Renascent is an
unblack metal
Unblack metal (also known as Christian black metal) is a religious philosophy and subgenre within black metal, inheriting several characteristics of it, such as the melody, the lyrics and the aesthetics ( corpse paint), whose artists either dire ...
band that originated in
Helsinki
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, Finland, and the core of the band now currently reside in
Bloomington, Indiana
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. 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
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and
Old Man's Child
Old Man's Child is a Norwegian black metal band from the city of Oslo. The band is the brainchild of Galder (formerly known as Grusom; birth name: Thomas Rune Andersen) who is the only permanent member of the band.
History
Old Man's Child was ...
.
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
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with former Scar Symmetry
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History
Formation and ''Symmetric in Design'' (2004−200 ...
vocalist Christian Älvestam
Christian Älvestam (Born 14 April 1976 in Sweden) is a vocalist, lyricist, guitarist, bassist and drummer for several bands from Sweden. He is, however, best known as the former vocalist for the Swedish metal band Scar Symmetry. He currently per ...
. 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, The Slave Eye, Symphony of Heaven, The UnWorthy)
* Voitto Rintala - Bass (2003–present)
* Mikaela Akrenius - Keyboards (2003–present)
* Joonas Heikkinen - Drums (2014–present) ( Angel of Sodom, The Slave Eye, ex-Temple of Perdition
Temple of Perdition is a black metal project that began in September 2017, between Ya'akov Nahash, Joonas Heikkinen, and Benainah, out of Texas in the United States and Finland. Shortly after their formation, the band signed with Vision of God R ...
)
;Former
* Jani Stefanović - Drums, Vocals (Divinefire
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 R ...
, ex-Crimson Moonlight
Crimson Moonlight is a Sweden, Swedish unblack metal band. The band was formed in the summer of 1997 with the mere intention of recording a primitive old school black metal demo and playing one show before breaking up. However, the breakup neve ...
) (2003-2005)
* Barry Halldan - Vocals (ex-Darkend) (2004-2005)
* Markus Saarela - Drums (2005-2007)
;Touring
* Carlos Osnaya - Guitar (2018–present) (ex-Temple of Perdition
Temple of Perdition is a black metal project that began in September 2017, between Ya'akov Nahash, Joonas Heikkinen, and Benainah, out of Texas in the United States and Finland. Shortly after their formation, the band signed with Vision of God R ...
, The UnWorthy, Exousia)
* Pekka Taina - Guitar (2005) (Sáwol, ex-Sotahuuto)
;Session
* Rolf Pilve - Drums (2016) (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 ...
)
;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