Member in bands
TOMI JOUTSEN IS CURRENT MEMBER IN
| Name | Instrument | Member from |
|---|---|---|
| Amorphis | Vocals | 2006 - |
| Sinisthra | Vocals | - |
| Corpse Molester Cult | Guitars | - |
Biography
Character: Small but sensitive
Gear: Audix OM 5, Shure 55 SH (modified by Sami-Hannu)
Idols/musical influences: Joanitor (Xysma), Jörgen (Grave), Glenn Danzig, Mark Lanegan, E (Eels), Albert (Reverend Bizarre), Nick Cave, Keith Caputo (Life of Agony), Mike Patton (Faith No More)
All-time favourite songs: Love Boat Theme, Procol Harum: A Whiter Shade Of Pale, Grave: You Will Never See, Napalm Death: Unfit Earth, Sepultura: Dead , Embryonic Cells, Turbonegro: I Got Erection (live version), Nick Cave: Stagger Lee, Fu Manchu: Weird Beard, Manic Street Preachers: Ocean Spray, Entombed: Morning Star, Xysma: Green Gas Station Jacket
All-time favourite albums: Xysma: Deluxe, Xysma: Lotto, Entombed: Wolverine Blues, Magyar Posse: Kings Of Time, Amorphis: Tales From The Thousand Lakes, Danzig: Danzig 4, Eels: Souljacker, Slayer: South Of Heaven, Khoma: Tsunami, Swallow The Sun: The Morning Never Came, Massive Attack: Mezzanine, Porcupine Tree: In Absentia, Tool: Aenima, A Perfect Circle: Mer De Noms, Turbonegro: Apocalypse Dudes
Best gig ever seen: Mew at Provinssirock 2005
Favourite Amorphis song: Into Hiding
Least favourite Amorphis song: Cares
Funniest tour memory: I don't have any funny memories 'cause I'm a good boy and always go to sleep early ; )
Most memorable studio session: Working with Marco Hietala during the recording of Eclipse
Motto/philosphy of life: "Try to be happy without hurting others" – usually I fail in both aspects
Sources of musical inspiration: Music, feelings, intuition, interpersonal chemistry
Other bands/side projects: Sinisthra (voc), Feelings (dr), Käsi (voc), Corpse Molester Cult
First instrument: Drums, Pearl Export Series
First album ever bought: Kiss: Animalize
Favourite...
Kalevala character: Tuonelan Joutsen - the Swan of Tuonela
songwriter: Nicke Andersson
visual artist: Pekka Kainulainen, Sami A. Hynninen
movie director: Stanley Kubrick, Quentin Tarantino
actor/actress: Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis
magazine: Rumba, Inferno
cartoon: Gary Larson's Far Side
concert venue: Z7, Pratteln/Switzerland
sport: press-ups and kicking the football around
game: table ice hockey
holiday destination: Paris
