Teemu Mäntysaari | |
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Teemu Mäntysaari of Wintersun at The TLA, August 7, 2013.
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Background information | |
Born | January 7, 1987 |
Origin | Tampere, Finland |
Genres | Melodic death metal |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Guitar |
Years active | 2004–present |
Labels | Nuclear Blast |
Associated acts |
Wintersun Imperanon |
Website | Wintersun.fi |
Teemu "Manta Ray" Mäntysaari is a Finnish guitarist. He was born in Tampere, Finland, in 1987, and began playing guitar at the age of 12.
In 2004, he joined the band Wintersun and has toured with them since then. He also played for Imperanon until their break-up in 2007. He has written many unreleased songs with Imperanon.
Teemu's early musical influences on guitar were Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, John Petrucci and Shawn Lane, among others.