Sami Hinkka (born 27 April 1978 in

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) is a heavy metal

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, presently with

Ensiferum Ensiferum (Latin: , n adj., meaning "sword bearing") is a Finnish folk metal band from Helsinki. The members of the band label themselves as "melodic folk metal." History Formation, demos and ''Ensiferum'' (1995−2002) ''Ensiferum'' was founde ...

. He joined his current band in 2004 as a replacement for Jukka-Pekka Miettinen after playing for some years in the melodic death/

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band

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. He left his role with

in 2006 and now plays only in

. In addition to

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duties, Hinkka also performs in the role of dual backing/choir vocalist with

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Markus Toivonen. He has also taken over as the band's main lyricist, having written almost all of the lyrics since '' Victory Songs''. During Ensiferum's tour to Russia in 2008 he performed as the lead vocalist due to

Petri Lindroos Petri Lindroos (born 10 January 1980 in Espoo, Finland) is a melodic death/folk metal guitarist and vocalist. He is currently the lead vocalist in Ensiferum. Previously, he was a founding member and lead vocalist for Norther. Biography At 14 yea ...

' illness.

Equipment

Hinkka uses Warwick 5 and 6 string Corvettes. He has previously used an Ibanez Prestige SR5006E, as shown in the picture.

References

External links

Ensiferum
Finnish heavy metal bass guitarists Living people 1978 births 21st-century bass guitarists Ensiferum members {{bass-guitarist-stub pt:Sami Hinkka