Kristian Ranta
Personal information
Personal information
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* **Name:** Kristian 'Kride' Ranta
* **Date of Birth:** 13 May 1981
* **Place of Birth:** [Helsinki](/wiki/Helsinki "Helsinki"), [Finland](/wiki/Finland "Finland")
* **Instruments Played:** [Guitar](/wiki/Guitar "Guitar") (since 1996\) and [piano](/wiki/Piano "Piano") (since around 1987\)
* **Practices:** at least an hour a day, sometimes more.
* **Idols and influences:**

*Guitarists:* [Paul Gilbert](/wiki/Paul_Gilbert "Paul Gilbert"), [Nuno Bettencourt](/wiki/Nuno_Bettencourt "Nuno Bettencourt"), [Roope Latvala](/wiki/Roope_Latvala "Roope Latvala"), [Eddie Van Halen](/wiki/Eddie_Van_Halen "Eddie Van Halen"), [Michael Romeo](/wiki/Michael_Romeo "Michael Romeo"), [Zakk Wylde](/wiki/Zakk_Wylde "Zakk Wylde") and [Marty Friedman](/wiki/Marty_Friedman_%28guitarist%29 "Marty Friedman (guitarist)").

*Bands:* [Waltari](/wiki/Waltari "Waltari"), [Children of Bodom](/wiki/Children_of_Bodom "Children of Bodom"), [Arch Enemy](/wiki/Arch_Enemy_%28band%29 "Arch Enemy (band)"), [Emperor](/wiki/Emperor_%28band%29 "Emperor (band)"), [Sentenced](/wiki/Sentenced_%28band%29 "Sentenced (band)"), [King Diamond](/wiki/King_Diamond "King Diamond"), [Stone](/wiki/Stone_%28band%29 "Stone (band)"), [Eppu Normaali](/wiki/Eppu_Normaali "Eppu Normaali"), [Van Halen](/wiki/Van_Halen "Van Halen"), [Lost Horizon](/wiki/Lost_Horizon_%28band%29 "Lost Horizon (band)"), [Slayer](/wiki/Slayer "Slayer"), [Pantera](/wiki/Pantera "Pantera"), [Skid Row](/wiki/Skid_Row_%28American_band%29 "Skid Row (American band)"), [Stratovarius](/wiki/Stratovarius "Stratovarius"), [Amorphis](/wiki/Amorphis "Amorphis"), [Opeth](/wiki/Opeth "Opeth"), [In Flames](/wiki/In_Flames "In Flames").
* **Speaks:** [Finnish](/wiki/Finnish_language "Finnish language"), [English](/wiki/English_language "English language"), [Swedish](/wiki/Swedish_language "Swedish language"), and [German](/wiki/German_language "German language").


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