Kasperi Heikkinen
Encyclopedia
Kasperi Heikkinen is a guitar
player who is best known as a member of Finnish symphonic power metal band Amberian Dawn
. He is also the guitarist for Finnish Metal bands Merging Flare as well as Guardians of Mankind which is a Gamma Ray
tribute band. He currently resides in Helsinki, Finland.
As a touring musician, Kasperi Heikkinen has played on part of the German Power Metal
band Gamma Ray
's Majestic tour in 2006 following an injury to Henjo Richter
. On their most recent To The Metal-tour, Heikkinen replaced Henjo Richter once again for shows scheduled in Germany and Czech Republic in March 2010. He also shared stage with his fellow axemen Hansen and Richter making "a three guitar special" for the encore numbers at the Nosturi club in Helsinki, Finland on March 29, 2010.
guitars and uses the following models:
Heikkinen uses Mesa/Boogie amplification exclusively.
Effects & Accessories
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
player who is best known as a member of Finnish symphonic power metal band Amberian Dawn
Amberian Dawn
Amberian Dawn is a Finnish symphonic power metal band, formed in 2006 by Tuomas Seppälä and Tommi Kuri. Their third album End of Eden was released on Spinefarm Records in October 2010.-Atheme One :...
. He is also the guitarist for Finnish Metal bands Merging Flare as well as Guardians of Mankind which is a Gamma Ray
Gamma Ray (band)
Gamma Ray is a power metal band from Hamburg, northern Germany, founded and fronted by Kai Hansen after his departure from the German power metal Helloween. Hansen is the current lead vocalist, guitarist as well as the chief songwriter of Gamma Ray. The band is known as one of the most prominent...
tribute band. He currently resides in Helsinki, Finland.
As a touring musician, Kasperi Heikkinen has played on part of the German Power Metal
Power metal
Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...
band Gamma Ray
Gamma Ray (band)
Gamma Ray is a power metal band from Hamburg, northern Germany, founded and fronted by Kai Hansen after his departure from the German power metal Helloween. Hansen is the current lead vocalist, guitarist as well as the chief songwriter of Gamma Ray. The band is known as one of the most prominent...
's Majestic tour in 2006 following an injury to Henjo Richter
Henjo Richter
Henjo Oliver Richter, in Hamburg, West Germany, is a guitarist and keyboardist in Gamma Ray, the German power metal band formed by Kai Hansen.-Biography:...
. On their most recent To The Metal-tour, Heikkinen replaced Henjo Richter once again for shows scheduled in Germany and Czech Republic in March 2010. He also shared stage with his fellow axemen Hansen and Richter making "a three guitar special" for the encore numbers at the Nosturi club in Helsinki, Finland on March 29, 2010.
Discography
With Merging Flare
- Reverence, Disentertainment (2011)
- Beyond The Blackhole/Under The Fire, Split-EP (Guardians of Mankind / Merging Flare), Imperiumi Records (2007)
- Hell To Pay, Promo-EP (2005)
- S/T, Promo-EP (2003)
With Amberian Dawn
- End of EdenEnd of EdenEnd of Eden is the third studio album by Amberian Dawn, and the first released on Spinefarm Records, previous albums having been released on KHY Suomen Musiikki...
, Spinefarm (2010) - The Clouds of Northland ThunderThe Clouds of Northland ThunderThe Clouds of Northland Thunder is the second full-length studio album by Finnish symphonic power metal band Amberian Dawn. It was released May 13, 2009...
, Suomen Musiikki (2009) - River of Tuoni, Suomen Musiikki (2008)
With Elenium
- Them Used Gods (2002)
- For Giving For Getting (2003)
- Caught In Wheel (2007)
Other
- Heavy Metal Perse / Guardians of Mankind: Legenda Taikamiekasta/Kuninkaidenlaakso, Split-EP, Imperiumi Records (2004)
Equipment
Kasperi Heikkinen is on the artist roster of IbanezIbanez
is a Japanese guitar brand owned by Hoshino Gakki. Based in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, Hoshino Gakki were one of the first Japanese musical instrument companies to gain a significant foothold in import guitar sales in the United States and Europe, as well as the first brand of guitars to mass produce...
guitars and uses the following models:
- Ibanez Jem77FP
- Ibanez Jem77BRMR
- Ibanez Jem77VBK
- Ibanez UV777PBK
- Ibanez UV7PWH
- Ibanez UV777GR
- Ibanez UV7BK
- Ibanez UV7PWH
- Ibanez RGT320QRBB
- Ibanez Rocket Roll (Flying V)
Heikkinen uses Mesa/Boogie amplification exclusively.
- Mesa/Boogie TriAxis Preamp
- Mesa/Boogie 2:50 Amp
- Mesa/Boogie Rectifier 4x12 cabinet
Effects & Accessories
- TC Electronics G-Major multi-effect processor