Former STRATOVARIUS Bassist Pulls Out Of KOTIPELTO's WANAJA FESTIVAL Appearance
July 12, 2007Former STRATOVARIUS bassist Jari Kainulainen will not be joining KOTIPELTO for the group's upcoming appearance at the Wanaja Festival on July 21 in Hämeenlinna, Finland. According to KOTIPELTO frontman Timo Kotipelto (also of STRATOVARIUS),"Jari Kainulainen cancelled the gig with a short notice but lucky for us we got Pasi Heikkilä to play with us! Pasi has been playing bass in THUNDERSTONE on some live gigs and is well known in Helsinki rock scene from his musical abilities."
KOTIPELTO's lineup for the Wanaja Festival will be as follows:
Tuomas Wäinölä - Guitar
Robert Engstrand - Keyboards
Mirka Rantanen - Drums
Pasi Heikkilä - Bass
Timo Kotipelto - Vocals
A video interview with Timo Kotipelto, conducted by All Metal Music on May 8, 2007 in New York City, has been posted at YouTube: Part#1, Part#2.
KOTIPELTO's third album, "Serenity", recently entered the Finnish national chart at position No. 8. Released in Europe via AFM Records, the CD was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland and was mixed by Mikko Karmila. The album's first single, "Sleep Well", entered the Finnish chart at No. 5. A video for the song has been posted online at YouTube.com. The track is also included in the new Finnish movie "Vares 2", which had its premiere on January 12. "The song is a main theme and can be heard when the credits are scrolling at the end of the movie," said the band's leader, Timo Kotipelto. "The music video include[s] clips from the movie. Some of the actors who are playing the characters on these clips are my personal friends and are very well known in Finland."
KOTIPELTO's sophomore solo album, "Coldness", was released in Europe in April 2004 through Century Media Records.
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