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Former HIM drummer Gas Lipstick to perform with Sinners Corner in Helsinki this Friday

Author Stefanie Nysand - 12.11.2026

As Mika Karppinen alias Gas Lipstick announces on his social media channels, he will play a show with Sinners Corner in Finland’s capital Helsinki this Friday (13 November 2026):

“I’m proud to announce that I got hired to play a show with Sinners Corner at Bar Loose in Helsinki this Friday. If you are in town come say hello. As well another fabulous drummer will be performing with Los Bastardos Finlandeses Mr. Twist Twist Erkinharju. He used to play in Peer Gynt. And I was a huge fan growing up.”

– Gas Lipstick

“Bar Loose” is located at Annankatu 21 in the Kamppi district of Helsinki. Tickets for the event, whose bill also includes Los Bastardos Finlandeses, can be purchased via tiketti.fi. A mandatory cloakroom fee of 3.50 € will be charged at the entrance.

Gas Lipstick is best known as the former drummer of the Finnish gothic rock band HIM, having replaced their original drummer Juhana “Pätkä” Rantala and remaining with the band until 2015. He has also been involved with Kyyria, Flat Earth and Hallatar, amongst other bands, and currently plays guitar for the Finnish doom metallers The Solitude. Sinners Corner describe themselves as “a rock band from Helsinki, Finland, featuring Paco Thunder (FIN) and Feli Pessoa (BRA)”:

“Our music is driven by raw guitar riffs, powerful rhythms, attitude, and a passion for authentic rock ‘n’ roll. No compromises, no unnecessary polish – just pure rock energy!”

– Sinners Corner

You can check out Sinners Corner‘s “very first music video”, “Sinners Corner“, below: