Marko Paasikoski

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Name = Marko Paasikoski

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Instrument = Bass
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Genre = Power metal
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Label = Spinefarm Nuclear Blast
Associated_acts = Sonata Arctica
URL = [http://www.sonataarctica.info www.sonataarctica.info]
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Marko Paasikoski (born June 10 1978 in Kemi, Finland) is the bassist from the power metal band Sonata Arctica. He was a founding member of the band, originally playing as a second guitarist when they were still known as Tricky Beans, but left after their third demo recording. He returned after the Successor EP, when the band were in need of a bassist following Janne Kivilahti's departure.

He plays Warwick basses and names Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, Freak Kitchen, and Helloween as his greatest musical influences.