Janne Parviainen, born 1973 in
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bo ...
, is a
heavy metal drummer
A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drums.
Most contemporary western bands that play rock, pop, jazz, or R&B music include a drummer for purposes including timekeeping and embellishing the musical timbre. The drummer' ...
, who plays in the bands
Sinergy,
Barathrum and
Ensiferum
Ensiferum (Latin: , n adj., meaning "sword bearing") is a Finnish folk metal band from Helsinki. The members of the band label themselves as "melodic folk metal."
History Formation, demos and ''Ensiferum'' (1995−2002)
''Ensiferum'' was founde ...
. He is a former member of
Waltari and Zwanziger.
Janne joined Barathrum in 2000, and Sinergy and Ensiferum more recently. His first recording for Ensiferum was the ''
Dragonheads''
EP, which was recorded soon after he joined the band in 2005 and released early the next year. He has yet to feature on a Sinergy album, having joined after the recording of their most recent album,
Suicide By My Side.
Janne's longest time in a band was with Waltari - between 1990 and 2002, when he left to join Sinergy.
External links
BarathrumEnsiferumWaltari
Finnish heavy metal drummers
Living people
1973 births
21st-century drummers
Sinergy members
Ensiferum members
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