Jonas Renkse
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Jonas Petter Renkse is a founding member, songwriter
, lead vocalist (1991–1994, 1997-) and ex-drummer
(1991–1994, 1996–1998) of the band Katatonia
, founding member, songwriter, bassist
, backing vocalist
, ex-guitarist
(2004) of the band Bloodbath
and member of Sailors With Wax Wings.
He was also the founding member, drummer, vocalist, guitarist & songwriter
of the band October Tide
.
In 1996, Jonas' performance of death vocals had taken its toll such that by 1997 he would only sing
. By 1998, Renske decided he would focus strictly on vocals and abandon drums.
Renkse wanted to guest on The Ocean's
album, Precambrian
but due to Katatonia's touring schedule during the production, The Ocean was not able to approach him on time.
of the band Opeth
. Jonas has a son.
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, lead vocalist (1991–1994, 1997-) and ex-drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
(1991–1994, 1996–1998) of the band Katatonia
Katatonia
Katatonia is a Swedish metal band formed in Stockholm in 1991 by Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström .-1991-1993:The early Katatonia releases, such as the EP Jhva Elohim Meth.....
, founding member, songwriter, bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
, backing vocalist
Backing vocalist
A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
, ex-guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
(2004) of the band Bloodbath
Bloodbath
Bloodbath is a Swedish death metal supergroup from Stockholm formed in 1998.-History:A year after being formed, the band, then consisting of Mikael Åkerfeldt on vocals, Dan Swanö on drums, Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström on guitar, and Jonas Renkse on bass, released their EP Breeding...
and member of Sailors With Wax Wings.
He was also the founding member, drummer, vocalist, guitarist & songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
of the band October Tide
October Tide
October Tide is a death/doom metal side project that was created in 1995 by Katatonia vocalist Jonas Renkse and then Katatonia guitarist Fred Norrman.-1995 - 1999:...
.
History
In 1995 Katatonia was put on a halt due to not having a suitable lineup, and Renske subsequently decided to form October Tide.In 1996, Jonas' performance of death vocals had taken its toll such that by 1997 he would only sing
Sing
Sing may refer to:* Singing, the act of producing musical sounds with the voice-Music:* SING! or Sing, annual student performance in New York City area high schoolsSongs:* "Sing" , a 1991 song from the album Leisure...
. By 1998, Renske decided he would focus strictly on vocals and abandon drums.
Renkse wanted to guest on The Ocean's
The Ocean Collective
The Ocean is an experimental metal band from Berlin, Germany. Their work combines elements of progressive metal and electronic soundscapes, occasionally incorporating strings to create their aggressive post-metal sound. The band often describes its sound as "ambient soundtrack doomrock".- History...
album, Precambrian
Precambrian (album)
Precambrian is the third studio album by the German progressive metal band The Ocean Collective, released on November 5, 2007 through Metal Blade Records....
but due to Katatonia's touring schedule during the production, The Ocean was not able to approach him on time.
Personal life
He is best friends with guitarist, Mikael ÅkerfeldtMikael Åkerfeldt
Lars Mikael Åkerfeldt is a Swedish musician who achieved fame as the lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter of progressive death metal band Opeth as well as the lead vocalist of death metal band Bloodbath. He was the vocalist and guitarist for the band Sörskogen and the guitarist of the band Steel...
of the band Opeth
Opeth
Opeth is a Swedish heavy metal band from Stockholm, formed in 1990. Though the group has been through several personnel changes, singer, guitarist, and songwriter Mikael Åkerfeldt has remained Opeth's driving force throughout the years...
. Jonas has a son.
With Katatonia
- Jhva Elohim Meth... The RevivalJhva Elohim Meth... The RevivalJhva Elohim Meth... The Revival is the EP version of Katatonia's demo tape Jhva Elohim Meth.-Track listing:# "Midwinter Gates " – 0:43# "Without God" – 6:52# "Palace of Frost" – 3:40# "The Northern Silence" – 4:00...
(1992) - Dance of December SoulsDance of December SoulsDance of December Souls is the first full-length album by Katatonia.The album was released on CD in 1993 by No Fashion Records and LP by Helion Records, released in the USA in 1999 by Century Black. In 2004, record label Black Lodge reissued the album with all new artwork, but the band has stated...
