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Linde Lindström
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Lindström performing in 2014
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| Birth name | Mikko Viljami Lindström |
| Also known as | Daniel Lioneye, Linde, Lily Lazer |
| Born | 12 August 1976 Klaukkala, Finland |
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| Associated acts | HIM, Daniel Lioneye, WhoCares, Flat Earth, Jeff Walker und Die Fluffers |
Mikko Viljami "Linde" Lindström (born 12 August 1976) is a Finnish musician. He is best known as the guitarist for the gothic rock band HIM.
Linde started playing guitar when he was ten years old. He was inspired by bands like Black Sabbath and guitarists like Steve Vai. In 1995, he joined Ville Valo to restart their band, which became HIM. HIM went on to release eight studio albums. They became one of the most successful Finnish bands ever. They were also the first Finnish band to get a gold record in the United States. In 2017, HIM announced they would stop playing music. They had a farewell tour and played their last show on New Year's Eve 2017.
Besides HIM, Linde has released three albums with his own band, Daniel Lioneye. He formed this band in 2001 with Ville Valo and bassist Mikko "Mige" Paananen. In 2018, Linde teamed up with HIM's former drummer Gas Lipstick to create a new band called Flat Earth. He has also worked with other artists, including Jeffrey Walker and the supergroup WhoCares.
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Early Life
Mikko Viljami Lindström was born on 12 August 1976 in Klaukkala, Finland. His father was an engineer, and his mother worked for Finnair. Linde also has a younger brother.
Linde became interested in music as a child. He loved listening to Elvis Presley songs in his father's car. When he was 10, he got an acoustic guitar for Christmas. He immediately started taking lessons. The first song he learned was "Heaven's on Fire" by Kiss. Some of his early guitar heroes included Steve Vai, Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath, and Led Zeppelin.
Linde met Ville Valo, who would become his bandmate in HIM, in seventh grade. They later played together in a band called Aurora. When he was 15, Linde studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston for two months. He later graduated from Käpylä night school. Linde was excused from Finland's national military service due to health reasons.
Career
HIM
HIM was first formed in 1991 by Ville Valo and bassist Mikko "Mige" Paananen. The band was originally called His Infernal Majesty. They broke up in 1993 but reformed in 1995 with Valo and Lindström. Later, Mige rejoined, along with keyboardist Antto Melasniemi and drummer Juhana "Pätkä" Rantala.
The band, now called HIM, released their first album, Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666, in 1997. In 2000, with new members Gas Lipstick on drums and Juska Salminen on keyboards, HIM released Razorblade Romance. This album reached number 1 in Finland, Austria, and Germany. Its first single, "Join Me in Death", was also a number one hit in Finland and Germany.
After Janne "Burton" Puurtinen joined on keyboards, HIM released Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights (2001) and Love Metal (2003). Both albums were very popular. They were the band's first albums to appear on music charts in the United Kingdom and the United States.
In 2005, HIM released Dark Light. This album became their most successful one. It went gold in Germany, the UK, and the US, and platinum in Finland. In 2007, HIM released Venus Doom, which also did very well. After their 2010 album Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice, HIM took a break. Their drummer, Gas Lipstick, had a hand injury.
After eight months, the band got back together and released Tears on Tape in 2013. In 2015, Gas Lipstick left HIM after 16 years to work on other music. Jukka "Kosmo" Kröger replaced him. On 5 March 2017, HIM announced they would stop playing. They had a farewell tour in 2017. The band played their very last show on New Year's Eve 2017 at their annual Helldone Festival.
Daniel Lioneye
In 2001, Linde Lindström, along with Mige and Ville Valo, released an album called The King of Rock 'n Roll. They used the band name Daniel Lioneye. Linde played guitar and sang, Valo played drums, and Mige played bass. Before the album came out, the band had only played a few small shows in Finland.
In 2010, Daniel Lioneye got back together and released their second album, Vol. II. For this album, Linde played guitar, bass, and sang. Burton played keyboards, and Black Vomit Bolton was on drums. In 2011, the band toured the US for the first time. They opened shows for Cradle of Filth. The touring band included Linde, Mige, Burton, Seppo Tarvainen on drums, and Manu Patel on backing vocals.
