Sami Kukkohovi (born 26 July 1974) is a Finnish musician, best known as the bassist of the metal band
Sentenced.
He joined the band in 1996, replacing
Taneli Jarva
Taneli Jarva is a Finnish musician born in Oulu, Northern Finland. He was the vocalist and bass player of the heavy metal band Sentenced from 1991 until leaving the group in 1995, citing creative differences.
In 1998, Jarva formed The Blac ...
, and stayed with ''Sentenced'' up until they disbanded in 2005. Firstly, he was only a session member on gigs, but after that he joined the band officially. In addition to playing the bass guitar, he was also the back-up vocalist. Kukkohovi has been the guitar player for the hard rock band
Solution 13 during his time with Sentenced. On live shows of the Doom metal band
KYPCK
KYPCK ( Volapuk rendition from Russian " Курск", "Kursk" in the Western Alphabet) is a Finnish metal band. They were formed in 2007 and sing in Russian.
History
The band's vocalist Erkki Seppänen speaks fluent Russian after his years ...
,
the crew is strengthened by Sami Kukkohovi, playing the second guitar. Currently Kukkohovi is playing with his new band Fiasco General.
Discography
Studio albums
with Sentenced
* ''
Frozen'' (1998)
* ''
Crimson
Crimson is a rich, deep red color, inclining to purple.
It originally meant the color of the kermes dye produced from a scale insect, ''Kermes vermilio'', but the name is now sometimes also used as a generic term for slightly bluish-red colo ...
'' (2000)
* ''
The Cold White Light
''The Cold White Light'' is an album by the Finnish metal band Sentenced, released in May 2002 on Century Media. Limited copies contain the video for the song "Killing Me Killing You" from the band's previous album ''Crimson'' plus a free Senten ...
'' (2002)
* ''
The Funeral Album
''The Funeral Album'' is the eighth and final album by the Finnish metal band Sentenced. It was released on 31 May 2005.
Track listing
Personnel
* Ville Laihiala – vocals
* Miika Tenkula – lead guitar
* Sami Lopakka – rhythm guitar
* ...
'' (2005)
Live album
with Sentenced
* ''Buried Alive'' (2 discs, 2006)
Demotracks
with Fiasco General
* ''All Roads Lead To Pain'' (2007)
* ''Void'' (2007)
DVDs
with Sentenced
* ''Buried Alive'' (two discs, 2006)
Singles
with Sentenced
* ''
Killing Me Killing You (1999)
* ''
No One There'' (2002)
* ''Routasydän'' (2003)
* ''
Ever-Frost
''The Funeral Album'' is the eighth and final album by the Finnish metal band Sentenced. It was released on 31 May 2005.
Track listing
Personnel
* Ville Laihiala – vocals
* Miika Tenkula – lead guitar
* Sami Lopakka – rhythm guitar
* ...
'' (2005)
References
1974 births
Living people
Finnish male musicians
People from Oulu
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