(1993) - Brave Murder DayBrave Murder Day- Notes :# "Murder" & "Rainroom" is featured on Brave Yester Days.# "12" is a re-recorded version of the song Black Erotica from the W.A.R. Compilation Volume 1...
(1996) - Discouraged OnesDiscouraged OnesDiscouraged Ones is the third full-length album by Katatonia. The album was released in 1998.This is the last Katatonia release with Mikael Oretoft...
(1998) - Tonight's DecisionTonight's Decision-Personnel:* Jonas Renkse – vocals* Anders Nyström – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals* Fredrik Norrman – guitar, bass guitar* Dan Swanö – session drums...
(1999) - Last Fair Deal Gone Down (2001)
- Viva EmptinessViva EmptinessViva Emptiness is the sixth full-length album by Katatonia, released in 2003 by Peaceville Records.Its main subjects are loneliness, social relations, crime, lying and depression...
(2003) - The Black SessionsThe Black Sessions-Disc two:-Disc three:Disc three is a live DVD performance by Katatonia in Krakow, Poland, while Katatonia was touring in support of Viva Emptiness.# "Ghost of the Sun"# "Criminals"# "Teargas"# "I Break"# "I Am Nothing"# "Sweet Nurse"...
(Compilation/Live CD/DVD) (2005) - The Great Cold DistanceThe Great Cold Distance-Credits:Katatonia* Jonas Renkse – vocals, additional guitar, keyboards & programming* Anders Nyström – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals, keyboards & programming* Fredrik Norrman – lead & rhythm guitar* Mattias Norrman – bass...
(2006) - Live ConsternationLive ConsternationLive Consternation is a live album and video by Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia, released in both CD and DVD format through Peaceville Records, on 28 May 2007. The double album features a live performance recorded at Germany's Summer Breeze Open Air festival, on 17 August 2006...
(Live CD/DVD) (2007) - Night Is the New DayNight Is the New Day-Chart performance:-Personnel:*Jonas Renkse – vocals, lyrics, production*Anders Nyström – lead guitar, production*Fredrik Norrman – rhythm guitar*Mattias Norrman – bass guitar*Daniel Liljekvist – drumsAdditional Personnel...
(2009)
With Bloodbath
- Breeding DeathBreeding DeathProduced and engineered by Dan Swanö. Lyrics written by Mikael Åkerfeldt and Jonas Renkse. Recorded and mixed at The Sanctuary in Sweden.-Credits:*Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals*Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström – guitar*Jonas Renkse – bass*Dan Swanö – drums...
(2000) - Resurrection Through CarnageResurrection through CarnageResurrection Through Carnage, released in 2002 on Century Media Records, is the first full album release from Swedish death metal group Bloodbath...
(2002) - Nightmares Made FleshNightmares Made FleshNightmares Made Flesh, released by Century Media Records in 2004, is the second album by Swedish death metal band Bloodbath.This album features Peter Tägtgren, who was brought in to replace Mikael Åkerfeldt as the vocalist, as well as Martin Axenrot to replace Dan Swanö as the drummer...
(2005) - Unblessing the PurityUnblessing the PurityUnblessing the Purity is an EP by Swedish death metal supergroup Bloodbath on Peaceville Records. It is their first release since Resurrection Through Carnage to include Mikael Åkerfeldt on vocals. Per 'Sodomizer' Eriksson replaced Dan Swanö on guitar beginning with this EP. The cover art is by...
(2008) - The Fathomless MasteryThe Fathomless MasteryThe Fathomless Mastery is the third full length album by the Swedish death metal band Bloodbath. It is the first full length Bloodbath release to feature the new guitarist Per "Sodomizer" Eriksson. Former Scar Symmetry vocalist Christian Älvestam did guest vocals on the sixth track, "Iesous"...
(2008) - The Wacken CarnageThe Wacken CarnageThe Wacken Carnage is a CD/DVD set of the death metal band Bloodbath at a very rare live appearance recorded on August 5, 2005 at the Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany....
