Taneli Jarva is a Finnish musician. He was the vocalist and bass player of the heavy metal band

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from 1991 until leaving the group in 1995, citing creative differences. In 1998, Jarva formed The Black League, which he considers his "brainchild and life's work". The Black League published five studio albums. The band was active until October 2014, when Jarva decided to call it quits due to "loss of personal inspiration". Jarva was also the bass player for the extreme metal band

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(1992–1996) and vocalist in the

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band Chaosbreed (2003–2005). He currently works as a tattoo artist at Tatuata in Helsinki and plays bass in Then Came Bronson, a Helsinki-based rock group.

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1975 births Living people Finnish heavy metal bass guitarists Finnish heavy metal singers Musicians from Oulu 21st-century Finnish singers 21st-century Finnish bass guitarists {{Finland-singer-stub