---
title: "Tuomas Holopainen"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/tuomas-holopainen"
genre: "More Metal"
country: "Finland"
formed: 1976
---

# Tuomas Holopainen

**Tuomas Holopainen** is a more metal band, from Finland, active 1976 to present.

Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen is a Finnish musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the primary songwriter, keyboardist, and founding member of the symphonic metal band Nightwish. He has stated that his songwriting is influenced by harmonic film music.

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

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Tuomas Holopainen |
| Genre | More Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Kitee, Finland |
| Formed | 1976 |
| Releases in catalog | 1 |

## Genres

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

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | [The Life and Times of Scrooge](https://themetalnet.com/album/b5f3169a-cce5-4c9c-b154-b7860cd3da56) | Album |

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- [Opeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/opeth) (listened together)
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- [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together)
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## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Tuomas_Holopainen/1998
- x: https://twitter.com/TuomasOfficial
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Tuomas.L.J.Holopainen
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4rpsPzapLwm5LJPZmmWhFI
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/4404411
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/fi/artist/2898803
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCcnmtTJlfx7Qpy4on2dtsMw

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