Jari "Jartsi" Kainulainen (born 29 April 1970) is a

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bass guitarist. He is best known for having been the bass player of the

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 ...

band

Stratovarius Stratovarius is a Finnish power metal band that formed in 1985. Since their formation, they have released sixteen studio albums, five DVDs and six live albums. In its history, the band has gone through many chaotic lineup changes, and after fo ...

from 1993 until 2005. Kainulainen 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 Evergrey is a Swedish progressive metal band from Gothenburg. History Evergrey was formed in 1995 in Gothenburg, Sweden as a progressive power metal band, in contrast to the melodic death metal that Gothenburg is known for. Since then, the band ...

. In 2010 Jari Kainulainen created the power metal supergroup

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

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 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 rhythm, an ...

. He joined Masterplan in 2012. In 2013 he created the melodic power metal band Shadowquest. Kainulainen plays Ibanez 6 string basses and uses

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amplifiers. He is influenced by

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, and Steve Harris.

Discography

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. Its first lineup consisted of singer and guitarist Kai Hansen, bassist Markus Grosskopf, guitarist Michael Weik ...

Roland Grapow Roland Grapow (born 30 August 1959 in Hamburg) is a German professional guitarist and music producer. Grapow is best known for his time in the power metal band Helloween, with which he played for 12 years after replacing founding member Kai Hans ...

)'' (2017)

Shadowquest

*''Armoured IV Pain'' (2015)

Stratovarius

*''

Dreamspace ''Dreamspace'' is the third studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 9 February 1994 through Noise Records.

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

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'' (1996) *''

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'' (1997) *''

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'' (1998) *'' Live! Visions of Europe'' (1998) *''

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'' (2000) *''

Intermission An intermission, also known as an interval in British and Indian English, is a recess between parts of a performance or production, such as for a theatrical play, opera, concert, or film screening. It should not be confused with an entr'acte (F ...

'' (2001) *''

Elements Pt. 1 ''Elements Pt. 1'' is the ninth studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 27 January 2003 through Nuclear Blast. The album reached No. 2 on the Finnish albums chart, as well as reaching the top 100 in four other countries. "Eagle ...

'' (2003) *'' Elements Pt. 2'' (2003) *''

'' (2005)

Evergrey

*'' Torn'' (2008)

Symfonia

*''

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'' (2011)

Kotipelto

*'' Waiting for the Dawn'' (2002) *'' Coldness'' (2004)

References

External links

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