Jari "Jartsi" Kainulainen (born 29 April 1970) is a Finnish bass guitarist. He is best known as the former bassist of the

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band

Stratovarius Stratovarius is a Finnish power metal band. Formed in 1984, they have released sixteen studio albums, six DVDs and six live albums. The band's line-up has changed many times, with no founding member left since the departure of drummer Tuomo ...

from 1993 to 2005. He is currently the bassist of Masterplan, having joined 2012. After his period in Stratovarius he founded his own band called Mess. Between 2002 and 2006, Kainulainen played bass with

Kotipelto Kotipelto is a Finnish power metal self-named band by Timo Kotipelto, created during a hiatus in activity for power metal band Stratovarius. Kotipelto has been commercially well received in their native Finland, with a top 10 single "Beginning" ...

, a Finnish power metal band formed by

Timo Kotipelto Timo Antero Kotipelto (born 15 March 1969) is a Finnish musician best known as the lead singer of the power metal band Stratovarius, whom he joined in 1994, as well as fronting his own band Kotipelto. Biography He studied vocals at the pop/ja ...

, singer of Stratovarius. In 2007, he joined the Swedish progressive power metal band Evergrey. In 2010, Jari Kainulainen created the power metal supergroup

Symfonia Symfonia was a short-lived symphonic power metal Supergroup (music), supergroup formed in 2010 by Andre Matos (vocals), Timo Tolkki (guitars), Jari Kainulainen (bass), Mikko Härkin (keyboards) and Uli Kusch (drums). On February 18, 2011, the band ...

along with Andre Matos,

Timo Tolkki Timo Tapio Tolkki (born 3 March 1966) is a Finnish musician best known as the former guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer of the power metal band Stratovarius. With his tenure lasting for more than twenty years, he was the longest standing ...

, Mikko Härkin and

Uli Kusch Ulrich Kusch (born 11 March 1967) is a German heavy metal drummer. He is best known for playing with Helloween, Gamma Ray, Masterplan and Holy Moses, among others. He is known for his technical style of playing, fast-paced speed metal-like rh ...

. He joined Masterplan in 2012. In 2013, he created the melodic power metal band Shadowquest. Kainulainen plays Ibanez six-string basses and uses Ampeg amplifiers. He is influenced by

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, Billy Sheehan, Cliff Burton, and Steve Harris.

Discography

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Masterplan

*'' Novum Initium'' (2013) *''Keep Your Dream Alive'' (2015) *''PumpKings (cover album of

Helloween Helloween is a German power metal band founded in 1984 in Hamburg by members of bands Iron Fist, Gentry, Second Hell and Powerfool. The band has at times been called one of the most influential European heavy metal bands of the 1980s. Its first ...

by Roland Grapow)'' (2017)

Shadowquest

*''Armoured IV Pain'' (2015)

Stratovarius

*'' Dreamspace'' (1994) *'' Fourth Dimension'' (1996) *''

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'' (1996) *'' Visions'' (1997) *''

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'' (1998) *'' Live! Visions of Europe'' (1998) *'' Infinite'' (2000) *'' Intermission'' (2001) *'' Elements Pt. 1'' (2003) *'' Elements Pt. 2'' (2003) *''

'' (2005)

Evergrey

*'' Torn'' (2008)

Symfonia

*'' In Paradisum'' (2011)

Kotipelto

*'' Waiting for the Dawn'' (2002) *''

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'' (2004)

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* 1970 births Living people Finnish heavy metal bass guitarists Stratovarius members Masterplan (band) members 21st-century Finnish bass guitarists Evergrey members Symfonia members {{bass-guitarist-stub