Albert Witchfinder

Albert Witchfinder
Background information
Birth Name	Sami Albert Hynninen
Alias	Ancient Fisherman, Sami Albert Israel Shamballah Hynninen
Born	March 18, 1976 Lohja, Finland
Occupation	Musician
Genres	Doom metal, black metal, progressive rock, noise, punk rock, gothic rock, electropop, synth-pop
Instrument(s)	Bass, vocals
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Spikefarm Records
Associated acts	Reverend Bizarre Orne The Puritan Opium Warlords Spiritus Mortis

Sami Albert Hynninen (born March 18, 1976 in Lohja, Finland), better known by the stage name Albert Witchfinder, is a Finnish musician and artist, best known for forming doom metal bands like Reverend Bizarre, The Puritan and Spiritus Mortis. He was awarded with his musical merit at the Somnium Scholarship in 2009. In 1998, the publishing house Sarjamafia released Hynninen's first comic album, Magical Journey. Since then, Hynninen has become known especially as a sheet music artist for doom metal bands such as Jex Thoth.

Hynninen is a vegetarian who has spoken publicly in recent years, in addition to animal rights and nature conservation, about inter alia the future of racism and sex.