Gas Lipstick

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Gas Lipstick
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Karppinen performing in 2007
Background information
Birth nameMika Kristian Karppinen
Also known asKaasu
Born (1971-02-08) 8 February 1971 (age 53)
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Drums, vocals, guitar
Years active1983–present

Mika Kristian Karppinen (born 8 February 1971), better known as Gas Lipstick, is a Swedish-Finnish musician, best known as the previous drummer of the Finnish gothic rock band HIM. He is also a drummer for other bands currently on hiatus, such as deathgrind group To Separate the Flesh from the Bones, heavy metal group Bendover, punk group Valvontakomissio, and punk group Ääritila.

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Biography

Born in Eskilstuna, Sweden to Finnish parents, Karppinen moved to Finland with his family at age 13. [1] He was a session drummer for one tour with the Finnish band Tarot. Before joining HIM, he was also a member of Kyyria, which included Santeri Kallio and Niclas Etelävuori from the Finnish band Amorphis and singer Ville Tuomi of Suburban Tribe. He sang and played guitar in a thrash metal band called Dementia which featured guitarist Roope Latvala of Children of Bodom. He also was a drum tech for Stratovarius at one point and played on the Stratovarius DVD. He quit Flat Earth and started a Doom Metal band called Solitude together with Janne Parviainen of Ensiferum, Ville Pelkonen of Jimson Weed and singer Aleksi Parviainen. He plays guitar in a band for the first time since Dementia disbanded 1996. He recorded drums for pop/rock artists Leo Stillman's 3rd record that will be released in Spring 2023. Ääritila is currently working on a mini-LP and they are working on new songs.

In March 2011, the game company SongHi released an internet music game with Karppinen's drum loops. [2]

In January 2015, Karppinen announced his departure from HIM, feeling that he needed to move on as a musician.

Karppinen married Croatian photographer and influencer Natali at Temppeliaukio church in Helsinki on 30 August 2008. It appears that the couple are no longer together. [3]

List of bands

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Gas Lipstick in 2007

Drum set

Gas is an endorser of Ludwig drums, Paiste cymbals, Aquarian drum heads and Vic Firth drum sticks. He is an open-handed drummer, meaning he plays the hi-hat with his left hand and the snare with his right, opposite to many rock drummers.

Drums

LUDWIG Legacy Classic (color: Black sparkle)

SHELL SIZES:

HARDWARE:LUDWIG Atlas Pro

CYMBALS:PAISTE

Vic Firh American Classic Metal drum sticks

DRUM HEADS:


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References

  1. ↑ Synnin viemää: Chapter Thirteen (pp. 116-121)
  2. ↑ YouTube . Retrieved 19 March 2015.[ dead YouTube link ]
  3. ↑ Katri Utula. "HIM:n Kaasu naimisiin – Ville Valo ensi kertaa häissä!". Ilta-Sanomat. Archived from the original on 2 September 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
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