Renascent is an
unblack metal band that originated in
Helsinki, Finland, and the core of the band now currently reside in
Bloomington, Indiana. The band has released an EP titled, ''Demon's Quest'' in 2004 and a full length titled ''Through Darkness'' in 2005. The band released their sophomore album, ''Praise of the Lord God Almighty'', on 5 November 2016.
The band is openly Christian. The band has been compared to
Dimmu Borgir and
Old Man's Child.
History
Renascent started in the beginning of the year 2003. The band started with drummer
Jani Stefanovic
Jani Stefanovic (born 23 May 1979) is a Swedish multi-instrumentalist that primarily plays Swedish death metal. Jani started playing around the age of 13–14 years old.
Personal life
Jani was born in Gothenburg, Sweden to a Finnish mother and a ...
meeting guitarist Eero Tertsunen and keyboardist Mikaela Akrenius.
The band official came up with their name the same week bassist Voitto Rintala joined the band.
[ In Summer 2004, the band hired Barry Hilliden to become their vocalist and the band recorded their debut release ''Demon's Quest''. In 2005, the band released ''Through Darkness'' and soon after the release, Stefanovic and Hilliden both departed from the band. Stefanovic then formed the band Miseration with former Scar Symmetry vocalist Christian Älvestam. The band remained inactive until around 2014, when the band started recording a new album. The album was scheduled to be released in 2016 with Tertsunen on vocals and guitar, Rintala on bass, Akrenius on keyboards and new member Markus Saarela on drums.]
Discography
;Studio albums
* ''Through Darkness'' (2005)
Members
;Current
* Eero Tertsunen - Guitar (2003–present), Vocals (2003-2004, 2005–present) (Angel of Sodom
Angel of Sodom is a thrash metal band that originated out of Helsinki, Finland. The band was created in 2009, founded by Eero Tertsunen, who also performs in Renascent, and Michael Majalahti. The band has released one studio album in 2015 and an ...
, The Slave Eye
The Slave Eye is a black metal supergroup that originated in Raleigh, North Carolina. However, the project sees contributions from North Carolina, Indiana, California, of the United States and Finland. The band was created by Siervo and Eero Terts ...
, Symphony of Heaven
Symphony of Heaven is a Christian blackened death metal band from Owensville, Indiana, United States. The band began in 2017 as a solo project, but morphed into a full band by 2019, consisting of Logan Thompson (guitars/vocals), David Napier (bass ...
, The UnWorthy)
* Voitto Rintala - Bass (2003–present)
* Mikaela Akrenius - Keyboards (2003–present)
* Joonas Heikkinen - Drums (2014–present) (Angel of Sodom
Angel of Sodom is a thrash metal band that originated out of Helsinki, Finland. The band was created in 2009, founded by Eero Tertsunen, who also performs in Renascent, and Michael Majalahti. The band has released one studio album in 2015 and an ...
, The Slave Eye
The Slave Eye is a black metal supergroup that originated in Raleigh, North Carolina. However, the project sees contributions from North Carolina, Indiana, California, of the United States and Finland. The band was created by Siervo and Eero Terts ...
, ex- Temple of Perdition)
;Former
* Jani Stefanović - Drums, Vocals ( Divinefire, ex- Crimson Moonlight) (2003-2005)
* Barry Halldan - Vocals (ex-Darkend) (2004-2005)
* Markus Saarela - Drums (2005-2007)
;Touring
* Carlos Osnaya - Guitar (2018–present) (ex- Temple of Perdition, The UnWorthy, Exousia)
* Pekka Taina - Guitar (2005) (Sáwol, ex-Sotahuuto)
;Session
* Rolf Pilve - Drums (2016) ( Stratovarius)
;Timeline
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References
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Musical groups established in 2003
Finnish Christian metal musical groups
Finnish death metal musical groups
Unblack metal musical groups