Linde Lindström

Linde Lindström

Lindström performing in 2014 with Daniel Lioneye
Background information
Birth name Mikko Viljami Lindström
Also known as Daniel Lioneye, Lily Lazer[1]
Born (1976-08-12) 12 August 1976
Origin Klaukkala, Finland
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Instruments Guitar, bass, vocals
Associated acts HIM, Daniel Lioneye, WhoCares
Website Official website
Notable instruments
Gibson SG

Mikko Viljami Lindström (born August 12, 1976), more commonly known as "Linde", is a Finnish musician and songwriter. He is best known as the guitarist of the Finnish gothic rock band HIM. The band have released eight studio albums, and are one the most commercially successful Finnish bands of all time, with several gold and platinum albums and singles.[2][3] Lindström has also three studio albums with his own band Daniel Lioneye, formed in 2001. Aside from HIM and Daniel Lioneye, Lindström has also recorded with Jeffrey Walker, Manna, as well as the supergroup WhoCares.

Personal life

Mikko Viljami Lindström was born on August 12, 1976, in Klaukkala, Finland.[4] Lindström's father was an engineer, while his mother worked for Finnair.[4] Lindström also has a younger brother who was born in 1980.[4] At age 10, Lindström received a Landola acoustic guitar for Christmas, and the first song he learned was "Heaven's on Fire" by Kiss.[4] Soon thereafter he began taking guitar lessons.[4]

Lindström met future HIM-bandmate Ville Valo in seventh grade at the Oulunkylä comprehensive school.[5] The two later began playing together in a band called Aurora.[5] As a teenager, Lindström was also arrested twice.[6] The first arrest came when Lindström and a group of friends were charged with theft and breaking-and-entering for breaking the windows of a rehabilitation center for war veterans, and sneaking in to swim in the establishment's pool.[6] The second arrest came, when, at age 15, Lindström was caught driving under the influence.[7] Lindström applied to the Sibelius High School of music and dance, but was rejected, and began attending Käpylä night school.[7] At age 16, Lindström also attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston for two months.[8] Lindström was permitted not to perform Finland's national military service, as he was deemed "insane, incapable for warfare."[9]

In the 1990s, Lindström dated Finnish-English singer Sanna-June Hyde, who also sang on HIM's cover of "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by Blue Öyster Cult.[10] On March 12, 2003, Lindström's girlfriend, Finnish-Algerian singer Mariam ”Manna” Jäntti, gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Olivia.[11][12] Lindström and Manna later married, but divorced, and in 2010 Lindström became engaged to Toni-Marie Iommi, the daughter of Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi.[12] In 2013, the couple were reported to have broken-up.[13]

Career

HIM

Linde Lindström (right) and Juska Salminen (left) performing with HIM at Provinssirock in June 1999

HIM was first formed in 1991 by Ville Valo and bassist Mikko "Mige" Paananen, under the name His Infernal Majesty.[14] The band broke-up in 1993, but was reformed in 1995, by Valo and Lindström.[14] Later rejoined by Mige, as well as keyboardist Antto Melasniemi and drummer Juhana "Pätkä" Rantala, the band, now called HIM, released their debut album Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666 in 1997.[15] In 2000, now with drummer Gas Lipstick and keyboardist Juska Salminen, HIM released Razorblade Romance, which reached number 1 in Finland, Austria and Germany.[16][17][18][19] Its first single, "Join Me in Death", also charted at number one in Finland and Germany, eventually going platinum in their home country, and gold in Germany and Austria.[16][17][20][18][21][22] Following the addition of Janne "Burton" Puurtinen on keyboards, HIM released Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights and Love Metal in 2001 and 2003, respectively. Both cracked the top ten in several countries, and became the band's first albums to chart in the United Kingdom and the United States.[23][24]

After relocating to the US, HIM released Dark Light in 2005, which became the group's most successful album to date, going gold in Germany, the UK, the US, and platinum in Finland.[20][21][25] In 2007, HIM released Venus Doom, which went gold in Finland and Germany, and gave the band their highest US chart position at number 12.[24][20][21] After 2010's Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice, HIM went on hiatus after drummer Gas Lipstick was diagnosed with a repetitive stress injury and nerve damage in his hands.[26] After eight months of uncertainty, the band regrouped and eventually released the album Tears on Tape in 2013.[26] In 2015, Gas Lipstick announced his departure from HIM after 16 years, to pursue other musical projects.[27] He was subsequently replaced by Jukka "Kosmo" Kröger.[28] On March 5, 2017, HIM announced the end of the band following a farewell tour in 2017.[29][30]

