Band members and biography - Pasi Kauppinen
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Date of birth: August 19th 1978
Personal biography/musical backround:

"I started to listen music and buy records in my early teens. The hard stuff were bands like Napalm Death, Obituary, Slayer, Anthrax, Suicidal Tendensies and so on... Later when I bought my first bass I found Yngwie, Satriani, Skid Row, Mr. Big and that kind of more melodic bands. One day chanced my life when I came home after weekend from some kind of summercamp. My brother played for me Dream Theater's Pull Me Under and Metropolis from the livealbum 'Live at the Marquee'. I couldn't believe that those things could be played. Still I love those metal bands which I listened before and I think that combinations with heavyness and progstuff is my musical path nowadays. I bought my first bass when I was 13 years old. Since then I have been studying music and playing in different projects from heavy bands to theateric musicals and everywhere between them. Three years I have taught also music in local musicschool. "

Favourite bands: Dream Theater, Symphony X, Helloween, Slayer, Testament

Favourite musicians: Tony Levin, Dave LaRue, Billy Sheehan, Eric Petersson, John Petrucci, Terry Bozzio, Mike Portnoy, Jason Rullo, Kevin Moore, Russel Allen

Expression: "We can learn from the past but those days are gone, we can hope the future but it may not be one..."


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