| Kimberly Goss | |
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 Kimberly Goss
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kimberly Goss |
| Born | February 15, 1978 |
| Genre(s) | Heavy metal |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Keyboards |
| Associated acts | Sinergy Therion |
Kimberly Goss (born February 15, 1978, Los Angeles, California) is the vocalist and founding member of the Finnish-based heavy metal band Sinergy. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Sinergy is a Finnish Power metal cover supergroup formed in an effort to present a "balls-out female-fronted metal band" to the world by American Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Sinergy is a Finnish Power metal cover supergroup formed in an effort to present a "balls-out female-fronted metal band" to the world by American
Early life
She was born in Los Angeles to a Korean father and a German-American mother, who was a jazz singer. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States When she was a year old, her mother accepted a job offer to sing in Japan, where they went on to live for one year in the town of Kawasaki, near Tokyo. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan, between Tokyo and Yokohama. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. They moved back to Los Angeles in 1980 and eventually relocated to Chicago (her mother's birthplace), where Kimberly was raised for most of her childhood. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
Career
Before starting her own band she sang and played keyboards for Norwegian black metal band Ancient from 1996 to 1997, and during those years was also the touring keyboard player for Swedish symphonic metal band Therion. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It often employs fast tempos shrieked vocals highly distorted guitars played with Tremolo picking, Ancient is a Norwegian Melodic black metal formed in 1992 The band has released six full-length albums and is currently signed to Metal Blade Records "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Symphonic metal or opera metal is a term used to describe Heavy metal music that has symphonic elements that is elements that sound similar to a Therion is a Swedish Symphonic metal band founded by Christofer Johnsson in 1987 She also played live keyboards for Dimmu Borgir, having toured with them throughout the world in support of their Enthrone Darkness Triumphant album. Dimmu Borgir (ˌdɪmuːˈbɔːrɡɪr is a Symphonic black metal band from Norway. She then went on to temporarily play keyboards for Children of Bodom during their 1998 European tour while their own keyboardist was occupied with school. Children of Bodom is a Finnish Melodic death metal band from Espoo, Finland formed in 1993 She was in a long term relationship with and eventually married guitarist Alexi Laiho (who plays lead guitar for both Sinergy and Children of Bodom), but the couple separated in 2004. Alexi "Wildchild" Laiho (Markku Uula Aleksi Laiho (Born April 8 1979 is the composer and lead Guitarist for the bands Children of Bodom (where he Although no longer together, they still remain close friends.
Goss started her career in music early, debuting as a singer for the underground band Avernus at the age of fifteen. She went on to write and publish her own underground extreme metal fanzine at the age of sixteen, interviewing widely recognized bands such as Emperor, Darkthrone, Mayhem and Bathory, to name a few. A fanzine (see also Zine) is a nonprofessional publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre for the pleasure Emperor is a Norwegian Symphonic black metal band formed in 1991 DarkThrone is a Massive Online Text Based Game developed by Lazarus Software Mayhem is a Black metal band formed during 1984 in Oslo Norway. Bathory was a Swedish heavy metal band formed by Quorthon in 1983 Still at seventeen, she moved to Norway in order to pursue an offer she received to play in the band Ancient. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional After recording one album with them, they went on tour with bands like Dark Funeral and Bal-Sagoth. Dark Funeral is a Black metal band from Stockholm, Sweden. The band formed in 1993 and released its first record in 1994 placing it among the pioneers Bal-Sagoth are a Symphonic black metal band from Yorkshire, England, formed in 1993 She was also invited to play keyboards and sing backing vocals on Therion's world tour in support of their Theli album. With Therion, she toured with bands like Amorphis, Sentenced and My Dying Bride as well as playing major European festivals like Dynamo Open Air. Amorphis is a Finnish metal band started by Jan Rechberger Tomi Koivusaari and Esa Holopainen in 1990 Sentenced was a doom / Gothic metal and in the beginning Melodic death metal band formed in 1989, in the town of Muhos, Finland My Dying Bride is a British Doom metal band formed in 1990 Biography My Dying Bride was formed in June 1990 after lead guitarist Andrew Dynamo Open Air is a festival in the Netherlands held (almost every year since 1986 In 1997 she was also asked to join Dimmu Borgir as a session keyboardist where they went on to tour with bands like In Flames, Krisiun and Kreator. In Flames is a Death metal band formed in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1990 and is considered to be a pioneer and major influence to the melodic death metal genre Krisiun is a Brazilian Death metal band founded by brothers Alex Camargo (bass vocals Moyses Kolesne (guitars and Max Kolesne (drums Kreator are a German Thrash metal band from Essen Germany. They started their career in 1982 under the name Tormentor During the tour with In Flames in august of 1997, she met guitarist Jesper Strömblad and together they formed the first incarnation of Sinergy. Jesper Strömblad (born on November 28, 1972) is the Guitarist, founder & last Original Member of the Swedish Melodic death metal She moved to Sweden in 1998 to rehearse with the first line-up of the band and proceeded to record their debut album, Beware the Heavens. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Shortly after, she relocated once again and moved to Finland, where she currently lives. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Together with original band member Alexi Laiho, they reformed Sinergy with Finnish musicians. Over the years Sinergy has teamed up to tour with bands like Nightwish, Angra, Dark Tranquillity, In Flames and Children of Bodom. Nightwish is a symphonic Power metal band formed in 1996 in the town of Kitee, Finland. Angra is a heavy metal band from São Paulo, Brazil known for its use of symphonic interludes highly technical guitar playing and regional elements Dark Tranquillity is a Melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. In Flames is a Death metal band formed in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1990 and is considered to be a pioneer and major influence to the melodic death metal genre Children of Bodom is a Finnish Melodic death metal band from Espoo, Finland formed in 1993 They've also played some of the biggest metal festivals in the world including Wacken Open Air. Wacken Open Air (WOA is a popular German music festival focusing on various forms of Extreme metal and Heavy metal. Their success in Japan led Kimberly to receive an offer to write a monthly column for over 3 years in Burrn! magazine.
Goss has also made contributions to other bands, writing some lyrics for Children of Bodom on three of their albums[1], and lending her voice to guest sing on albums by Warmen, Eternal Tears of Sorrow, To/Die/For, Exhumation, and, most recently, Kylähullut. Children of Bodom is a Finnish Melodic death metal band from Espoo, Finland formed in 1993 Warmen is a Finnish metal band assembled by keyboard player Janne Viljami Wirman - also known as Warman. Eternal Tears of Sorrow (commonly abbreviated to EToS) is a Finnish Melodic death metal band Mary-Ann redirects here for the Gilligan's Island character see Mary Ann Summers To/Die/For (often abbreviated TDF Kylähullut is a Finnish Punk rock band consisting of Alexi Laiho ( Children of Bodom) Tonmi Lillman (ex- To/Die/For) and Vesku
The fourth Sinergy album, Sins of the Past, began production in 2004, but due to Children of Bodom's busy schedule the album has yet to be completed. There is no word yet on when this album will be released, but the band has not officially broken up and have insisted that they do intend on finishing this recording.
References
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