Daniel Lioneye

In 2001, Lindström, along with Mige and Ville Valo, released the album The King of Rock 'n Roll, under the name Daniel Lioneye, which featured Lindström on guitar and vocals, Valo on drums, and Mige on bass.[31][32] Prior to the album's release, the group had only played a handful of shows at various parties around Finland.[32] In 2010, Daniel Lioneye reformed and released the album Vol. II, with Lindström on guitar, bass and vocals, Burton on keyboards, and Black Vomit Bolton on drums.[33] In 2011, the band toured the US for the first time, in support of Cradle of Filth.[34] The band's touring line-up consisted of Lindström, Mige, Burton, Seppo Tarvainen on drums, and Manu Patel on backing vocals.[34]

On December 30, 2014, the original line-up of Daniel Lioneye reunited for a performance at HIM's annual New Year's Eve festival Helldone.[35] On June 29, 2016, it was announced that Daniel Lioneye would release its third album Vol. III on August 19, 2016, with Lindström on guitar and vocals, Mige on bass, Burton on keyboards and Seppo Tarvainen on drums.[31] The band also announced five Finnish tour dates for September 2016.[31] On June 30, 2016, Daniel Lioneye released the official track-listing for Vol. III, as well as its first single "Ravensong".[36] Daniel Lioneye was also scheduled to perform several European shows later in the fall of 2016, but the dates were cancelled, after drummer Seppo Tarvainen suffered a broken arm.[37]

Other musical work

In 2006, Lindström played guitar on Welcome to Carcass Cuntry by Jeff Walker und Die Fluffers.[38] In 2007, Lindström wrote and recorded several songs on Manna's debut album Sister.[39] In 2011, Lindström took part in the WhoCares-supergroup, with Ian Gillan, Tony Iommi, Jason Newsted, Jon Lord and Nicko McBrain.[40] The group recorded the double single "Out of My Mind / Holy Water", with the intent to support the rebuilding of a music school in Gyumri, Armenia, which was destroyed in a 1988 earthquake.[40]

Equipment

Lindström's amplifier at the Helldone Festival in December 2014

Linde Lindström uses two Laney amp heads, as well one Peavey 5150, which is used for the main lead sound.[41] One of the two Laneys has an Electro-Harmonix Octave Multiplexer, while the other one has a Black Arts Toneworks Pharaoh Fuzz.[41][42] The signal from the amps is routed with a Voodoo Labs Amp Selector.[42] Lindström uses a Dunlop 105Q Bass Wah as opposed to normal guitar wah pedal, because he finds the bass wah "more aggressive than the normal one."[43]

Lindström has used Gibson SGs most of his career. He currently uses only one SG live, which is fitted with a Seymour Duncan pickup in the bridge position.[43][44] Lindström has also used Fender Telecasters, a ESP Baritone, and a Gretsch Country Gentleman in the studio, as well as a Gibson Flying V and a Gibson EDS-1275 as seen in the music videos for "Right Here in My Arms" and "In Joy and Sorrow" respectively.[8][41][45][46]

