Timo Tolkki
Guitarist
Guitarist, songwriter, and producer who was a member of the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius.
He got his first guitar at age seven and started practicing obsessively, almost every waking hour.
He left Stratovarius to focus on a solo, instrumental metal project.
His father's suicide when he was twelve impacted him greatly.
Tomi Putaansuu was another well-known Finish metal musician.