Esa Holopainen

Guitar player - Songwriter. Mostly known from Finnish metal band Amorphis.Born 1972 in Helsinki - Finland. Member of one of the most succesful Finnish metal bands AMORPHIS. Esa's guitar sound includes elements from metal to 70's music. Besides progressive music you can hear his passion to folk music genre.GEAR: Esa uses ESP GUITARS and KOCH amplifiers. All guitars are equipped with SEYMOUR DUNCAN pickups. His effectboard includes various delays + another pedals. The heart of his board is WOBO controlling switcher which allows him to switch combined effects easily.RESPECTED ARTISTS&BANDS: Amorphis fellows, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Camel, Jethro Tull, Roger Waters' Floyd, John McLaughlin/Shakti, Ritchie Blackmore's DP&Rainbow, Pete Walli, Hendrix, Carcass, Slayer, Justin Sullivan, Sakari Kukko, Lauri Porra, Paradise Lost dudes, Guitar Heroes fellows, Opeth, Porcupine Tree, Metallica, Danzig, Holopainen & Nightwish, Pekka Pohjola. INFLUENCES: SUOMI, SAUNA & SIBELIUS.