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Markus Vanhala Guitars
Born: 02.04.1981 Nickname: Junior Senior About: Started to play piano at the age of five, got bored to that at the age of 12 and switched from air-guitar to electric guitar then. Freaked into metal at the age of five when heard the first WASP album, "Animalize" by Kiss, "Somewhere in Time" by Iron Maiden and "The Final Countdown" by Europe. My first "real" band was called MOONSHINE that played something like Iron Maiden meets Carcass stuff, somewhere in time 1994 i guess... At the age of 15 in 1996 i formed the melodic death metal band OMNIUM GATHERUM where I'm playing still. OG have released two albums and one mcd and is signed to Nuclear Blast Records. I also play at the moment in heavy metal band called MANITOU (Not the Jope's one!) since 2000 and Manicrew have made two albums thru Firebox records. I have also played drums on black metal band MANALA (1997-98) and guitar in bizarre-technical-extreme-excrement-goregrind-deathmetal band GORE PENETRATION (2001-2003). Equipment: Jackson RR-1, 2 x Jackson RR1 Custom Shop, Ibanez Petrucci Model, Charvel Custom Stratocaster, Tech21 Sansamp, TC G-major, Mesa/Boogie 2x50, ENGL 2x50, Behringer Midipedal, Marshall Cabinets, AKG wireless, Dunlop Crybaby. Favourite Bands: Death, Annihilator, Ozzy, Devin Townsend & SYL, Iron Maiden & Dickinson stuff, Judas Priest && Halford stuff, Opeth, Soilwork, Meshuggah, Queensryche, Carcass, Nevermore, Cynic, Tarot, AC/DC, Alice In Chains, Massive Attack, Pantera, OLD Metallica, Megadeth, WASP, Kiss, Mötley Crüe, Dream Theater, Stone, Van Halen, Testament. Favourite Guitarists: Randy Rhoads, Chuck Schuldiner, Jeff Waters, Jake E. Lee, Marty Friedman, Jason Becker, Jeff Loomis, Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Paul Gilbert, John Petrucci, Steve Lukather, Roope Latvala, Devin Townsend, Edward Van Halen. Likes: Food, Alcohol, Girl(s), Guitars, Sun & Beach, Sleeping, Movies, Coffee, Metal! Dislikes: Finnish Hip-Hop & Party"chick-chick"Boys, MTV -lifestyleshit, Idols tv-serie, Big Brother tv-serie, Bad Weather, Mamba, Uniklubi, Jealousy, Working, Early Morning Wake-Ups.
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Markus Vanhala

Guitars

Born:

02.04.1981

Nickname:

Junior Senior

About:

Started to play piano at the age of five, got bored to that at the age of 12 and switched from air-guitar to electric guitar then. Freaked into metal at the age of five when heard the first WASP album, "Animalize" by Kiss, "Somewhere in Time" by Iron Maiden and "The Final Countdown" by Europe. My first "real" band was called MOONSHINE that played something like Iron Maiden meets Carcass stuff, somewhere in time 1994 i guess... At the age of 15 in 1996 i formed the melodic death metal band OMNIUM GATHERUM where I'm playing still. OG have released two albums and one mcd and is signed to Nuclear Blast Records. I also play at the moment in heavy metal band called MANITOU (Not the Jope's one!) since 2000 and Manicrew have made two albums thru Firebox records. I have also played drums on black metal band MANALA (1997-98) and guitar in bizarre-technical-extreme-excrement-goregrind-deathmetal band GORE PENETRATION (2001-2003).

Equipment:

Jackson RR-1, 2 x Jackson RR1 Custom Shop, Ibanez Petrucci Model, Charvel Custom Stratocaster, Tech21 Sansamp, TC G-major, Mesa/Boogie 2x50, ENGL 2x50, Behringer Midipedal, Marshall Cabinets, AKG wireless, Dunlop Crybaby.

Favourite Bands:

Death, Annihilator, Ozzy, Devin Townsend & SYL, Iron Maiden & Dickinson stuff, Judas Priest && Halford stuff, Opeth, Soilwork, Meshuggah, Queensryche, Carcass, Nevermore, Cynic, Tarot, AC/DC, Alice In Chains, Massive Attack, Pantera, OLD Metallica, Megadeth, WASP, Kiss, Mötley Crüe, Dream Theater, Stone, Van Halen, Testament.

Favourite Guitarists:

Randy Rhoads, Chuck Schuldiner, Jeff Waters, Jake E. Lee, Marty Friedman, Jason Becker, Jeff Loomis, Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Paul Gilbert, John Petrucci, Steve Lukather, Roope Latvala, Devin Townsend, Edward Van Halen.

Likes:

Food, Alcohol, Girl(s), Guitars, Sun & Beach, Sleeping, Movies, Coffee, Metal!

Dislikes:

Finnish Hip-Hop & Party"chick-chick"Boys, MTV -lifestyleshit, Idols tv-serie, Big Brother tv-serie, Bad Weather, Mamba, Uniklubi, Jealousy, Working, Early Morning Wake-Ups.

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