At times, he also composed movie soundtracks. He joined Sinergy after vocalist Kimberly Goss moved from Sweden to Finland and had to reassemble the band, having assumed the role that previously belonged to Jesper Strömblad (from In Flames).ĭuring the whole of his career, Latvala had many side projects and played as a guest musician in many bands, the most notable of the being: Warmen, Nomicon, Pornonorsu, Jailbreakers, Gloomy Grim, Amon Amarth, Children of Bodom, and Soulgrind. They played together for six years before Latvala decided to quit the band. In 1995 he joined Waltari after guitarist Sami Yli-Sirniö left the band. He then played with Dementia for around a year. He is the main influence of many Finnish guitarists, especially Alexi Laiho (from Children of Bodom).Īfter the breakup of Stone, he released an instrumental work with his brother, entitled Latvala bros. In the year of 1991, the band was dissolved, with a discography of four studio albums, one live album and one compilation album. The band's style was initially focused on a more traditional heavy metal, but they soon shifted to a faster and more aggressive sound, which was the key for them to receive mass recognition. At the age of 15, he founded the band Stone together with Janne Joutsenniemi.
