Career
At 14 years old, Petri (also known as "Pete") began to play the guitar. In 1996 he founded the melodic death metal band Norther with drummer Toni Hallio. In 2004, he joined the folk metal/Viking metal band Ensiferum as lead vocalist and continued to perform and record with Norther until March 3, 2009, when Norther"s official website announced his departure from the band to focus more on his duties with Ensiferum.
Petri said later in an interview that he did not want to quit the band, and on the contrary, the band members forced him to
In 2008, Lindroos fell sick and was subsequently unable to perform on the planned Russian tour. Foreign the duration of the tour, bass player Sami Hinkka took over Lindroos" vocals while ex-bassist Jukka-Pekka Miettinen filled in as a sessional guitarist.
Ibanez RG3550MZ (Galaxy Black Finish)
Jackson Soloist SL2H (Copper Snakeskin Finish)
Kramer Baretta II Pro (24 frets, Seymour Duncan pickups)
Jackson Dinky
Jim Dunlop Jazz III picks
Jackson Dx10d, seen in the "Mirror of Madness" video.