Mika Kristian Karppinen, better known as Gas Lipstick (born 8 February 1971), is currently the drummer for the rock band
HIM. He is also the drummer for Finnish
deathgrind band
To Separate the Flesh from the Bones, punk band
Ååritila, and metal band
Bendover. He also was a drum tech for
Stratovarius at one point and was on the
Stratovarius DVD for a couple of parts. Mika married his girlfriend Natali in Temppeliaukio church, Helsinki, on 30 August 2008. Mika became a father when his daughter was born on 16 January 2009. Gas is an endorser of Tama Drums, Paiste Cymbals, Aquarian drum…
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