Divinefire is a

Christian metal Christian metal, also known as white metal, Jesus metal or heavenly metal, is heavy metal music distinguished by its Christian themed song lyrics and the dedication of the band members to Christianity. Christian metal is typically performed by ...

group founded in the spring of 2004 by Finnish guitarist

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 ...

, and Swedish singer

Christian Liljegren Per Christian Liljegren (born 3 February 1971), is best known as the lead vocalist, and primary lyricist, for the Swedish Christian melodic power metal band, Narnia. Liljegren is also the frontman of the metal bands Audiovision, Divinefire, Flag ...

. Liljegren is the current frontman of the band

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. The group signed a contract with King Records, in

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and proceeded to release their first album, ''

Glory Thy Name Divinefire is a Christian metal group founded in the spring of 2004 by Finnish guitarist Jani Stefanovic, and Swedish singer Christian Liljegren. Liljegren is the current frontman of the band Narnia. The group signed a contract with King Re ...

'' on December 18, 2004. One month later it was released in Western countries by Rivel Records, Christian Liljegren's label. Their style mixes

power metal Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in contra ...

with both melodic and aggressive elements."Review of Glory Thy Name" Frank Trojan ''RockHard Magazine'' (GERMANY) They have also had many special guest musicians on their albums. Among them have been

Carl Johan Grimmark Carl Johan Grimmark (born October 14, 1977 ) is a Swedish guitarist. He has appeared with several influential Christian metal bands including Narnia, Saviour Machine, and Rob Rock. He recently joined the band Beautiful Sin in 2006, he has also ...

of Narnia and

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Members

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;Former * Torbjörn Weinesjö – guitar *

Andreas Olsson Narnia is a Swedish metal band founded by guitarist Carl Johan Grimmark and singer Christian Liljegren. The band formed in Sweden in 1996, disbanded in 2010, and reformed in 2014. Their music references ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' by C. S. Lewi ...

– bass, backing vocals ;Guest musicians * Pontus Norgren * Thomas Vikström *

Maria Rådsten Ingela ''Maria'' Kristina Rådsten-Ekman (born 6 April 1966) is a Swedish singer. She began her musical career with the group Peter's Pop Squad. Later, she would become part of One More Time, with which she achieved great international success. ...

* Fredrik Sjöholm *

* Hubertus Liljegren

Discography

Studio albums

*''Glory Thy Name'' (2004) *''Hero'' (2005) *''Into a New Dimension'' (2006) *''Farewell'' (2008) *''Eye of the Storm'' (2011)

Notes and references

External links

Divinefire
at MySpace
Rivel Records
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