Mirka Rantanen

Rantanen playing with Thunderstone in 2007

Mirka Rantanen is a Finnish musician. He was the drummer for power metal band Thunderstone when it formed in 2000.^[1] Rantanen has also drummed for a number of other Finnish bands, including as a session member for the supergroup Northern Kings.^[2]

Rantanen started a Heavy Metal band for children called "Hevisaurus" in 2010. His character is an Apatosaurus called "Komppi Momppi".^[3]

References

↑ "La biographie de Thunderstone". Premiere (magazine) (in French) (Lagardère Group). 4 November 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
↑ Vinha, Laura (4 May 2010). "Monster mash - Heavy metal dinosaurs rock the kiddie crowd in Finland". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
↑ "Heavy metal dinosaurs Hevisaurus rock the kids with songs about homework and monsters". The Daily Telegraph (Australia) (News Corp Australia). 3 May 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2013.

External links

Mirka Rantanen at Encyclopaedia Metallum

Thunderstone

Pasi Rantanen Nino Laurenne Titus Hjelm Jukka Karinen Atte Palokangas Rick Altzi Mirka "Leka" Rantanen Kari Tornack

Studio albums	Thunderstone (2002) The Burning (2004) Tools of Destruction (2005) Evolution 4.0 (2007) Dirt Metal (2009)

Warmen

Janne Wirman Antti Wirman Mirka Rantanen Jyri Helko Sami Virtanen Lauri Porra

Studio albums	Unknown Soldier (2000) Beyond Abilities (2002) Accept the Fact (2005) Japanese Hospitality (2009) First of the Five Elements (2014)

Compilation albums	The Evil That Warmen Do (2010)

Revolution Renaissance

Timo Tolkki Gus Monsanto Bruno Agra Magnus Rosén Bob Katsionis Mike Khalilov Justin Biggs

Guest musicians	Michael Kiske Tobias Sammet Pasi Rantanen Pasi Heikkilä Joonas Puolakka Mirka Rantanen

Studio albums	New Era (2008) Age of Aquarius (2009) Trinity (2010)

Related bands	Stratovarius Aquaria Adagio Firewind HammerFall

Authority control	MusicBrainz: 5cad6c62-40a9-4074-b47e-a5fc53b8e43e

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