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Tuomas Holopainen is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Metallica and Guns N' Roses. Those roots explain a lot about how Tuomas Holopainen arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Nightwish, Delain, Marko Hietala, Exit Eden and Xandria, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Epica, After Forever, Sonata Arctica and Visions of Atlantis, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Tuomas Holopainen, reaching back through Metallica and forward to Epica. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen is a Finnish musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the primary songwriter, keyboardist, and founding member of the symphonic metal band Nightwish. He has stated that his songwriting is influenced by harmonic film music.
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Tuomas Holopainen connections
Tuomas Holopainen grew out of Metallica and Guns N' Roses, shares an orbit with Nightwish, Delain, Marko Hietala and Exit Eden, went on to shape Epica, After Forever, Sonata Arctica and Visions of Atlantis. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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