Discography

HIM

Daniel Lioneye

Guest and other appearances

References

  1. ↑ Razorblade Romance album sleeve notes.
  2. ↑ "HIM myi kultaa USA:ssa". MTV3. September 28, 2005. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  3. ↑ "HIM 20 vuotta raskasta romantiikkaa". Helsingin Sanomat. 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Juho K. Juntunen (2002). "HIM - Synnin viemää" p.41. WSOY
  5. 1 2 Juho K. Juntunen (2002). "HIM - Synnin viemää" p.16. WSOY
  6. 1 2 Juho K. Juntunen (2002). "HIM - Synnin viemää" p.42. WSOY
  7. 1 2 Juho K. Juntunen (2002). "HIM - Synnin viemää" p.45. WSOY
  8. 1 2 "HIM: Songs That Came Out From Linde's Riffs 'Only Can Be Heavy'". Ultimate Guitar. April 15, 2008. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  9. ↑ "Metal Hammer Presents HIM: Tears On Tape -Fanpack magazine - pg. 11". Metal Hammer.
  10. ↑ Juho K. Juntunen (2002). "HIM – Synnin viemää" p.72. WSOY
  11. ↑ "H.I.M. Guitarist Welcomes Addition To Family". Blabbermouth. March 12, 2003. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  12. 1 2 "HIM Guitarist Engaged To TONY IOMMI's Daughter". Blabbermouth. August 18, 2010. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  13. ↑ ""Isäni pelasti minut" – Black Sabbathin kitaristin tytär kotiutui Helsinkiin". Helsingin Sanomat. November 29, 2013. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  14. 1 2 Juho K. Juntunen (2002). "HIM - Synnin viemää" p.23. WSOY
  15. ↑ Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666 album sleeve notes.
  16. 1 2 "Discography HIM". FinnishCharts.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
  17. 1 2 "HIM Discography". Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  18. 1 2 "Chartverfolgung / HIM / Longplay" (in German). Musicline.de. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
  19. ↑ "Discographie HIM" (in German). AustrianCharts.at. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
  20. 1 2 3 "IFPI - Tilashot - Kulta- ja platinalevyt". IFPI.fi. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
  21. 1 2 3 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (HIM)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
  22. ↑ "Gold & Platin" (in German). IFPI Austria. Archived from the original on 2010-02-01. Retrieved 7 Feb 2008.
  23. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 239. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  24. 1 2 "HIM - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  25. ↑ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Archived from the original on 31 December 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
  26. 1 2 "Metal Hammer Presents HIM: Tears On Tape -Fanpack magazine - pg. 10". Metal Hammer.
  27. ↑ "Drummer GAS LIPSTICK Quits HIM". Blabbermouth. January 27, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  28. ↑ "HIM's VILLE VALO Talks New Drummer, Upcoming Studio Album". Blabbermouth. August 15, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  29. ↑ "Uutispommi: HIM ilmoittaa lopettavansa uransa – jäljellä on jäähyväiskiertue, ja sitten se on siinä". Soundi. March 5, 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  30. ↑ "HIM lopettaa 26 vuoden jälkeen – massiivinen jäähyväiskiertue julki". Ilta-Sanomat. March 5, 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  31. 1 2 3 "HIM-kitaristin Daniel Lioneye -projektilta uusi studioalbumi". Soundi. June 29, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  32. 1 2 Juho K. Juntunen (2002). "HIM - Synnin viemää" p.185. WSOY
  33. ↑ "DANIEL LIONEYE Featuring HIM Members: 'Vol. II' To Receive U.S. Release In April". Blabbermouth. February 26, 2010. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  34. 1 2 "DANIEL LIONEYE: North American Touring Lineup Announced". Blabbermouth. October 26, 2010. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  35. ↑ "HIM-superprojekti kasasi vaihteeksi rivinsä – Kuvasetti nähtävissä". Soundi. December 31, 2014. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  36. ↑ "Daniel Lioneye (Featuring Members Of HIM) Premieres New Song, "Ravensong"". Revolver. June 30, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
  37. ↑ "DANIEL LIONEYE (Basement show), Live in Rock City Basement". Rock City. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  38. ↑ Welcome to Carcass Cuntry album sleeve notes.
  39. ↑ Sister album sleeve notes.
  40. 1 2 "WHOCARES Featuring GILLAN, IOMMI, LORD, MCBRAIN: Single Details Revealed". Blabbermouth. April 6, 2011. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  41. 1 2 3 "Dirty Work: HIM Guitarist Mikko Lindström Talks Gear, Influences and More". Guitar World. March 19, 2014. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  42. 1 2 "HIM Mikko Lindström Gear Rundown". YouTube. February 25, 2014. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  43. 1 2 "DunlopTV - HIM Linde & Mige Show Us Their Gear!". YouTube. June 9, 2010. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  44. ↑ "Helldone 2014 - Documentary". YouTube. March 3, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  45. ↑ "HIM - "Right Here in My Arms" (Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  46. ↑ "HIM - "In Joy and Sorrow" (Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-06-09.

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