Age, Biography and Wiki
Gas Lipstick (Mika Kristian Karppinen) was born on 8 February, 1971 in Eskilstuna, Sweden, is a Swedish-Finnish drummer. Discover Gas Lipstick's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 53 years old?
| Popular As |
Mika Kristian Karppinen |
| Occupation |
Musician |
| Age |
53 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
| Born |
8 February, 1971 |
| Birthday |
8 February |
| Birthplace |
Eskilstuna, Sweden |
| Nationality |
Sweden
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He is a member of famous Musician with the age 53 years old group.
Gas Lipstick Height, Weight & Measurements
At 53 years old, Gas Lipstick height not available right now. We will update Gas Lipstick's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Gas Lipstick's Wife?
His wife is Natali Paic (m. 2008)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Natali Paic (m. 2008) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Gas Lipstick Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Gas Lipstick worth at the age of 53 years old? Gas Lipstick’s income source is mostly from being a successful Musician. He is from Sweden. We have estimated Gas Lipstick's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Musician |
Gas Lipstick Social Network
Timeline
Mika Kristian Karppinen (born 8 February 1971), better known as Gas Lipstick, is a Swedish-Finnish musician, best known as the previous drummer of the Finnish gothic rock band HIM.
He is also a drummer for other bands currently on hiatus, such as deathgrind group To Separate the Flesh from the Bones, heavy metal group Bendover, punk group Valvontakomissio, and punk group Ääritila.
Born in Eskilstuna, Sweden to Finnish parents, Karppinen moved to Finland with his family at age 13.
He was a session drummer for one tour with the Finnish band Tarot (known as a project band of Nightwish's Marko Hietala).
Before joining HIM, he was also a member of Kyyria, which included Santeri Kallio and Niclas Etelävuori from the Finnish band Amorphis and singer Ville Tuomi of Suburban Tribe.
He sang and played guitar in a thrash metal band called Dementia which featured guitarist Roope Latvala of Children of Bodom.
He also was a drum tech for Stratovarius at one point and played on the Stratovarius DVD.
He quit Flat Earth and started a Doom Metal band called Solitude together with Janne Parviainen of Ensiferum, Ville Pelkonen of Jimson Weed and singer Aleksi Parviainen.
He plays guitar in a band for the first time since Dementia disbanded 1996.
He recorded drums for pop/rock artists Leo Stillman's 3rd record that will be released in Spring 2023.
Ääritila is currently working on a mini-LP and they are working on new songs.
Karppinen married Croatian photographer and influencer Natali at Temppeliaukio church in Helsinki on 30 August 2008.
It appears that the couple are no longer together.
Gas is an endorser of Ludwig drums, Paiste cymbals, Aquarian drum heads and Vic Firth drum sticks.
He is an open-handed drummer, meaning he plays the hi-hat with his left hand and the snare with his right, opposite to many rock drummers.
LUDWIG Legacy Classic (color: Black sparkle)
HARDWARE: LUDWIG Atlas Pro
Vic Firh American Classic Metal drum sticks
In March 2011, the game company SongHi released an internet music game with Karppinen's drum loops.
In January 2015, Karppinen announced his departure from HIM, feeling that he needed to move on as a musician.
