1. Erno Matti Juhani "Emppu" Vuorinen was born on 24 June 1978 and is a Finnish guitarist, most famous for being a founding member and occasional songwriter of the symphonic metal band Nightwish.
16 Facts About Emppu Vuorinen
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Emppu Vuorinen is the oldest of five children, having a twin brother and three younger sisters.
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Emppu Vuorinen started to play guitar as a private study at the age of 12 and since then has played in various bands including Nightwish, Brother Firetribe, Barilari, Almah, and Altaria.
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Emppu Vuorinen knew Jukka Nevalainen from elementary school and met Tuomas Holopainen at a gig by Nattvindens Grat.
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Emppu Vuorinen has a black belt in judo and has won a bronze-medal from Nordic championship of the youth and two gold-medals from Finnish championship of the youth.
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Emppu Vuorinen has a recording studio at Kerava with Tero Kinnunen.
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Emppu Vuorinen formed Brother Firetribe as a side project in 2002 after moving to Kerava.
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Emppu Vuorinen has produced and recorded Brother Firetribe albums with band member Tomppa Nikulainen.
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In Nightwish, Emppu Vuorinen is primarily a rhythm player, often supporting the keyboard or orchestral parts of Nightwish songs.
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Emppu Vuorinen's solos are more melodic than those of most metal bands, but he sometimes shreds.
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Emppu Vuorinen is a creative force in Nightwish, having co-written songs with Tuomas Holopainen from Oceanborn until Dark Passion Play.
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Emppu Vuorinen has said that when he was younger there was more of a need to show skills which has since diminished and since then he plays more as the song requires, leaving more of the songwriting responsibilities to Holopainen.
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Emppu Vuorinen recorded guitar parts for Almah, a Brazilian metal band, order to help his friend and vocalist Edu Falaschi.
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Emppu Vuorinen did not stay in the band because of his obligations to Nightwish.
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Emppu Vuorinen was involved with Brother Firetribe, an AOR band, and played on four albums released worldwide: False Metal, Heart Full of Fire, Diamond in the Firepit and Sunbound.
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In 2020 Emppu Vuorinen left Brother Firetribe due to lack of time.