(2008, CD/DVD) - Bloodbath Over BloodstockBloodbath Over BloodstockBloodbath Over Bloodstock is a live DVD by Swedish death metal band Bloodbath. It features the entire live set the band played at Bloodstock Open Air in August 2010. It was filmed by the production company The Dark Box...
(2011, DVD)
With October Tide
- Rain Without EndRain Without EndRain Without End is the first album by the melodic death/doom metal band October Tide.This is the last October Tide Release with Renkse on Vocals.- Track listing :#"12 Days of Rain" - 6:43#"Ephemeral" - 6:19#"All Painted Cold" - 5:45...
(1997) - Grey DawnGrey Dawn (album)Grey Dawn was the second full release of the death/doom metal project October Tide.This is the first release with Hansen in the band but at the same time it was the last for him and Renske.- Track listing :All tracks by October Tide...
(1999)
Lyrics
- "Losing Myself" from Infernal by Edge of SanityEdge of SanityEdge of Sanity was a Swedish death metal band. Edge of Sanity are regarded alongside Opeth as being the first to fuse extreme metal styles like death and black metal with progressive rock.- History :...
(1997)
Guest vocals
- "The Justice of Suffering" from HopeHope (Swallow the Sun album)Hope is the third album by Finnish melodic death metal / doom metal band Swallow the Sun. It was released February 7, 2007. Guest vocals by Jonas Renkse of Katatonia were featured on "The Justice of Suffering"...
by Swallow the SunSwallow the SunSwallow the Sun is a Finnish melodic death / doom metal band.- Biography :Swallow the Sun was formed in early 2000 by Juha Raivio, joined soon by Pasi Pasanen came along . They rehearsed a couple of songs, one of them being "Through Her Silvery Body" which would end up on their first demo,Out of...
- (2007) - "010110010101100101011001 is the seventh studio album by Arjen Anthony Lucassen's long-running Ayreon project. "01011001" is the binary representation of the ASCII value of the letter Y...
" by AyreonAyreonAyreon is a project by Dutch composer and musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen.Ayreon's musical style derives mostly from heavy metal and progressive rock, but combines them with genres like folk, classical and electronica...
(2008) - "Nearing Grave" from Avoid the Light by Long Distance CallingLong Distance Calling (band)Long Distance Calling are a German Post Rock band.- History :Formed in 2006 in Münster.Their melancholic tracks, usually lasting five or more minutes, are mostly instrumental, but some of them feature guest vocalists: Peter Dolving from The Haunted and Jonas Renkse from Katatonia...
(2009) - "Ascending" from Worlds I CreateWorlds I CreateWorlds I Create is the third full-length album from Norwegian black metal band, Pantheon I and was released in Europe on 29th July 2009 and in North America on 11th August of the same year....
by Pantheon IPantheon IPantheon I is a extreme metal band from Oslo, Norway, and sharing some current and past members with 1349. They have the particularity to include a Cello artist in their line-up, and are often praised for being unafraid to experiment with their sound, while still keeping the musical ethos of black...
(2009)
Guitars
- IbanezIbanezis a Japanese guitar brand owned by Hoshino Gakki. Based in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, Hoshino Gakki were one of the first Japanese musical instrument companies to gain a significant foothold in import guitar sales in the United States and Europe, as well as the first brand of guitars to mass produce...
1975 Cherry (ElectricElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
) - Session Acoustic Steel Six-strings (Acoustic)
Bass
- Morgan Legend Series Jazz (black)
- IbanezIbanezis a Japanese guitar brand owned by Hoshino Gakki. Based in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, Hoshino Gakki were one of the first Japanese musical instrument companies to gain a significant foothold in import guitar sales in the United States and Europe, as well as the first brand of guitars to mass produce...
EDB405 - Mayones Guitars & BassesMayones Guitars & BassesMayones Guitars & Basses, established in 1982, is a manufacturer of electric guitars and bass guitars, located in Gdansk, Poland.-A:*Anders Nyström *Andrew Craighan *Andy Slade...
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External links
- Interview with Jonas Renske at Blabbermouth.netBlabbermouth.netBlabbermouth.net is a website dedicated to heavy metal and hard rock news, as well as album and music DVD reviews. Blabbermouth.net was founded and is run by Borivoj Krgin. The first version of the website was officially launched in March 2001...
- Jonas Renkse