He was also formerly the guitarist of the bands Violent Solution (1990) and Chaosbreed (2003–2004).
Holopainen did the guitar solo on "Dambuster" from Hellroad Caravan by Mannhai.
His influences include Ritchie Blackmore, David Gilmour, John McLaughlin and Petri Walli of Kingston Wall. Holopainen uses ESP guitars and Koch amplifiers.

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