Tommy Portimo
Tommi Tapani "Tommy" Portimo (born September 5, 1981 in Kemi ) is a Finnish drummer.
Portimo started playing drums at the age of eight, inspired by a friend who also played drums. At the age of 14 he founded the band Sonata Arctica together with Tony Kakko , Jani Liimatainen , Marko Paasikoski and Pentti Peura . Apparently the Finns originally made music that had nothing to do with metal. From 1999 the band began to play Power Metal, and got a contract with the record company Spinefarm Records . In the same year her first album Ecliptica was released .
Discography
With Sonata Arctica
- 1999: Ecliptica
- 2001: Silence
- 2003: Winterheart's Guild
- 2004: Reckoning Night
- 2007: Unia
- 2009: The Days of Grays
- 2012: Stones Grow Her Name
- 2014: Pariah's Child
- 2014: Ecliptica Revisited: 15th Anniversary Edition
- 2016: The Ninth Hour
- 2019: Talviyö
As a guest musician
- 2000: Various Artists - The Keepers Of Jericho (A Tribute To Helloween)
- 2016: Alavala - Lopullisia Alkuja
Web links
- Profile on sonataarctica.info
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Portimo, Tommy |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Portimo, Tommi Tapani |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish drummer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 5th September 1981 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kemi |