Kristian Ranta
Kristian Ranta, kent an aw as Kride, is the guitarist o the Finnish melodic daith metal baund Norther - best kent for their single Released, which entered the Finnish "Top 5". Ranta haes played the guitar on the baund's fower full length albums, the maist recent being N (album) (2008) an the No Way Back EP (2007), an contributit clean vocals tae the Solution 7 EP, Till Death Unites Us, the No Way Back EP an N. He haes formed an experimental side project named Gashouse Garden wi Children of Bodom drummer Jaska Raatikainen.
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| Background information | |
| Forby kent as | Kride |
| Born | 13 Mey 1981 Helsinki, Finland |
| Oreigin | Vihti, Finland |
| Genres | Melodic daith metal |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Century Media |
| Associate acts | Norther |
| Wabsteid | Norther's Wabsteid |
Kristian haes an aa been actin in a Finnish film cawed Vares 2. Norther / Kristian composed a title track for this film cawed Frozen Angel.
Kristian is an aa a co-foonder o a Finnish diabetes technology company cawed Mendor.(ref. PRNewswire )
Personal information
eedit- Name: Kristian 'Kride' Ranta
- Date o Birth: 13 May, 1981
- Place o Birth: Helsinki, Finland
- Instruments Played: Guitar (since 1996) an Piano (since aroond 1987)
- Practices: At least an oor a day, sometimes mair.
- Idols/Influences:
Guitarists: Paul Gilbert, Nuno Bettencourt, Roope Latvala, Eddie Van Halen, Michael Romeo, Zakk Wylde, Marty Friedman.
Bands: Waltari, Children of Bodom, Arch Enemy, Emperor, Sentenced, King Diamond, Stone, Eppu Normaali, Van Halen, Lost Horizon, Slayer, Pantera, Skid Row, Stratovarius, Amorphis, Opeth, In Flames.
Equipment
eedit- Kristian alang wi the rest o Norther is currently sponsored bi Jackson Guitars an Guild Guitar Company.
- Amfisound Custom. This guitar wis creatit durin the short time Norther wis endorsed bi Amfisound.
- Jackson RR Custom (24 frets, Skull and Crossbones inlays, EMG-81 bridge an EMG-85 neck pickups) uised prior tae gettin Amfisoond custom.
- Jackson KV2, Snow white wi black bevels.
- Guild GAD-30PCE
- Black Jim Dunlop Jazz III Picks
- Marshall EL34 50/50 Power Amp an Digitech GSP 1101 pre-amp / multieffect
- DR 11-52 set strings in D tunin
- Kristian uises Steinberg Cubase for recordin
Discography
eeditNorther
eedit- N (2008) - CD
- No Way Back EP (2007) - EP
- Till Death Unites Us (2006) - CD
- Scream (2006) - CD Single
- Solution 7 EP (2005) - EP
- Spreading Death (2004) - DVD Single
- Death Unlimited (2004) - CD
- Spreading Death (2004) - CD Single
- Mirror of Madness (2003) - CD
- Unleash Hell (2003) - CD Single
- Dreams of Endless War (2002) - CD
- Released (2002) - CD Single
Gashouse Garden
eedit- Untitled 3-track Demo
References
eedit- Official Norther website
- EndlessWar member information page Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
Freemit airtins
eedit- Kristian Ranta on MySpace - Offeecial MySpace profile o Kristian Ranta
- Kristian Ranta on Twitter - Offeecial Twitter profile o Kristian Ranta
- Norther - Offeecial page
- Mendor Archived 2020-10-20 at the Wayback Machine - Offeecial page
- The Internet Movie Database - Kristian's appearances in movies