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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 rock band HIM. Linde was inspired by bands like Black Sabbath and guitarists like Steve Vai. He started playing guitar when he was ten years old.
In his teenage years, Linde joined a band called Aurora. There, he met Ville Valo. In 1995, Linde and Ville restarted Valo's old band, HIM. HIM released 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. They formed a new band called Flat Earth. Anthony Pikkarainen and Niclas Etelävuori also joined them. Linde has also worked with other artists. These include Jeffrey Walker and the supergroup WhoCares.
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Early Life and Musical Beginnings
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, born in 1980.
Linde became interested in music as a child. He listened to Elvis Presley songs in his father's car. When he was 10, Linde received an acoustic guitar for Christmas. He immediately started taking lessons. The first song he learned was "Heaven's on Fire" by Kiss. Some of Linde's early musical heroes included Steve Vai, Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath, and Led Zeppelin.
Linde met his future HIM bandmate Ville Valo in seventh grade. They later started playing together in a band called Aurora. When he was 15, Linde also studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston for two months. Linde applied to a music and dance school but was not accepted. He then went to a night school and graduated.
Music Career Highlights
HIM: A Journey in Rock Music
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. Mige later 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. Their first single from the album, "Join Me in Death", also hit number one in Finland and Germany. It later went platinum in Finland and gold in Germany and Austria.
After Janne "Burton" Puurtinen joined on keyboards, HIM released Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights in 2001 and Love Metal in 2003. Both albums reached the top ten in several countries. They were also the band's first albums to chart in the United Kingdom and the United States.
HIM moved to the US and released Dark Light in 2005. This became their most successful album. It went gold in Germany, the UK, and the US, and platinum in Finland. In 2007, HIM released Venus Doom. This album went gold in Finland and Germany. It also gave the band their highest US chart position at number 12.
After their 2010 album Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice, HIM took a break. This was because drummer Gas Lipstick had a hand injury. After eight months, the band got back together. They released the album Tears on Tape in 2013. In 2015, Gas Lipstick left HIM after 16 years. He wanted to work on other music. Jukka "Kosmo" Kröger replaced him. On 5 March 2017, HIM announced they would stop playing music. They had a farewell tour in 2017. The band played their final show on New Year's Eve 2017. This was part of their yearly Helldone Festival.
Daniel Lioneye: Linde's Side Project
In 2001, Linde, 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 shows in Finland.
In 2010, Daniel Lioneye reformed and released the album Vol. II. For this album, Linde played guitar, bass, and sang. Burton played keyboards, and Black Vomit Bolton played drums. In 2011, the band toured the US for the first time. They opened 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 members played together again. This was at HIM's yearly 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 played drums. The band also announced five tour dates in Finland for September 2016. On 30 June 2016, Daniel Lioneye released the song list for Vol. III. They also released their first single, "Ravensong". Daniel Lioneye was supposed to play some shows in Europe later in 2016. However, these dates were canceled because drummer Seppo Tarvainen broke his arm.
Other Musical Collaborations
In 2004, Linde played guitar on the song "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. The group recorded two songs, "Out of My Mind / Holy Water". They did this 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 reunited with former HIM drummer Gas Lipstick. They formed a new band called Flat Earth. Polanski vocalist Anttoni "Anthony" Pikkarainen and bassist Niclas Etelävuori (from Amorphis) also joined. The band started recording their first album. They partly funded it through an online crowdfunding campaign. The group's first single, "Blame", was released on 30 April 2018. The music video came out in May. The band's second single, "Cyanide", was released on 21 September. Flat Earth also opened two shows for Kamelot in Finland that same month. On 26 October, the band released their third single, "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. He performed with Michael Monroe and Sami Yaffa, both formerly of 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. He lives with his dog and three cats.
In the 1990s, Linde dated Finnish-English singer Sanna-June Hyde. She sang on HIM's cover of "(Don't Fear) The Reaper". On 12 March 2003, Linde's girlfriend at the time, Mariam "Manna" Jäntti, gave birth to their daughter, Olivia. Linde and Manna later got married but then divorced. In 2010, Linde became engaged to Toni-Marie Iommi. She is the daughter of Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi. In 2013, the couple were reported to have broken up.
Musical Gear
Linde Lindström has mostly used Gibson SG guitars throughout his career. He currently uses one SG when playing live. This guitar has a Gibson 500t pickup in the bridge position. Linde has also used Fender Telecasters, an ESP Baritone, and a Gretsch Country Gentleman in the studio. He has also used a Gibson Flying V and a Gibson EDS-1275. These can be seen in HIM's music videos for "Right Here in My Arms" and "In Joy and Sorrow".
Linde uses two Laney amp heads. He also uses one Peavey 5150 amp for his main lead guitar sound. One of the Laney amps has an Electro-Harmonix Octave Multiplexer. The other Laney amp uses a Black Arts Toneworks Pharaoh Fuzz. The sound from the amps is sent through a Voodoo Labs Amp Selector. Linde uses a Dunlop 105Q Bass Wah pedal. He prefers this over a regular guitar wah pedal. He says the bass wah is "more aggressive than the normal one."
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
