Megadeth are transferring ahead with guitarist Teemu Mantysaari, who started enjoying dwell with the thrash legends again in September as a fill-in for Kiko Loureiro. Now that he’ll be with the band heading into 2024, Megadeth’s web site has been up to date with a profile on their new Finnish axeman, which lists his favourite album, meals, films, Megadeth solo and much more.
A bit over per week in the past, Loureiro issued a press release relating to his “extended absence” from Megadeth, taking extra time away from the band after stepping away from dwell duties earlier within the yr to have a tendency to household issues. After speaking issues over with Megadeth chief Dave Mustaine and the band’s administration, either side agreed a continued absence was the right plan of action and Loureiro expressed gratitude for his 9 years as Megadeth’s guitarist.
Megadeth adopted this up with a press release of their very own, confirming that Mantysaari would stay with the band for the foreseeable future.
So, it is now time to get to know a bit extra about Mantysaari as a musician and as an individual!
About Teemu Mantysaari — Favorite Albums, Food, Megadeth Solo, Movies + More
Birthday: Jan. 7, 1987
Other Bands: Wintersun (symphonic melodic demise steel), Smackbound (arduous rock)
Wintersun, “Sons of Winter and Stars”
Smackbound, “Drive It Like You Stole It”
Favorite Band/Album: Dio, Holy Diver
Favorite Movies: The Shawshank Redemption, Star Wars authentic trilogy
Favorite Meal: pasta with tofu, orange sauce and cottage cheese
Favorite Megadeth Solo: “Lucretia” (Megadeth have but to play this Rust In Peace monitor since Mantysaari joined the lineup)
Favorite TV Shows: Breaking Bad, Dark, Black Mirror, JAG
Elsewhere within the profile, Mantysaari lists snowboarding, biking, going to the gymnasium and accumulating guitars amongst his hobbies and is an avid fan of ice hockey, soccer, floorball, tennis and calisthenics.
His most memorable live performance was seeing Finnish energy steel icons Stratovarius at Tammerfest in 2001 and, whereas he cannot recall his first-ever live performance, it is this fest that stands proud amongst his earliest dwell music recollections.
As for what the guitarist likes to do throughout his downtime, vacationing within the Swiss Alps is a favourite and, whereas at dwelling, he enjoys napping, “relaxed dinners” in addition to swimming and steaming it up within the sauna.
If Mantysaari wasn’t a musician, he would have like to develop into an expert athlete or a LEGO engineer.
Learn much more about him right here.
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