Alexander Kuoppala

Alexander Kuoppala
Background information
Born	(1974-04-11) 11 April 1974 (age 50) Kuusamo, Finland
Genres	Melodic death metal, power metal
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Guitar
Years active	1994–present
Formerly of	Children of Bodom

Alexander Kuoppala (born 11 April 1974) is a Finnish musician who was the guitarist for the melodic death metal band Children of Bodom from 1995 to 2003.^[1] He played on their albums Something Wild,^[2] Hatebreeder,^[3] Follow the Reaper,^[4] and Hate Crew Deathroll.^[5] He also plays on the Timo Rautiainen album Sarvivuori.^[6]

Children of Bodom's first world tour began in 2003 and lasted until late 2004. The tour had many sold-out concerts and marked the consolidation of the band in North America, but was also accompanied by an unexpected announcement: Kuoppala decided to quit Children of Bodom for personal reasons right in the middle of the tour. Laiho's bandmate from Sinergy, Roope Latvala assumed the guitars as a session player, until later joining the band as Kuoppala's replacement.^{[citation needed]}

In 2017, Kuoppala joined Finnish metal band Valonkantajat and recorded sologuitars on their last album "Vastavirtaan" in 2018. He played in Valonkantajat until 2021 when the band split up.

In 2019, he formed new band called Thyrargo. They started to record their first EP in 2020.

References

1. Ankeny, Jason. "Biography-Children of Bodon". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
2. "Credits Something Wild". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
3. Jeffries, Vincent. "Overview Hatebreeder". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
4. "Credits Follow the Reaper". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
5. "Credits Hate Crew Deathroll". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
6. Lindroos, JT. "Biography-Timo Rautiainen". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 January 2010.

External links

• Media related to Alexander Kuoppala at Wikimedia Commons