Sami Lopakka
Sami Lopakka is a Finnish guitarist and an author. Lopakka was one of two guitarists for the metal band Sentenced until it disbanded (1989–2005). He was the band's main lyric writer and was also considered to be the spokesman for the band.
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 Lopakka and his Amfisound Lopashnikov guitar. | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | S.S. Lopakka The Serial Self-Killer |
| Born | 17 January 1975 |
| Origin | Finland |
| Genres | metal, death metal, doom metal, melodic death metal, Gothic metal, Doomsday metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, author |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1989- |
| Labels | Century Media, Spinefarm, Ranka Kustannus, Like Kustannus |
| Associated acts | Sentenced, KYPCK |
Since 2007, he has been the guitarist and main songwriter for the Russian-singing Finnish metal band KYPCK, with whom he plays a custom baritone guitar built around a Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle by Amfisound Guitars.
As an author, Lopakka's debut novel Marras was published in January 2014 by Like Kustannus Oy in Finland. His short story Uudet lasit was published in the Finnish edition of Granta literary magazine in the same year.
Sources
- Sentenced HomeGrave - Sentenced's Official website
- KYPCK Ground Zero - KYPCK's Official website
- KYPCK Headquarters - KYPCK's Official Facebook page
- Book publisher's website
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