Yuhkinen

2011 Far Beyond the Seven Seas Guitars (track 9)

Apocalyptica

2006 Repressed (Single) Recording (track 1)
2010 7th Symphony Recording (bass)

Arion

2013 New Dawn (EP) Lyrics (track 2), Recording, Mixing, Producer
2014 Last of Us Engineering, Synth programming, Mixing, Recording, Producer
2018 Life Is Not Beautiful Co-producer, Editing, Engineering, Mixing, Songwriting (additional), Recording
2020 Bloodline (Single) Producer, Recording
2021 Out of My Life (Single) Producer, Recording
2021 In the Name of Love (Single) Producer, Recording
2021 I Love to Be Your Enemy (Single) Producer, Recording
2021 Vultures Die Alone Producer, Recording

Frozen Land

2018 Frozen Land Mixing

Fugatta

2021 The Darkest Planet Mastering

Ghoul Patrol

2008 Death Fuckin' Roll! (EP) Mastering
2009 Hellfire Blues (EP) Mastering
2009 The 3rd Death Manifest (EP) Engineering, Mixing, Producer, Mastering
2011 Ghoul Patrol Mixing, Producer, Engineering

Joviac

2021 The Fine Line (Single) Mastering

Kronowski

2021 The Pyre (Single) Mixing
2021 Crimson (EP) Mixing (Track 2)
2023 Crimson (Deluxe) (EP) Mixing (Tracks 6 and 9)

Mythodea

2023 Into the Abyss (Single) Mastering, Mixing
2023 Hidden One (Single) Mastering, Mixing

Raskasta Joulua

2015 Tulkoon joulu -Akustisesti- Recording (strings)

Resilience

2020 Letal (Single) Mixing, Mastering

Shear

2014 Katharsis Recording (vocals) (tracks 2-5, 7-11), Mixing, Co-producer

Stratovarius

2009 Deep Unknown (Single) Engineering
2009 Polaris Engineering
2010 Polaris - Live (Live album) Editing
2010 Darkest Hours (EP) Producer, Engineering, Mixing (tracks 2, 3), Editing
2011 Elysium Mixing (tracks 3, 4, 8, 9), Producer, Recording
2012 Under Flaming Winter Skies - Live in Tampere (Live album) Mixing
2012 Under Flaming Winter Skies - Live in Tampere (Video) Mixing (audio)
2013 Unbreakable (EP) Producer, Engineering, Mixing (1)
2013 Nemesis Producer, Recording, Engineering, Mixing
2015 Eternal Producer, Engineering, Mixing
2018 Enigma: Intermission II (Compilation) Recording (vocals, guitars, drums), Producer (tracks 1, 4, 7)
2022 Survive Mixing, Recording (drums, guitars, vocals, vocals [backing]), Editing, Engineering, Producer
(show all)

Turisas

2007 The Varangian Way Engineering (additional)
2013 Turisas2013 Recording (orchestral)

Vandroya

2022 The Rover (Single) Mastering, Mixing

Whispered

2007 Wrath of Heaven (Demo) Mixing, Mastering
2010 Thousand Swords Engineering, Additional recording, Editing
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Added on: 2011-04-09 15:07:47 Last modified on: 2023-11-28 12:10:01
 
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