Sami Hinkka

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Sami Hinkka
Sami Hinkka performing during the Evolution Festival in 2006.
Background information
Born	(1978-04-27) 27 April 1978
Origin	Finland
Genres	Folk metal, viking metal, melodic death metal, doom metal
Instruments	Bass, vocals
Labels	Spinefarm Records
Associated acts	Rapture Ensiferum

Sami Hinkka, born 27 April 1978 in Finland, is a heavy metal bass player, presently with Ensiferum. He joined his current band in 2004^[1] as a replacement for Jukka-Pekka Miettinen after playing for some years in the melodic death/doom metal band Rapture. He left his role with Rapture in 2006 and now plays only in Ensiferum.

In addition to bass guitar duties, Hinkka also performs in the role of dual backing/choir vocalist with guitarist Markus Toivonen. He has also taken over as the band's main lyricist, having written almost all of the lyrics to Victory Songs and From Afar. During Ensiferum's tour to Russia in 2008 he performed as the lead vocalist due to Petri Lindroos' illness.

Hinkka is a finger-style bassist, favors Warwick five- and six-stringed basses and is also skilled at tapping.

References

↑ "Sami Hinkka (1978-)". Ensiferum. Retrieved 1 March 2010.

External links

Ensiferum

v t e Ensiferum

Petri Lindroos Markus Toivonen Sami Hinkka Janne Parviainen Emmi Silvennoinen Kimmo Miettinen Jukka-Pekka Miettinen Sauli Savolainen Jari Mäenpää Oliver Fokin Meiju Enho

Studio albums	Ensiferum Iron Victory Songs From Afar Unsung Heroes

EPs	Dragonheads

Compilation Albums	1997–1999

Singles	"Tale of Revenge" "One More Magic Potion" "From Afar" "Burning Leaves" "In My Sword I Trust"

DVDs	10th Anniversary Live

Persondata
Name	Hinkka, Sami
Alternative names
Short description	Finnish musician
Date of birth	1978
Place of birth
Date of death
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