Sami Lopakka is a Finnish guitarist and author. He was one of two guitarists for the metal band

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until it disbanded (1989–2005). He was the band's main lyricist and was also considered to be the spokesman for the band. Since 2007, Lopakka has been the guitarist and main songwriter for the Russian-singing Finnish 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 ...

, with whom he plays a custom

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built around a

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assault rifle by Amfisound Guitars. As an author, Lopakka's debut novel ''Marras'' was published in January 2014 by Like Kustannus Oy in Finland. His short story ''Uudet lasit'' was published in the Finnish edition of

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literary magazine in the same year.

Sources

Sentenced HomeGrave – Sentenced's official website

KYPCK Ground Zero – KYPCK's official website
* KYPCK Headquarters – KYPCK's official Facebook page
Book publisher's website
Finnish guitarists Finnish male guitarists University of Oulu alumni Living people 1975 births 21st-century guitarists 21st-century male musicians {{Finland-musician-stub