Erno Matti Juhani Vuorinen

Symphonic metal, Songwriter

1978 –

28

Who is Erno Matti Juhani Vuorinen?

Erno "Emppu" Matti Juhani Vuorinen is a Finnish guitarist, most famous for being a founding member and occasional songwriter of the symphonic metal band Nightwish. He is the oldest of five children, having a twin brother and three younger sisters. He started to play guitar as a private study at the age of 12 and since then has played in various bands including Nightwish, Brother Firetribe, Barilari, Almah, and Altaria.

Emppu is primarily a rhythm player, often supporting the keyboard or orchestral parts of Nightwish songs. However, he plays lead melodies and solos as well. Vuorinen's solo techniques usually include alternate picking, tapping, sliding, legato, and minor to extreme whammy bar use; he also employs sweep picking, although very rarely. His solos are more melodic than those of most metal bands, but he sometimes shreds. Nightwish's first three albums feature a larger amount of lead guitar work from Emppu than their later albums. Vuorinen has tuned his studio guitars in D tuning since the release of Century Child - until then, his guitars were tuned in standard. During concerts, he has two guitars - one for each tuning.

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Born
Jun 24, 1978
Kitee
Also known as
  • Erno Vuorinen
  • Emppu Vuorinen
  • Vuorinen, Emppu
  • Erno "Emppu" Matti Juhani Vuorinen
  • Emppu Vuorinen
Nationality
  • Finland
Profession

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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