Renascent (band)
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| Origin | Helsinki, Finland |
| Genres | Unblack metal,[1] Christian metal,[2][3] death metal,[2][3] Thrash metal[3][4] |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Labels | Maamalainen Levykauppa, Metal Union |
| Associated acts | Divinefire |
| Website | Renascent on Facebook |
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Renascent is a 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 has an upcoming album, Praise of the Lord God Almighty, due to be released on November 5, 2016.[5] The band is openly Christian.[6] The band has been compared to Dimmu Borgir and Old Man's Child.[7]
History
Renascent started in the beginning of the year 2003. The band started with drummer Jani Stefanovic meeting guitarist Eero Tertsunen and keyboardist Mikaela Akrenius.[8] The band official came up with their name the same week bassist Voitto Rintala joining the band.[8] 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.[9] The band remained inactive until around 2014, when the band started recording a new album. The album is 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.[5] The band's album was later released on November 5, 2016.[10]
Discography
- Studio albums
- EPs
- Demon's Quest (2004)
Members
- Current
- Eero Tertsunen - Guitar (2003-present), Vocals (2005-present)
- Voitto Rintala - Bass (2003-present)
- Markus Saarela - Drums (2005-present)
- Mikaela Akrenius - Keyboards (2003-present)
- Former
- Jani Stefanović - Drums, Vocals (Divinefire, ex-Crimson Moonlight) (2003-2005)
- Barry Halldan - Vocals (ex-Darkend) (2004-2005)
- Touring
- Pekka Taina - Guitar (2005-present)
- Timeline
References
- ↑ xFiruath. "Unearthing the Metal Underground: The Unblack Metal Scene". Metal Underground. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- 1 2 "Renascent". MusicMight. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 Jousmäki, Henna (2015). "Christian Metal Online: The Discursive Construction of Identity and Culture" (PDF). Jyväskylä Studies in Humanities. "Renascent"
- ↑ "Renascent". Metal for Jesus. 2004. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
Finnish death metal thrashers Renascent has a new vocalist called Barry Halldan (ex-Darkened). Their mini-cd Demons' Quest is now released with 4 tracks of thrashing death metal
- 1 2 Renascent (5 November 2015). "Renascent announcement". Facebook. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
For those who wait our release coming out at November 2015: There is still stuff to do with the album so I have to postpone possible release to 1st quarter of 2016. (we don't want to release this too near Christmas
- ↑ xFiruath. "Eero Tertsunen of Renascent Discuss the Black Metal Ideology and How It Mixes with Christianity". Metal Underground. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- 1 2 Morrow, Matt. "Renascent - Through Darkness". The Whipping Post. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- 1 2 "Renascent". Tartarean Desire. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ↑ Sweeney, Brian Review of Miseration - Your Demons, Their Angels at the Wayback Machine (archive index). Metal Review. Retrieved on June 10, 2016.
- ↑ Beard, Mason (November 4, 2016). "Renascent Releases Sophomore Album". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ↑ "Renascent - Through Darkness". HM Magazine. May 2006.
- ↑ Pelt, Doug Van (October 2006). "Renascent - Through Darkness". Heaven's Metal.