Jani Stefanovic

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Jani Stefanovic
Born (1979-05-23) 23 May 1979 (age 44)
OriginSweden
GenresHeavy metal, extreme metal, power metal, progressive metal, symphonic metal, death metal
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar, drums, keyboards, bass, vocals
Years active1999–present

Jani Stefanovic (born 23 May 1979) is a Swedish multi-instrumentalist who primarily plays Swedish death metal.[1][2] He started playing around the age of 13–14 years old.[3]

Personal life[edit]

Jani was born in Gothenburg to a Finnish mother and a Serbian father.[4] He moved to Helsinki, Finland in 1993 with his mom, little brother and sister. Jani lived in Finland until 2000. Jani moved back to Gothenburg, Sweden in 2000. After joining Sins of omission in 2002 he moved to Stockholm. Jani is an educated chef. Jani Stefanovic is married to fellow artist Katja Stefanovic a singer songwriter from Finland. They have one daughter.

Bands[edit]

Current
  • Divinefire – Drums, Guitars, Keyboards (2004–present)
  • Miseration – Guitar (2006–2010, 2011–present)
  • Essence of Sorrow – Guitar (2005–present)
  • Mehida – Guitar (2007–present)
  • The Few Against Many – Drums (2008–present)
  • The Weakening – Guitar (2007–present)
  • Solution .45 – Guitar (2008–present)
Former
  • Am I Blood – Drums (1999–2000)
  • Sins Of Omission – Drums (2002–2003)
  • Renascent – Drums, Vocals (2003–2005)
  • Crimson Moonlight – Guitars (2004–2006)
  • Hilastherion – Drums (session) (2007)

Discography[edit]

Renascent
  • Demon's Quest (2004)
  • Through Darkness (2005)
Divinefire
Miseration
  • Your Demons – Their Angels (2007) (Rivel Records)
  • The Mirroring Shadow (2009) (Lifeforce Records)
  • Tragedy Has Spoken (2012) (Lifeforce Records)
Crimson Moonlight
Mehida
  • Blood & Water (2007)
  • The Eminent Storm (2009)
The Few Against Many
  • SOT (2009) (Pulverised Records)
Solution .45
Production
  • Glory Thy Name by Divinefire (2004)
  • Hero by Divinefire (2005)
  • Through Darkness by Renascent (2005)
  • Into a New Dimension by Divinefire (2006)
  • Reflections of the Obscure by Essence of Sorrow (2006)
  • Invisible by Random Eyes (2008)
  • The Light by ReinXeed (2008)[5]
  • Farewell by Divinefire (2008)
  • The Mirroring Shadow by Miseration (2009)
  • For Aeons Past by Solution .45 (2010)
  • Eye of the Storm by Divinefire (2011)
  • Tragedy Has Spoken by Miseration (2012)
  • Incarnate by Pantokrator (2014)
  • In the Shadow of the Inverted Cross by Sorcerer (2015)
  • Black EP by Sorcerer (2015)
  • Malevolent Creature of Kings by The Malice (2016)
  • The Avowal of the Centurion by Sacrificium (2019)
  • The Unholy Communion by The Malice (2019)
  • "Crossroads" by Pantokrator (2020)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Islander (19 February 2012). "Catching Up With Christian Alvestam". No Clean Singing. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  2. ^ Ekeroth, Daniel (2008). "Sins of Omission". Swedish Death Metal. p. 403.
  3. ^ "Jani Stefanovic" Archived 7 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Metal from Finland. Retrieved 24 July 2009
  4. ^ Jani Stefanovic (Divinefire): "Into A New Dimension" je naším nejvyspělejším albem (in Czech) Volumemax
  5. ^ "ReinXeed – The Light". Bands on Fire. 20 June 2008. Archived from the original on 16 September 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2016.

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