---
title: "Esa Holopainen"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/esa-holopainen"
genre: "More Metal"
country: "Finland"
formed: 1972
---

# Esa Holopainen

**Esa Holopainen** is a more metal band, from Finland, active 1972 to present.

Amorphis is a Finnish progressive metal band founded by Jan Rechberger, Tomi Koivusaari, and Esa Holopainen in 1990. Initially, the band was a death metal act, but on later albums they evolved into playing other genres, including progressive metal, folk metal, and melodic death metal. They frequently use the Kalevala, the epic poem of Finland, as a source for their lyrics.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amorphis

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Esa Holopainen |
| Genre | More Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Finland |
| Formed | 1972 |
| Releases in catalog | 1 |

## Genres

[More Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/other-metal)

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2021 | [Silver Lake](https://themetalnet.com/album/a3dc0937-5e42-4aff-a98b-423db39c19ad) | Album |

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## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Esa_Holopainen/2012

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/esa-holopainen](https://themetalnet.com/band/esa-holopainen). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt