Henrik Klingenberg | |
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 Henrik Klingenberg in 2017 | |
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| Also known as | Henkka |
| Born | (1978-10-21)21 October 1978 (age 46) Mariehamn,Åland,Finland |
| Origin | Kemi, Finland |
| Genres | Power metal,progressive metal,melodic death metal,thrash metal,groove metal |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboards,keytar, vocals |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Nuclear Blast |
| Website | www.sonataarctica.info/site07/ |
Henrik "Henkka"Klingenberg (born 21 October 1978) is a Finnish keyboardist,keytarist and singer. He joined the Finnishpower metal bandSonata Arctica in late 2002 and currently resides inKemi, Finland, when not on tour.
Keyboardists he has listed as his favourites includeKevin Moore,Jon Lord,Jens Johansson andMatt Guillory. He claims that his musical inspiration is taken from life itself.[1][2][3]
Although his main involvement is with Sonata Arctica, he is also a member of the band Silent Voices and athrash/groove metal band called Mental Care Foundation (in which he is the vocalist rather than the keyboardist). He has also recently started amelodic death metalside project called Graveyard Shift as vocalist with his former Sonata Arctica bandmateJani Liimatainen.[1][2][3]
Before joiningSonata Arctica, he had participated in a large number of bands that he does not list on hisbio page on the officialSonata Arctica website. His most well-known previous band was aprogressive power metal band called Requiem, with whom he recorded two albums and contributed keyboards.[1][2][3]
Henrik plays the keytar (formerly theRoland AX-1, then theRoland AX-7, then AX-1 again and now theRoland AX-Synth) and aKurzweil,Korg KARMA orKorg Triton synthesizer. Recently he started to use Korg M3 instead of the Korg Karma. August 2009 in Lowlands his gear was just painted Roland AX-1 and Korg M3 and no racks. This seems to be his live gear from now on. He is endorsed by Korg and Roland (updated 16 September 2009) On a European leg of 2009 Henkka started using new Roland AX-Synth (painted violet) instead of his old AX-1 (updated 24 December 2009).[1][2][3]
In February 2012 he released his first solo album,...And the Weird Turned Pro, in which fellow Sonata Arctica bandmates Elias Viljanen and Pasi Kauppinen play the guitar and the bass, respectively (though Kauppinen was still not a member of the band). They are also joined by Finnish drummerJari Huttunen.[1][2][3]
Sonata Arctica chose Klingenberg to join after spending timedrinking with him and another candidate, since they wanted the newcomer to fit in with the other band members' socially as well as musically.[1][2][3]
During live shows, Klingenberg'skeytar allows him to add more energy and movement to the band's performances and he often wanders the stage whilst playing, in the same way that guitarists often do. On the Sonata Arctica live DVDFor the Sake of Revenge, Klingenberg smashed his hand painted Roland AX-7 several times into the floor of the stage in an event that was referred to as 'The End of this Keyboard' (a reference to the band's song 'The End of this Chapter'). This act mirrored the instrument-destroying antics ofThe Who as well as being acliché of rock andmetal music and it showed Klingenberg to be a more traditional rock or metal performer.[1][2][3]
In the documentaryMen of the North in the Land of the Rising Sun, Klingenberg is shown wearing atraffic cone on his head, which has become a trademark of sorts for fans.[1][2][3]
Everything influences me – everything that happens in life influences your personality, and I just think of my playing as an extension of who I am.
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