Sami Lopakka is a Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 guitarist

Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...

. Lopakka was one of two guitarists for the band Sentenced

Sentenced

Sentenced was a Finnish heavy metal band that played melodic death metal in their early years. The band formed in 1989, in the town of Muhos, Finland, and broke up in 2005.-Early years :...

 until it disbanded. Lopakka was the band's main lyric writer and was also considered the spokesman for the band. Since 2007 he is once again active in KYPCK

KYPCK

KYPCK is a Finnish doom metal band formed in 2007.They call themselves “Fast Russian Doom Metal From Finland”. Vocalist Erkki Seppänen speaks fluent Russian and has worked in the embassy in Moscow. Their debut album "Черно" was released on March 12, 2008 as jewelbox and digipack versions...

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Sami spoke with Metal-Rules.com in April 2007 about his recent activities. Also discussed was the final Sentenced show which was recently released on DVD, what his former Sentenced bandmates have been up to, and of course the details on his own business and musical pursuits. April 2007 interview

Sources

• www.sentenced.org
• Metal-Rules.com interview
• www.northern-tribe.com
• www.myspace.com/northerntribe