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What happened with the band Sonata Arctica in 1996?
Sonata Arctica was founded by Marko Paasikoski, Jani Liimatainen and Tommy Portimo in Kemi at the end of 1995 and Pentti Peura joined in early 1996.
How did Sonata Arctica form?
The band was founded by Marko Paasikoski (guitar), Jani Liimatainen (guitar) and Tommy Portimo (drums) in 1995 while (Tony Kakko (vocals) and Pentti Peura (bass) joined in early 1996)

Question: how did they meet?
Self-contained rewrite: How did Sonata Arctica members meet?