| Petri Lindroos | |
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Petri Lindroos performing at the Evolution Festival in 2006. |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Pete |
| Born | January 10, 1980 Espoo, Finland |
| Origin | Helsinki, Finland |
| Genres | Melodic death metal Folk metal Viking metal |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, banjo |
| Years active | 1996–2009 with Norther 2004–present with Ensiferum |
| Labels | Spinefarm |
| Associated acts | Ensiferum Norther |
| Website | Norther's Website Ensiferum's Website |
Petri Lindroos (born January 10, 1980 in Espoo, Finland) is a heavy metal guitarist and vocalist. He is currently the lead vocalist in Ensiferum and, prior to this, was a founder and lead vocalist for Norther.
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At 14 years old, Petri (also known as "Pete") began to play the guitar. In 1996 he founded the melodic death metal band Norther with drummer Toni Hallio. In 2004, he joined the folk metal/Viking metal band Ensiferum as lead vocalist and continued to perform and record with Norther until March 3, 2009, when Norther's official website announced his departure from the band to focus more on his duties with Ensiferum. Petri said later in an interview that he did not want to quit the band, and on the contrary, the band members forced him to.[1]
In 2008, Lindroos fell sick and was subsequently unable to perform on the planned Russian tour. For the duration of the tour, bass player Sami Hinkka took over Lindroos' vocals while ex-bassist Jukka-Pekka Miettinen filled in as a sessional guitarist.
Musically he was influenced by Jeff Hanneman and Marty Friedman. Petri's favourite bands are primarily Megadeth and Slayer.
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