On 30 December 2014, the original Daniel Lioneye band reunited for a show. It was part of HIM's annual New Year's Eve festival, Helldone. On 29 June 2016, it was announced that Daniel Lioneye would release their third album, Vol. III, on 19 August 2016. Linde played guitar and sang, Mige played bass, Burton played keyboards, and Seppo Tarvainen was on drums. The band also planned five shows in Finland for September 2016.
On 30 June 2016, Daniel Lioneye shared the songs for Vol. III and released their first single, "Ravensong". Daniel Lioneye was also supposed to play shows in Europe later in 2016. However, these shows were canceled because drummer Seppo Tarvainen broke his arm.
Other Work
In 2004, Linde played guitar on a song called "Loiste" for Ihmepoika's first album. In 2006, he played on Welcome to Carcass Cuntry by Jeff Walker und Die Fluffers. In 2007, Linde wrote and recorded several songs for Manna's first album, Sister.
In 2011, Linde joined the WhoCares supergroup. This group included famous musicians like Ian Gillan, Tony Iommi, Jason Newsted, Jon Lord, and Nicko McBrain. They recorded two songs, "Out of My Mind / Holy Water". The goal was to help rebuild a music school in Gyumri, Armenia. The school was destroyed in a 1988 earthquake.
In February 2018, it was announced that Linde had teamed up with former HIM drummer Gas Lipstick again. They formed a new band called Flat Earth. The band also includes Anttoni "Anthony" Pikkarainen (from Polanski) and Niclas Etelävuori (from Amorphis). They started recording their first album with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa. The band's first song, "Blame", was released on 30 April 2018. The music video came out in May. Their second song, "Cyanide", was released on 21 September. Flat Earth also opened two shows for Kamelot in Finland that month. On 26 October, they released their third song, "Given Time".
Flat Earth released their first album, None for One, on 9 November 2018. They then went on a tour across Finland. In September 2019, the band announced they were working on their second album.
In 2020 and 2021, Linde played several shows in Finland with Michael Monroe and Sami Yaffa. Both were formerly in the band Hanoi Rocks. He also appeared in the music video for Sami Yaffa's solo song "The Last Time".
Personal Life
Linde Lindström lives in the countryside outside of Helsinki, Finland. He lives with his dog and three cats. Linde has a daughter named Olivia, who was born in 2003.
Equipment
Linde Lindström has mostly used Gibson SG guitars throughout his career. When he plays live, he usually uses one SG guitar. It has a special Seymour Duncan pickup in the bridge position. In the studio, Linde has also used Fender Telecasters, an ESP Baritone guitar, and a Gretsch Country Gentleman. He has also used a Gibson Flying V and a Gibson EDS-1275 in music videos for HIM.
Linde uses two Laney amp heads. He also uses one Peavey 5150 amp for his main guitar sound. One of his Laney amps has an Electro-Harmonix Octave Multiplexer. The other Laney amp uses a Black Arts Toneworks Pharaoh Fuzz. He uses a Voodoo Labs Amp Selector to control the signal from his amps. Linde uses a Dunlop 105Q Bass Wah pedal instead of a regular guitar wah pedal. He says the bass wah sounds "more aggressive."
Discography
HIM
- Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666 (1997)
- Razorblade Romance (2000)
- Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights (2001)
- Love Metal (2003)
- Dark Light (2005)
- Venus Doom (2007)
- Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice (2010)
- Tears on Tape (2013)
Daniel Lioneye
- The King of Rock 'n Roll (2001)
- Vol. II (2010)
- Vol. III (2016)
Flat Earth
- None for One (2018)
Other appearances
- Ihmepoika – Ihmepoika (2004)
- Jeff Walker und Die Fluffers – Welcome to Carcass Cuntry (2006)
- Manna – Sister (2007)
- WhoCares – "Out of My Mind / Holy Water" (2011)
See also
In Spanish: Mikko Lindström para niños
